Outed Pastor Stays in Pulpit

Sexual attraction, whether same sex or opposite sex is a gift from God! Of course, one must commit to monogamy, but otherwise it’s an unrestricted blessing!

Sexual attraction, whether same sex or opposite sex is a gift from God! Of course, one must commit to monogamy, but otherwise it’s an unrestricted blessing!

@ John in SF As Sarah Silverman sings in the Porn Song, "all the penises in the country, all the penises in the world, all the penises in the galaxy won't fill your heart hole." ........ Somebody has to be messed up, right? Better them than you. Better to throw the pastor and the old dyke under the bus and fantasize about the wet dreams and loveless lives you'd wish upon them. The other gay men are secure enough in their own lives that they don't need to live mine for me for some validation. Are you that threatened that someone would willingly choose not to be sexually active - and find happiness in the sublimated life? (p.s. Not everyone chooses celibacy for "some bullshit sky ghost", you know? My girlfriend, for example, has taken refuge in Tibetan Buddhism. Different strokes for different folks, man. Peace.)

Celibate individuals are inherently messed up. It is not human behavior. I don't believe that this is healthy or normal, but of course, you have the right to not have sex, in fact there are some that should not have sex if they are going to produce children, fred phelps comes to mind. The larger point though is that he should repent for not wanting to have sex, that is the real crime. The fact that he wants to suck dick is not the problem, that is the solution, too bad he has such self-loathing, probably comes with his overall physical appearance, well maybe next life time. I just wish that these people would see that there is another way to happiness and that is the full expression of one's nature, not some bullshit sky ghost. Well, we all make choices, too bad for him, his are obviously filled with lots of dreams of giant cigars entering tunnels while waking up in a cold sweat. In terms of the repressed lesbian below, who cares, there are mostly gay men on this site.

Of course he will keep his job. What better place for a lying hypocritical bigot than some bullshit church. He'll probably get a raise and if he were catholic, they would give him a few altar boys with the deal. Lucky for the kids, he isn't catholic.

Of course, now that someone else had outed him, he'll never have that option again to do so himself.

Of course, now that someone else had outed him, he'll never have that option again to do so himself.

OK, let's clear away the non-issues that seem to be distracting people. Never mind that the gay preacher tries to live in celibacy, struggles with temptation, went to a support group, etc. Those facts neither support nor detract from a charge of hypocrisy. The reason people see him as hypocritical is because he is a CLOSETED gay preacher who denounces homosexuality. If he were open about it, he would not accused of hypocrisy. To use the example given below, an admitted alcoholic who denounces drinking would not be seen as hypocritical, but a closeted alcoholic who does the same would be. Hypocrisy implies deceitfulness - a pretense that one does not do the very thing he or she denounces.

OK, we don't know what his 'temptation' was. Perhaps he bought gay porn. He teaches that gay sex is wrong, and is trying to live his life that way by being celibate. Many experts believe that the predisposition to alcoholism is inherited--so there is a comparison that way. Catholic priests have to be celibate. You don't think that many of them --gay and straight --struggle with sexual temptation too? This guy is living according to what he believes. Perhaps one day he will realize that he cannot change and will change his position.

This man is a sick puppy NOT because he is celibate, but because he is self-loathing and imposes that self-loathing on others. He has helped create the conditions that he is now suffering under. I am glad that he has been exposed. It is very clear that he is not really celibate; according to the article that exposed him, he admits to giving in to "temptation." Now this is the man who railed against ELCA for permitting partnered gay men and lesbians in the ministry. I suppose he thinks having sex in a toilet is more acceptable than having sex in a parsonage. But by his own logic, he should at least have the grace to resign. Of course, people like him are great for telling others how to live their own lives but fail to follow their own advice. That, of course, is the essence of hypocrisy. The man needs serious psychiatric help, not the kind of quackery he will find in Courage and other unethical reparative therapy programs that harm rather than help.