Religion Youth Pastor Watch: Brian Neiswender Update
posted by on August 11 at 9:15 AM
Brian Neiswender, whose supporters made a promise to keep YPW readers updated on their youth pastor’s case, was in the news again this weekend. Or I should say the church where Neiswender worked when he allegedly fondled girls during games of hide-and-seek in a darkened church basement is in the news.
A church in Kingston is the site of some hateful vandalism. Police are now searching for whoever posted a note at a house of worship.It comes after a former youth pastor at the Christ Community Church in Kingston was charged with fondling girls. The pastor at Christ Community Church said he was shocked and hurt to find a note on his church sign Thursday morning.
The usual sign in front of the church in Kingston is a message about Jesus. Thursday morning there were more hateful words there. Hand-written papers were taped to the sign that read, “We welcome child molesters.”
“I thought it was terrible. There was no purpose for doing anything like that,” said Pastor John Butch.
Police said the note was no doubt in reference to Brian Neiswender, a former youth pastor at Christ Community Church. Neiswender was arrested and charged in June with inappropriately touching two girls at the church.
It seems that at least one person in Kingston refuses to take youth pastor criminality lying down—or take it stumbling around a dark church basement, for that matter.
There's only purpose in playing hide-and-seek in a darkened church basement with little girls. This horrible modification of the church sign? Terrible. Yay God.
Haha, "John Butch" ha,ha.
Hateful! Won't someone think of the child molesters?
"I think the purpose is to point out that we do, in fact, welcome child molesters", clarified church spokesman Rod McFeeliehands.
Took me a beat to figure out what mole-sters were.
woah. someone is pissed off!
Yet another example of churches hating on truth.
I see nothing wrong with this. You hired a guy who ended up molesting children, own up to it!
And just where were you and your family hanging out this weekend, Dan?
Uhmmmm....
I have never been to Kingston. I was at the Ms games.
I am disappointed with the lack of effort involved with this vandalism.
Does it really count as vandalism when there's no damage?
Alleged crimes committed by an individual do not justify vandalism of the property of the employer. If this was a school where a teacher molested a child and someone did this, you would all be up in arms, but since it is a church . . .well then its okay. Get a grip - one crime is not punished by committing another one.
Oh, please. This was not a crime.
Simply truth in advertising.
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