This Week In Holy Crimes

Of late Joe at Joe By God has been publishing a summary of the prior week's busts of clergy for crimes which typically involve child pornography and or sex with minors. As might be expected, these pastors and priests are most often affiliated with gay-hating denominations that are far to obsessed with condemning sex and sexuality. Bob Felton at Civil Commotion likewise often posts about the hypocrisy of the fundamentalists - under the caption "Busted" -who ought to spend more time addressing their own sins and less time denigrating and maligning law abiding LGBT Americans. In the case of Dr. Bowman pictured at left and arrested for child pornography, he's a "conservative" Anglican who opposes gay clergy. Here's a sampling of Joe's winners for the past week:

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North Carolina: Pastor Joseph Kennedy Ragland arrested for rape of a minor.

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Canada: Rev. David Woodall charged with two counts of sexual assault, two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.

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California: Pastor Robert Bowman arrested for possession of child pornography. Bonus: Bowman is the headmaster of a Christian grade school.

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North Carolina: Pastor Raymond Bernard Reid charged with rape, indecent sexual liberties with a child.

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Australia: Father Canon Barry Greaves sentenced to three years for seven counts of child molestation. Bonus: He was the church's counselor for victims of sexual assault.

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Missouri: Pastor Randall Russell sentenced to 15 year for molesting four girls.

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New York: Father Richard Ordoñez charged with sexual assault.

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Tennessee: Pastor Steven C. Haney pleads guilty to two counts of rape and sexual battery.

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North Carolina: Pastor Dana Davis owes over $130K in child support for seven children fathered across two states. Bonus: He runs a fraudulent credit repair scam.

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Alabama: Pastor Kenneth Dyar Wood charged with rape of 11 year-old girl.

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One has to wonder why people continue to mindlessly follow denominations that are largely defined by those they denigrate as opposed preaching a Christian message of love of God and love of neighbor.