Another Wanker Preacher bites the dust

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http://www.denverpost.com/ci_4817067

Pastor resigns over homosexuality
By Eric Gorski
Denver Post Staff Writer
Article Last Updated:12/11/2006 11:16:06 AM MST

In a tearful videotaped message Sunday to his congregation, the senior pastor of a thriving evangelical megachurch in south metro Denver confessed to sexual relations with other men and announced he had voluntarily resigned his pulpit.
A month ago, the Rev. Paul Barnes of Grace Chapel in Doug las County preached to his 2,100-member congregation about integrity and grace in the aftermath of the Ted Haggard drugs-and-gay-sex scandal.
Now, the 54-year-old Barnes joins Haggard as a fallen evangelical minister who preached that homosexuality was a sin but grappled with a hidden life.

[goclark]

1. My my surprise, surprise

[Reterr]

2. How surprising

:sarcasm:

[hatrack]

3. Shocked, shocked!

:eyes:

[madmusic]

4. Is he gay though?

Sitting cross-legged in jeans and an open-collar shirt, Barnes spoke in his video about evolving feelings growing up in a firm moral family: from confused little boy to adolescent racked with self-loathing and guilt.

In their only talk about sex, Barnes said his father took him on a drive and talked about what he would do if a "fag" approached him.

Barnes thought, "'Is that how you'd feel about me?' It was like a knife in my heart, and it made me feel even more closed."

There are other possibilities, maybe bi or rebellion or confusion. And is it possible he fought this since the age of 5? Can a 5-year-old have any awareness of orientation?

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10. That's why I called him a wanker

don't want to confuse him with legitimate gays.

[patrice]

5. We must learn to ask this question of anyone who expresses "concern"

regarding the behavior of others: Of the literally millions of things about another person one might concern oneself with, why this particular concern. Why choose to "save" them from themselves in re this one thing, often their sexual orientation, and ignore all of the other things someone might do that would endanger his/her soul?

[Little Wing]

6. By Videotape? How courageous

Wassamatter, trained your congregation to lynch 'teh gay' ?

[madrchsod]

7. they offer counseling.......

http://www.gracecounseling.net/
Grace Counseling Services -


http://www.gracechapel.org/index.htm

[mzmolly]

8. Gee, this is so out of the ordinary.

:sarcasm:

[CanonRay]

9. How can anyone but a fool ever believe one of these "preachers" again?

Or attend one of these assinine "mega-churches". Elmer Gantry should be required reading before joining.

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13. Can you imagine the letdown

of people whose life revolved around that church? Can you imagine how pissed off some people, who were tithing 10 or 15% of their income, are going to be?
We may get another lesson on Christian compassion or lack of it,here.....

[SpiralHawk]

11. republicon = hypocrite

what a pack of honorless dweebs.

[Ganja Ninja]

12. It's getting so that if a man becomes a priest or preacher you ....

can almost automatically assume he's a closet gay and more often than not, no matter what his sexual orientation, he's a pervert as well.

[verse18]

14. Maybe he'll join Haggard in a little "spiritual cleansing."

Laying on of hands included.

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15. Water sports anyone? n/t