These are the people we’re supposed to be looking to for a moral compass, folks. I didn’t realize moral compasses needed to be found by digging through cess.
Sexual predators have been hiding behind their clerical collars and Bibles for as long as those things have existed. They knew there is a cultural inclination to shield them from charges of sexual abuse, because who could accuse a man of god of such a thing! Then, they lost control of the media, and the truth began coming out. It keeps coming out. Law enforcement in most places now take accusers seriously, and the churches who have shielded the abusers have paid out huge settlements. Best of all, more and more of these holy monsters are doing hard time in real prisons, and religion's grip on our culture is fading.
Terrific. Perry Stone does all sorts of reprehensible things, and when he gets called on it, he claims that it's 𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗔𝗡!!! and that he's blameless. Worse, the state of Tennessee won't do anything about it, or at least not yet.
Yet the Volunteer State was quite happy to eject two representatives from its halls (and damned near a third!), but they won't act on this. Makes me wonder if Tennessee isn't taking lessons from Somalia.
Well, you know, it's Tennessee. Everybody's got a right to their own nuclear arsenal. And if you question that, you can't be in the legislature, regardless of what your district thinks.
Which is lucky because the white legislator that got that one vote was a woman. Good to know misogyny isn’t as important as racism in TN. Or maybe they just didn’t want to be called out for both at the same time.
Years ago I was a finalist for a job in Knoxville. They offered it to the other guy. One of the people there told me off the record that the senior managers didn’t think I was a good fit for the area.
They were right. Thank goodness I didn’t get that job.
Be reasonable. Perry Stone is white, likely Republican, and pays off, er, makes charitable contributions to his local law enforcement organizations and politicians. So of course he didn't do anything criminal. How could you even THINK that?
OT: Decided to sign up for Hemant's Patreon, and while I was there checked out some of his donation levels. His highest, *much* more than I, or most people on this board, could afford, was $666 a month. If there was any chance I could make good on that, I'd do it just for the finger to the evangelicals.
One word: Bribery! That's how the law is looking away from his corruption. The pervert has been bribing them to look the other way as he engage in perversion of women.
"… God told him Satan was trying to hurt his reputation and stop him from delivering a revelation that would save entire nations. He told the crowd demons use slander and accusations, and people who talk to news reporters but do not want their name used should not be trusted.
It is 'demonic,' 'perverted' and a sin to talk about sins of the past, Stone said."
What he really means is; it’s demonic, perverted, and a sin to talk about the sins in his past. But everyone else is a terrible sinner and will face the torment of hell for their past sins.
And his excuse that he’s Italian and they always kiss and touch and rub shoulders is bad. It’s like he’s surprised women are uncomfortable with this all of a sudden. Naw, we’ve always been uncomfortable, we only just have the ability to speak out about it without facing negative consequences in many cases. Though we still do face negative consequences for speaking out.
"God told him Satan was trying to ruin his reputation."
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Stone did that all by himself. He didn't need any help whatsoever from a figment of the imagination. "Ruin" his reputation? I'd say Stone pretty much illustrated what his "reputation" is.
I'd love to interview the grand jury. It's bad enough as it is, but I suppose we should be glad there are no accusations from little girls.
There should be a fairly good rule of thumb for sexual harassment for men. If another guy would slug you for doing it to him, you shouldn't do it to a woman.
I just love those groans he emits while he's checking his phone and "speaking" in tongues. The only time I've ever made sounds like that was the day I was severely constipated.
These are the people we’re supposed to be looking to for a moral compass, folks. I didn’t realize moral compasses needed to be found by digging through cess.
It's their magnetic personalities, keeps the needle pointing south.
They treat it like one of the Pirates of the Caribbean compasses, it points to whatever you heart desires, rather than morality.
Some of these pious prigs' "moral compass" is actually a plumb bob.
Sexual predators have been hiding behind their clerical collars and Bibles for as long as those things have existed. They knew there is a cultural inclination to shield them from charges of sexual abuse, because who could accuse a man of god of such a thing! Then, they lost control of the media, and the truth began coming out. It keeps coming out. Law enforcement in most places now take accusers seriously, and the churches who have shielded the abusers have paid out huge settlements. Best of all, more and more of these holy monsters are doing hard time in real prisons, and religion's grip on our culture is fading.
"It’s possible they just don’t rise to the level of criminal conduct." Or it's possible the grand jury simply said, "but Jesus".
Terrific. Perry Stone does all sorts of reprehensible things, and when he gets called on it, he claims that it's 𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗔𝗡!!! and that he's blameless. Worse, the state of Tennessee won't do anything about it, or at least not yet.
Yet the Volunteer State was quite happy to eject two representatives from its halls (and damned near a third!), but they won't act on this. Makes me wonder if Tennessee isn't taking lessons from Somalia.
Well, you know, it's Tennessee. Everybody's got a right to their own nuclear arsenal. And if you question that, you can't be in the legislature, regardless of what your district thinks.
You have a right to an arsenal, but not a bullhorn. Or maybe you just don’t have a right to dark skin.
Apparently one legislator thought so. The white guy only missed by one vote.
Which is lucky because the white legislator that got that one vote was a woman. Good to know misogyny isn’t as important as racism in TN. Or maybe they just didn’t want to be called out for both at the same time.
The news report I saw didn't mention the third person was a woman. Just white.
Years ago I was a finalist for a job in Knoxville. They offered it to the other guy. One of the people there told me off the record that the senior managers didn’t think I was a good fit for the area.
They were right. Thank goodness I didn’t get that job.
Be reasonable. Perry Stone is white, likely Republican, and pays off, er, makes charitable contributions to his local law enforcement organizations and politicians. So of course he didn't do anything criminal. How could you even THINK that?
Or Saudi Arabia. Who doesn't love a small corrupted theocracy (and I mean Tennessee) ?
OT: Decided to sign up for Hemant's Patreon, and while I was there checked out some of his donation levels. His highest, *much* more than I, or most people on this board, could afford, was $666 a month. If there was any chance I could make good on that, I'd do it just for the finger to the evangelicals.
I noticed that on the 4th, when I signed up.
One word: Bribery! That's how the law is looking away from his corruption. The pervert has been bribing them to look the other way as he engage in perversion of women.
Remind me again how there is no bias in sexual harassment/rape cases ?
I wouldn't lie to you like that.
"… God told him Satan was trying to hurt his reputation and stop him from delivering a revelation that would save entire nations. He told the crowd demons use slander and accusations, and people who talk to news reporters but do not want their name used should not be trusted.
It is 'demonic,' 'perverted' and a sin to talk about sins of the past, Stone said."
Typical grifter gibberish.
What he really means is; it’s demonic, perverted, and a sin to talk about the sins in his past. But everyone else is a terrible sinner and will face the torment of hell for their past sins.
And his excuse that he’s Italian and they always kiss and touch and rub shoulders is bad. It’s like he’s surprised women are uncomfortable with this all of a sudden. Naw, we’ve always been uncomfortable, we only just have the ability to speak out about it without facing negative consequences in many cases. Though we still do face negative consequences for speaking out.
But...but...he asked God to forgive him. Isn't that enough?
I hope so for his sake, because I sure as hell won't.
Thank the imaginary gods I grew up with assault rifles and the right attitude to murder televangelists.
Just the question I asked DM, her Italian grandfather shaked hands and barely kissed women on the cheek and yet, the latter is normal in my country.
DM : he is crazy.
"He told the crowd demons use slander and accusations."
Projection from very RWNJ evangelical ever.
Jesus forgave him, why can't you? /s
Yeah, well, he didn't rub his dick in Jesus' face. Or ask him about his tits.
How do you know that? ; )
Jesus would have zapped it off.
If Jesus really is YHVHs son, he'd probably miss and hit somebody else.
Maybe that's how Trump's got so tiny.
I wonder how many of his parishioners were on the grand jury.
Hey, everyone deserves a jury of their peers. :S
Looking at those links of him, I'm reminded of the following truism:
Seems the biggest know-nothing loudmouths are always the ones with microphones.
Or just cell phones.
Especially on public transportation.
Ahem.
"God told him Satan was trying to ruin his reputation."
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Stone did that all by himself. He didn't need any help whatsoever from a figment of the imagination. "Ruin" his reputation? I'd say Stone pretty much illustrated what his "reputation" is.
That shirt ruined his reputation.
It is a fashion crime. But we don't punish them any more than we seem to punish sex pests.
Evidently God doesn't love him enough to give him any fashion sense.
If he's a real follower of Jesus, aren't rags and sandals good enough? Or sackcloth and ashes?
God walks around all the time in a white bath robe, no fashion sense either.
He does when he is not wearing this outfit:
https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.dbbdbf7d5dcc64e85ad56c165f8c7ede?rik=YaYZPTWwPGv93A&pid=ImgRaw&r=0
I'll be doggone.
I read Doggon and I wondered what Mali had to do with the picture 😅
𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑟 s02e03 - Damsels
But it has his initials monogrammed in gold. Man, that's class.
Trump class?
Trump and class are two words that should never be uttered in the same sentence.
A religious sexual predator? Sweet baby jeebus, you'd think it was one of those rare days ending in Y.
https://www.alternet.org/urine-drinking-qanon-anti-vaxxer/
And when you look at the comments – you couldn't make this piss up. 😁
So if we mock him, I guess we're taking the piss. :)
You're all wet.
Damned cheap-ass diaper.
A pun thread? Urine luck.
Yep, they're ️🎵 Pissing the night away ️🎵
Pee-ka-boo.
Ah well, we do live in a urine nation.
I'd love to interview the grand jury. It's bad enough as it is, but I suppose we should be glad there are no accusations from little girls.
There should be a fairly good rule of thumb for sexual harassment for men. If another guy would slug you for doing it to him, you shouldn't do it to a woman.
I just love those groans he emits while he's checking his phone and "speaking" in tongues. The only time I've ever made sounds like that was the day I was severely constipated.
Any throat singer do it better.
HU! HU! HU!
Wolf totem, Black thunder* or Yuve yuve yu ?
* First version.
In this case, I was thinking of the chant on "Wolf Totem."
Idk?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-RsB4a4ogc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4XSD5rT03A
What's the Hades is this ?
*Gone to listen to some Tanya Tagaq to recuperate from her ear trauma*
What? You don't believe in The Big Bang Theory?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Bang_Theory
The actual theory yes, the shitty and sexist show no.