Plano, TX Baptist megachurch pastor resigns amid child sex scandal

[Ian David]

Black Collar Crime
Plano megachurch pastor resigns amid scandal
Posted: Monday, May 19, 2008 at 11:08 a.m.

PLANO, TEXAS (AP) -- A minister who was arrested in an Internet sex sting has resigned his position at a Dallas-area megachurch. That's according to the church's pastor.

The Rev. Jack Graham, pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church, said during services today that the church has accepted Joe Barron's resignation, effective immediately.

Barron was charged Friday with online solicitation of a minor.

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Police said they found a web-cam and condoms in Barron's car.


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[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

1. From the "Did you REALLY think it was only Catholics?" department. -nt

[rurallib]

3. some People in positions of authority have always abused their

positions. What makes it seem so bad when a minister or especially a priest does it is that they have often been regarded as "chosen" for the cloth. Especially the priests.

[Ian David]

4. It seems to be mostly Catholics and Baptists. But I have reported on a couple Rabbis and a Hindu.n/t

[John Gauger]

9. A couple of weeks back I was reading the Philadelphia Grand Jury's Report

on Pedophile Priests in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. One of the things I noticed was that they rather conspicuously did not examine the question of whether or not other denominations were engaged in abuse (I believe that this is because it was outside the scope of their mandate.) One of the other things I noticed was that Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua is one of the most evil men that has ever existed. I don't throw around the word "evil" a lot, but there just isn't any other word in the English language to describe that man.

[rateyes]

2. Huckabee spoke at that church last November in the heat

of the primary campaign.

[Ian David]

5. Well, a visit from Huckabee would drive ANYONE into madness. n/t

[hisownpetard]

6. "Black collar crime." I've never heard that phrase before but it sure is appropriate

and prevalent.
Damn.

[LiberalFighter]

7. Did they give the guy a golden parachute in exchange for his resignation?

[pleah]

8. Yet, another one!

Priesties love the little children,
all the children of the world.
Red or yellow, black and white,
they are yummie in their sight.
Priesties love the little children
of the world.



I'm sorry, but I just had to. :evilgrin: