That's a lot of jewelry for a Bishop IMO and in the middle of a sermon too

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N.Y. bishop and wife robbed of around $1M in jewelry during livestreamed service

The armed assailants who robbed a Brooklyn bishop and his wife after storming a livestreamed service Sunday made off with $1 million worth of jewely, police said, after initially saying the value was believed to be around $400,000.

Bishop Lamor Whitehead was in the middle of delivering his sermon at the Leaders of Tomorrow International Ministries church in Canarsie when three gunmen burst in around 11:15 a.m., the NYPD said.

The armed assailants "displayed firearms and demanded property" from the 44-year-old bishop and his wife, 38, police said.

“When I see them come into the sanctuary with their guns, I told everybody to get out, everybody just get out,” Whitehead said in a video posted to Instagram following the incident. “I didn’t know if they wanted to shoot the church up or if they were just coming for a robbery.”

In the end, he said he was thankful that it was the latter, but said "they took all of my wife's jewelry and took all of my jewelry," including his wedding band.

In video shared online by local media outlets appearing to show the incident, which was captured on a livestream that appears to have since been taken down, Whitehead can be heard saying "alright, alright," before dropping to the ground on his hands and knees.

A masked suspect can later be seen approaching the bishop and holding what appears to be a firearm pointed at his back, before appearing to make away with his jewelry. The video has not yet been independently verified by NBC News.

Police initially said the attackers were believed to have taken around $400,000 worth of jewelry, but later said the value could be as high as around $1 million.

The suspects fled the service on foot before entering a white Mercedes Benz. They were last seen traveling eastbound on Avenue D, police said.

In his video posted to Instagram, Whitehead said he tried to chase the suspects after they fled.

He said he hoped they would turn themselves in over the incident, which he said had left many in his congregation "traumatized."

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Why these two bozos still storing money while doing the church services?

Matthew 6:19-20
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. “But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal.”

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And the plot thickens...  :

Pastor robbed of $1 Million in jewelry sued for allegedly robbing congregant

Flashy NYC bishop who was robbed of $1M in jewelry allegedly stole $90K from congregant

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Christian versus Catholic 

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50 Cent Reacts To Brooklyn Bishop Being Robbed Of Jewelry During Sermon

News of the brazen armed robbery of a Brooklyn Bishop delivering a sermon during a livestream has garnered commentary from people all over social media. Some have voiced shock, while others have questioned why the clergyman was wearing expensive jewelry to begin with. Known for weighing in on various matters of public interest, from politics to tabloid fodder, rapper 50 Cent shared his own reaction on Twitter. The entrepreneur and philanthropist reposted the viral clip with a caption conveying his matter-of-fact attitude about the incident.

“Meanwhile back in New York, they robbing the church while it’s in service,” the TV executive wrote. “WTF.”

...Whitehead, who has since publicly commented on the incident on social media, has offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the suspect’s arrest. According to New York Daily News, Bishop Lamor Whitehead returned to his church in a Rolls-Royce convertible and delivered a new sermon while dressed in a Balenciaga and Gucci suit and loafers.

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That church is a lukewarm.

1 Peter 3:3-4
3 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes.
4 Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.

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All about Mo Money, Mo Money, Mo Money....?  :

The New York bishop who was robbed at gunpoint during a livestream sued a local radio station for $50 million after a host accused him of using his church to ‘hide that old drug money’

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Blinged-out Brooklyn bishop who was robbed during sermon hit with federal fraud and extortion charges

A flashy New York bishop, who was famously robbed earlier this year in the middle of a church service, is now facing federal charges over an ungodly scheme that allegedly included swindling one of his parishioners and extorting a local businessman for his own enrichment, prosecutors revealed on Monday.

Lamor Whitehead, 45, was arrested and charged Monday with several crimes, including wire fraud, extortion, and making false statements, the U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of New York announced. If convicted, he faces upwards of 65 years in prison.

“His campaign of fraud and deceit stops now,” U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a Monday statement.