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MatthewStLouis

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27. Sad for his family.

Wed Sep 9, 2015, 11:11 AM

Sep 2015

If people would only stop to think about who they are hurting by taking their own lives. It's easy to call it a selfish act (when you aren't in the person's shoes), but it is.

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Pastor outed on Ashley Madison commits suicide [View all] Doingto Sep 2015 OP

He didn't "get" anything tabasco Sep 2015 #1

+1 Empathy Points Blue_Adept Sep 2015 #2

Lacked the moral courage to face his misdeeds tabasco Sep 2015 #20

Yuck. Matariki Sep 2015 #44

Yawn. tabasco Sep 2015 #48

Before you judge people who kill themselves crim son Sep 2015 #49

very kind of you to offer insight reddread Sep 2015 #73

predicated on a dramatic lack of all necessary relevant knowledge of each individual case... LanternWaste Sep 2015 #51

You obviously no NOTHING about suicide or mental health. Revolting. Elmer S. E. Dump Sep 2015 #45

Hitler killed himself. tabasco Sep 2015 #50

Wow. You don't understand the difference in motive between the two? Elmer S. E. Dump Sep 2015 #53

good lord. nt cyberswede Sep 2015 #77

This message was self-deleted by its author sarisataka Sep 2015 #78

Never mind sarisataka Sep 2015 #80

Maybe he felt that suicide would devastate his family less than living with the knowlege notadmblnd Sep 2015 #55

You need an intervention angrychair Sep 2015 #70

+1 nt NutmegYankee Sep 2015 #79

+Infinity! - nt KingCharlemagne Sep 2015 #86

Tyler. Clementi. eom SusanaMontana41 Sep 2015 #88

The hackers should be ashamed of themselves yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #13

"getting" isn't defined as something other people give you Doingto Sep 2015 #68

I wonder what the goal was in outing those names? Evergreen Emerald Sep 2015 #3

soooo many things restorefreedom Sep 2015 #5

Goal, if any bucolic_frolic Sep 2015 #7

Terrorism and theft. It's the same folks stealing your credit card data. They are criminals, and so jtuck004 Sep 2015 #9

Thinking out loud: Because it was a relatively easy, but high profile, target Babel_17 Sep 2015 #17

They said exactly what it was. Indydem Sep 2015 #29

I think the site was somewhat of a scam. jomin41 Sep 2015 #47

maybe there was a mental health issue restorefreedom Sep 2015 #4

I highly suspect you are right. roamer65 Sep 2015 #90

"Some here will say that he got what he deserve"> The very passionate - often with a nose just small jtuck004 Sep 2015 #6

Ditto. SoapBox Sep 2015 #8

I'd prefer neither Demeter Sep 2015 #31

lol n/t jtuck004 Sep 2015 #33

This is the problem when your belief system is so rigid Kelvin Mace Sep 2015 #10

Another way that religion kills. LiberalFighter Sep 2015 #11

So if I reported a pastor for embezzling, and he committed suicide whatthehey Sep 2015 #12

I agree. As I read this thread.. padfun Sep 2015 #15

Adultery isn't a crime Kurska Sep 2015 #21

Still a crime in 21 states. A felony in Michigan and Wisconsin. tabasco Sep 2015 #26

So is homosexuality in many states, those laws were justly declared void. Kurska Sep 2015 #41

States have enforced adultery bans following the USSC decision in Lawrence v. Texas tabasco Sep 2015 #43

Makes no difference at all. Why was he so ashamed of it? whatthehey Sep 2015 #28

According to the religious right it is, unless, of course, they themselves get caught. 4lbs Sep 2015 #34

Correlation isn't causation. eggplant Sep 2015 #14

It does allow for some much needed self-righteous grave-dancing. Maedhros Sep 2015 #54

It does indeed. n/t eggplant Sep 2015 #66

Sad reading coolepairc Sep 2015 #16

to a point rockfordfile Sep 2015 #18

It's only sex lobodons Sep 2015 #19

+1! n/t Chan790 Sep 2015 #22

No, it's a lot more. It's reputation, and hypocrisy, and loss of standing in his congregation Demeter Sep 2015 #24

He probably couldn't (or didn't want to) face his family and his congregation LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2015 #67

I am sorry for him, but perhaps if he had not subscribed to such narrow minded values smirkymonkey Sep 2015 #75

If you have to sneak and lie to someone to whom Demobrat Sep 2015 #40

He should've preached for more 'open marriages' wolfie001 Sep 2015 #23

This sex shaming thing is typical conservative religion. He made things way worse for his family. EEO Sep 2015 #25

Sad for his family. MatthewStLouis Sep 2015 #27

Can you imagine his thoughts? Indydem Sep 2015 #30

Shame is a strong emotion. MatthewStLouis Sep 2015 #87

How sad to do that to his family. Sunlei Sep 2015 #32

I do not believe the cheating is the only reason for the suicide. yellowcanine Sep 2015 #35

I think his particular job was a major factor Bradical79 Sep 2015 #69

Both actions were HIS CHOICE dorkzilla Sep 2015 #36

Stupid. nt valerief Sep 2015 #37

Social Perfectionism AngryAmish Sep 2015 #38

I'm sorry for his family, but I think his was a cowardly act. hamsterjill Sep 2015 #39

People that commit suicide ARE NOT cowards. I have nothing but hate for that opinion. Elmer S. E. Dump Sep 2015 #52

Oh, cut the crap! hamsterjill Sep 2015 #57

It's not a "cowardly act" either. Elmer S. E. Dump Sep 2015 #59

You don't know WHAT I know and don't know. hamsterjill Sep 2015 #60

Well, I am an authority. And they are not assumptions, they are observations. Elmer S. E. Dump Sep 2015 #61

"Well, I am an authority". hamsterjill Sep 2015 #63

The people who post in our mental health group murielm99 Sep 2015 #62

Thanks, Muriel Elmer S. E. Dump Sep 2015 #64

thank you, murielm99 Skittles Sep 2015 #84

thank you Skittles Sep 2015 #83

I think what those hackers did was cruel. polly7 Sep 2015 #42

That's correct, and so sad. Elmer S. E. Dump Sep 2015 #65

That's exactly it, Elmer S.E. Dump. polly7 Sep 2015 #72

Why the hell would the family go on TV cilla4progress Sep 2015 #46

His depression was magnified by the Ashley Madison release of information. DawgHouse Sep 2015 #56

Subsitute, say, "Cyber bullied teen kills herself" freeplessinseattle Sep 2015 #58

So, god didn't forgive him? brooklynite Sep 2015 #71

More importantly sarisataka Sep 2015 #74

Being loaded down with Christian guilt and shame could drive a person to suicide. Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2015 #82

Very sad for his family. Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem... peacebird Sep 2015 #76

I was betrayed after 32 years of marriage. marew Sep 2015 #81

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Sep 2015 #85

Waste of a hack, too. knixphan Sep 2015 #89