Damage Control?
Is the the head of the Baptist Ministers Alliance of Indianapolis engaging in some preemptive damage control? Maybe. As you know I during a news conference last week I asked Stephen Clay if he had ever been the subject of an investigation by the Department of Child Services. Instead of giving me a “yes” or “no” answer, Clay said he would not answer my question and walked away.
Well, apparently my question must have hit a nerve because I’m told he alluded to it at his service on Sunday. Clay reportedly told his congregation at Messiah Missionary Baptist Church that if something should ever happen to him because of the stands he’s taken in the community that his church can still function and there is a contingency plan in place for it to continue. Needless to say his remarks caught a lot of people off guard and they were left scratching their heads as to what he was referring.
My question is what is going on that he would have to let his flock know that something may “happen to him”? Does he have health issues? Has someone made a threat to his personal safety? Does it have something to do with the fact he won’t answer a simple yes or no question? By bringing this up and not being straightforward all Clay is doing is causing more questions to be asked and encouraging speculation. It’s already ready begun in local political circles and was also the scuttlebutt at this past week’s Baptist Convention here in the city. It’s also making me more determined to find out why he won’t give me a straight answer.
The quest continues.
