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yellowcanine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 01:15 PM
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Heh. Check it out. Director of Fundy Publishing Company a pedophile.
Edited on Fri Aug-12-05 01:33 PM by yellowcanine
http://www.christianity.com/partner/Article_Display_Page/0,,PTID25485%7CCHID127205%7CCIID2042006,00.html

Longtime director of Apologetics Press fired


By Bobby Ross Jr.
The Christian Chronicle
June 21, 2005

Apologetics Press, the Montgomery, Ala.-based church organization that has waged a quarter-century battle against atheism and the theory of evolution, has fired its longtime director, Bert Thompson, amid allegations of sexual misconduct.

Here is the best part:

"...one minister told him, “He didn't molest Methodists. He didn't molest Baptists. He didn't molest atheists. And we intend to keep it in the church.” (The minister who allegedly made that statement declined to comment.)"

Apparently he only molested fundy boys after they turned 16 to avoid age of consent laws in Alabama, though he pestered one lad with "cards and letters" from the time he was thirteen.
As the Church Lady would say, "Well, isn't that special?"
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havocmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 01:18 PM
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1. Repressive dogmas create nothing but trouble
over and over and over again.
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wryter2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 01:30 PM
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2. Let's see if this one works.
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yellowcanine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 01:35 PM
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5. Thanks. I took the liberty of copying yours and pasting it into my post.
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wryter2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 01:47 PM
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11. You're very welcome
:hi:
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 01:32 PM
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3. And this surprises anyone how?!
Fucking fundamentalist asshole criminals.
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A HERETIC I AM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 02:15 PM
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18. Fucking them properly is a lost art
and fucking them too young is ...well........just wrong
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 01:32 PM
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4. conservative christian family values.
ok -- that went on long enough not to be much of a secret.
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yellowcanine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 01:39 PM
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7. Apparently it is not as big a deal if "only" Church of Christ kids were
molested (to some in the church). What kind of thinking is that?

But the member said the accusations needed to be made public to allow more victims to come forward.

“We don't know if he just molested church of Christ kids,” he said. “This guy was all over the country.”

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flakey_foont Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 01:37 PM
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6. And the hits just keep on coming
at least he had the decency not to molest Methodists....

crike!
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yellowcanine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 01:41 PM
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8. Or Baptists and athiests. Oops, can't be sure of that, either.
But the member said the accusations needed to be made public to allow more victims to come forward.

“We don't know if he just molested church of Christ kids,” he said. “This guy was all over the country.”

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youthere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 01:41 PM
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9. Raise your hand if you're surprised...Anyone? Anyone at all?
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elfrangel Donating Member (661 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 01:46 PM
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10. Did you see this?!?!?!?!
<snip>

"The recently uncovered accusations were not the first. A year and a half ago, no charges were brought after a grand jury in Montgomery County heard accusations of inappropriate sexual contact by Thompson with a 17-year-old boy, Miller said. "

<snip>

"“We had information about the allegations,” said Ted Norton, an Eastern Meadows elder. “We were not in a position to know whether they were true or not. We as individuals had our own personal feelings, but we did not have evidence so to speak.”

<snip>

Good grief???? If anybody else had done this, they would be in jail now, labeled a pedophile and ostracized from society. What is it that got this guy special treatment....he's in the church???? Big freakin' deal!
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 01:47 PM
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12. I can't find for sure, but is he GOP?
not that I don't doubt he is for a second, but I would like to find out for sure before I add him to the list.
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yellowcanine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 02:10 PM
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17. Let's see - anti evolution, anti gay, anti athiest. GOP or Democrat? I
report - you decide.
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 02:15 PM
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19. Yeah, but I have to MAKE sure before I put it on my list
because if he ain't I will hear of it.
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yellowcanine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 03:18 PM
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21. Sorry - it appears he put most of his energy into the creation/evolution
debate - no time left over for party politics, it seems. Maybe you could start another list - anti gays who turn out to be gay or pedophiles.
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 01:48 PM
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13. What would Jesus do?
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Gildor Inglorion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 02:02 PM
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14. At least the people taking over from him have their priorities "straight"
“We implore you to increase your financial and moral support to A.P. for the next two years then make an evaluation,” the elders wrote. “We are confident the Lord will bring unparalleled results through the new leadership, its renewed focus and its amazingly talented staff.” woo-hoo! I'll BET they're talented!! Send money, send money, send money!!! And above all, SEND MONEY!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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yellowcanine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 02:07 PM
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16. No, thank you. I think I have already "made an evaluation." and guess
what? I don't have any money for you!
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Zenlitened Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 02:04 PM
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15. Fundamentalist = cognitively impaired.
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 02:45 PM
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20. "Undaunted by Satan" Where is Flip Wilson when you need him?



The devil made me do it.
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