Deep Thoughts: Pastor Paul Chappell eulogizes a murderer and it makes me ill

Friday, January 24, 2014

Pastor Paul Chappell eulogizes a murderer and it makes me ill

Pastor Paul Chappell, the top dog at Lancaster Baptist Church, wrote a remembrance of murderer and former pastor Jeremy Whitman. Chappell enthusiastically eulogizes this murderer as if he had done nothing wrong. It’s so positive that it is hard to read. He goes on to say that the church is paying Whitman’s funeral expenses and that the church has established a memorial education fund for his children. But wait... Chappell does not say one word about the victim. Nothing at all is mentioned; not one single word. The victim, Erik Ungerman, was a good Christian too, so why is there no love, sympathy, or funds. Why is the independent memorial fund established for Ungerman sitting a lowly $1,600? Lancaster Baptist is one of the biggest churches in the area. It can't afford $3,000 to help a hurting family deal with the unexpected death expenses cause by your former pastor?

It’s all good though… Jeremy Whitman’s salvation is assured.

Because Jeremy had received Christ as his personal Saviour, I believe we will see Jeremy in Heaven. God promises that when we trust in Him for salvation, He saves us and keeps our salvation by His power.

This is where my head explodes. If you say this prayer…

Dear God, I know that I am separated from you because of sin. I confess that in my sin, I cannot save myself. Right now, I turn to you alone to be my Saviour. I ask you to save me from the penalty of my sin, and I trust you to provide eternal life to me. —Amen

…you can murder an unarmed man in cold blood. This violates the whole, Thou Shall Not Murder part of the Ten Commandments, but because you said 56 meaningless words, you live out eternity in heaven and all your earthbound friends sing your praises and take care of your widow and kids. That’s just screwed up. If there is no accountability for your acts in this world, what is the point of being good? Do you get a bigger house or more virgins or something? It’s ludicrous.

I understand taking care of Whitman’s family, but show a little Christian love and take care of the victim too. If you can’t manage Christian love, then how about some of the real thing?

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Rick Aller · 586 weeks ago

Your a lowlife and immature idiot. Why do you even care? Who do you think your hurting? Oh I know, you are exposing the people who take advantage of idiot followers of an imaginary God and a book. You are not event making a dent. Your not even scratching the surface. You have the right to say what you want, but in no way earned a right to be heard. Today will be the only and last time i will be in your blog, i don't even know your name and won't bother to check.

Don't even bother to respond, get a life.

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Mojoey 107p · 586 weeks ago

Okay... first, it is "you're" and not "your".

Why do I care? I care about justice and accountability. If the church had accountability, the post would have been about both men and what is being done to help the families.

Who do you think you're hurting? Nobody is hurt by my words, at least nobody that has reached out to me besides a few name-calling Christians who are behaving poorly. (I'm talking about you Rick Aller.)

I don't think Christians are idiots. I am an atheist, but I don't care what you believe in. It's your business. I care when you act contrary to your creed. Or, when you act like somebody other than Jesus. What would Jesus do here? Would he wrap the victim's family in love or write a post talking about what a great guy the killer was?

Tens of thousands of people read my blog each month. Heck, my stats tell me I've had six thousand visitors in the last 24 hours and over two million since I started writing about Christian Hypocrisy.

I don't care if you don't come back, but I know my words will fill your mind for years to come. Justice and fair play... they are good concepts.

I never give my name. Good Christians like you make too many death threats. I am available for lectures though. Please see my FAQ. I'm local too. I'll be happy to come out a talk to your church or bible study about what you can do to protect yourself from clergy sexual abuse and misconduct. You see, I am what they call and expert. I can be in Lancaster in about an hour and a half.

Get a life... At 53 I've had a damn good one so far. Sorry to spoil your day. That is just the way it is. You can wish me ill will (very un-Christ-like), but I will not take it. I have a good life and fell pretty damn good about what I do. Now fuck off and don't come back.

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InUtterDisbelief · 586 weeks ago

Although I am not an atheist, I completely agree with your post. NO WHERE in the Bible does it say that all you have to do is say a simple prayer and be saved NOR does it say that you can live like the devil and make it to Heaven. The Bible very clearly says to be saved you must repent, be baptized in Jesus' name and filled with Holy Ghost. And last time I checked, yes, God is a loving God, but He is also JUST and no sin can enter into Heaven. I do not believe for one minute that just because this man said a simple prayer when he was young that that qualifies to stand before an almighty God and waltz through the pearly gates. Makes NO sense. If that were the case, why even be saved? Why live for the Lord? You get a free "get-out-hell" card, so why try? Now, THAT is complete false doctrine and one of the many reasons so many are lost or struggling in their Christian walk.

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InUtterDisbelief · 586 weeks ago

I can certainly see why that kind of theology would make you shake your head and want to have nothing to do with the Lord, but do know that there are those of us who see the TRUTH in the Bible for what it is and strive to live to be like Christ and be spotless before Him. And no, before I have some start in on "well, does that mean you earn your salvation"? I'm not saying that at all. But there is a way to be saved and a simple prayer is not Biblically correct. If that were the case, I guess we can all go and commit haneous acts and be okay. I believe there will be a lot who hear "Depart from me, I knew you not" on judgment day and there will be many pastors, such as this Chappell fellow, who will be held accountable for their lost souls.

Just my two cents.

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Lurker111 · 586 weeks ago

"If you can’t manage Christian love, then how about some of the real thing?"

I'm stealing that.

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Mojoey 107p · 586 weeks ago

The real thing is such a pleasure to experience.

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R West · 586 weeks ago

The Lord said "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone"

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Mojoey 107p · 586 weeks ago

Which does not mean what you think it means. http://www.gotquestions.org/without-sin-cast-firs...

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Mojoey 107p · 586 weeks ago

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Shelby Roberson said...
Very well said! These have been my exact thoughts! It's so screwed up! I use to go to LBC and thank God I don't have to anymore. I've disliked that place since I was 10 yrs old. It is blanketed with corruption! When this whole thing went down I expected people to be outraged at Jeremy's actions (he was my assistant youth pastor growing up) and instead people started praising this murder!!! And not one person had the balls to say anything bad about this man because it would rock the boat, go against pastors word, and not be the "cool thing to do". I was horrified by this! So I personally found Erik's fund page and was the first person to contribute to this (I'm not trying to toot my own horn). I just couldn't believe not one person had said anything about him or contributed! It's sickening! I decided to voice my disgust on FB in a post directed to the people who knew Jeremy and not one person that knew him responded to my post. It just shows me the depth of brainwashing and darkness that goes on in that church!!!
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