It was really wrong of me to ask whether all the megachurch “pastors” gay, or only some of them. Christianists, can you ever forgive me? Because some of the megachuch pastors are child abusers, too (via memeorandum):

Pastor Paul Williams, who directs prayer programs and special projects at the Bellevue Baptist Church outside of Memphis, has been forced to take a leave while a church committee investigates charges that Williams sexually molested a family member 17 years ago. Williams has been at Bellevue for 34 years, reports Agape Press, a news service run by the American Family Association.

All these incidents are probably consequences of a reading from Haggard 1:1 from the pulpits. But sex scandals have a long and glorious history in the evangelical movement; some of the consequences charisma are all too earthly. But surely there are deeper factors at work?  Read more