Monday, July 9, 2012

Christian Crime Wave

What kind of response would a Christian give to one of the victims of these crimes?  Not, just crimes in the judicial sense but, crimes against humanity, children, elderly, female and male!  What would you have to offer that would be sympathetic or comforting to these victims?  God!!!

God and religion is exactly what has made you believe that these people are Christians.  Other Christians have made you believe that these people were of good christian morals!  If the numbers are correct from reports; 70-80% of all Americans claim to be Christians and are the majority of this country then, it would only seem natural to conclude that 70-80% of crimes committed in our nation would be by Christians.  Or, at least claim to be of the Christian faith or belief.

Alabama Baptist Pastor Mark Allen Green, 41, arrested, for sexual abuse of a child, turns out to be a "career criminal". abpnews.com "An Alabama Baptist church fired its new pastor after his recent arrest on sexual abuse charges in Texas, but it isn’t the pastor’s first time in jail." blog.al.com Apparently it's TWO charges, and "church members began arguing and shouting after the news of Green's arrest".
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California Christian Methodist Episcopal Minister "The Rev. Joseph C. Gardner Sr., 59", was arrested, " is scheduled to appear in court next month for a pre-trial hearing on charges that he committed two felonies and one misdemeanor when he threatened to shoot a man for parking in front of his house". Well, at least is wasn't a sex crime. Wavenewspapers.com.
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Greenville South Carolina Pastor Michael Wolfe of Advent United Methodist Church was arrested when he tried to solicit a prostitute. The prostitute was an undercover deputy. Oops. I can only assume the fake prostitue / deputy was female, otherwise it would be a bigger scandal. wspa.com
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In Virginia, 92-year-old is Lutheran Pastor and religion professor, Guy Ritter, was arrested after being accused of molesting two boys while he was a Reverend at Glade Creek Lutheran Church in Botetourt County. He was also a religion professor at Roanoke College. Apparently the crimes that he was accused of occurred in the 1970s. Is there a statue of limitations? wdbj7.com
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David Rice, 55, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Anniston, Alabama, was arrested and charged with domestic violence for stabbing his brother in the arm and chest." Note there is no mention of the story of Cain and Abel. Foxnews.com According to the minister's wife, his brother/victim is mentally ill and has frequent panic attacks.
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"the Rev. Reginald Taylor, 46" of the Second Baptist Church on Decatur Street, in Sandusky Tennessee, was arrested and charged with domestic violence after attacking his wife.
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Kissimmee Florida Pastor Angel Perez was arrested for engaging in sexual acts with a 16 year old boy. He Peres is or was pastor at Templo Pentecostal Puerto De Salvation. He reportedly engaged in a sex act with the boy while the boy was sleeping. Perez states the devil made him do it (literally, read the report). snapnetwork.org.
also Orlandosentinel.com
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Marshfield Missouri "lay" pastor Phillip Kittrell, 76, was charged with felony sexual misconduct in the first degree after groping the genitals of an 18 year old employee at a Walmart, and making sexual comments. lebanondailyrecord.com This was Kittrell's second time, having been convicted of a similar crime in the past. crimein.com I could not find what denomination or church where Kittrell is a lay pastor, but one report did state his walmart incident was caught on security camera.
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Multiple-talented South Carolina state representative, Ted Vick, who includes pastor ion his resume, was "arrested for driving under the influence and unlawfully possessing a firearm, with a female college student who is not (his) wife in the car." Don't get riled up, he's a Democrat. dailycaller.com I kind of like how Vick was described as "Vick is an open supporter of the U.S. capitalist system". This was not from "The Onion". I could not find what denomination he claims.
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Colorado priest, Father Charles Robert Manning, was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust. Well, I had to include at least one child molesting Catholic priest. gazette.com
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Rock Hill, South Carolina pastor "The Rev. Kevin Graham McCurry," pastor of Faith, Hope and Love Ministries, was arrested for domestic violence, after threatening to kill his wife and throw her body into the river. (Such detail). heraldonline.com
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Colorado Baptist youth minister John H. Brothers Jr., 42, was arrested on "27 charges in connection with the sexual abuse of a child." courierpress.com
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Ohio Reverend Dr. Mark Griggs, 50, pastor of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church of Berea, was sentenced for child porn charges - hundreds of videos and images that had been downloaded to his computer" fox8.com
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Lafayette, Indiana Pastor Robert Lyzenga, 55, faces felony charges of voyeurism in connection with the cameras found at Lafayette’s Sunrise Christian Reformed Church. "a woman found the first camera inside what appeared to be an air freshener when it fell off a stall door." pal-item.com also reuters.com This story is an internet favorite, having been repeated across many news outlets. Apparently, a minister who installs cameras in lady's toilet stalls is especially interesting.
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North Carolina pastor for the House of Mercy, former pastor of the Christ’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Larry Michael Bollinger, 66 stands accused of sexual abuse of minors while on mission in Haiti. shelbystar.com
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Alabama pastor Clyde David Myers, 66, who was the minister at Prattville Community Church, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for child pornography charges. necm.com
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These reports are endless. I'll stop here. These are alerts I've collected, starting with today and going back about 3 weeks. I've stuck to American reports. Just for fun, here is one from South Africa.
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Pretoria minister arrested for stealing erection medicine. The Dutch Reformed minister is not named. zimdiaspora.com

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