Conservative pastor who threatened rape against liberal blogger resigns his position

[Scuba]

http://bloggingblue.com/2015/04/conservative-pastor-who-threatened-rape-against-liberal-blogger-resigns-his-position/

A Lutheran pastor in La Crosse resigned on Tuesday, four days after a vulgar and virulent email threatening to gang rape a Milwaukee blogger who criticized police work was sent from his home email address, a spokesman for the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod said.

The Rev. David Wendt of First Evangelical Lutheran Church in La Crosse tendered his resignation to the church council, a day after blogger Claire Van Fossen posted the email on social media.

Synod spokesman Lee Hitter said he did not know whether Wendt admitted sending the email, and efforts to reach Wendt and church President Mick Schwedler were unsuccessful.

Hitter said Wendt told synod President Mark Schroeder earlier in the day that the email address in question was his, but he denied sending the threat. “Obviously, the email was completely unacceptable,” said Hitter.

[Alkene]

1. Un...believable

Sorry for the pun.
Apparently intelligence and wisdom aren't required to earn an advanced degree from a Lutheran seminary, let alone actually believing in your 'calling.'


http://www.jsonline.com/news/religion/lutheran-pastor-resigns-after-being-linked-to-threatening-email-b99472547z1-298231431.html

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. apparently people still do not understand how the internet works, either.

You would think that after all the news about the NSA ( National Spy Agency) and etc entities tracking everyone's email, that this guy would be more cautious.

[Sparhawk60]

3. Why Would He Quit?

If he denied sending the e-mail? And yes, it looks like he doesn't understand how e-mail works.


/ e-mail is forever

[Tom Ripley]

4. WWJR?

[randome]

5. Don't know. Someone should ask this guy. He seems to have a handle on the subject.

?
[hr][font color="blue"][center]"The whole world is a circus if you know how to look at it."
Tony Randall, 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)[/center][/font][hr]

[niyad]

6. there are words, but I was taught not to use them in public.

may he receive everything he deserves.