Sunday, October 06, 2013

Pastor Cynthia Chepke arrested

Okay… calling Cynthia Chepke a pastor is a bit of a stretch, but she claims to be an ordained minister (hell, I'm an ordained minister), and claims that faith saved her from drug addiction in her past. That is… she claimed faith saved her until her last relapse, but then the misguided grandmother knocked over the local Circle K with a handgun. I see God's hand is this. There is a lesson to learn buried deep in the story. Right?

Before robbing a Farmingdale convenience store in January, Cynthia Chepke relapsed into drug addiction after 15 years of sobriety, she said before getting two and a half years in prison today.

After waiving a jury trial, Chepke, 56, formerly of West Gardiner and now of Augusta, pleaded guilty to one felony robbery charge and one misdemeanor theft charge in Kennebec County Superior Court, waiving her right to a jury trial.

Read the whole sad story here: Farmingdale convenience-store robber sentenced to 30 months by Michael Shepherd

Drug addiction sucks and so does 30 months in prison. May I suggest a religion-free treatment program the next time around? You never know. Perhaps is she builds skills that do not rely on prayer, she might have a better chance at sobriety. 

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Phil · 603 weeks ago

I've seen plenty of religious extremest with drug abusing and alcoholic pasts. I think its more than just a coincidence that so many who turn towards sobriety also get caught up in religion. It might be the community aspect of religious participation that brings 'em in. They have to stop hanging out in bars and quit circulating in drug abusing circles, so they find a church to fight the loneliness. We just don't have Critical Thinking Clubs on every street corner reaching out for new members to get to these people first. They really need a non delusional outlet to focus on, like weight lifting, gardening or just about any creative type hobby.
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Itarion · 600 weeks ago

I have to say, 15 years of sobriety is nothing to laugh at. Her methods aside, she had a pretty good run of drugfreeness.
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Lillian Chepke · 596 weeks ago

uhm, this is my mother and i listened to her preach my whole life. I am her 17 year old daughter who will not put up with this bullshit. you judgmental people make me sick, honestly.
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Mojoey 107p · 596 weeks ago

Judgmental? When your mom gets out of prison, I hope she gets the help she needs. Until then, she has no moral authority, nor do you.
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Phil · 596 weeks ago

Wow. Speculating about the effectiveness of various methods for obtaining and maintaining sobriety is in no sense judgmental. I've known many people who entertain both sober and inebriated states of consciousness who are actually quite pleasant individuals.
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Allison · 584 weeks ago

It is sad that you could find nothing better to write about.
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Allison · 584 weeks ago

And there was no gun.

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