Well, sometimes the fuckers get fucked. First Baptist Dallas, a constant fountain of hate pastored by that long-time idiot Robert Jeffress, has burned down. Hope he thinks that jeebus intervened and made this happen, too.
Nah, he doesn’t have that much introspection. At least we won’t have to hear how the dumbass building is “historic” any more.
Fortunately, no injuries. Too bad the new one didn’t burn down, too.
I kind of like euphemisms. My favorite one, of course, is one I coined, when a friend asked me what was going on when a local religious leader’s funeral cortege passed us by. My response was, “He’s off to check the validity of his claims”.
Speaking of religious leaders and euphemisms, this is going too far. “Sexual communication”?
A Texas megachurch has revealed that its pastor was forced to step down over “excessively personal” and sometimes “sexual” communications with women.
Your link says: “At the time, Cross Timbers said that Anthony’s known actions did not involve “any children,” any “physical or sexual interactions” or “any illegal activity.” But after the resignation, elders discovered other messages that were indeed sexual in nature.”
I understand the idea of using “sexual communication” as a euphemism, but — are they, as it happens, in fact limiting themselves to describing literal messages?
Not sure whether that means innuendos, actual sexting or dick pics. And I don’t really want to know.
This line from the story was a real winner:
That’s an incredibly specific and worrying trend…
How’s this for religious fuckery? Pastor goes with machete and armed bodyguards to grab two children out of school as part of a custody dispute.
The community, being somewhat displeased by his behaviour, has burned his church down.
Can’t say I blame the villagers for expressing their displeasure so explicitly.
This will resurface in a few months as evidence of anti-Christian sentiment.
Obviously they had torches, but tell me they had pitchforks!
That all this happened in South Africa doesn’t really surprise me.
Yeah, luckily we don’t have religious extremists over here.
Damned if I didn’t laugh at that.
Calling Westboro Baptist Church…
@needscoffee said “religious”.
One tongue-in-cheek irony thread winner 
for you.
Thanks for the snort laugh~I needed one.
My point about it being South Africa was that it’s the world’s capital for known violent crimes.
For reasons (unhealthy alcohol use) I am currently in a rehab program, in a halfway house. So I share space with about 18 people (it is a big house). Many people with addictions turn to religion as an “alterntive” - in my opinion just swapping drugs for god.
Anyway, each to their own, and if people are drawn to the religious aspect, it is not my business.
The religious fuck in this case was actually a tele-evangelist, heard on a fellow inmate’s tablet, taking time out from his sermon to shill wooden cross necklaces. So far, so ordinary.
But what amused me was the selling point: these crosses are large, BUT in case carrying a large cross around your neck is a little onerous, they have been crafted to be lightweight - they are hollow.
Maybe the subtlety is lost on his followers, but it certainly cheered me up this morning.
(Unfortunately I did not catch his name, nor the exorbitant price he was asking)
Good wishes for you!
Karl Marx: “Religion is the opiate of the people.”
But, hey, free opium…
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Good work so far… keep us posted (by which I mean give us the snark on all your fellow travelers…).
I have a friend who has worked in the substance abuse treatment field, and she said that religious fanaticism is not uncommon when people are drying out or cleaning up. Eating disorders and compulsive gambling are also very common “replacement” behaviors.