Complaint Review: Cornerstone Baptist Church

C. R. Curtman represented himself as a Doctor (demands to be called "Doctor" yet is not a doctor)... who was a licensed and trained marriage counselor.

My wife and i were having marital problems and went to see him.  During the time we met with him, he told us that our problems were all "spiritual" and when i asked him about seeing a licensed christian marriage counselor he told us that "they" (speaking of the licensed christian counselor) were not qualified to help us.

He misrepresented himself as a qualified marriage counselor.

Next... this man uses his pulpit to preach politics... going so far as to tell the members of the church who they should vote for and who not to vote for.  The church videos every sermon which means that this can be proven and corroborated by not only video but other witnesses.

I've known this pastor for over 15 years and during that time I've heard him preach hatred against gays/lesbians... hatred against Muslims (he refers to them as "Mohamadins"... hatred against our government and the leaders of our government.

He encourages men and women to stand up against the government... to arm themselves.  He is another Jim Jones... telling the Members of the church that woman cannot wear pants... women cannot have positions of authority in the church... makes the women do all the cooking and cleaning at the church... demands to have control over the lives of the members... going so far as to tell parents when to spank their kids.

After hearing him destroy the character of other members, other pastors (who weren't part of the Independent Baptist Church), heard (and recorded him) telling me how Mr. Hank Hanegraaff (Christian Research Institute - he is the "Bible Answer Man") STOLE the ministry he has from the founder and how he was dishonest and corrupt.

This man preaches hatred and intolerance and also preaches politics from his pulpit... churches are not allowed to do this according to the IRS... he should lose his tax exempt status...

He should be investigated and held accountable for these things.

I've filed a complaint with the IRS (form 3949) against him... and i plan on letting as many people know that this man is not only a hypocrite... but a liar as well.

He has filed a restraining order against me claiming that I threatened his life... which has never happened.

He took emails that I wrote (after he doctored them of course) to the police and also claimed that i have had a history of violence against people of Cornerstone Baptist church... also a lie.

There are a half dozen (or more) professional, upstanding, good citizens of Missouri who have left the church (because of his cult-like behavior) who are willing to swear under oath that what I'm reporting is true.

Every person who has left the church (not when moving out of town... when simply leaving the church) has been labeled an "ungodly", "evil", "dishonest", person and has even referred to them (and me too) as insurrectionists...

You see... if you disagree with this man he immediately slaps a label on you... then sets about to destroy your character... he does this like clockwork.

He needs to be exposed... I have evidence... and I want to see him held accountable for his scams and lies.

In closing, I've also given a check to this pastor for $19,000 and secured over $50,000 worth of landscaping from my father-in-law for the church. 

He is a liar and I can prove it over and over again.

He needs to be exposed so that the people of St. Louis County Missouri can see who this man is and avoid him at all costs