Why does everyone call anything that goes bad at churches the devil? I think Christians and I am a christian, blames WAAYYY too much on the devil. The Devil has no authority OR power to work in any area of your life unless YOU allow him to and this is through your flesh and carnality. In this case, it appears yes, the enemy worked through the flesh and carnality of church leadership but it was by THEIR CHOICES! Why do you think we have a free will?? TheWILL TO choose life or death, blessings or curses. The power lies with the person and their choices. This is a case of the church leadership now reaping what has been sown all these years. God is allowing the truth to finally be yelled from the rooftops. Yes, pray for everyone. I assure you, God WILL judge between HIS own. IF they will follow the word in all their actions, justice will be sweet.