Society seems to have developed a blood lust for tragedy. The more horrific the tragedy, the more the public begs to hear about the most salacious details of the crime, and the more the scum of society attempt to exploit victims and their families for monetary gain. This is social exploitation. We aren't going to be able to stop this phenomenon, but we can certainly bring light to the ugliness.
Spiritual Counseling Network
Healing & Deliverance Center
Effective April 1, 2011, Spiritual Counseling Network Healing & Deliverance Center will cease operations.
If you are currently a client, please consult with your pastoral counselor during your next ministry session
for further details. We may be able to assist you in locating alternative ministry or services.
The Spiritual Counseling Network who is responsible for the "Find Zahra Baker Fund" claims to also be providing Christian Counseling -in contrast to what defines North Carolina's interpretation of pastoral counseling services. Tim Curtis fancies himself a Doctor, however, his degree is WORTHLESS in the greater scheme of things. He had to buy his degree from an online church, and he did so in an effort to promote his business, and to enhance his credentials so as to hold himself out as something that he is not. Mr. Curtis' willingness to proffer fake credentials and hold himself out as a "Doctor of Divinity" is not only a testament to his blatant dishonesty, but a shining example of his overall morals and character.
Diploma mills are everywhere, and Mr. Curtis and his associates were "ordained" online through the Universal Church of Life Ministries. The fact of the matter is this, Spiritual Counseling Network, obtained false credentials in an effort to make themselves and their new business seem legitimate. By using the fake credentials and pastoral ordinations, they used this social standing to advertise pastoral counseling which in turn would cause potential clients to rely on the expertise and perceived success behind the title of DOCTOR and reverend. Therefore, new clients would be more likely to purchase their counseling services which they offered at a discounted price as evidenced by their website. This deception is called FRAUD. Color it any way you want to - it is a deceptive practice and deception is fraud. Holding oneself out as a counselor infers that one has successfully reached a level of professional training and has graduated an accredited college or university to provide counseling. An experienced counselor is not someone who worked in a mental health facility as an RA. The following is from their site that they have now pulled. Why does a pastor accept insurance?
We do not accept any insurance. We strive to make our rates affordable - in most cases about the same as you would typically pay for an insurance co-pay.
For those unable to meet the full cost of counseling, a fee adjustment can be made in order to make services available to almost everyone. The primary considerations for using the sliding fee are income level and special circumstances. Many churches also provide financial assistance to make these services a reality for their members. Clients are encouraged to discuss financial arrangements confidentially with their Counselor. Source
Tim Curtis and Brandon Greeson have been running around like chickens with their heads cut off while they clean up and reword their website so it does not show that they were practicing psychology without a license and accepting money for counseling which is in violation of North Carolina law. Greeson and Curtis also are so paranoid about being fingered for being the frauds that they are, that they reported the images of themselves to the image host and had them removed for terms of service violations. Well, turn abouts are fair play - isn't that what they say?
Greeson and Curtis are criminals. Please report them to the North Carolina Attorney General's Office for fraud. The manager at the Granite City Walmart is not happy about the fact that these clowns are pretending that there is a "Walmart Outreach Fund" and intimating that the monies came from Walmart. Walmart does NOT stand behind these criminals and does not support their website. The information for North Carolina Attorney General's Office for General Consumer Complaints: please submit electronically or print the "Consumer Complaint" form in PDF and mail it in. You can also call to request a Consumer Complaint form, or mail the required information in the form of a letter. You can call toll free within North Carolina at 1-877-5-NO-SCAM, at (919) 716-6000 from outside of North Carolina, or at (919) 716-0058 for Spanish speakers.
These men do not care about Zahra or finding her. They have an agenda. They care about making money while standing on the back of her dead body. Are they out searching for her? I doubt it. IMO, they are frauds. To show how easy it is to be a minister, I have linked the Universal Church of Life where the Three Little Pigs got their certificates from. Universal Church of Life Ministries CLICK HERE