Star Scott and The Destruction of Families

Over the past weeks, Star Scott has been preaching an escalated version of his twisted doctrine. By using the very rare biblical example of "marking" (also known as "shunning" or "putting away") Scott has ordered his congregants to cut off relationships with friends and family members through marking and divorce. 

According to Star Scott himself, as well as the other pastors, Star Scott is to be considered the voice of God, to be obeyed without question. Because of these recent messages, nearly every member of Calvary Temple must now do one or more of the unthinkable: divorce their spouse, put their child out of their home, stop speaking to grandchildren, cut off relationship with parents or grandparents, shun anyone who no longer attends Calvary Temple, and reject anyone who refuses to do the same.  

 The following is a condensed version of Star Scott's recent talking points designed to bring destruction to families, marriages and friendships.

• ANYONE who leaves Calvary Temple, FOR ANY REASON, is to be considered apostate. It doesn't matter if they profess to be a Christian.
• If this person is attending another church, the newly attended church must be EXACTLY THE SAME as Calvary Temple in doctrine and in its application. 
• However, if said person is attending a church Star Scott considers EXACTLY THE SAME as Calvary Temple, they are expected to repent and return to CT. Because if the doctrine is the same, why would you attend another church? 
• Anyone who continues to have contact with a marked person is also to be marked.
• In a marriage, if either partner leaves Calvary Temple, they are to be considered apostate. If, after a period of time, they do not repent and return to Calvary Temple, the spouse inside of CT is strongly encouraged to divorce.
• If a Calvary member feels reluctant to divorce their spouse, Star Scott tells them they are rebellious and refusing to do the word of God. 
• Divorce is God's way of purifying the home and Calvary Temple from leaven. Therefore, Jesus will bring divorce in order to purify your home.
• If a child's parents leave Calvary Temple, another family should take in the children so they do not have to leave also. The children should be taught to desire leaving their family in order to remain in Calvary Temple. 
• People who have left Calvary Temple, including children and spouses, are to be considered dead, therefore, no relationship is possible. Because by order of Star Scott, you are to be the first to "kill them" (by treating them as dead). 

As said above, this is a condensed version of recent messages from Star Scott and his staff. If you are alarmed, you should be. For many years, Calvary Temple has been putting this message forward. In recent weeks, the message has been intensified. Leaving Calvary Temple and not returning has always been, and continues to be, the unpardonable sin. Its consequences have now been expanded.

You may ask why there is such an emphasis on division of families, marriages, and friends within Calvary Temple. Please understand that Star Scott MUST teach this message. He cannot have members of his congregation learn the truth about his false doctrine, his coverup of sexual and physical abuses, financial offenses, as well as the multiple investigations by law enforcement and government agencies. One way for members to learn the truth is to talk to those outside of CT. 

For this same reason, Star Scott strongly urges his church members to refrain from reading anything about Calvary Temple on the internet. If you want to know the truth, please call anyone who has left Calvary Temple. We can have a conversation, whether you decide to stay or leave. And if that's too intimidating, contact another pastor or ministry and ask for advice. Or do some research on line. Or better yet, study the Word for yourself, yes, LIKE THE BEREANS. Ask the Holy Spirit for guidance and listen for the still, small voice within, for it is He who leads us into all truth. 

A Family on the Brink of Destruction

The following is a letter from Dear Calvary  Reprinted here with permission:

In the Sunday night service of February 20, 2022, Star Scott spoke of a marriage and family about to be destroyed. He referenced a wife that attends Calvary Temple and her husband who does not. 

Some of the comments Star Scott made concerning this situation are: “There is conflict, it could go into that realm that ends up in divorce. The man… is a professed atheist. Who is now telling the church how it’s supposed to act …his  nose is out of joint”.  (How very sad to hear a pastor speak of a man that Jesus died for, possibly on the brink of losing his family and even his own soul, as “his nose is out of joint”.) 

My questions to this wife are:

Did your husband physically commit adultery?

Matthew 19:8-9 He said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way. “And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife [or husband], except for immorality, and marries another woman [or man] commits adultery.” 

Did your husband physically abandon you?

1 Corinthians 7:12-15 "To the rest I say…… If any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he consents to live with her, she should not divorce him. For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy. But if the unbeliever leaves, let it be so. The brother or the sister is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace.

If your answer is no to these questions, then the referenced scriptures are your directives from God. 

If you are feeling confused, please hit the brakes and slow down. You do not have to rush into divorce. Please seek other pastoral counsel outside of Calvary Temple.  This is one of the most life altering decisions you will ever make, you must be very sure.

I wrote to a pastor in a Texas church that is known to be biblically sound. I asked him to respond to the recent teachings on divorce from Star Scott. Here is his response: “Christ never commands nor even encourages divorce and any teaching that does so is a gross distortion of the biblical text. While divorce may be acceptable in cases of physical adultery and physical abandonment, even then it is not demanded or encouraged. This church sounds less like a healthy church and more like a cult. I hope and pray that your friend not only chooses marriage, but also finds a church that won't distort the truth.”  

This is just ONE pastor’s response - we could ask many others. And you should. 

1 Corinthians 7:16 How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or, how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?

Your home is your mission field. You can be God’s instrument to see your husband brought into the kingdom. God is not willing that any should perish and you are in the God ordained position of winning your husband to the Lord, of being a light in your household. Jesus died for your husband, he is precious to God. Please give yourself some time to clear your head and realize you have a choice.

Malachi 2:16 16 “For I hate divorce!” says the Lord, the God of Israel.

1 Peter 3:1 Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives.