“I have compelling evidence from sources informing me that major sections of his book were written by a ghost writer. It’s also believed that the ghost writer sourced his material from James Lindsay which is why Baucham was accused of plagiarism,” said Buice.
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Following the book’s release, Baucham’s publisher, Salem Books, concluded that plagiarism claims against it were “not well-founded.”
Buice then appeared to questioned the integrity of Baucham and Ascol by implying they were “deceitful” with the funds raised from Baucham’s heart surgery.
“Voddie Baucham experienced a major health crisis where he needed heart surgery to repair the problems. A GoFundMe was started by Tom Ascol for Baucham’s health needs,” Buice wrote. “The fund raised $1.4 million dollars. The operation, by a cash patient would have been no more than $300,000.”
“The real question remains. Where is the $1.1 million dollars,” Buice added. “Now, Voddie is headed home, and guess where he will be living? In Florida, partnering with Tom Ascol.” Buice told Roys that he believes “people should know where the money is if they gave it for an emergency operation and it’s being used for something else. That’s deceitful.”
A day after Buice’s resignation was announced, Founders Ministries released a public statement sharing that Ascol had been a target of Buice’s “wicked words,” and G3 Ministries announced that it would be removing all of Buice’s content from its platforms.
“Due to the public and egregious nature of the sin, we believe Josh Buice has stained the mission and character of G3 Ministries,” said G3 Ministries.
Tom Ascol Says Josh Buice’s Claims Are ‘Completely Untrue’
Ascol told ChurchLeaders that Buice’s claims are “completely untrue on multiple levels.” He shared, “I told Voddie he ought to open a medical bill negotiation firm if [he] was able to get 2 major heart surgeries, every cardiac test known to man, a month of hospitalization (at Mayo), daily monitoring and ongoing care for $300k.”
“He told me I should go into consulting on longterm planning to have concocted the scheme to get him here 4 years later by raising $1.4M for him,” Ascol concluded.
