Conservative Babylon

Because we could spend 24/7 tracking the sins 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.

Guilty: James Blaine, 61, former pastor, Good Shepherd Church, Greenfield, Ohio, after pleading guilty to one count of forgery and one count of aggravated theft, stemming from charges he embezzled more than $100,000 from his church. Blaine is scheduled for sentencing October 1st, at which time it is expected he will also be ordered to pay upwards of $200,000 in restitution. Story: Highland County Press, May 4, 2010; Brown News Service, August 12, 2010 (more…)

Claims to fame: Former pastor, New Covenant Church, Clyde, North Carolina; perv; thief; klutz

Moral apex: In 2008, broke into a woman’s home, rummaged through her drawers, and stole an un-described “sex toy,” a container of personal lubricant, and a pair of the woman’s panties.

What’s even funnier: The woman came home and surprised Murray; he fled the scene by running outside, where he jumped over a railing, ran for the woods, and then fell and broke his leg.

Video after the jump… (more…)

Claims to fame: Christian evangelist; founder, Fort Bluff Christian camp, Dayton, Ohio (1974); founder, National Association of Christian Athletics (1980); “Karate for Christ” martial artist best known for slicing a watermelon in two across the stomach of a young Michael Jordan; alumnus, űber-Baptist Tennessee Temple University; suspected convicted groper (update after the jump) (more…)

Because we could spend 24/7 tracking the sins 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: Michael Louis Anthony, 43, former youth minister, Calvary Chapel, Longview, Washington, to five years for a year-and-a-half sexual affair with a teenage girl, which began when she was 15. The girl told police she had had sex with Anthony “at least 200 times,” including in the lobby of the chapel. Anthony was caught by police with his half-clothed victim in a parked car. Anthony also said the girl’s parents “were aware of the relationship.” Anthony pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree rape of a child, third-degree child molestation and first-degree sexual misconduct with a minor under his supervision. He has “waived extradition to Oregon, where he faces another sex charge with the same victim.” Story: KATU, April 28, 2010; TDN.com, August 24, 2010 (more…)

Because we could spend 24/7 tracking the sins 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.

Possible mediation: Allison Brant, 31, former Catholic school principal, St. Mary of the Woods Elementary, Whitesville, Kentucky, facing several charges of rape and sodomy stemming from a two-month-long sexual affair with 15-year-old boy, and for providing alcohol to minors. The state attorney is apparently open to mediation and settlement in lieu of a trial. Story: Conservative Babylon, October 12, 2009; December 8, 2009 (more…)

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Former South Dakota lawmaker and convicted rapist Ted Klaudt is threatening to go to Fox News Channel with information he says proves a state agency misused $100,000 during his trial in 2007 where he was convicted for raping his foster daughters. …

— “Ted Klaudt Informant?”
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August 21, 2010