'Unapologetically' Christian pizza parlor went viral -- then its owner got busted for trying...

[DonViejo]

‘Unapologetically’ Christian pizza parlor went viral — then its owner got busted for trying to have sex with underage staff

Sources: Kentucky man accused of asking minor for sex is a pastor, business owner

PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) -- Sources tell WYMT that a man who faces child sexual exploitation charges is a local pastor and business owner.

Bobby "BJ" Blackburn is charged with using an electronic device to try to get a minor to engage in sexual activities. Police said he messaged an employee, who was a minor, and asked her to engage in a "threesome" with another minor, among other obscene messages.

Sources confirmed that Blackburn is the pastor of Elevate Church of Prestonsburg. He also owns the Giovanni's.

Blackburn turned himself in to police Wednesday but has already bonded out at $5,000.

WYMT interviewed Blackburn in 2016 about his restaurant , which played Christian music and put Bible verses on receipts.

Blackburn is scheduled to appear in court June 19th.

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[Floyd R. Turbo]

1. "Elevate" church!

[malaise]

13. Elevate

his dick

Lock him up!

[lagomorph777]

20. Is he apologetic now?

[regnaD kciN]

53. Sounds like he could have done with a little less "elevation," himself!

[Meadowoak]

2. Their pizza is nasty too!

[TheBlackAdder]

24. I guess he figured if the 90-year-old Joseph could do it with a 14 1/2 year old Mary. . .

.

Just kidding. About his intent, not that Joseph was 90.

.

[trev]

3. It just never ends, does it? nt

[tblue37]

4. Same as it ever was. nt

[MineralMan]

5. Oh, for Jebus' Sake!

And he calls himself "BJ" to boot.

Ugh!

[TheBlackAdder]

30. Did they check the basement for the dungeon used before shipping them to the Martian sex colony?

[MineralMan]

31. Hmm...

Good question.

[dalton99a]

6. But his restaurant has Christian music and Bible verses

Bobby “BJ” Blackburn, pastor of Elevate Church and owner of Giovanni’s Pizza in Prestonsburg

[Aristus]

46. God, they're all the same, aren't they?

Pale, doughy creeps with shit-eating grins. Just like that Duggar family asshole.

[keithbvadu2]

7. How soon do we hear of his vacations with his 'rent boy'?

How soon do we hear of his vacations with his 'rent boy'?

[Initech]

8. No. Stop. Think of the children.

[appleannie1943]

9. Nothing like a 'good old boy' serving up God on a pizza pie with some back room fun for desert.

They give a whole new meaning to the word 'anoint'

[MagickMuffin]

10. The true bona fide Pizzagate

Isn't it just like the RW to insist that Pizzagate is about the Clinton's when it was/is THEM along???

[Ms. Toad]

11. Makes sense to me, given some relatively recent conversations wtih unapologetically Christian types

In a focus group, including some of these types, we were asked what would happen if all of the churches were to suddenly vanish.

I nearly fell over when they told me - with a straight face - that rape, murder, mahem would immediately increase. (I've since had simlar conversations - so I know they were not joking).

It is their sincere belief that we will all give in to our vile instincts but for the restraining power of Christ.

. . . so ya gotta wonder where they get such a bizarre idea that voluntary participation in a religious activity is the only thing preventing others from committing rape, robbery, murder, etc.

Perhaps a bit of projection?

(I am NOT bashing religion/religious people, or even Christians. Religion is at the core of my own life. I have just run into a group who would sefl-describe as unapologetically Christian who have some extremely bizarre beliefs, this being one of them.)

[Blue_true]

35. Actually, I wonder why their "pure" minds come up with ideas that would make an atheist blush.

Want a vivid description of the most depraved sex act or other acts of depravity. Ask a rightwing Christian.

[Ms. Toad]

44. Yup. n/t

[StarfishSaver]

49. I wish I could find the meme that said

"Mike Pence thinks of gay sex more than people who are having gay sex think of gay sex."

[Blue_true]

50. Pence does think about gay sex more than gay people do.

The gay people that I know are dealing with real life issues and careers, not fantasizing about sex.

[Judi Lynn]

12. Ah, here's a little video sermon from this Man of Gawd.

He sounds much more like a hustler, trying to sell you a used car than anything else. Shifty, fast-talking, and a hick.

I surely hope he didn't get any victims before "through the grace of gawd" he was caught.

[Celerity]

34. 'you have to get off the milk and onto the meat' (6:40)

truly what the fuckery????????

[Blue_true]

36. That pervert was living the literal reality of that verse.

He was trying to take girls that were on mothers' breast milk only a few years ago and .......

[Celerity]

39. a junior version of Roy 'Paedo' Moore

and you just cannot make this shite up

the title on this one!

This Is A Setup | Pastor BJ Blackburn

[gratuitous]

14. WWJD

I don't know in every case, but I'd be willing to bet that Jesus wouldn't force a girl to choose between making a false statement to police or losing her job. Excerpt from the link:

On May 25, police said Blackburn followed a third minor to the station where she tried to give a statement saying she sent the obscene messaged from Blackburn's phone. But when they questioned her further, she took back her statement and admitted that Blackburn told her to say it or she would lose her job.

[NBachers]

15. He threatened to fire another minor unless she "confessed" to sending the messages on his phone.

From the link:

On May 25, police said Blackburn followed a third minor to the station where she tried to give a statement saying she sent the obscene messaged from Blackburn's phone. But when they questioned her further, she took back her statement and admitted that Blackburn told her to say it or she would lose her job.

A truly depraved pile of shit, this one. I never bet, but I'd put money on there being other victims of this human paraquat.

ALSO- When police officers got an arrest warrant, they tried to collect Blackburn's phone. Family members said the phone was thrown into the river in Pike County.

I guess he was just "baptizing" it.

[Simeon Salus]

16. Sounds christian to me

Jesus said, Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.

And threesomes are good too.

[corbettkroehler]

17. False Piety Plus Pervy Instincts Equals Double Slimeball! (n/t)

[stillcool]

18. reminds me of home..

and Catholic School. Oh the memories....

[madinmaryland]

19. BJ was locking for a BJ.

[Blue_true]

37. He was looking for more than a BJ.

I honestly don't get the attraction of men to underaged females.

[prismpalette]

21. christians???

What is "it" with christians and sex???? Especially the preacher variety.....

[Blue_true]

38. If you want to learn about the vilest sex acts, ask a rightwing Christian. nt

[CDerekGo]

22. Honestly

I had to look at provided link to make sure this wasn't from The Onion. It's like these 'christians' just can't keep it in their pants!

[ProudLib72]

23. Repressed sexuality is what it all boils down to

All puritanical ideals up front, but in back... just don't order pizza with white sauce.

[912gdm]

25. ewwwwwwwwww

[Scurrilous]

26. Boink.

[OregonBlue]

27. It's getting so bad I'm starting to wonder if all Trump Christians are perverts and pedophiles.

[Skittles]

32. save yourself the trouble, OrgeonBlue

they are

[Blue_true]

40. When men view women as nothing more than child-bearing vessels, age is no deterent for them.

I would bet you that if you had unknowingly talked to that guy about his views on the role of women in society, he would not have allowed that role to be anything more than baby producers and nurturers.

[SMC22307]

28. Wonder how Mrs. Pastor BJ is feeling about this. (n/t)

[Blue_true]

41. Some of those women are very blind.

Remember how Mark Sanford's wife acted early on after he was caught. It took him turning on her for her to change.

[stopbush]

29. Sounds like a typical Xian to me.

The decent ones are the outliers, and they’re usually influenced by Enlightenment ideals, rather than the shit found in the Buy-bull.

[MineralMan]

33. A threesome, eh?

Kind of a Trinity deal, I guess...

Dude has been on PornHub a little too often, I'm thinking.

[Blue_true]

42. Maybe so. The biggest sales of porn seem to be in heavily religious parts of the country. nt

[vercetti2021]

43. Christians one weakness

Being hypocrites

[47of74]

45. I would like to know how harassing underage employees for sex is Christ-based...

As he called his business

“We, here at Giovanni’s of Prestonsburg are unapologetically a Christ-based business that runs and operates with Christian values and principles,” he wrote on his since-deleted Facebook page. “We wholeheartedly believe that we have been blessed the way that we have because of the goodness of God. We understand that this is not the view of every customer and/or business owner and we are not trying to push this view on anybody.”

[jmowreader]

47. I just went through Leviticus 18

It does NOT say anywhere in that chapter, "thou shalt not fuck children" or "thou shalt not fuck thy underage employees." So, he's safe - at least in the eyes of his god.

Unfortunately for him but fortunately for all the children he attempted to screw, judges aren't bound by the Bible.

I'm predicting his application for early release will talk about how he brought so many of his fellow inmates to Christ.

[Bradical79]

48. Mathew 6:5

5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."

Basically, these publicaly "unapologetic" loud and proud Christian buisiness owners are walking talking red flags.

[The Genealogist]

51. This is just absurd.

Pastor BJ of the Elevate Church is now in hot water for sexual deviance. Jesus H Christ on a crutch. SMH.

[CentralMass]

52. A real Pizzagate.

[JDC]

54. Probably increase business.

The hypocrites love to wear the forgiveness on their sleeve. He can cry in a 30 second spot for the Friday Forgiveness Pie Night. Kids under 18 always eat free of course.

[Cerulean Southpaw]

55. "Christian pizza parlor"

it's probably registered as a "church" to avoid taxes. they print bible verses on the pizza boxes and play christian music in the store and the delivery drivers give you a pamphlet with the pizza and say "god bless you" or "have a blessed day" so they can call it missionary work spreading the word.

Not joking, I've seen those before. Their pizza is always terrible.