BATON ROUGE, LA – A short phone call meant to test charity practices at churches turned into a viral sermon moment and a social-media firestorm after a Baton Rouge pastor publicly denounced the caller as “a witch” and declared, “I don’t apologize to the devil.”
The exchange began when TikToker Nikalie Monroe — who posts a series of social-experiment videos phoning churches to ask for baby formula amid public assistance gaps — contacted Living Faith Christian Center earlier this month. Church staff told Monroe they had no formula or diapers available and could not help. Monroe published the interaction as part of her ongoing series documenting which congregations will and won’t offer emergency help.
Instead of answering critics privately, Pastor Raymond W. Johnson addressed Monroe’s call from the pulpit during a recent sermon — and his response rapidly spread across social platforms.
What the pastor said from the pulpit
During the sermon, Pastor Johnson described the ringtone-style clip Monroe uses — a crying-baby sound layered under her requests — and minced no words…