Anti-Gay Baptist Preacher Resigns from Church After "Being with Prostitutes"

[Soph0571]

Pastor Donnie Romero of Stedfast Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas is one of those “independent fundamental Baptist” preachers better known for spewing hate than teaching people to act like Jesus. Or at least he was a pastor at that church.

He resigned this week saying he’s been a “terrible husband and father.”

That’s… vague. But in a follow-up video, Steven Anderson, his colleague in Christian cruelty who also ordained him, Romero is no longer a pastor because he’s guilty of “being with prostitutes,” using marijuana, and gambling.

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No one should be surprised by this. We’re used to Christian hypocrisy. The only surprising thing, to me, is that his alleged sins didn’t involve being with another guy — the people who protest homosexuality the loudest are frequently the ones who are most closeted.

The Star-Telegram notes that Romero hasn’t been charged with any crimes. For now, all of these allegations are just in-house. But this would hardly be news in the IFB world, where hypocrisy and misconduct are part of the game.

[link:https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/01/05/anti-gay-baptist-preacher-resigns-from-church-after-being-with-prostitutes/|

The religious right really needs to start taking that huge plank out of their own eye before they hate on anyone else.

[nycbos]

1. I'm shocked SHOCKED to find gambling going on here.

[getagrip_already]

2. There are gay prostitutes too you know.......

That's probably what got him kicked out.......

[Major Nikon]

3. I don't think it's true that rabid homophobes are frequently closeted homosexuals

I know some gay people here on DU have a problem with perpetuating that myth.

I live very close to Fort Worth and Romero has been a huge embarrassment, but I don’t think his fall from grace will have much effect. The congregation will simply find another loudmouthed bigot to speak for them. It’s not as if they will have to look that hard to find one.

[Laf.La.Dem.]

4. "terrible husband and father."

NO - just terrible person!!!

[Major Nikon]

5. They don't see it that way

You have to remember these are people who thought he was a great person because of his rabid hate. The revelation about his private life was really the least of his shitiness.

I have no doubt he’ll make some form of penance and be right back on top again. Now if he’d been caught voting for Obama, he’d be blackballed for life.

[czarjak]

6. Anti gay...

Pro pussy-grabber. Jesus understands.

[The Genealogist]

7. Quelle Surprise

Another holier-than-thou, self-appointed arbiter of who is "sinful" gets caught being "sinful." Likely he was trying to live up to the standards set by Donald Trump.