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VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Atheism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days ago

MAGA Pastor Who Protested Over “Sick” LGBTQ Books And Pride Flags Gets 15 Years On Child Sex Charges

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MAGA Pastor Who Protested Over “Sick” LGBTQ Books And Pride Flags Gets 15 Years On Child Sex Charges

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VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Atheism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days ago
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MAGA Pastor Who Protested Over “Sick” LGBTQ Books And Pride Flags Gets 15 Years On Child Sex Charges - Joe.My.God.
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Hoodline reports: A Clinton County pastor who once drew headlines for railing against LGBTQ-themed books is now headed to state prison. Silas Shelton was sentenced yesterday in Wilmington to 15 years behind bars after pleading guilty to unlawful sexual contact with a minor, in a hearing that packed the courtroom with supporters and relatives from …
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  • resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe
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    Meanwhile, ICE protestors get 50 years for slashing tires.

    Fascists’ tires are more valuable than your children’s innocence.

    • Jessicat@lemmy.world
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      That was my first thought too :/

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    Damn it. His mere exposure to these texts turned him into a child rapist. Another good one lost to the evil of the queers. This is why we need to ban these books, sheeple!!

    • BallShapedMan@lemmy.world
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      🤣🤣🤣

  • Grass@sh.itjust.works
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    man… how many moretimes will this exact same scenario play out? How many has it been now?

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    Idk if its a confirmation bias, but shouting lgbt are degenerates and being a pedo does seem to happen an awful lot

  • John@lemmy.ml
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    Shocking.

  • Wilco@lemmy.zip
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    Anytime I meet or hear about a hyper religious fanatic raving about gays I automatically assume they are pedophiles.

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    Only 15 years for child rape? What the fuck?

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    It’s always the ones you most expect.

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      That is part of the fallacy, and why so many good looking or female pedos go under the radar or have their crimes minimized. Some people simply have a predisposition to look like that to no fault of their own.

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    The Epstein party always doth protest too much.

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    (Sees photo)

    Well, that checks out…

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      You encouraged me to go look. Holy shit.

      What a terrible day to have eyes.

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    Ah, religion. The grand honeypot

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    Surely he was influenced by all the LGBTQ literature he had to consume for his research…

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