Eric Manuel, a former youth pastor, pleaded guilty to a charge of child molestation. He tried to corrupt a 15-year-old boy by offering money in exchange for sex acts. Manuel also stands accused of sexting with 17 other teen boys while pretending to be a teen girl.
Manuel faces 10 years to life in prison. I’m guessing we will not see this freak for a very long time.
Manuel can best be described as a newly minted youth minister. He passed muster because his criminal background check was just that; a criminal background check. I’m not a fan of simple checks. A reference check is required. I tell churches that hiring a youth pastor is like hiring a person to work on a secret project. Applicants must pass a reference check if they are to work on the project. There is no better way to determine the character of an applicant than by talked to those have interacted with them in a different setting. When I went through the process, they even talked to my high school teachers. A criminal background check is required, but it is not enough. A reference check is required. There was ample information available in this case. The Catholic Dioceses of Lafeyette did the bare minimum.
Manuel, a 2008 graduate of St. Thomas More High School in Lafayette, attended seminary for about one month before he voluntarily withdrew, according to information provided earlier this year by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette.
He had volunteered with youth ministry programs at St. Thomas More and Notre Dame High School in Crowley and participated in youth retreats and a mission trip, according to information from the Diocese.
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Roger 183p · 651 weeks ago
Is it that you're a hate filled bigot?
Justice in our western style courts care about the crime, and sentence according to what some one did. The thought police don't been put in place just yet.
Mojoey 107p · 651 weeks ago
Roger 183p · 651 weeks ago
But then you'd be stuck with a muslim troll that will help you to learn his style of hate.
This pastor, he perverted his religion. He went against everything it stands for. Throwing the book at him is the right thing to do. But Wee blames it on his christianity. That's bigotry, even you who don't believe in God should realize that.
deleted1205962 139p · 650 weeks ago
Nice to find an athesist site and to talk to people who share the same views as me.
Ggreybeard · 651 weeks ago
Yet it is plain to any outsider that positions in religious organisations are magnets which attract certain types of people who are seeking personal gratification by devious methods.
deleted1205962 139p · 651 weeks ago
Roger 183p · 651 weeks ago
Did you forget a word or two? Have you been 'advocating' drug use again?
deleted1205962 139p · 651 weeks ago
Roger 183p · 651 weeks ago
Do Christian values match atheist values?
If values don't come from religion the two should match.
deleted1205962 139p · 650 weeks ago
You must kill those who worship another god. Exodus 22:20
Kill any friends or family that worship a god that is different than your own. Deuteronomy 13:6-10
Kill all the inhabitants of any city where you find people that worship differently than you. Deuteronomy 13:12-16
Kill everyone who has religious views that are different than your own. Deuteronomy 17:2-7
Kill anyone who refuses to listen to a priest. Deuteronomy 17:12-13
Kill any false prophets. Deuteronomy 18:20
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Roger 162p • 12 minutes ago
The Declaration of Independence and Constitution are not worth the paper they are printed on any more. Time to scrap those outdated documents and establish a new law. What we need is Old Testament laws
ggreybeard · 651 weeks ago
This is demonstrably false and if you disbelieve me, check out the percentage of christians in American prisons, which is far higher than the percentage of christians in the community.
If you still disbelieve me, go to the top of this page and select "The Morally Corrupt." You will then see a woefully long list of people who have been associated with the church, usually in a position of authority, which they abused for their own gratification. I am sure Mojoey would agree that his list is only the tip of the religious corruption iceberg.
As I said above, there are exceptions to the match between christian values and atheist values. These come under the category of moral breaches committed in the name of christianity or because the person is a christian. No atheist commits crimes for the sake of atheism or because they are atheists.