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Showing Original Post only (View all)Pastor: I punched a kid ‘as hard as I could’ for ‘not taking the Lord serious’ [View all]
Source: Raw Story
A pastor at the Bible Baptist Church in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey is coming under fire after his church posted a video of him claiming to have converted a smart aleck youth by punching him in the chest as hard as I could.
Pastor Eric Dammann begins by saying that he met a young man in Calgary named Ben, who was a nice kid, but one of those he was a real smart aleck. He was a bright kid, which didnt help things made him more dangerous.
We were outside one day at youth group, Dammann continues, and he was just trying to push my buttons. He was just kind of not taking the Lord serious [sic].
So I walked over to him and went BAM! Punched him in the chest as hard as I could. I crumpled the kid. I just crumpled him.
Pastor Eric Dammann begins by saying that he met a young man in Calgary named Ben, who was a nice kid, but one of those he was a real smart aleck. He was a bright kid, which didnt help things made him more dangerous.
We were outside one day at youth group, Dammann continues, and he was just trying to push my buttons. He was just kind of not taking the Lord serious [sic].
So I walked over to him and went BAM! Punched him in the chest as hard as I could. I crumpled the kid. I just crumpled him.
Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/pastor-i-punched-a-kid-as-hard-as-i-could-for-not-taking-the-lord-serious/
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Pastor: I punched a kid ‘as hard as I could’ for ‘not taking the Lord serious’ [View all]
demmiblue
Jan 2015
OP
Did he also tell the parents that they would be excommunicated if they said anything? nt
TheBlackAdder
Jan 2015
#81
"Mr. Scotsman, Mr. Noel True Scotsman, please pick up a white paging telephone."
hatrack
Jan 2015
#16
When you belong to the most powerful religious group in the world, it works that way.
closeupready
Jan 2015
#23
I caught that line, too. Bright people are "dangerous"? Yes, a threat to the snake oil you sell?
PeaceNikki
Jan 2015
#13
Gee, in another life, he could be a guy with an AK-47 aiming at a cartoonist...
calimary
Jan 2015
#21
What would Jesus Do, you dipwad. Did he punch people as hard as he could when they didn't listen?
BlueCaliDem
Jan 2015
#12
I hate how "faith" is put out there as some wonderful thing to be strived for
Arugula Latte
Jan 2015
#35
Faith is a bullshit cover for shenanigans and persecutory behavior. A lot of people are
RKP5637
Jan 2015
#79
And I'd bet that this child, when grown up, drifts FAR away from his parents.
closeupready
Jan 2015
#26
Just think, if Jesus had been executed in the modern era it would be an electric chair on the podium
Fumesucker
Jan 2015
#31
Any parents stupid enough to entrust their kids to this sick fuck's "youth camp"....
Paladin
Jan 2015
#39
Yep. Jesus (Whammo!) Christ was known for his knockout punching ability.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jan 2015
#46
Physical assault on a child, child abuse -- can the DA and cops kindly look into this?
Hekate
Jan 2015
#54
This man does not deserve the title Pastor. I was taught that preacher is the name of the job the
jwirr
Jan 2015
#76
What's that Gospel verse where Jesus punched a guy for not taking him seriously?
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#77
I have read several OPs on DU which say that if this man's faith was denigrated, and he was offended
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#86