Outed Pastor Stays in Pulpit

Joe- No, one does not have to commit to monogamy, it is not really in our nature as humans. We are 98% the same as Bonobo chimps, that have lots of sex, all kinds and guess what they don't have? Rape and violence. It is only the religious people that have messed this situation up for centuries. God, please deliver us from religious people.

Kim- Well, I tried to pick a point out of what you wrote, but all I could get was the last part. I am sorry that your girlfriend doesn't have sex anymore. I am sorry that people in general reject one of life's best features. It is your choice what you want to do as it is also this pastor's but in my opinion, there is something wrong with people that give up sex, it is like giving up laughing or crying or other natural human emotions or acts. Tibetan Buddhism is better, but it is still a sky ghost type of situation. Also, Sarah Silverman is a woman. And women view sex differently than men. We don't see sex and love as being necessarily connected. So the all the penises in the world idea, doesn't hold with me, I think, why would you use a penis for love, you use your heart? And the answer is that you wouldn't, only women would think that way. For a man, they are not necessarily connected. Some men might say that they are, but they are just lying to get into women's pants.

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.