Wednesday October 14, 2009
Randy Brock • Cesare Burgazzi • Craig Coon
Fred Lenczycki • Eddy Mijares
Pujiono Cahyo Widianto • Franklin Wray
Because we could spend 24/7 tracking the sex crimes of right-wing religionists (especially “youth pastors”) and never get caught up. Of the following, the more interesting cases will probably end up with their very own Conservative Babylon entries.
Sentenced: Randy Brock, 41, pastor, Liberty Baptist Church, Fircrest, Washington, to one year in jail, suspended, and a $300 fine, after pleading guilty to making repeated obscene phone calls to young female baristas at a coffee shop near his church. Brock, who would ask the women “sexually explicit questions” about their bras and panties, blamed his victims for wearing “revealing clothing” as the reason he made the calls. Brock refused to talk to a local news station, saying only that “he thought the case and guilty plea would never be made public.” Brock is married and the father of four young girls. The church’s Web site has gone black (literally) with a “temporarily under construction” notice. Story: KIROTV.com, October 6, 2009 (more…)
Claims to fame: 28-year-old senior pastor, Allenville Christian Church, Sullivan, Illinois; student, Moody Bible Institute (Scofield Bible Study Certificate Program); Promise Keepers disciple; founder, True Manhood Ministries (vision: “to help men become passionate followers of Jesus Christ” by providing “bible studies in areas such as sexual integrity, family, marriage, parenting, and basic discipleship”); husband; father of two small children; Internet porn addict; contender for Conservative Babylonian of the Year, 2009 (more…)
Tuesday October 13, 2009
Claims to fame: Pastor, Divine Faith Baptist Church, Fort Wayne, Indiana; radio host, “Gospel Train Unity Inspirational Hour”; drug dealer
Moral apex: Busted June 19, 2009, and charged with dealing cocaine, which he had “secreted in a body cavity.” You guess which body cavity. (more…)
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In short, you can’t evaluate whether or not a suspect can be held responsible for a crime for which he hasn’t yet been indicted. There may, however, be another reason the prosecutor moved to stop Steve Nunn’s headshrinking cold.
Yes — yes, we do need to craft a nice, big tribute to Sarah Palin within these unholy halls of right-wing shame. And we will. (There’s just a lot of ground to cover.) In the meantime…
No — no, the word “Rouge” in the title of this entry is not a typographical error; rather, it’s the color we expect Sarah Palin’s face will turn when she gets wind of this story. (more…)
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Didja hear…? Last month, Newt Gingrich’s PAC, American Solutions for Winning the Future, announced it was going to give its Entrepreneur of the Year Award to Allison Vivas… (more…)
Allison Brant • William Neill Davis • Bruce Lee Goss
Scott Myers • Robert Lee Adams Reaves
Jose Carlos Contreras Rodriguez • Andrew Spallek
Because we could spend 24/7 tracking the sex crimes of right-wing religionists (especially “youth pastors”) and never get caught up. Of the following, the more interesting cases will probably end up with their very own Conservative Babylon entries. (more…)
Backstory:
Haley Barbour Keeps It All in the C Street Family
October 3, 2009
Louisiana Dem Party to File FEC Complaint Re Barbour-Pickering-Vitter Money Mess
October 5, 2009
The Barbour-Pickering-Vitter money mess is heating up.
Former Mississippi House Rep. Jamie Franks released the following statement today (October 8, 2009): (more…)
Thursday October 08, 2009
Michael Lowell Barnes • Monsignor Robert Borne
Father Cesare Burgazzi • Simon Bussie • Peter Hedge
Steven Bruce Joplin • Trinity Lutheran Church
Jesus-Tattoo Man
Because we could spend 24/7 tracking the sex crimes of right-wing religionists (especially “youth pastors”) and never get caught up. Of the following, the more interesting cases will probably end up with their very own Conservative Babylon entries.
Arrested: Michael Lowell Barnes, 64, former Roman Catholic priest, while awaiting extradition to Maryland on charges of child sexual abuse, with multiple counts of similar crimes. Story: WBOC.com, October 6, 2009 (more…)
Robert Morone: Former chairman, Gates, New York, Republican Party Committee
Andrew Moore: Former Executive Director, Monroe County Republican Party Committee; elected member, Penfield Town Board, “where he serves as the liaison to the Sheriff’s Office and other area public safety agencies” [Democrat and Chronicle]; former deputy director, Greater Rochester International Airport; former majority chief of staff, County Legislature (2004-07)
James P. Smith: Former Monroe County, New York, Deputy County Executive (2005-09); former Executive Director (2004-05); former Deputy Executive Director, Monroe County Water Authority; former Director of Communications, Monroe County; member, Greater Rochester Vietnam Veterans Memorial Board; member, Rochester Rotary; member, Greece, NY, Chamber of Commerce; Republican (of course) (more…)
Backstory:
Hypocrite of the Week: Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) Uses Religious ‘Privilege’ to Hide What He Knows About John Ensign’s Sex Scandal, October 4, 2009
Rachel Maddow: Tom Coburn, Caught in Lie, “Dragged Down Into the Gutter with John Ensign,” October 5, 2009
October 7, 2009
Something has gotten to Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), who just days ago was citing religious and medical “privilege” to excuse himself from spilling what he knows about Sen. John Ensign’s (R-Nev.) sex scandal. Actually, a whole lot of somethings have gotten to Coburn, not the least of which is finding himself in the crosshairs of both the U.S. Justice Department and the Senate Ethics Committee.
Wednesday October 07, 2009
Claims to fame: “Abstinence educator”; newlywed (he and the little missus are still registered at Target and Bed, Bath, & Beyond); sexter/would-be teen lover; adulterer, per Matthew 5:28
Moral apex: Gee, we can’t decide whether it’s his arrest — less than four months after his wedding day — for texting a 14-year-old girl to ask her to have (more…)
Backstory: Black Collar Sex Crime Round-Up: September 10, 2009
October 7, 2009
The Omaha World-Herald details allegations in “new documents” regarding Nebraska Assemblies of God pastor Efrain Umaña, Sr.:
An Omaha girl told her pastor that her body belonged to God, not to him.
The pastor disagreed. He said having sex with him was OK, and “This is what love is.” …
Much, much, much more: “Pastor leaves trail of complaints,” Omaha.com
Tuesday October 06, 2009
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October 6, 2009
A public forum was held in Palm Springs last night “to showcase the candidates running for City Council,” at which attendees learned a truly amazing fact about Drew “I am proudly an anti-homosexual Republican — no, wait, I’m gay — but I hate, hate, hate liberals!” Sweatte: (more…)
Dale Giffin • James Ray Guerrero • Lee and Polly Haynes
Bishop Raymond J. Lahey • King Street Pentecostal Church
Robert Lee Adams Reaves • Ronald William White
Jose Marc Flores Pereira
Because we could spend 24/7 tracking the sex crimes of right-wing religionists (especially “youth pastors”) and never get caught up. Of the following, the more interesting cases will probably end up with their very own Conservative Babylon entries.
Hearing postponed: Dale Giffin, 60, former pastor, Zion Lutheran Church, Youngstown, Ohio, indicted in February, 2009, on six counts of rape (i.e., repeatedly raping a female parishioner between 1993 and 1996). A hearing on admissibility of evidence was postponed indefinitely after his defense attorney argued that the charges should be dismissed because the sex was consensual, not forced. Nevertheless, “Bishop Elizabeth Eaton of the Northeastern Ohio Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, said, based on her investigation, that she finds the accusations against Giffin ‘very credible,’ and that she does not believe the relationship was consensual.” Giffin pled not guilty to all charges. Story: WKBN, February 21, 2009; February 28, 2009; Vindy.com, September 20, 2009; September 23, 2009 (more…)
Monday October 05, 2009
Backstory: “Haley Barbour Keeps It All in the C Street Family,” October 3, 2009
Politico’s got the dirt.
