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In reply to the discussion: Pastor: I punched a kid ‘as hard as I could’ for ‘not taking the Lord serious’ [View all]surrealAmerican
(11,459 posts)75. He shouldn't be looking for a job.
He should be looking for someone to bail him out of jail, and maybe a lawyer to defend him against criminal charges.
I guess this kid's parents love their "faith" more than they love their child, or this matter would have been reported to the police. It's a real crime. This man is a danger to the community.
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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