Yes, Ralph Shortey is a hypocrite

I’ve been hit up with a few emails recently because of the arrest of Oklahoma state senator Ralph Shortey (R). People want to know why I had not added him to the list of Christian hypocrites. My answer is simple. I’m busy. I can fix that now though.

Ralph Shortey was arrested for allegedly having sex with an underage male prostitute. I think that qualifies as statutory rape in most states, perhaps not in Oklahoma. I should look that up… age of consent in Oklahoma is 16, unless money is offered in exchange for sexual contact. Check! Shortey makes the law, is it too much to ask that he knows the law too?

Shortly was charged with engaging in child prostitution, a felony. In response, the Republican-dominated State Senate sanctioned Shortey… they canceled his reserved parking space among other penalties.

Shortey allegedly used social media to set up his evening. Given the evidence and his use of the alias Jamie Tilley, I think the police would be looking for more victims.

I already know too much about this hypocrite.

• He studied but did not graduate from the unaccredited Heartland Baptist Bible College, an IFB institution. 
  
• He one proposed a wtf bill that outlawed the use of aborted fetuses in food, apparently because of something he read on the internet. 
  
• He supports the war on drugs, but was allegedly smoking weed during his illicit romp with a teenager.
  
• He was active for 17 years in the YMCA’s Youth and Government organization… where he would have had ample access to teens.
  
• He voted in favor of an anti-transgender bathroom bill. 
• He acts like a fundie… I’d love to know what church he attends. I bet they are proud. 
• He was Trump’s Campaign Chair in Oklahoma. Why? Who would hire this guy to do anything?

What amazes me the most of cases like this is how big of a fuckup these people are. We have an adult who did not graduate from an unaccredited bible college and whose work experience appears to have been a production assistant, before being elected as a state senator. Is he or best and brightest? Why would anyone vote for this fraud in the first place?

Update on the pastor Mark Hooper case

Sentencing was delayed for Elk County pastor Pastor Mark Hooper and his wife Susan Hooper who pleaded no contest to charges that they deliberately underfed their adoptive children. Their adoptive daughter was nine years old and weighed only 31 pounds at the time the abuse was noticed. She was diagnosed with malnutrition.

Mark Hooper was the pastor at Cobb Street Baptist church in Johnsonburg, Elk County Pennsylvania. The church is an Independent Fundamentalist Baptist (IFB) Church. The church website has been taken down.

Hooper is also a member of the Hall of Shame.

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Update on the pastor Mark Lewis case

I should come as no surprise that the members of Fellowship Baptist Church are standing by their pastor. It is an IFB thing to circle the wagons against outsiders and stand by their besieged IFB pastor Mark Lewis.

Sunday service was still going strong at Fellowship Baptist Church in Vacaville, despite their pastor being behind bars. No cameras were allowed inside, but we found out they’re praying for their pastor despite his arrest, first for arson and now forgery. Police are accusing Pastor Mark Lewis of some serious sins, including cheating on the very church he leads.

“They’re just trying to do anything they can to get him back in jail, and it’s so wrong,” said Charles Young, a parishioner.

Source: Vacaville Parishioners Stand By their Pastor Accused of New Charges

My prediction is that the members of this church will stand by their pastor until the church is closed and Mark Lewis is in prison. Lewis can do no wrong. His church is a cult. They will follow their leader to hell if necessary. The truth be damned.

Update on the Pastor Mark Lewis case

The latest news regarding Baptist pastor Mark Lewis, profiled here, is that a search warrant reveals drug accusations.

A new search warrant uncovered by CBS13 has found a pastor arrested in connection with the firebombing of an ex-girlfriend’s home and possible identity theft of a church is also under investigation for drugs.

The sprawling property that includes Pastor Mark Lewis’ church and his home was searched by officers, who found a handgun and methamphetamine on the property.

Hi starch friend, Charles Young, said this, "I know our God is real. I know that a negative force is out there trying to hinder us from doing our work”. Does this sound familiar? I should. It's typical IFB doublespeak. Pastor Mark Lewis is an IFB pastor. Damn. This case keeps getting weirder.