After receiving letter to the editor publishing on Oct 22, 2020 which generated over 1700 views and 31 comments https://lakelandgazette.info/news/2020/10/22/letter-to-editor-victory-christian-academy-headmaster-is-a-socialist/ we still have questions?
After numerous phone calls to Victory Church, no one will return our phone calls or even comment. Wonder why?
One of the people that posted has the nail on the head …… (We only corrected spelling, not the context)
Written by Jay:
Let see where I will start with all of these comments. First rather than jumping on any ban wagon I STRONGLY urge ALL to investigate the facts as I have done after reading this.
1. Is Karla Collins the headmaster of a private “Christian” school protesting for BLM? ANSWERS IS – YES
2. Who is BLM? ANSWES IS: BLM is a racial, NON Christian radical anti-government organization. From their own site: We affirm the lives of Black queer and trans folks, disabled folks, undocumented folks, folks with records, women, and all Black lives along the gender spectrum. Our network centers those who have been marginalized within Black liberation movements. This does not sound like Christian values to me?
3. Christian school headmaster should have more sense than to participate in such a protest. This shows poor judgment which I would not want passed into my children.
4. Is Karla Collins showing her support for a Democrat president? Answer is: YES according to the political sign displayed in the front yard of her home.
5. YES PEOPLE, political affiliations have every bit to do with biblical principles. If you do not have a Bible I am happy to send you one to read from Genesis to Revelations. You are to vote according the candidate who “Most” aligns themselves with biblical principles. I’m sorry Radical Joe Biden, Kamela heals in the air Harris does NOT! They are both STRONG OUTSPOKEN advocates for abortion, closing churches, closing private and charter schools. So with this said, ALL FACTUAL PUBLIC INFORMATION. These principles are NOT of God, therefore NO employee or leader in a church or private Christian school should support any of the above, of they do they MUST be terminated. It is an oxymoron to think you can be a Democrat and a Christian. So it 100% matters who and how you vote when in this type of position.
6. If the information in this article is not true or mostly FACTUAL, why wouldn’t Karla Collins speak out? Why hasn’t the Church leader spoken out? Is this her twin in the photos? Does she not resides in the home with her name and address with the Biden/Harris political sign in the front yard?
7. Being a Christian school all classes should be based on Godly principles and values. American government class / economics study where students had produced a work sheet for building a new home. NO where on the sheet did they ever mention tithes or giving which is Christian economics 101. Tithing and giving is the 1st thing I’ve taught my children at a very young age. Why is it that this information provided by the teacher whom is under Karla Collins was nowhere to be found?
God’s word is very clear, so please do not attempt to take it out of context or twist it to suit your agendas, life style or beliefs. NO child or parent should believe they are doing the best for a Christian education only to be fooled by a false leader. WAKE UP, take your heads out of your backside and dig into God’s word, live out God’s word.
In closing I have investigated the initial letter myself and find the information to be most accurate according to the facts. Most of who were obtained directly from social media of Karla Collins, photos of her and her home. Christianity and Christian education is not about a buddy system as displayed here from her friends or students blinded by her bearing of false witness. God will deal with her and each one of us accordingly.
Again I strongly urge all of you not to engage your mouths or fingers typing until you have discovered the facts. Remember that lions can be kind as well before they devour you up. Wolfs in sheep’s clothing.
“ALL lives matter” is what we should be teaching. By the way I come from a diverse background and family of multiple mixed races. That does not define who I am, son of the most high, Jesus Christ is who I am.
Support and know our constitution as well.
Also:
Written by a former VCA teacher,
As a former VCA teacher, who no longer lives in the area, I have to agree with this article.
Her first day as Headmaster I was told never to involve the pastors with any matters at the school; especially Pastor Dan, because she didn’t need him in her business. She runs the school.
That was my first red flag.
The second red flag was the name-calling of certain families and the gossiping in the office.
The third red flag was being reprimanded in front of a student and parent when I was not in the wrong.
I know how evil Karla Collins can be if you do not agree with her and her liberal views.
I stayed in my room, like the other teachers so that we didn’t have any interaction with her.
I didn’t go to the pastors because I needed a recommendation for my future endeavors.
I am speaking out because the bible states that the darkness is exposed by the light.
Editorial comment: It’s time for the church to investigate Karla Collins before it’s too late.
This is hilarious and clearly written by a bitter person.
Apparently you suffer from derangement syndrome or one the the idiots who follow those no matter what rabbit hole it may lead you to. I’m sorry but this sounds like the rest of the political crap going on in our country today. Lie, don’t admit even when your caught with your hands in the cookie jar. Protecting the guilty is a cowardly act. This is our children’s future, not some buddy system. Parents rely on private Christian schools as this to lead by example, follow the Bible in all that they do. Otherwise parents might as well send their children to public school. So please leave you personal feeling aside and stay with the facts. After additional digging around I also discovered that this school has had a HUGE turnover of teachers since Karla Collins became headmaster. Again facts!
Among the turnover in the past few years is at least 4 Bible teachers, english teachers, math teachers, science teachers all of whom left or fired because of the headmaster. It was said that the teachers butted heads on doctrine among other serious matters. I believe there are many teachers and parents from the school that would agree and come forward. Unfortunately they are fearful of losing their jobs or having their children kicked out of school or face other types of retribution. This information has been confirmed by several sources including parents and teachers past and present.
I agree with the writer and the journalist as the information contained herein other than the few friendly opinions is backed up by facts. Unlike those covering up for the headmaster and refusing to seek the truth, I have done my homework. Parents and children of Polk County who chose VCA desiring a good Christian education deserve better than this. All pictures are authentic. BIG questions for the school and church is how long will they continue to turn blind eyes and continue to enable this type of behavior and leadership. Or perhaps I should say poor leadership. Allowing this headmaster to remain will only show that Victory Christian Academy is not about providing the Christian education and curriculum as they claim. God is watching!
Dear voice of I need a day job,
I suspect the writer of the opinion article is the same person who left this comment.
If you are hard pressed against Victory or the school may I suggest you attend somewhere else.
You stated ” Apparently you suffer from derangement syndrome or one the the idiots who follow those no matter what rabbit hole it may lead you to.” I would like to say I follow Jesus and was provided an education that allows me to form my own opinion. Shout out public school and Southeastern University.
Comment by admin ” Lie, don’t admit even when your caught with your hands in the cookie jar. Protecting the guilty is a cowardly act.” Who is guilty? I am lost in where there is a lie? A person has the right to their own views. To say all Christians must think/ support the same things is a slippery slope to group think. I would have more respect for the writer of this blog if they stated a fact verses making assumptions on the character of others.
I hope you find a Christian school that aligns with your theology. I think you would lead a happier life if you focused on finding a church/school you like than putting useless energy towards complaining and trying to police others.
“So please leave you personal feeling aside and stay with the facts.” I would say ditto to the writer of the slander blog. Here is a fact. Jesus loves the people who voted for Biden and who voted for Trump. Black lives do matter. Jesus came to save and you are a sinful person. Praying for your bitter heart.
I doubt they will respond, they can be cowards and hide rather then confronting and admitting where they’ve been wrong. They have fired many wonderful faith-filled teachers who didn’t give in to their secular ways. Students who go there now, since Karla, are paying for a secular education instead of a Christian private one. The leaders/staff (church and school) only care about the football and the money it brings in. Unless you give big amounts, you aren’t worthy of their time. So glad I am free from this place!
No response from Victory regarding the headmaster? Is this going to be ignored thinking that it will go away? All of you who whispered you agreement with the writer in confidence, now is the time to be BOLD and request for Karla Collins to step down. This is not a healthy environment for a Christian education.
This is absolutely ridiculous! Nothing more than a witch hunt! As a former teacher (I retired) at Victory Christian Academy, I can say that Karla Collins is an awesome school administrator. Christian values and teachings are first and foremost.
It appears that former disgruntled teachers and a few parents who don’t want their children to follow the rules have decided to form a gang called Get Rid of Collins. If you don’t want your children at Victory, go someplace else!!! It’s that simple!
Will it seems as if this old guy needs to shed a little wisdom first off I’m going to vote for President Trump and I’ve been a republican all my life. But my wife I’m going to vote for Biden and that’s completely okay because neither of these guys are nowhere near the God we serve there’s a lot to be said about Trump’s morals but again I’ve been voting Republican all my life I’m going to vote Republican. Presidential elections have nothing to do with our Christian lifestyle because there’s no one on Capitol Hill that can be called a Daniel. If you going to go after someone because they did wrong are they lack the skills it takes to do their job do so but their are people that laid their life down so we have the right to vote for the person they feel can do the best job. Please stop blaming your decision on God because you will have to answer for that. Leave the political stuff out!!!!! if this is because she can’t do her job that’s a different story. I believe the Bible says if you have a fault with a believer you should go to that person not post it on social media. Just a view from someone that has nothing to gain from this at all.
Old Boy
Old timer, A Christian supporting Joe Biden or any Democrat is aiding in abortion, sex trafficking and many other sins or what God considers abomination. If Karla Collins does not have her values aline with God it is impossible to properly lead a Christian school. Karla Collins in imposing her worldly beliefs on impressionable students who are supposed to be there for the highest level Christian education that most parents are paying a lot of money for. Christians CANNOT be fence walkers. GOD states that luke warm he will spew you out. This is the problem with our world today, everybody wants to do their own thing, twist the Bible to suit their wants, needs and lifestyle. NO livng by GODLY values and principles is not something you can do part time. You either are or are not a Christian. Students do not need any mixed messages from Christian school as they can get this on any street corner in America. We who can afford it place our children in private schools so they are NOT taught the BS of this world as received in public schools. Such as it is ok to be gay, lesbian and change your sexual preferences. I STRONGLY urge you to take time and read the HOLY BIBLE.
On another not im certain that ALL MEN AND WOMEN OF GOD DEFINITELY DO NOT want their children involved in BLM, Sexual immorality, having abortions, having a sex change or anything else that is against God. So if we say that we support a candidate that this is part of their platform, than we are morally an accessory to their crimes. If you knowingly drive a person to rob a bank, even though your didn’t leave the car you are still charged as an accessory to that bank robbery. Moral of this is ALWAYS make sure you aline your daily thoughts, actions as Jesus would. I’m certain that I would NOT attend a church if I knew the Pastor was not biblically sound, so why would anyone send their children to a school where the headmaster is not biblically sound? God has trusted us to take care of our children. With this responsibility we are to provide them the best schooling, teach them right from wrong lead by example and instill in them that all that we do and say must be from God.
Your thought that our Christian lifestyle has nothing to do with how and who we vote for you are in a dark place mentally. I will pray that God will pull back the scales from your eyes. This is why our nation went from 1 abortion to billions, this is why we went from closet homosexuals to openly gay, lesbian and its ok to be a girl if you are a boy or vice versa. WE ARE ALL ACCOUNTABLE. NO decisions in your life should be made without prayer.
Christian school teachers must be biblically sound in all that they do, say and go. Karla Collins is NOT so therefore my opinion is with the writer who submitted the factual information and Victory Church must set aside personal feelings or monetary reasons and do what is right.
This guy is afraid to leave his name. One thing is our daily walk has to follow Jesus example and be transformed by the renewing of our minds until we die and go to the grave until resurrection. We must STUDY GOD’S WORD and become Christlike and obedient.
No one’s afraid of leaving their real names but they are afraid of Pastor Blackburn’s retaliation since has called 17 year old teenagers girls whores and sluts.
Mrs. Booth, I was there when you said that you couldn’t wait to retire from that place and that you’ll have wine in the parking lot to celebrate! You were one of the best teachers and you are missed, but do not defend something you know to be true. This is not a witch hunt. You know the forms that are signed about drinking and beliefs to work there.
And to the good ole boy, you are clueless about the paperwork signed by everyone being in one accord in beliefs to work there! Mrs. Collins is not in one accord with marching with BLM and supporting such an evil organization that is about hate for life, hate for police and racist. March for SCIENCE is not of God and the beliefs of the church or school either!
Gets the facts correct. If Mrs. Collins wants to work, then go to a public school where her views are allowed and accepted. A Christian school is not supporting BLM or March for SCIENCE organizations.
PERIOD! #factsoverfeelings
I am a parent of VCA students and I have witnessed Mrs Collins, along with Mrs. Borders talking about a family in a negative way as I entered into the office. I heard them mention names and I couldn’t believe it. Now that these articles have come to light, it totally exposes the darkness of the vibe of the school. Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Borders were 100% in the wrong. I know this to be true. I too am a victim of Mrs. Collins. She bad mouthed me to another parent and that parent came to me this week. This article has EVERYONE at VCA talking. I remain anonymous because I do not want my children to be kicked out of school for going against Mrs. Collins and Victory. But what she said about me was not Christian-like and was nasty. She doesn’t even know me! That’s why this is ridiculous! She obviously has the church fooled, but us parents see it and have heard it!
As a parent I too am concerned! There has been no formal statement made to the parents whether this information is true or false. The school owes it to us to at least acknowledge what has been published. Having a teachers meeting to squash it behind parents back is NOT acceptable. I will remain anonymous as well because I don’t want my children to be targeted by anyone. With the fact that we pay a lot of money to the school we need answers. It’s only fair. Don’t you think it’s hard not to assume what is written is true? If it’s not then defend yourself. Do what’s right!
Nothing will come of it. Karla is related to the Joyfm owner, Jim Campbell, who is a member of Victory and friends with Pastor Blackburn. It’s the good ole boy network. Very sad!!!! She will vote Biden tomorrow. She has the sign in her yard. She was hired as a favor…..worst hire ever!!!!!
Well, I know that the teachers were called into a meeting with the main Pastor (Blackburn) and miraculously all of Karla Collins Facebook pictures were deleted and the signs of Biden/Harris were out of her yard and her inlaws yard. They were told to lay low and not say anything. And, Karla Collins was at the Friday night football game at SEU making her presence known strutting around with her mask on. Yep, she is getting away with being a liberal voting for Joe Biden and pushing her socialist agenda in a Christian School as a supporter of BLM and March for Science. It sickens me to know that the Assemblies of God allows this.
I’m late to this party but I have a lot to say. You all sound so ridiculous. And since we are talking about truth and light, I’m going to call some people out here and expose it for what it is. This post is BULLYING, and shame on the all for not “investigating” these claims prior to publishing. I’m not going to hide my name or who I am because I don’t need to. I am the Executive Director for a Nationally recognized Anti-Bullying Foundation called Jaylens Challenge Foundation. I’ve been helping my son call out bullies for 12 years, and this is no exception.
Sadly, I feel as if I may know the anonymous authors – yes plural – of this letter, and it’s hurtful that one of them I believe to be a friend. There are two disgruntled parents at Victory Christian Academy over the mandatory mask wearing. This letter appears to be a retaliation from both of those ladies. One only needs to read the second half of the letter to realize this is a manufactured retaliation. One also only needs to do a little bit of investigating to learn that this is a little bit of truth mixed with A LOT of exaggeration in order to make it believable.
I want to start by stating whomever questioned the Godly integrity of Pastor Blackburn and his decisions should be ashamed of themselves. He does not need to address this nonsense with you!
I will tell you that I’ve had children at Victory Christian Academy longer than most teachers/admin who work there. For 20 consecutive years, I’ve had kids in Victory. I’ve been there since the Lisa Coscia days – and while I adore Lisa – Karla Collins has made a tremendous difference at Victory Christian Academy.
Karla is a nice Christian person. Karla does not and has not ever stated she supports the formal organization of Black Lives Matter…the organization that wants to defund police. What her sign says is that her “Black students lives matter”. That is NOT the same thing. And stop saying All Lives Matter…of course they do! All she is saying is that her black students matter just as equal as her white students. Let’s pretend we are all eating at Longhorns…and you’re having a heart attack and at the same time I fell and broke my arm. The EMS ambulance comes. They rush to work on you first because you are having a heart attack. That doesn’t mean that my life is not just as important but AT THAT MOMENT IN TIME, your medical need is much more severe than mine. At the time of this sign at Munn Park, it was during a time when black lives were in need of being acknowledged. It does not mean she wants police defunded. Karla has a deep appreciation for law enforcement and has them on campus daily.
My child had a racial issue some time ago and Karla jumped in quick and handled it immediately. She does not care who it is, she will not tolerate racism or harassments of any kind under her watch. I’m not sure how you can question her leadership when you read the comment from student “Jazi” above. That child posted more intelligence in her one response than all 48 comments here. It’s easy to see the Love of Jesus in that comment. That comes from the great job from the administration at Victory Christian.
“Mother who has a lot of friends”, your comments are absurd. Karla Collins does not appear to be a Biden supporter. Can you all not use the internet? You can clearly look up any persons registered affiliation as a matter of PUBLIC record. Karla Collins has been a registered REPUBLICAN since 1997! If you take the time to just do a little “investigation” and peep around her page, you would see that an Uncle had placed the sign in her yard without her knowledge. How many of you use your garage to go in and out and don’t see your front yard for a few days at a time? The last election of 2016, I took a lot of Hillary signs (about 20 of them) and placed them all in my mothers yard as a harmless joke since she’s a Republican and hardcore Trump supporter. So what!
Let’s talk about politics and Victory for a minute. My children have learned the Bible backwards and forward at Victory. My kids have also learned a lot at Victory regarding this election and politics. My kids are being led towards Biblical conservative views at Victory, so you all are commenting without facts.
As for her photo in front of Senor Frogs…we’ve all taken the Bahamas cruise and that’s one of the first and only restaurant by straw market when you get off the boat to eat at. I eat at places all the time that serve alcohol….it doesn’t mean that I drink it! Do none of you not EVER go to Longhorn? Chili’s, etc…? The world is what it is. You all are just NOT acting much like Jesus right now.
To hit on the topic of the writer for the “wash your mask like your underwear” post from Karla’s Facebook page and accuse her in a way with children…. that’s an extremely low hit below the belt. Are you serious? I shared that underwear/mask post too! It’s funny. WASH YOUR MASK, they get dirty!
And let’s talk about the masks….I was notified about the teacher Coronavirus case at the school. The teacher was immediately sent to quarantine as are any students who may get sick. This is WHY masks are important. If that teacher had not been wearing a mask, he could’ve exposed so many students. If there weren’t masks, my kids would not have the chance at real school during this pandemic. Schools and colleges which have not utilized masks have had to close their doors from so many students becoming ill. And since I also work in a healthcare sector, let’s talk about that too. You state Coronavirus deaths are at 6% – which you are not correct. But let’s assume you are for the sake of time. What you are not realizing is that a much higher percentage of people get sick enough to require medical care and hospitalization. Just because it doesn’t kill you, does not mean that you would not need some sort of treatment such as oxygen and medications for a short hospital stay. Stop comparing this to the flu. It’s not the flu. The flu doesn’t typically send someone with renal disease, or diabetes, or high blood pressure to the hospital for care…or kill them. The percentages of serious illness and long lasting/permanent effects are higher. Regardless as to what the Governor opens up, Victory Christian Academy as a private school has a duty and responsibility to keep our kids safe from this virus! Don’t be fooled…our Governor opened back up our State in Phase 3 because he had to, not because it’s any safer for you! They cannot allow the economy to completely tank when it’s been proven if people wear masks properly, it cuts down on the transmission rate. Wearing a mask keeps your germs with you. The Governor did not say not to wear a mask; he said to follow the CDC guidelines – which is to wear a mask for protection. The viral load of Coronavirus is 3-5 days before it’s detectable in your blood and before it will even show up on a test. For those 3-5 days, you are shedding the virus and spreading it. These ARE known facts and Science – which God created these Scientists with a gift to be able to learn and understand this virus. You all obviously haven’t listened to Pastor Blackburn’s messages regarding not having fear, but using wisdom! I want you two disgruntled ladies – who wrote this in an effort to completely compromise Karla’s character over silly mask use – to ask your doctors not to wear any masks the next time they do surgery on you since you believe they don’t work. Just tell them you’re feeling frisky and they don’t need to keep their germs to themselves. And for you people to believe mask wearers aren’t Christians or Republicans is asinine.
Have you asked Karla if she believes in abortion? You assumed she did because of a Biden sign someone placed in her yard. Why didn’t you look up her voter status and assume she doesn’t believe in abortion by being a Republican and working with children?
You all say you cannot speak up or post your name because you fear your kids getting kicked out of Victory. What? You are in a public forum complaining about how ungodly and liberal the school is, and stating the kids are not being educated properly there with turnovers of teachers. If you dislike it so badly, why are you afraid of your kids getting kicked out again? I also happen to know the high turnover happened when Victory made the decision to require that ALL teachers be higher educated…so some no longer met the minimum criteria.
Lastly, let’s talk about Bullying. Because that is what this truly is. Besides knowing Karla is a Christian, seeing her consistently sit in church about 8 rows behind me, dealing with her at the school, and being a very involved parent in that school, she is without a doubt a Christian. But she is also a human. A human that God gave life to. A human that was born on American soil, as an American citizen, with her RIGHT to vote any way she wants! Who are you to dictate WHO she can vote for? Our jobs do not define WHO we have to vote for. That’s NONE of your business and you are bullying her because you think she voted for Biden and uses masks at school?? You people have way too much time on your hands and ARE part of the problem with the division in this country! STOP using God as your excuse to bullying someone else. You don’t get to do that! Other parents and EVERY administrator in that school knows that I’m an extremely conservative parent that doesn’t tolerate any mess and this is mess! If these accusations were true, I’d be the first to agree and back up your complaints in this article! But I will always stand up for what is right and fair. I’m ashamed of you ladies. You all are bullying this woman mixed in with libel against her character, this school, and the administration.
If she is your enemy, you need to pray for her as the Bible instructs. We are to Love one another just as Christ Loves us. Jesus ate with, drank wine with, and prayed for his enemies and those who were against him. Let’s be more like Jesus!
Robin Arnold, I am sorry but I do not know you and I am not familiar with your organization. I am the person who submitted the original article. Again I do NOT know you NOR do you know me. Now know your facts, not your feelings before typing away.
Thank you Lakeland Gazette! The truth must be known.
WOW! I was at my dentist for my cleaning the other day and was asked what is going on at Victory? I responded I have no idea, my kids are not attending at the moment. So I asked what are you referring to. BAM, I was provided with this link. I have to say being a member of Victory and my kids attending before the goofy idiotic mask mandates I felt compelled to read through this in its entirety. As many who know me know that I speak my mind weather you like it or not. So with that said I will leave my comments and call it a day. To set the record I am NOT for mask wearing or any of the other crazy things the corrupt democrats have you people doing. I believe you all ha e walled right into the devils den.
For all the writers and readers on here. I don’t know Karla Collins personally nor know where she lives. I have no clue of she has the heart of a republican or Democrat. I know a few Christians who are democrats and don’t understand it. But I won’t beat them up for it, let God sort it out. There are many wolfs in sheep clothing. Not to say she is or isn’t. I personally am not overly thrilled with VCA but it is a Christian school. I believe Pastor Dan is a sincere genuine guy as well as Pastor Blackburn. I have respect for both of them although I don’t agree with some decisions they make. That is life, we will never agee all the time. I personally called out Karla to the Pastors for the BLM march as I felt it was not a Christian, professional or a good representation of Victory Church or VCA, my personal feelings. And yes I did seek Godly counsel before bringing this to the pastors. So now with all of the offense and defense, my best suggestion is to investigate the claims and rely on the results. I don’t see mask wearing as a major contributing factor to the allegations here. I am NOT for mask wearing and feel it is left liberalism democrats corrupt control. As Christians we are not to bow to this world, worldly views or baal. Masking up is part of the plandemic by corrupt democrats for many reasons that none of you could or would understand. I pray that all churches and Christian schools will take every accusation serious enough to investigate and move on in the respective manner. Remain steady in the word of God and do not allow the devil to take you off course. Advise for Karla is if you are or aren’t only you know. Weather the article has any legitimacy im sure the answers will be known if the staff does their due diligence. For the sake of the school and church community I pray that whatever the issues are, the truth will be known and all involved will be at peace one way or the other.
My good friend, Pastor for over 50 years and former district superintendent within the AG always said to me, need answers, they are in the Bible. Go to the Bible for your answers. Regarding how a person votes is everything to do with Christianity. Godly people vote according to biblical principles. The devil owns the fence.
Look at this, ?For you all to call yourself christian! So evil and judging, Not one comment is a prayer , This is the devil at his best got all of you going back in fourth stirring up confusion, Lol… Let the one who doesn’t sin cast the first stone!!! Ill wait? And you speak on biden, Lol Trump has children , Cubans locked up in a cage as we speak? But you all are so holy and Christian, Its clear yall heart are not pure. God will judge all. If the headmaster is such a bad person God will deal with her. And you all to since you are so perfect.. This is comedy at its finest
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I pray all this stuff will come to an end soon. There serious allegations and there should be an answer. I am committed to pray for a soon resolution.