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her, so that was pretty much it. It wasn’t exactly to
my advantage just from my own job, because my job was
caring for the staff, and taking a staff person of f
was
-- you know, replacing her functions was definitely
stressful for me.
 
Q.
Right.
A.
But it was what was needed, so that was
really the extent of it, somebody needed help. That’s
the way it was. He called the shots.
 
Q.
Okay. You mentioned he called the shots. He
had the power -- so he had -- it’s kind of hard to
figure out the hierarchy in the church.
 
A.
Uh-huh.
Q.
When you talk about a division of -- of power
as far as who can tell who what to do ——
 
A.
Right.
Q.
-- he had the ability to tell you and Janice
Johnson what to do at that particular time?
 
A.
Not exactly. It’s just that when there’s
a —- our church is there to serve the public.
 
Q.
Yes, ma’am.
A.
So if there was a situation where a guest
really needed help, that’s our job, so I would end up
deferring to that. That was my own decision.
 
Q.
Okay.
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