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Religion Youth Pastor Watch
Posted by Dan Savage on Tue, May 5, 2009 at 10:42 AM
UK:
A Salvation Army youth leader has been jailed for seven years after being convicted of sexually assaulting an underage girl who had a crush on him. Carl Shelton, 44, of Thong Lane in Gravesend, Kent, committed a series of offences between September 2003 and July 2004, Maidstone Crown Court heard. The jury was told the married man took the girl to local beauty spots, where he would engage her in sexual activity.
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Dan,
did you know gangs have killed 35 children just in Chicago this year? Of course, the real threat to our children is from British Youth Pastors.
Thanks for being there for our kids!
did you know gangs have killed 35 children just in Chicago this year? Of course, the real threat to our children is from British Youth Pastors.
Thanks for being there for our kids!
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Hm... but gangs don't run around claiming that gay people are a threat to children—including their own—or that belonging to gang is a sign of good moral character. But knock yourself out, DLABYPSNYC.
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Have you ever discussed this with actual gang members, Dan?
You may be surprised how unenlightened their attitudes toward homosexuals are.
In fact, a dispassionate informed observer might conclude that gangs are a much greater threat to families and children like yours than youth pastors.
Have you ever discussed this with actual gang members, Dan?
You may be surprised how unenlightened their attitudes toward homosexuals are.
In fact, a dispassionate informed observer might conclude that gangs are a much greater threat to families and children like yours than youth pastors.
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@7 But once again, gangs are not claiming to be pillars of morality or sole proprieters of universal truth. Come to think of it, wouldn't a gang actually be proud of having a threatening image?
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Dan doesn't care if children are safe or endangered or abused.
It is all irrelevant to him except to the extent he is able to try to exploit it against his 'enemies'.
It is all irrelevant to him except to the extent he is able to try to exploit it against his 'enemies'.
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