(January 20, 2015 at 1:47 pm)JesusHChrist Wrote: He's probably not been arrested because, like most everything else out of his mouth on the pulpit, the story is just that: a story.

I'm guessing "Ben" in the story, doesn't actually exist. No victim. No crime.

I hadn't considered that, but you may have a point. After all, Christian pastors are paid to lie through their teeth, so this uplifting story might be nothing more than another load of 'edifying' pious bullshit.

(January 20, 2015 at 1:53 pm)Crossless1 Wrote: I hadn't considered that, but you may have a point. After all, Christian pastors are paid to lie through their teeth, so this uplifting story might be nothing more than another load of 'edifying' pious bullshit.

Even if the story is a lie, it sends a *wonderful* message of Christian love to the congregation, doesn't it?

Aren't taking the Lord serious enough? BAM! Expect a punch! Fucking idiots.

(January 20, 2015 at 1:57 pm)JesusHChrist Wrote:

(January 20, 2015 at 1:53 pm)Crossless1 Wrote: I hadn't considered that, but you may have a point. After all, Christian pastors are paid to lie through their teeth, so this uplifting story might be nothing more than another load of 'edifying' pious bullshit.

Even if the story is a lie, it sends a *wonderful* message of Christian love to the congregation, doesn't it?

Aren't taking the Lord serious enough? BAM! Expect a punch! Fucking idiots.

What I love is how the kid's alleged conduct was him not taking the Lord seriously, rather than not taking Pastor McDouche seriously. "If you don't respect me, you don't respect God himself!" I've met a few assholes of this stripe, and I'm always amazed at the presumption of unearned authority and regard.

(January 20, 2015 at 2:02 pm)Crossless1 Wrote: What I love is how the kid's alleged conduct was him not taking the Lord seriously, rather than not taking Pastor McDouche seriously. "If you don't respect me, you don't respect God himself!" I've met a few assholes of this stripe, and I'm always amazed at the presumption of unearned authority and regard.

Yes, some of these bastards have a particularly vile slime vibe going. Catholic priests have it mastered. Men of the Cloth indeed.

(January 20, 2015 at 2:05 pm)JesusHChrist Wrote:

(January 20, 2015 at 2:02 pm)Crossless1 Wrote: What I love is how the kid's alleged conduct was him not taking the Lord seriously, rather than not taking Pastor McDouche seriously. "If you don't respect me, you don't respect God himself!" I've met a few assholes of this stripe, and I'm always amazed at the presumption of unearned authority and regard.

Yes, some of these bastards have a particularly vile slime vibe going. Catholic priests have it mastered. Men of the Cloth indeed.

Back when I was going through my "Am I sure I'm an atheist? Do I simply dislike church, or is the entire thing truly bullshit?" phase, I used to watch a bit of, I believe, TBN for my own research purposes. The description above? Fits Rod Parsley to a 'T'.

I hadn't considered that he was just making stuff up. I feel so naive now Well, let's hope it was just a penis-compensating story. Made up or not, he should be fired.

If this did happen that's already a nail in the coffin of christianity it mean its already dying.

Yeah, kind of him to bang one in for us. Atheists can't do a better or quicker job of it than twats like him.

(January 21, 2015 at 10:48 am)robvalue Wrote: Yeah, kind of him to bang one in for us. Atheists can't do a better or quicker job of it than twats like him.

That guy is not mentally okay in the head if he is saying stuff like that out loud whats worse is how people applauded him, they wouldn't if it was their child.

They applauded him? Holy fuck, I must have displaced that in my disgust. Those people should be rounded up and shot. A lot.