Local talk-show host arrested on domestic battery charge

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Local talk-show host and former pastor Michael John Agnello has been arrested after allegedly throwing his girlfriend to the floor repeatedly during an argument Wednesday.

Agnello, 58, who co-hosts an afternoon talk show on WCHS 58 Radio, and his girlfriend allegedly were arguing in their house in the 1500 block of Bigley Avenue on Wednesday.

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Agnello, who was married at the time, left the church after admitting to an affair with a fellow New Life minister.

He returned in 1990 to work with a new ministry, God's Victorious Army, in South Charleston.

Read The story... http://www.wvgazette.com/News/201006240422

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....does anyone else smell...tea?

as usual

an easy mark. Like most other predatory THINGs.

Edit...The story in the paper goes on to say, "He has worked as a "certified senior adviser"

Probably advice like, "Let me hold your wallet!"

I picture Jack Booted wimps marching to prayer meeting next to the big burning cross. Dogfights over Broadway. Helping old ladies across the street, that don't want to go. Life takers and heart breakers! Draft Dodgers...Fighting their girlfriends.

"Church of the Holy Ghost Explosions" in western MD. There are some scary RW folks out there in the Cumberland.

EVERYWHERE that there are, RW folks. Another pillar of the community has been toppled, by the flesh?

Greed makes them tick...The preacher probably figures he owns the lady he was slinging around. Had he completely forgotten that the lady is somebody's daughter and therefore a human being, instead of simply another of his easy come easy go belongings. Not exactly the type of person I'd be comfortable trusting my "immortal soul" to, but then, that's me.

He could have been the next Brother RushBo on the radio and he blew it...send in the rattlesnake re-po crew!

And as an aside...it's really fun to take a British person to a church like that.

They usually have zero cultural reference

For one thing the music is usually pretty good...drums and electric guitars and all that...

And then the first person falls down and starts twitching...

British friend..."Shouldn't someone call the ambulance?...Why isn't anyone helping that poor person?"

Shortly after that, the mass-hysteria wafts over the crowd, and people all over the place will start jabbering and dropping to the floor like RAID drenched flies.

And then you gently whisper quietly to your startled friend...

"It'd might be better if you didn't let on so much that you thought any of this was out of the ordinary. If you know what I mean."

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That's bizarre. Which town was this near? My mom's family is originally from the Burlington-Keyser-McCoole area, so I know that neck of the woods pretty well.

D.C. has some crazy store-front churches, with names like: Church of the Blessed Lord Who Was Tortured for Your Unworthy Soul.

My personal favorite church name was House of Zoar near Morgantown, because it always made me think of zombies.

Those crazy store-front churches are popping up everywhere but mostly in low income communities. I still get a kick out of playing with them when the come around to proselytize. Battling Bible versus and questioning their logic or thought process can be so much fun.

ReTHUG/Fundie family values.

He needs to give up his wick dipping ways...

I am good, huh?