FREDERICK, MD - A quorum of church members at Ridgewood Church voted 56 - 3 in favor of formally reprimanding teaching pastor Stewart Coles for reckless and irresponsible spending upon the discovery that he splurged on an as-is 1998 Toyota Corolla he spotted on Craigslist.

Reporters were able to catch up to one of Ridgewood's deacons Wednesday at a local golf resort as he got out of his Cadillac. "We're not saying it's necessarily a sin for a pastor to make money, but it's definitely unwise to flaunt your wealth like that," the deacon said as he took a few practice swings with his new Callaways. "We openly call upon Pastor Coles to repent of his lavish, prodigal lifestyle."

According to the church's disclosed financial information, Coles pulls in a cool $42,000.00 per year plus a lucrati

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