53 Pastors sign a letter of support for Roy Moore

[d_r]

Because this was an open letter, I think that I can post the whole thing. I'm sorry moderators if it should have followed the four paragraph rule. My question - besides the clear moral ickiness of supporting an alleged pedophile for political reason, is how does this impact the tax exempt status of their churches?

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Dear friends and fellow Alabamians,

For decades, Roy Moore has been an immovable rock in the culture wars - a bold defender of the "little guy," a just judge to those who came before his court, a warrior for the unborn child, defender of the sanctity of marriage, and a champion for religious liberty. Judge Moore has stood in the gap for us, taken the brunt of the attack, and has done so with a rare, unconquerable resolve.

As a consequence of his unwavering faith in God and his immovable convictions for Biblical principles, he was ousted as Chief Justice in 2003. As a result, he continued his life pursuit by starting the Foundation for Moral Law, which litigates religious liberty cases around our Nation. After being re-elected again to Chief Justice in 2012, by an overwhelming majority, he took another round of persecution for our faith as he stood up for the sanctity of marriage between one man and one woman.

You can know a man by his enemies, and he's made plenty - from the radical organizations such as the Southern Poverty Law Center and the ACLU to the liberal media and a handful of establishment politicians from Washington. He has friends too, a lot of them. They live all across this great State, work hard all week, and fill our pews on Sunday. They know him as a father, a grandfather, a man who loves God's Word and knows much of it by heart, a man who cares for the people, a man who understands our Constitution in the tradition of our Founding Fathers, and a man who deeply loves America. It's no wonder the Washington establishment has declared all-out war on his campaign.


We are ready to join the fight and send a bold message to Washington: dishonesty, fear of man, and immorality are an affront to our convictions and our Savior and we won't put up with it any longer. We urge you to join us at the polls to cast your vote for Roy Moore.

In your service,
Dr. Tom Ford, III, Pastor, Grace Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama
Pastor Stan Cooke, Kimberly Church of God, Kimberly, Alabama
Pastor Jonathan Rodgers, Dothan, Alabama
Pastor Joseph Smith, Pine Air Baptist Church, Grand Bay Alabama
Dr. David E. Gonnella, Pastor, Theodore, Alabama
Pastor Mike Allison, Madison, Alabama
Dr. Terry Batton, Christian Renewal and Development Ministries, Eufaula, Alabama
Pastors Tim and Elizabeth Hanson, Smiths Station, Alabama
Pastor Mark Liddle, Dominion Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama
Pastor Steve Sanders, Victory Baptist Church, Millbrook, Alabama
Dr. Richard Fox, retired Baptist pastor
Dr. Randy Cooper, Pastor, Warrior, Alabama
William Green, Minister, Fresh Anointing House of Worship, Montgomery, Alabama
Maurice McCaney, Victory Christian Fellowship Church, Florence, Alabama
Pastor Jamie Holcomb, Young's Chapel, Piedmont, Alabama
Pastor Paul Elliott, Young's Chapel, Piedmont, Alabama
Pastor Rodney Gilmore, Covenant Christian, Gadsden, Alabama
Pastor Mark Gidley, Faith Worship Center, Gadsden, Alabama
Pastor Bill Snow, Edgewood Church, Anniston, Alabama
Pastor Michael Yates, Webster's Chapel, Gadsden, Alabama
Pastor Mark Holden, Webster's Chapel, Gadsden, Alabama
Pastor Joshua Copeland, Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, Anniston, Alabama
Pastor Bruce Jenkins, Young's Chapel, Piedmont, Alabama
Pastor Keith Bond, Young's Chapel, Piedmont, Alabama
Pastor Jim Lester, Fannin Road Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama
Pastor Thad Endicott, Heritage Baptist Church, Opelika, Alabama
Bishop Fred and Tijuanna Adetunji, Fresh Anointing House of Worship, Montgomery, Alabama
Pastor David Floyd, Marvyn Parkway Baptist Church, Opelika, Alabama
Pastor Bruce Word, Freedom Church, Gadsden, Alabama
Pastor Paul Hubbard, Lakeview Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama
Rev. Carl Head, Lakeview Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama
Pastor Duwayne Bridges, Jr., Fairfax First Christian Church, Valley, Alabama
Rev. Edwin Roberts, Adams Street Church of Christ, Enterprise, Alabama
Pastor John McCrummen, Open Door Baptist Church, Enterprise, Alabama
Rev. Mickey Counts, Open Door Baptist Church, Enterprise, Alabama
Rev. Alex Pagen, Open Door Baptist Church, Enterprise, Alabama
Pastor Glenn Brock, Eufaula, Alabama
Rev. Tim Head, Montgomery, Alabama
Pastor/Elder Ted Phillips, Christ Church, Odenville, Alabama
Tim Yarbrough, Elder, Trinity Free Presbyterian, Trinity, Alabama
Pastor Myron Mooney, Trinity Free Presbyterian, Trinity, Alabama
Jerry Frank, Elder, Trinity Free Presbyterian, Trinity, Alabama
Pastor Jim Nelson, Church of the Living God, Moulton, Alabama
Pastor Earl Wise, Millbrook, Alabama
Rick and Beverly Simpson, Summit Holiness Church, Alabama
Pastor Lane Simmons and Margie Dale Simmons, First Assembly of God, Greenville Alabama
Rev. Charles Morris, Pastor Grace Way Fellowship, Evergreen Alabama
Dr. George Grant, Pastor, Parish Presbyterian Church
Pastor David Whitney, Cornerstone Church
Dr. Peter and Roseann Waldron, St. Francis Anglican Church
Pastor Franklin and Mrs. Pamela Raddish, Capitol Hill Independent Baptist Ministries
Dr. Michael Peroutka, Institute on the Constitution
Reverend Bill Owens, Coalition of African American Pastors
Church names are listed for identification purposes only

[CatMor]

1. Those are 53 pastors who should lose their jobs.

[Gothmog]

17. And the churches involved need to start paying taxes

[Sneederbunk]

2. This should be down right scary for people of faith.

[lagomorph777]

37. Who says that Protestant denominations are different from the Catholic church?

Seems they both agree on a major pillar of faith: pedophilia.

[spanone]

3. FUCK. THEM. ALL.

eom

[lame54]

4. Bold - putting one's support for a pedophile in writing

[Mariana]

33. They don't believe he's a pedophile.

They believe he's a fine, upstanding Christian, a champion of the faith, who is being persecuted.

[madaboutharry]

5. Disgusting.

They shame the religion they profess to represent.

[Achilleaze]

6. Shame on the republican #PastorsForPedophiles

shame

[workinclasszero]

20. #preachersforpedos

Sick bastards are full on republican right wing scum.

Jesus is just a word to these liars. They left his teachings years ago, heretic bastards.

[Cyrano]

7. If the god they're spouting exists, they're toast.

[Bettie]

8. Ah, well, now we know which

churches stand firmly in favor of molesting young women!

[TheCowsCameHome]

9. I didn't see Pastor Fuzz listed there.

[Roland99]

10. 53 Fake disciples of their Christ. Their Christ would be so ashamed

[Solly Mack]

11. 53 pastors that should be investigated.

[dhill926]

12. these are some seriously sick fucks....

and what the hell is "fear of man" anyways?

[Fred Sanders]

13. "53 Muslim cleric sign letter of support for Iranian politician accused of underage sex". That would

never happen. But if an evangelical American Christian....the hypocrisy stinks to their so called heaven.

[phylny]

39. Exactly. n/t

[Gothmog]

14. Time to take their tax exempt status away

[Louis1895]

15. Source???

Can people please source these things? How do I know this is not fake news?

[d_r]

23. You can see it on al.com

Here is a dire t link it is an open letter Moore's wife posted it on her space book

http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/11/53_pastors_sign_letter_of_supp.html#incart_river_mobileshort_home?li_source=base&li_medium=default-widget

[oasis]

16. Go down in writing supporting the guy. Bunch of nuts.

[GeorgeGist]

18. S I C K AF

[smirkymonkey]

19. 53 seriously fucked up individuals.

They should be investigated and their churches should lose their tax-exempt status. SICK!

[blueinredohio]

21. So sad this is what our country has become

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

22. Because they is all men of Gawd

[BootinUp]

24. Scum. Nt

[blogslut]

25. Wow, a whole 53!

I live in a Texas town with just under 200,000 people. A quick scan of the phone book yields about 200 listings for individual churches.

Roy Moore could only find 53 pastors? I suppose that speaks well of the hundreds of thousands of congregations that did not sign this letter.

[d_r]

31. good point nt

[chillfactor]

26. Where were these pastors ordained....

in the Church of Satan?

[Mariana]

38. The Church of Satan clearly condemns harming children

and will expel anyone who does so. It has no history of excusing and covering for child molesters. Please do not slander them. These pastors are not Satanists. They are Christians.

[Freethinker65]

27. Wait. Did the Johnson Amendment already get repealed?

[Orrex]

28. Suffer the little children.

[kysrsoze]

29. Theyre all likely pedophiles. If you condone this, you probably are.

[renate]

30. I'm so disgusted by the fact that they list the Southern Poverty Law Center as his (ergo, an) enemy

I can see how they'd have differences of opinion with the ACLU, but the SPLC? Really? My God. (Who has nothing in common with their God, apparently.)

[SharonClark]

32. Wow! Sounds like Bannon or Trump is their Savior, it sure isn't Jesus.

"We are ready to join the fight and send a bold message to Washington: dishonesty, fear of man, and immorality are an affront to our convictions and our Savior and we won't put up with it any longer. We urge you to join us at the polls to cast your vote for Roy Moore. "

[OnDoutside]

34. FAKE NEWS !!! There's no mention of Hillary being blamed.....

[elehhhhna]

35. "A bold defender of the little guy "LOL

Of course they're talking about the little guy in his pants

[Blecht]

36. Disgusting

This is why I would never consider leaving my kids alone with an official of any religion.

[WingInTheDoor]

40. how is this a pastor or church?

Dr. Michael Peroutka, Institute on the Constitution

[gopiscrap]

48. welcome to DU

[Progressive dog]

41. "Men of God" and a few of their wives

are defending a pedophile. Not surprising.

[mfcorey1]

42. That Reverend Bill Owens of the Coalition of African American Pastors is

a fraud. Look at this old article:

http://equalitymatters.org/blog/201208080002

[d_r]

43. That is an interesting link thank you nt

[dalton99a]

49. +1

[MrsCoffee]

44. I bet one of out three is just like him.

That's being conservative.

[Buttons3345]

45. Disgusting

[lindysalsagal]

46. Anyone know the date?

[d_r]

47. it was posted on al.com at 1:00ish today est nt