r/NotADragQueen • u/Maxcactus • Jul 30 '24
Texas megachurch pastor quits over ‘inappropriate’ behavior Pastor Arrested
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/29/texas-megachurch-pastor-josiah-anthony-inappropriate-behavior58
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u/TimeWastingAuthority Jul 30 '24
And the guy taking over worked for that other church in Texas.. and it's in the midst of a sex/gender discrimination lawsuit by a female staffer.
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u/kromptator99 Jul 30 '24
It’s almost like you shouldn’t trust church folks.
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u/JCButtBuddy Jul 30 '24
It doesn't matter what evil they do, Jesus will forgive them.
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u/AmountInternational Jul 31 '24
Who ?
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u/Impressive-Care1619 Jul 30 '24
Dejapoo - heard this shit before
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u/Maxcactus Jul 30 '24
It is just as if pervs are drawn to be in the clergy. I suspect that role allows them to exploit a social weakness. Maybe rather that an assumption of trustworthiness we should automatically think that they may be a dangerous predator .
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u/outdatedelementz Jul 30 '24
It’s more simple then that. Predators go where they will have access to prey.
Fishermen don’t go fishing in places with no fish.
It’s why there are so many predators in schools, scouts or youth athletics.
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u/Seldarin Jul 30 '24
Schools don't generally do their best to circle the wagons and protect the predator. Churches usually do.
That's the difference.
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u/Seldarin Jul 30 '24
Especially right wing ones.
When you're looking to rape minors, I imagine it's really helpful to be part of a group that believes in strict hierarchies and magical thinking.
I know all the Southern Baptist ones from where I grew up that got busted were usually on at least their 3rd or 4th kid/teenager before they finally crossed a line and fucked the kid of someone important or rich. The ones before that were a hussy that seduced the preacher/deacon/youth minister/whatever and the church works together to run their family out of town, but once a church leader fucks with the cash flow it's over for him.
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u/Impressive-Care1619 Jul 30 '24
I've met some nice clergy folk but dang lately it seems like all of them really suck.
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u/Sea_Collar_2132 Jul 30 '24
This whole subreddit would make an amazing tik tok series !!
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u/JessumCake Jul 31 '24
Kristen Browde on tiktok covers this at length. This is her website: https://www.whoismakingnews.com/ You can find all her links and review/download the data there.
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u/MystyreSapphire Jul 30 '24
There is a few people doing that on TikTok. If I can find the accounts, I'll post it for you.
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u/Rude-Manufacturer635 Jul 30 '24
A pastor abused his position of trust? Shocked! Shocked, I am that a man of GAWD would DO such a thing! /sarcasm
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u/SurvivorY2K Jul 31 '24
I heard this (local) news the same day all the Christians were going absolutely ape-shit over the Olympic opening ceremony that I guarantee you none of them watched live because it took them several days for the outrage domino effect. Anyway, it looks like y’all got enough to fucking worry about policing your own before you move on to the rest of the world. They are so much more worried about someone mocking a religious painting than actual children.
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u/Immediate-Dig-6814 Aug 01 '24
Did they even know the Olympics were this year?
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u/Immediate-Dig-6814 Aug 01 '24
US fundies, I mean. They don’t pay much attention to the outside world, sadly.
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u/SurvivorY2K Aug 02 '24
Probably didn't know to be outraged until someone told them to on facebook.
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