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Breaking: Cross-Dressing Baptist Pastor Commits Suicide Days After Being Exposed
Protestia ^ | November 4, 2023 | staff

Posted on 11/04/2023 9:40:58 AM PDT by Morgana

FL Copeland, the Smiths Station pastor who was recently exposed as leading a double life as a perverted cross-dressing Instagram model, took his own like earlier this afternoon, according to Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones.

It was only two days ago that Copeland stood in front of his church and gave a defiant a non-apology apology to his congregation, insisting: “This will not cause my life to change. This will not waver my devotion to my family, to serving my city, and serving my church… I have nothing to be ashamed of.”

Earlier today, law enforcement received a request for a welfare check on the seemingly distraught man. Sheriffs located him driving the mayor’s vehicule, and after initiating a stop, Copeland pulled over, got out of his vehicule, grabbed a handgun, and shot himself.

Now, he is dead, leaving behind a wife and three children.

Pray for them all.

Backround: days ago, 1819 broke the story of how Copeland was operating an Instagram and Reddit account under the pseudonym Brittini Blaire Summerlin, a “transgender curvy girl” who was active in writing X-rated “transgender fiction” and “gender erotica” on Reddit. As part of his perversions, he would post pictures of himself only wearing women’s underwear to Not Safe For Work (NSFW) forums, which are far too crude to post here.

1819 reports that

” Copeland regularly commented on other posts, referring to himself as a “thick transgender woman” and encouraging other transgender individuals to go on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). Copeland also posted transgender pornography, often giving vivid captions describing being a “whore” and getting “f****d.”

When confronted about it, Copeland insisted that “what I do in private life has nothing to do with what I do in my holy life” and argued that while he may sometimes put on a dress or sometimes put on makeup, as a means to relieve stress, “does that have anything to do whatsoever with me being mayor or being a pastor?”

Exposed, he eventually told his congregation, yet lied and downplayed his actions all the way through, saying:

“An article that was written about my capacity as the mayor, capacity as the pastor. The article is about who, or what I am. Yes, I have taken pictures of my wife in the privacy of our home in an attempt of humor because I know I’m not a handsome man nor a beautiful woman either. I apologize for any embarrassment caused by my private personal life that has come publicly. This will not cause my life to change. This will not waver my devotion to my family, to serving my city, and serving my church… I have nothing to be ashamed of; a lot of things that were said were taken out of context.”


TOPICS: Current Events; Evangelical Christian; Moral Issues
KEYWORDS: flbubbacopeland; flcopeland; floridaman; gatewaytofall; lgbtq; makegoodchoices; messedup; porn; smithsstation; suicide; takeheed; thefall; trannies; tyranny; unfortunate
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He put his stuff on instagram and thought he would not be found out?

condolences to his family.

1 posted on 11/04/2023 9:40:58 AM PDT by Morgana
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To: Morgana

Again the number one topic on Tranny sites is: “Should I kill myself?”


2 posted on 11/04/2023 9:42:21 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: Morgana

I have a feeling he was about to be under investigation.


3 posted on 11/04/2023 9:45:04 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear ("Equity" = "All animals are equal. Some animals are more equal than others.")
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

That thought crossed my mind. What else did he do?


4 posted on 11/04/2023 9:47:38 AM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: Morgana

Dark stuff.

https://1819news.com/news/item/to-say-i-was-a-stalker-would-be-a-bit-of-an-understatement-curvy-transgender-smiths-station-mayor-copeland-wrote-fiction-about-murdering-real-life-local-businesswoman-assuming-her-identity


5 posted on 11/04/2023 9:49:20 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear ("Equity" = "All animals are equal. Some animals are more equal than others.")
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To: Morgana; Red Badger
The story from previous FR article posted by Red Badger...when the preacher-man was still alive...

"Baptist Pastor Issues Apology After Being Exposed as a Cross-Dresser"

6 posted on 11/04/2023 9:49:29 AM PDT by moovova ("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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To: Morgana

7 posted on 11/04/2023 9:49:43 AM PDT by simpson96
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To: simpson96; Chode

Several Christian sites are running this story and showing these pictures. What is scary is he looks better as a woman.


8 posted on 11/04/2023 9:50:46 AM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: Morgana

Mediatie posted this in their story, with no context.

9 posted on 11/04/2023 9:51:27 AM PDT by simpson96
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To: moovova; Red Badger

this is an update to that story.


10 posted on 11/04/2023 9:51:51 AM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: simpson96

Make up makes every woman look better.


11 posted on 11/04/2023 9:52:44 AM PDT by Steven Scharf
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To: simpson96

That’s his wife’s sweater.

If you do a search with his name and “family”....his wife looks like she could be his sister...and looks like he wanted to be her. Bizarre.


12 posted on 11/04/2023 9:53:45 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear ("Equity" = "All animals are equal. Some animals are more equal than others.")
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To: Morgana
He put his stuff on instagram and thought he would not be found out?

Definitely very strange. The guy was living the ultimate contradiction and split personality - a manufactured public "holy" life on one side, and another completely seperate manufactured public "sex pervert" life on the other. These two public lives had to come into conflict at some point.

13 posted on 11/04/2023 9:54:07 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: Morgana
--- "...only two days ago that Copeland stood in front of his church and gave a defiant a non-apology apology to his congregation, insisting: “This will not cause my life to change. This will not waver my devotion to my family, to serving my city, and serving my church… I have nothing to be ashamed of.”

Romans 1 and the larger message say that somethings are sinful, and "go and sin no more."

That a "pastor" should choose NOT to "go and sin no more," but rather choose suicide is testimony to his "devotion" which proves not to have been to his scriptures. but to himself.

Embarrassment is not cause for suicide. Something deeper was at work, and at work against his serving "my church."

Testimony. "Who shall stand?" Ultimate questions for us all.

14 posted on 11/04/2023 9:54:19 AM PDT by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: simpson96
Yes, they would post a photo of him with Trump.

Just like when Harvey Weinstein, who have given zillions to Democrats, was finally brought to justice the Lamestream media used a photo of him with Trump.

15 posted on 11/04/2023 9:56:02 AM PDT by HandBasketHell
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To: simpson96

Will the undertaker dress him in a sports coat or the leopard print blouse and a blonde wig?


16 posted on 11/04/2023 9:57:24 AM PDT by Round Earther
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To: Morgana

Yep...Part 2 (and maybe final chapter?).

This guy wasted no time. Red Badger posted the article yesterday (article was dated 10/2/23). Then you posted this article, about the guy’s suicide, the day after (today). It sure happened FAST, didn’t it?


17 posted on 11/04/2023 10:00:54 AM PDT by moovova ("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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To: PGR88

living a split life.. A house divided soon falls.


18 posted on 11/04/2023 10:02:14 AM PDT by Ikeon (I stopped going to my family doctor whenever I felt sick. I've never been healthier. .)
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To: Morgana

I’ll get over it.
There, all good now.


19 posted on 11/04/2023 10:03:13 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Successful People Have a Sense of Gratitude. Unsuccessful People Have a Sense of Entitlement)
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To: moovova

Protestia had also posted this story a day ago then this one 17 hours ago. Yes it was fast. Like others have said what else was in his closet?


20 posted on 11/04/2023 10:06:15 AM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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