Famous Oklahoma pastor Mike Todd hasn’t exactly gotten many ‘amens’ from viewers who caught a glimpse of a shocking sermon video that’s currently making its rounds on the net.
The leader of Transformation Church in Tulsa, this weekend (amid a global pandemic) Todd thought it wise to reenact John 9 – the chapter in the Bible that tells the story of Jesus giving sight to a blind man by mixing saliva with dirt to make clay and rubbing it on the man’s eyes.
Calling on a churchgoer to assist, Mike hawked a copious amount of spit into his hand before rubbing it on the volunteer’s face – much to shock and horror of the congregation.
As the disgusting spectacle reached viral status across social media, Todd took to social media to issue a formal apology Monday (January 17). See it inside:
“I just want to acknowledge what happened yesterday when the spit hit the fan. I watched it back and it was disgusting. I want to validate everyone’s feelings,” he began as seen in the visual above. “That was a distraction to what I was really trying to do.”
Later in the short clip, Todd admitted that he owns the mistake and that his demonstration crossed the line.
‘Next time, I’ll rethink and do something differently,’ he said before concluding the apology video that can be seen in full by clicking here.
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Look below to watch the original video that has everyone talking.