Why this spot exists

I have in the past few months encountered a lot of information on the web that demands answers. Unfortunately there are pastors and so called apostles and prophets who take advantage of people who sincerely want to serve God and live a life that pleases Him. I have found especially in the black church, (I have a unique prospective because I am a product of the black church, the son of a pastor, the brother of another pastor, the grandson, and great grandson of two other pastors, the nephew of another, and cousin to several others).
In the black church I have found that members of the clergy have an issue with teaching truth to thier members. Here is my perspective on the reason, as time goes on I expect that others who visit here will give thier own take on this, I am open to questions because unlike members of the clergy, I believe that people should be critical thinkers. Jesus trained His disciples to be critical thinkers, why, because He knew what they were going to be up against, He understood that when they went out of the confines of Jerusalem, that they were going to run up against the Greeks and other philosphies of the day.
I fear however that people who are critical thinkers in the church today are taught to not question "the man of God". Here I am about asking questions, and I am about exploring the truth of the Word for ourselves. Why is this important, we are told to work out our own souls salvation. That to me means that we are responsible for what we hear across the pulpit, as well as what we read in the books and DVDs that we purchase. I believe that any man who says you should not question him, and you should believe him simply because of his position should be left alone. As one pastor once told me, "Those who are bothered by questions, are almost without exception, people who have something to hide".
If you are ready to think, I welcome you, if you have questions, I say lets explore them together in the light of the word of God.