Thoughts and Prayers: The Religion Thread

Rev. Ronnie Floyd, who has been accused of witness and victim intimidation leading up to the Southern Baptist Convention’s fits-and-starts sexual abuse inquiry that led to the executive committee’s Oct. 5 vote to waive attorney-client privilege, has resigned as president of the SBC’s executive committee.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2021/10/14/ronnie-floyd-resigns-southern-baptist-ceo/

 

Ever wish you could go out and break things?

https://www.al.com/news/montgomery/...t-pregnant-married-him-at-parents-urging.html

 

Not shocking. My favorite part is "at parents' urging." This is part of why these things happen: because the perpetrators know they can get away with it. The bastardized form of Christianity they espouse essentially says men can do anything they want because the Bible deems them superior and women subservient. The victim's parents are essentially blaming their daughter-victim. They certainly aren't supporting her. Of course they don't. Their Bible tells them girls don't matter. At least that's what they are told they must believe.
They are also told they must worship Trump. And so they do.

 

Roy Moore thinks young Mr. Greathouse has a bright future ahead in politics.

 

If he lived in Texas, the Rev. wouldn’t have been able to rape the girl. I hear that’s been eliminated there.

 

In Texas if she didn’t shoot him it’s considered consent.

 

Remember when cheating widows and shunning the aged and infirm were big no-no’s?

Georgia Baptists eliminate retiree benefits, citing budget concerns – Baptist News Global

 

To paraphrase Woody Allen,

if I had stayed in divinity school, I'd be divine by now.

 

I could have saved her the trouble if she'd asked: don't eat kung pao chicken right before going to bed; it will give you some crazy ass dreams.

 

Did she get stuck under her sink, too?