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Wednesday, 25 May 2011

Ernie Willis / Tina Anderson update: Subtitle, this world SUCKS

Here's the livebloggings from the first three days of the trial.

My personal interest in this case stems from experiences within my own church as well as having met the pastor involved briefly during my time at AFLBS.

It's so heartbreaking the wounds Christians can give one another... think carefully, guys. Watch what you say, watch how you say it, and watch how others take it (James 3). How much damage did this pastor do by not following the script for conflict, and instead forcing both parties into "public confession" (AKA, gossip. Anyone familiar with the "prayer gossip chain" format used by oh so many churches?)? What lessons can you learn from all of this? I'm learning that I need to be careful and confident when I apply bible verses to a situation. He tried to treat this situation using this verse:

 Deut 22.23 If a man happens to meet in a town a virgin pledged to be married and he sleeps with her, 24 you shall take both of them to the gate of that town and stone them to death—the young woman because she was in a town and did not scream for help, and the man because he violated another man’s wife. You must purge the evil from among you.
WHAT. THE. CRAP.

...If you cannot tell, I am more angry with the pastor than with the rapist. The rapist should be castrated and sent to jail for doing a bad thing. As I see it, the pastor led people astray, turned a young woman against God, covered up a crime, AND SHOULD DIE. By stoning. Because clearly he's all into Old Testament law ANYWAY so let's see HOW HE LIKES IT.


Day One: http://livewire.wmur.com/Event/Victim_Takes_Stand_In_Willis_Rape_Trial?Page=0

Day Two: http://livewire.wmur.com/Event/Trial_Of_Ernest_Willis_Continues?Page=0


Day Three (today): http://livewire.wmur.com/Event/Day_3_Of_Ernest_Willis_Trial?Page=0

Chuck Phelp's website full of incoherent lies completely contradicting his statements on the stand: http://www.drchuckphelps.com/

Also, PS. This whole thing ties in neatly with the Slutwalk thing. Just sayin'.

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