Slog - Comments on Youth Pastor Watch http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/youth_pastor_watch_8 Colorado: A Boulder district judge declared a mistrial this afternoon in the sexual assault trial of a former youth pastor suspected of having a physical relationship with a minor who was attending his Longmont church. Judge D.D. Mallard said the jury was deadlocked 8-4 after deliberating the fate of Peter Kim, 40, all day today. A juror told the Camera that the eight votes were in favor of conviction. Kim was arrested last fall after a teen who attended Central Presbyterian Church, 402 Kimbark St., told her therapist that she was sexually involved with Kim between January 2001 and January... Copyright 2008 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:34:32 -0800 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:14:29 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by The diaspora of news Dan, are you trying to prove a point w/ these watch posts? Cuz the same can be done w/ Janitors, IT guys, waiters, etc.

]]> The diaspora of news http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/youth_pastor_watch_8#c849491 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/youth_pastor_watch_8#c849491 Religion Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:53:27 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi @1,

Well, the guy had a previous conviction, and it would seem that Central Presbyterian Church either didn't give a shit or didn't bother to conduct a simple background check.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/youth_pastor_watch_8#c849507 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/youth_pastor_watch_8#c849507 Religion Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:07:11 -0800 Comment by infrequent i can't say i'm sure what dan's point is. but a janitor might not claim to know the way of living a morally proper life. an IT guy might not be trusted with children.

]]> infrequent http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/youth_pastor_watch_8#c849508 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/youth_pastor_watch_8#c849508 Religion Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:07:18 -0800 Comment by Hernandez @1 - the difference being that janitors and IT guys aren't in positions of trust and leadership over vulnerable minors.

But to be honest, these posts aren't even amusing anymore, just sad and repetetive. Youth pastor sexual abuse - we all know it happens frequently and all across the country. Time for a new theme.

]]> Hernandez http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/youth_pastor_watch_8#c849512 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/youth_pastor_watch_8#c849512 Religion Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:09:53 -0800 Comment by NELBOT I think the point may what #3 was getting at, Dan is pointing out the hypocrisy of religious figures who claim to have a bead on what 'god' expects, claiming the deadliest of sins is homosexuality while attacking children.

THese folks claim that gay men and women should not be parents because that in and of itself is child abbuse.

These posts are the same kind of light shed on the Larry Craig's of the world. I don't think they are meant to be amusing, they are meant to be in your face so we can't jsut forget about this and all have a jolly good laugh about soemthing else.

I would go further than even when children aren't being sexually assaulted by church going folks they are still being abused by brainwashing them with their nonsense but that's my bias.

]]> NELBOT http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/youth_pastor_watch_8#c849529 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/youth_pastor_watch_8#c849529 Religion Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:24:09 -0800 Comment by NELBOT Oh and I live in Longmont- about 5 blocks from Kimbark Street and this isn't even barely registering on the local front anymore. I'm personally glad the Dan keeps it out in the light, this kind of violence agaisnt children thrives in secrecy and the more its out in the open the better.

]]> NELBOT http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/youth_pastor_watch_8#c849534 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/youth_pastor_watch_8#c849534 Religion Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:26:40 -0800 Comment by The diaspora of news I agree, but he's preaching to the choir-to use a religious expression.

]]> The diaspora of news http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/youth_pastor_watch_8#c849547 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/youth_pastor_watch_8#c849547 Religion Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:34:43 -0800 Comment by MGD Having grown up in a fundamentalist Baptist church but now being out as a gay man, I take guilty pleasure in these posts. After all those years of being put through torment and being told how horrible my kind is, I rather enjoy the exposure of those who did that preaching. Admittedly, it's not terribly honorable on my part. But it does give some gratification.

]]> MGD http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/youth_pastor_watch_8#c849735 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/youth_pastor_watch_8#c849735 Religion Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:46:53 -0800 Comment by NELBOT @7- yes. he's preaching to the chior but he's also using the platform he has built for himself as the editor to speak up on what he believes in- I don't know how teh idea spread that theduty of slog was to entertain- though granted there is plenty of entertainment- as a blog, it's contributors get to to use their platform for what they think needs to be brought to attention.

]]> NELBOT http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/youth_pastor_watch_8#c849855 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/youth_pastor_watch_8#c849855 Religion Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:15:37 -0800 Comment by subwlf Well, I like the damn posts. So that's settled.

]]> subwlf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/youth_pastor_watch_8#c850007 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/youth_pastor_watch_8#c850007 Religion Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:14:29 -0800