2nd rule of thumb: Perverted priests are never straight - they’re always homos.
Rule of thumb #2: If you’re a pastor, never get into a hot tub with anyone not your spouse.
Seriously.
The damage is in the accusation. Once the bell is run, it cannot be un-ring. The pastor’s career is so badly damaged that they might as well look to selling life insurance as a second career.
I know of clergy who refuse to drink anything, including water, if there is alcohol present, for fear they’ll be seen “drinking” and then, in later rumors, “drunk.”
Pastors routinely make sure that they’re never alone w/ another person — used to be only worried about alone w/ females, but now, either gender is a threat.
God might call pastors to save sinners, but sinners make sure that the pastor can’t go near anyone who needs help.
If I was editing TV news I would report this story with the Village People on the soundtrack.
Young man, there's no need to feel down.
I said, young man, pick yourself off the ground.
I said, young man, 'cause you're in a new town
There's no need to be unhappy.
Young man, there's a place you can go.
I said, young man, when you're short on your dough.
You can stay there, and I'm sure you will find
Many ways to have a good time.
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
They have everything that you need to enjoy,
You can hang out with all the boys ...
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
You can get yourself clean, you can have a good meal,
You can do whatever you feel ...
Young man, are you listening to me?
I said, young man, what do you want to be?
I said, young man, you can make real your dreams.
But you've got to know this one thing!
No man does it all by himself.
I said, young man, put your pride on the shelf,
And just go there, to the Y.M.C.A.
I'm sure they can help you today.
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
They have everything that you need to enjoy,
You can hang out with all the boys ...
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
You can get yourself clean, you can have a good meal,
You can do whatever you feel ...
Young man, I was once in your shoes.
I said, I was down and out with the blues.
I felt no man cared if I were alive.
I felt the whole world was so jive ...
That's when someone came up to me,
And said, young man, take a walk up the street.
It's a place there called the Y.M.C.A.
They can start you back on your way.
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
They have everything that you need to enjoy,
You can hang out with all the boys ...
YMCA
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A
Young man, young man there's no need to feel down
Young man, young man pick yourself off the ground
YMCA
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A
Young man, young man are you listening to me?
Young man, young man what do you wanna be?
Y-M-C-A
you'll find it at the Y-M-C-A
no man, young man does it all by himself
young man, young man put your pride on the shelf
Y-M-C-A
then just go to the Y-M-C-A
young man, young man I was once in your shoes
young man, young man I said, I was down and out with the blues.
Y-M-C-A
There was probably a video moniter for safety reason at the front desk.
This guy will have an interesting take on it
http://www.sermonaudio.com/source_detail.asp?sourceid=mvbbc
I listened to him every week until I lost my MP3 player.