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Evangelist arrested on child porn charges

cnn.com — Evangelist Tony Alamo was arrested Thursday in Flagstaff, Arizona, on charges related to a child porn investigation, an FBI spokesman said.

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  • Crackerpat, on 09/26/2008, -5/+81Glad they finally got this pedophile of the streets!
    • tidu, on 09/26/2008, -3/+3lol, Flagstaff
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    • themastersb, on 09/27/2008, -1/+1Did somebody say CP?
    • CoreyTamas, on 09/27/2008, -0/+2I realize you guys are going to think of this as something of a buzz-kill, but... people are still considered innocent until proven guilty. He's an alleged pedophile... not a convicted one. There is a difference.

      Like I said... sorry to be a buzz-kill, but you gotta let justice take its proper course.
    • notanidiot, on 09/27/2008, -0/+1Off the streets is right, I actually used to frequently find Tony Alamo's fliers inserted under an entire parking lot's windshield wipers, not to mention strewn about the ground. They would fool you into reading about what seemed like an interesting subject, then it would turn to crap.

      For example, one had a title insinuating that it was about society's suicide epidemic, but it turned around in the middle, referring to nonbelievers, who choose not to believe, and are therefore killing any chance at eternal life they had. Hint to Christians: If you choose to believe, its not really believing. If you don't believe, then pretending you do would probably just make God angry.

      Not surprised about the child porn thing. People with such poor taste as to flier parking lots with Christian literary trickery are capable of anything, and even his name, Tony Alamo, sounds like a porn name.

      • CoreyTamas, on 09/27/2008, -0/+1"People with such poor taste as to flier parking lots with Christian literary trickery are capable of anything" ...you may want to take a moment and consider the *scale* of what you just said.
      • notanidiot, on 09/27/2008, -0/+1Yeah, you're right, not capable of "anything," I suppose. Like, for example, getting a life. Not capable of that.
    • TdotFUNK, on 09/27/2008, -0/+1I guess they set up more of those PediBear Traps then?
  • verbaldouching, on 09/26/2008, -46/+126One Evangelist down, 150,000 to go!
    • sonstone, on 09/26/2008, -16/+32I'm all for bashing evangelicals, but it's unfair to lump this guy in with the majority of evangelicals. This is a total fringe group.
      • PhilLesh69, on 09/27/2008, -0/+7I only wish the evangelicals were a fringe group. Too bad these self-righteous bastards are taking over this country with thier "do as I say, not as I do, because jesus loves me" *****.

        These people believe they can get away with everything as long as they love jesus and are prepared for the rapture.
    • Vidalsassgirlie, on 09/26/2008, -5/+1http://www.coloringbookland.com/archives/379_choir ...
    • 0o0Moylan0o0, on 09/26/2008, -14/+25yeh one of them had child porn so they all must have child porn.

      retard
      • PhilLesh69, on 09/27/2008, -2/+7nah, some are hiding behind their self-righteous radical religion to hide gay feelings, others are doing it to hide their greed or theft, and others are doing it to hide the fact that they molest their chidren.

        The self-righteous are usually, most often, hoping to mask their sins by acting pious and judgemental towards others.
    • Inohavehalos, on 09/26/2008, -4/+20Don't hate me for saying this... but do atheists ever get caught doing this? I'm really asking--> I'm not implying this. I'm just curious... because it always ends up being either a priest, a politician, or just that weird drunken guy who beats his wife....
      • badastronaut, on 09/26/2008, -22/+8Yes, they do. However you would never see it make the front page. (and if it did it wouldnt be irrelevantly labled athiest so digg can illogically bash athiests)
      • shawn1122, on 09/26/2008, -6/+15I'm sure its happened, its just that there aren't as many people that are atheist as there are religious people. Also, this headline uses the fact that he is an evangelical to make him seem like a hyprocrite. It would be way less likely to see a headline like "Atheist arrested on child porn charges." In that case, they will usually ignore the personal beliefs of the person.
      • mithrasinvictus, on 09/26/2008, -4/+8I'm sure they so and the reason they don't make the headlines is because they did not preach a holier-than-thou judgmental belief system.

        read: Matthew 7:1-6
      • empiric, on 09/26/2008, -4/+4Ah, yes. Digg is very big on anecdotal reasoning whenever it's anti-theism.

        Show a study that shows -as a general statistical statement- Worldview X has more of an incidence of Crime Y than some baseline, and we'd have something meaningful to discuss.

        Rather futile to attempt changing it though. Even when it's perfectly clear to the average "Digger" that their reasoning is fallacious and misleading, they'll just repeat it anyway.
      • HomeNucleonics, on 09/26/2008, -1/+4Of course there are Atheists that do this. I don't believe your religion (or lack of) changes your core personality. You can't generalize about any group of people because theres always going to be good and bad people in all of those groups.
      • mohsenxp, on 09/26/2008, -2/+5Yes but if your an atheist you are not labelled as an atheist.

        A: British guy kills son. He happens to be a Muslim -> MUSLIM MAN MURDERS son...

        B: British guy kills son. He is Christian or an atheist (or anything that isn't Muslim) -> British guy kills son.
      • PhilLesh69, on 09/27/2008, -0/+2The problem is that the radically vocal religionists are usually not truly religious, it is a charade that they use to make themselves feel better about themselves and to make people believe they are really good people.

        It's sort of like how all those politicians who were caught having gay sex or soliciting male pages were the most vocal against those very same things. Or how there are certain insecure men who like to go "gay bashing" or tell their friends "let's go out and beat up some *****" that actually harbor feelings for their male friends that make them feel uncomfortable. I had a friend like that, and it turns out he's now living with a guy he met at the gym. He finally got over his homophobia. Of course, he still tries to convince himself that he's a "real man" by picking fights in bars, but at least he came clean about his gay tendencies. We don't hate him just because we're straight, as long as he doesn't try to hit on us or anything.
    • loganro, on 09/26/2008, -6/+3Yes, because all 150,000 are pedophiles. Some people are so stupid.
      • EmperorPsiblade, on 09/27/2008, -1/+6Like you, for example?
      • loganro, on 09/27/2008, -5/+0If you believe that all evangelicals are bad people and pedophiles, you are stupid. I'm not a religious person, but I do respect people. A lot of evangelicals do great things.
      • 0o0Moylan0o0, on 09/27/2008, -0/+7he seemed obviously sarcastic to me
    • wuxia, on 09/26/2008, -4/+1Police video display material found on property.

      http://www.smouch.net/lol/

      Disgusting...
    • verbaldouching, on 09/27/2008, -3/+2Ummmm, I was low guessing the number of Evangelists who ARE pedo's, you morons! You think there are only 150,000 TOTAL worldwide? More like millions!!
    • schnurr, on 09/27/2008, -0/+2THATS OVER 9,000!!!!!!
  • williamlanders, on 09/26/2008, -21/+75What the heck are wrong with these people. They give good Christians a bad name.
    • bc42, on 09/26/2008, -66/+61There is no such thing as a good christian. Your strange little cult forces you to accept the idea that every human is evil but for the grace of "god". When people like this perv happen it is more of a self fulfilling prophesy.
      • aussiejan, on 09/26/2008, -18/+41I disagree with you that there is no such thing as a good Christian. A Christian is a person who follows the teachings of Jesus Christ. Christ's main lesson was love - love of your friends, family and, yes, even your enemies. What people like this Alamo person or Sarah Palin with her extreme views or any of these hate-filled people are, I don't know, but they are not Christians.
      • herrshuster, on 09/26/2008, -12/+13Sheesh...do you have a chip on your shoulder? There's such a thing as a good anything, regardless or not of their beliefs
      • cadmiumpaint, on 09/26/2008, -15/+33do you realize that you're a bigot?


      • cj485, on 09/26/2008, -8/+26"little cult"?
        ...really?
      • Daniel591992, on 09/26/2008, -8/+14Are you serious? Wow.

        The fact that this guy is dugg up is beyond me.
      • thedogfatherx, on 09/26/2008, -14/+6Are you high on crack because your a fool.
      • MisteryMeat, on 09/26/2008, -9/+19Yeah, not a "little cult". It's a really big cult, that's what makes it socially acceptable.
      • alexjsolis, on 09/26/2008, -12/+12he's getting dugg up by all the christian hating liberals who thinks just like him
      • quisph, on 09/26/2008, -10/+7Oh, this must be the thread where we define away all "bad" Christians as not being "true" Christians. I love these.
      • pbol01, on 09/26/2008, -9/+13Christianity was created in ca. 400 ad. in Turkey by a so called heathen(the eastern roman emperor). He chose the 4 gospels for the bible, the 4 that served him the most.
        Make your own decisions stop looking to a book with no relevance or truth. Your life is your responsibility. Treat people as you would have them to treat you.
      • shawn1122, on 09/26/2008, -8/+13You are telling me that no person who believes in christianity has done good in this world? I understand that you have something against religion, but the odds are really against you on that claim. Think before you speak next time.
      • pbol01, on 09/26/2008, -4/+12Name a man made concept that has killed more people than religion?
        I'm not saying that religion is bad per say, but in general no good have come from it. Just look to America and Arabia in this time in age. Or Europe 500 years ago...
        You never expect the Spanish inquisition...
      • 0o0Moylan0o0, on 09/26/2008, -2/+3pbol01

        how about land ownership...

      • CorporateMartyr, on 09/26/2008, -4/+8If hating religious followers makes me a bigot, does hating pedophiles make you a bigot?
      • deadbaby, on 09/26/2008, -2/+6What really gives the Christians a bad name is their gullible, close minded, nature. It turns them into people who are very easily misled and used as political tools. I have no problem with Christians but you guys gotta figure out how to get the politics out of your church and start applying some critical thinking and scrutiny to your leaders.
      • d3dm, on 09/26/2008, -5/+2Luke 23:34
      • GassyTurd, on 09/26/2008, -3/+6I'm a proud anti-theist. Sorry, I hate idiots, cults, and regressive bronze-age conservatism.
      • TheGuruStud, on 09/27/2008, -2/+1I'll reuse an old cowboy line.

        The only good christian is a dead christian.
      • CoreyTamas, on 09/27/2008, -1/+2"There is no such thing as a good christian."

        This reminds me of a really excellent quote I heard on the radio once from a learned scholar. I wish I could remember his name, but what he said was very penetrating: These days, people only learn enough about history to disdain it.
      • CoreyTamas, on 09/27/2008, -1/+2Oh, and by the way...

        If you say "Everyone in a particular demographic is bad", you're a bigot.

        If you say "I'm 100% right and the other person is 100% wrong", you're repeating the words of people whom history has proven to be 100% wrong.

        If you advocate that someone else should die for their beliefs, well... do I really have to say this part?
      • TheGuruStud, on 09/27/2008, -0/+1That's all good in theory, but the other side doesn't ever play fair. I think I should get to have a whack at slaughtering them in the very same manner. Violence is the only thing people understand. Reasoning and logic continually fails (otherwise we wouldn't be having this discussion).
    • cowsgonemadd3, on 09/26/2008, -26/+6BC42 your pathetic. I hope you get to know Jesus before its too late. I feel so sorry for you .
      • johngarcia, on 09/26/2008, -3/+9Seriously?!?!?! I'm a Christian and what you just said was totally against what Christ taught. You don't call someone pathetic and pity them. That's rude. That's not Christ-like at all.
      • zyklon, on 09/26/2008, -1/+3You forgot your /sarcasm tags.
      • PhilLesh69, on 09/27/2008, -0/+2cowsgonemadd3, is "before it's too late" going to happen in your lifetime?

        I'm a catholic, not a "christian" as it is used today, because we catholics do not believe that god is going to call us all up to a party with Jesus in the clouds in the next few years.

        You "christians" are all members of various money-making schemes known as CULTS. (not that the catholic church isn't also a money making scheme. I've always rejected tithing, or even going to church.)
      • cowsgonemadd3, on 09/27/2008, -0/+1Calling him a name was wrong. We all make mistakes.
        But I dont see how pity is rude?
    • FrankHope, on 09/26/2008, -3/+12Actually "Tony Alamo's" real name is Bernie LaZar Hoffman and he is Jewish. He was just pretending to be Christian Evangelist because he thought it was a good scam.
      • JamesBrown, on 09/27/2008, -0/+4he's right it is a good scam. look how many pastors and preachers live in multi-million dollar homes, driving around in Mercedes and BMWs, all bought with the tithes of church members. And it's all tax free!

        If that's not a scam, I don't know what is. Best part is that this particular scam is 100% legal. If I was a better public speaker I'd be all over that.
      • zeebo, on 09/27/2008, -0/+3That's funny, I thought that the main goal of evangelical christianity was to convert people to the faith. Now you're trying to say that he isn't a Christian? So is anyone who does bad things not a real Chrisitan?

        Sounds like a logical fallacy to me.
      • notanidiot, on 09/27/2008, -0/+2Tony Alamo is his porn name.
    • aquafire, on 09/26/2008, -8/+6bc42, please don't judge Christians by one man, or even a number of men who make sensationalist headlines in the news. In fact, if you judge Christianity at all, judge it by the life of Jesus, who modeled the way Christians are supposed to act.

      "Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God."

      If there is evil in this man's life, it will be exposed.
      • stinssd, on 09/26/2008, -0/+1Friend, respectfully, consider the context of that statement "Judge not lest ye be judged." It is because the same standard of judgement you use to judge someone else is the standard you will be judged by. It doesn't mean "don't judge at all" but "be consistent."
    • Dgtldvr, on 09/26/2008, -4/+4aquafire, your imaginary friend can be anything you want him to be. Judge not lest ye be judged.
    • 4d669, on 09/26/2008, -12/+9Christianity and the Bible give Christians a bad name.
    • tykwondingo, on 09/26/2008, -10/+10Christians inherently have a bad name.

      ***** religion.
    • CorporateMartyr, on 09/26/2008, -8/+9Christians give pedophiles a bad name.
      • amoirae, on 09/26/2008, -1/+5And a job!
      • notanidiot, on 09/27/2008, -0/+1What? Hey, I think Christians are just as looney as the next guy does, but generally speaking, pedophiles are much worse. Not all Christians are as messed up as peds.
    • SQLDigger, on 09/26/2008, -3/+5People acting like 12-year olds give Digg a bad name.
      • PhilLesh69, on 09/27/2008, -3/+1does that turn you on or something?

        Come on, admit it. It does, doesn't it?
    • metalgel, on 09/27/2008, -2/+4christians are so unlike their christ
      • PhilLesh69, on 09/27/2008, -0/+3Their christ never built mega churches and lived in 7 different 10,000 square foot homes on each continent, owned a fleet of fancy cars and had a share in a private jet.

        Their christ never asked them to give at least 10% of their income to "the church" or suffer eternal damnation.

        Their christ would never have built a food court, gift shop and a day care center in his church.
  • bc42, on 09/26/2008, -41/+23There is no such thing as a good christian. Your strange little cult forces you to accept the idea that every human is evil but for the grace of "god". When people like this perv happen it is more of a self fulfilling prophesy.
    • MeekyChunkey, on 09/26/2008, -14/+8I don't suppose you were a catholic choirboy, were you? You sound a bit miffed...
    • McDiggity, on 09/26/2008, -18/+12Don't judge an entire group of people on the faults of one. I've been a non-Christian and am now a Christian and I can promise you that I'm a much better person now than I was before.
      • bamassippi, on 09/26/2008, -9/+6Exactly.

        Hey...another Christian on digg? Hell has frozen over (no pun intended).
      • CrackyJSquirrel, on 09/26/2008, -3/+13I was a christian before a non-christian, and I can promise you, I am a much better person now than I was before.
      • breadfred, on 09/26/2008, -2/+5I am not a Christian, and never have been. I have to say however, that I do like the basic morals of the Christian religion. Not the abortion point of view, mind you, but the general 'do good' principle. I however do not need a God to tell me that. A community helps however in pursuing that goal, and as such, I support your position. It would have been even better if you would have become a better person by conversing with people who believe in 'doing good' and do not believe in a made-up being. Trust me, there are lots of them.
      • HonestAbe, on 09/26/2008, -6/+5Don't judge an entire group of people on the faults of one. I've been a Christian and am now a non-Christian, and I can promise you that I'm a much happier person than I was before. ;)
      • HonestAbe, on 09/26/2008, -4/+6@breadfred:

        Please show me from the Bible where it says anything about abortion. You're conflating Christianity with American Conservatism.
      • schlef, on 09/26/2008, -2/+4@HonestAbe

        In case you needed it explained... The idea is that abortion is murder because it is a human being. To a Christian, it is going to seem like you are saying, "the Bible doesn't say anything about anal out side of marriage, so I guess it is cool." While clearly this would fall under the don't have sex until married rule.
      • breadfred, on 09/27/2008, -1/+1@HonestAbe: Just listen to their church leaders, the Pope, and who-ever else is crazy enough to think that they have a hotline to a mystical being. It would be ironic if God (may His tentacles bless you) would smite the pope down though for mis-portraying his laws... That would proof both him, the belief, and the atheists wrong.
    • HonestAbe, on 09/26/2008, -4/+8There are plenty of good Christians.
    • 1timeuser, on 09/26/2008, -3/+11I could make a retarded generalization that there is no such thing as a good atheist, but I know that that's *****. Please, kill yourself.

      -signed an atheist.
    • lazerflesh, on 09/26/2008, -3/+2Here is a collection of news reports on ministers who have sexually abused children

      http://www.reformation.com/
    • penguinhunter, on 09/26/2008, -1/+2i guess you're a better person than mother teresa?
    • TrevorBelmont, on 09/26/2008, -0/+4My parents and most of the people I've ever loved are Christians. You just insulted them all, you deluded, self righteous, ignorant little *****.
      • GassyTurd, on 09/26/2008, -4/+1WAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!1 Who said Christians are whiny, persecuted little bitches? WAAAAAAHHH!!!
    • bc42, on 09/27/2008, -0/+1By definition there are no good people according to christianity. I am not saying that the people TrevorBelmont loves are bad horrible people. However, by definition, they are wretched, sinful individuals. In reply to the comment by HonestAbe, once again, by definition, you are wrong. There are not any good christians. The bible tells us so.
  • Dalhectar, on 09/26/2008, -8/+61Power level has fallen to 8,999.
  • JigoroKano, on 09/26/2008, -5/+42"Why were they after Jesus? It's the same reason. Jesus is living within me." --Tony Alamo

    Always suckers for a psychopathic leader.
    • Zarokima, on 09/26/2008, -4/+8Hm, so Jesus was into CP. You learn something new every day.
    • tykwondingo, on 09/26/2008, -0/+5Always suckers for a psychopathic beliefs.
    • mithrasinvictus, on 09/26/2008, -0/+5Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
    • tk0680, on 09/27/2008, -0/+1You can just see the Family Guy sketch where they burst in to raid the house and Jesus is on the sofa eating a sandwich.
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  • shylove, on 09/26/2008, -22/+4Is CNN sensationalizinfg again???
    Does anyone know just what was accomplished inTX? Might just be more of the same, and don't fall for it just because it's an evangelical, sex is under attack in this country. There are some considerations regarding age & a year or 2 makes a big difference. What about trying juveniles as adults, we seem to have some societal contradictions!
    • pintomp3, on 09/26/2008, -0/+18a year or 2 difference? he's 74. he wasn't boinking a 73 year old. ibtw, it's the evangelicals who are attacking sex.
    • bluezinc, on 09/26/2008, -2/+9We're just now coming out from under the grip of the Christian Church.

      You see, it's somewhat simple if you break it down. Why do the christians hate homosexuality? Why were they against science? Why were they against all non-religious art? Why did philosophy die out under the Christians?

      Because the Romans LOVED all that stuff, that's why. The Romans loved science, art, poetry, philosophy, conquest, and the occasional man on man boink. However, the Romans didn't like the Christians, and fed them to lions. The Christians swore revenge on the Romans and, when they finally overturned the Roman Empire, it was an unofficial vow to hate everything the Romans stood for. The word "pagan" is a word used by Christians to describe the religion of the Romans and Greeks before them. Pagan means "country people" and denotes poor education and low class. Like if a new religion were to take over the Christian world now, they'd give Christianity a new, derogatory name like, "hickism" or "hillbillyanity" or something.

      So, after the Christians took over, they burned a lot, and I mean a LOT of libraries. They burnt the library of Alexandria, set up by Alexander the Great as a tribute to his teacher, Aristotle. IT contained over 500,000 ancient scrolls, forever destroying ancient works of art, science, and literature. Of course, the Christians contest this claim and say it was really Caesar, but that's crap because we know from historical accounts that he only damaged the building by accident, thereby DID NOT destroy the library. Then they blame the Muslims and say that THEY did it, when, in fact, it was the Muslims who smuggled ancient scrolls out of the new Christian empire and set up the worlds first universities. They studied the works of Aristotle, Socrates, Plato, etc. The scrolls made their way up into China, where they were again studied and taught and had a hand in helping the Chinese figure out gunpowder. All of this was happening while the Christians were stuck in the dark ages because the Church persecuted and executed all of the "elites" aka "smart people".

      Finally the scrolls come back home to Europe in the 1400's by way of Marco Polo's expedition. As soon as he brings the scrolls back and people read them, their minds start to shift. Thus it helped spark the Renaissance. The Renaissance overturned the Church's anti-science and anti-philosophy and anti-art policies, but homosexuality, sexuality, and living for life were still on the no-no list.

      It stayed that way until the 20th century came about and the invention of the TV, automobile, and telephone made communication faster and easier than ever before. This meant that more people were able to speak to those they normally wouldn't. This meant the exchange of ideas grew exponentially faster. In such an environment, it's no wonder that soon people are going to start questioning the dogma they've grown up with.

      And that brings us to this modern day, which I believe is smack in the middle of the second Renaissance. We are finally, truly getting out of the Dark Ages imposed over 1500 years ago.

      Feel free to bury me now.
      • tykwondingo, on 09/26/2008, -0/+4If I could digg you twice, I would.
    • TrevorBelmont, on 09/26/2008, -1/+2Go back to NAMbLA and take your ill informed theories with you.
  • willburns1, on 09/26/2008, -12/+4wow thats pretty much unbelievable!
  • diggdatt, on 09/26/2008, -1/+39Now if he was a politician, he could get himself out of this mess.
    • pintomp3, on 09/26/2008, -1/+17but only if he was from the "party of values"
    • PeanutCheeseBar, on 09/26/2008, -0/+3I don't think they're going to let him off quite as easily, considering he was doing more than playing footsie...
    • bluezinc, on 09/26/2008, -0/+4He could go to "rehab".
    • mithrasinvictus, on 09/26/2008, -0/+1He'd just show them his card and say "what do you think about this?"
  • Ndiggnation, on 09/26/2008, -6/+2Blame Hoffman..
  • xsquirrel378x, on 09/26/2008, -18/+3pics or didnt happen
  • unhg, on 09/26/2008, -18/+10"jesus loves the little children.
    all the little children of the world..."
  • Shawn4168, on 09/26/2008, -16/+24In before countless comments condemning religion by stereotyping the many due to the actions of a few.
    • pintomp3, on 09/26/2008, -3/+9i don't condemn religion, i just condemn those who act holier than thou and want to force their religious views on everyone else. evangelicals run around trying to ban abortion and ban gay marriage. it's hard to even say it's just a few when you have people voting for religious nutjobs like ralph reed, sarah palin, rick santorum, mike huckabee, and ron paul. these people don't believe in separation of church and state. they falsely believe this was founded as a christian country and everyone must live by their interpretation of the bible. ***** 'em.
      • Shawn4168, on 09/26/2008, -3/+6Ok, I can see where you're coming from, but wanting to ban abortion isn't necessarily a religious viewpoint. Plenty of people, religious and nonreligious, think that murder is wrong. And since the medical community has failed to present a better definition of when life begins, conception seems like a pretty good milestone for that.
      • pintomp3, on 09/26/2008, -2/+5actually it is a religious viewpoint. christianity is the only religion that defines life as beginning at conception. many muslims believe it is when the heart starts beating or when the bones form. many jews believe it is at birth. to define it according to the christian view is a violation of the separation of church and state. again if your personal belief is based on religion, fine, but don't force it on everyone else.
      • cuervoman914, on 09/26/2008, -1/+3damned good point pintomp
      • Shawn4168, on 09/27/2008, -1/+2Terrible point, actually. That's like saying that you can't make murder illegal, because murder is already forbidden in the 10 Commandments. Just because Christians believe that life begins at conception, doesn't mean that there's not also millions of atheists and agnostics that don't believe the same. I know plenty of nonreligious folk that are against abortion: http://www.godlessprolifers.org/home.html
      • pintomp3, on 09/27/2008, -2/+1"That's like saying that you can't make murder illegal, because murder is already forbidden in the 10 Commandments" murder is universally condemned, not only by the bible. try again.
    • Trublmakr, on 09/26/2008, -3/+10It's actually the hypocrisy of the many,.. affirmed by the few.
    • shawn1122, on 09/26/2008, -9/+1Not really, the second comment itself states that most evangelists are pedophiles. That just seems to be a theme here on digg, stereotyping as many as you can with a few bad examples.
      • mithrasinvictus, on 09/26/2008, -2/+4You will reap what you sowed.
    • CorporateMartyr, on 09/26/2008, -1/+0But isn't that true?
    • pintomp3, on 09/26/2008, -2/+7wow, you are full of *****. looking at your comment history, you have no problem attacking islam because of the actions of a few. you are not only a religious nutjob that wants to ban abortion, deny gays equal rights, and deny evolution, you are a racist. you are even against the topless starbucks mermaid.
      • Shawn4168, on 09/27/2008, -2/+3Hmm...that's strange, because looking through my comment history, I've never made a comment stereotyping Muslims (I live in the area with one of the highest Muslim populations in the US, and know plenty of decent people who adhere to that faith), never made a comment about denying gays equal rights (I support civil unions, but believe the issue needs to be decided by the states), never made a racist comment (any inferred racism from my comments is your problem, not mine), and never said a thing about the starbucks mermaid (in fact, I said those people who protest are whackjobs). Thanks for stereotyping me, though. I appreciate the supporting evidence for my statement.
  • uevan, on 09/26/2008, -6/+5I lol, but now I feel bad
  • redxninja, on 09/26/2008, -20/+9Hey little girl. Want some Jesus juice?
  • zombie210, on 09/26/2008, -2/+19I'm an atheist, and although most xtians would assume I am happy to hear this story, just as some of them would be happy to hear about a prominent atheist being caught doing the same thing. I would love to have just one month past without a priest of any sort abusing a child. Note plz i didn't say CAUGHT.
    • HonestAbe, on 09/26/2008, -5/+6Prominent atheists aren't "priests of any sort"
    • zombie210, on 09/26/2008, -1/+6No, you are right. I thought that was obvious?
    • shawn1122, on 09/26/2008, -0/+8Of course there are people like that. I am a christian and I'd love to see one month without any children getting abused period, whether it be by a priest or anyone else. Not all of us want to see the others reputations get smeared, we'd all prefer everyone to be happy and safe.
    • maz2331, on 09/27/2008, -0/+1George Carlin said it best:

      "....And leave the altar boys alone!!!!"

  • amoirae, on 09/26/2008, -10/+32"Family values" lead to: "Now show us on the doll where the bad man touched you."
    • amoirae, on 09/26/2008, -0/+4To those who are trying to bury my remark: How can you deny that the cover of "family values" that the Republican party has pushed isn't being used as a shield by pedophiles to lull their victims into a false sense of security.
  • franklymister, on 09/26/2008, -5/+26That freak's followers keep plastering my neighborhood with flyers. I think Tony Alamo ministries are responsible for about 15% of all the litter on our streets.

    I'm so tired of America being a country that harbors these pedophiliac religious extremists.
    • russ3, on 09/26/2008, -1/+3Whats your solution?
      • tykwondingo, on 09/26/2008, -0/+9put them on an island... preferably one with lots of bears.
      • mithrasinvictus, on 09/26/2008, -0/+6Would removing tax-exemption from extremists be unconstitutional?
      • franklymister, on 09/26/2008, -0/+7I don't understand why churches are tax exempt in the first place. Where does the Constitution say anything about making churches tax exempt?
      • kelmaster1, on 09/26/2008, -0/+1^ separation of church and state (incl taxes). I bet these guys are not tax exempt
      • PhilLesh69, on 09/27/2008, -3/+1kelmaster1, you obviously just walk through life in a cloud of ingorance and bliss.

        YES churches are tax exempt because of the First Amendment.

        http://hushmoney.org/501c3-facts.htm

        Most churches in America have organized as "501c3 tax-exempt religious organizations." This is a fairly recent trend that has only been going on for about fifty years. Churches were only added to section 501c3 of the tax code in 1954. We can thank Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson for that. Johnson was no ally of the church. As part of his political agenda, Johnson had it in mind to silence the church and eliminate the significant influence the church had always had on shaping "public policy."

        Although Johnson proffered this as a "favor" to churches, the favor also came with strings attached (more like shackles). One need not look far to see the devastating effects 501c3 acceptance has had to the church, and the consequent restrictions placed upon any 501c3 church. 501c3 churches are prohibited from addressing, in any tangible way, the vital issues of the day.

        Did the church ever need to seek permission from the government to be exempt from taxes? Were churches prior to 1954 taxable? No, churches have never been taxable. To be taxable a church would first need to be under the jurisdiction, and therefore under the taxing authority, of the government. The First Amendment clearly places the church outside the jurisdiction of the civil government: "Congress shall make NO LAW respecting an establishment of religion, nor prohibiting the free exercise thereof."

    • jonjon737, on 09/26/2008, -1/+4what part of being investigated and arrested makes you think that the US harbors pedophiles?
    • Wawin, on 09/26/2008, -0/+7I don´t think you Americans are particularly harboring pedophiles, I think that what´s happening is that you are one of the few countries that are actually hunting down pedophiles, therefore more of them get arrested and more make the news.
      • MaskedSlacker, on 09/27/2008, -0/+2What? Perspective from a Digg comment? Get ye back to Slashdot!
  • HonestAbe, on 09/26/2008, -8/+7Praise the Lord!
    • maz2331, on 09/27/2008, -0/+3Or in some of these churches, the little girls are trained to "Praise The LOAHHAD" -- okay.... the LOAD.

      (When it comes from the leader's "thing" that is, It's just God touching you.)

      Someone please shoot these sickos already.
  • Rudegar, on 09/26/2008, -14/+4i know that various people interp the bible in various ways but
    to interp "let the children come to me" -> "let me cume in the children" is soo sick
    somebody should be facing a good old fashion crucifixion
  • Dreeon, on 09/26/2008, -12/+19WWJT: Who would Jesus touch?

    Answer: Probably not children...
  • MikeMitchell, on 09/26/2008, -15/+25Its all part of Gods plan, right?
    • PhilLesh69, on 09/27/2008, -0/+3Well, considering jesus doesn't like contraceptives, if you want to have sex without the risk of pregnancy, and still be a good little christian, all you have left is same-sex or pre-pubescent partners.
    • PixelMagic, on 09/27/2008, -0/+2No body panics. Even if the plan is horrifying.
  • raydeen, on 09/26/2008, -7/+8"Suffer the little children..." Too bad he didn't read the rest of the verse.
    • joshmoney, on 09/27/2008, -0/+2"...to come unto me."

      /I'm not sure that helps anything...
  • 4321234, on 09/26/2008, -7/+8I think he's being unfairly judged in the media because he's an evangelist. They haven't tried him yet, so remember, he's crazy until proven evil.
    • arvinddeshpande, on 09/26/2008, -0/+3 Asked why authorities were searching the property, Alamo compared himself to Christ.

      "Why were they after Jesus?" he asked. "It's the same reason. Jesus is living within me."

      WOW!!!!!! Just WOW!!!!! That does remind me of Warren Jeffs..........
      • notanidiot, on 09/27/2008, -0/+1If God does exist, I believe he lives in all of us, every one. Its like "The Sims 12: Deity Edition".
    • maz2331, on 09/27/2008, -0/+1I'm all for innocent until proven guilty. And I am absolutely for neither government nor religion messing with each other.

      If they find any video of him doing anything related to molesting (and yes, "marrying" an underage kid is molesting) a child then hang him high. From the balls. On NBC.

      However - if the evidence does not prove it, then do not persecute.

      I don't want us to chase down every whacked-out religious group, nor do I want us to be afraid to go after the ones that are doing evil acts upon fellow humans in the name of God.

      Maybe we should just let actual evidence guide our public and private actions. I know, it's a radical idea, but maybe we should consider it.
      • notanidiot, on 09/27/2008, -0/+1Tony Alamo: "I didn't rape that boy, HE sucked MY dick!"
  • jerrolds, on 09/26/2008, -3/+14She said she was 12!
  • labizau, on 09/26/2008, -2/+1Queue "Alamo's Last Stand" headline in every paper.....now.
    • HarryRag, on 09/26/2008, -0/+1"Queue"

      Cue*
    • drewfusb, on 09/27/2008, -0/+0queue works, if all the news papers are all waiting to print the headline, which they probably are.:) dont worry labizau, your english is still solid.
      • MaskedSlacker, on 09/27/2008, -0/+1No, he was just right for the wrong reason.
      • labizau, on 10/03/2008, -0/+1The fact that I spelled "queue" correctly should indicate that I knew what I was doing. Come on, people.
  • jeremy217, on 09/26/2008, -4/+13This guy is known as a crazy man. One crazy dude who "claims" he is a Christian then everybody is like all Christians are like him..

    The guy is a nut and doesn't speak for all of us.

    • lamejoketeller, on 09/26/2008, -3/+8You're misunderstanding the complaint. The main reason people propagate for religion is that without it we would have no guidelines for morality. Well, we see through the *****. Of course most Christians are moral, decent, well-meaning people, but our complaint is that it's the same as the number of atheists in proportion.
    • EatSleepJeep, on 09/26/2008, -2/+6The who does speak for all of you? Falwell? Hagee? Bakker? Copeland? Dollar? Robertson? Swaggart? Osteen? Haggard? The list of hypocritical, criminal charlatans goes on and on and on.
  • leerayIG88, on 09/26/2008, -3/+1I put my pants on ONE leg a a time.
  • Pinkertinkle, on 09/26/2008, -9/+21Religious nut jobs are highly likely to be closet perverts.
    • rekrapt, on 09/27/2008, -0/+1I think that would apply to any nut job... not just the religious ones.
      • PhilLesh69, on 09/27/2008, -0/+1but the perverts tend to try to shield themselves behind the bible.
    • maz2331, on 09/27/2008, -0/+4Not all of them.

      Some are violent killers. Some are just schemers and scammers. Some are Presidents who bomb brown people.

      Oh, guess all those are kind of redundant.
  • Zeleniak, on 09/26/2008, -8/+2Nothing new here. Same thing happened even in our dinky little town here. - Grimpuppy at http://grimpuppy.com
    • TrevorBelmont, on 09/26/2008, -2/+2When I see someone spamming submissions from their ***** blog like you have just done here, I go on ahead and bury all their submissions.

      Nice business model.
  • Zachiatrist, on 09/26/2008, -4/+16It's sad when people who claim to be Christian do so much damage. It's sad for the victims, sad for the community, sad for the congregation and sad for those who's only relationship with Christians is reading about the ones who corrupt.

    For many people these kind of headlines are their only exposure to Christianity.
    • Sinn3r, on 09/26/2008, -4/+3You may be a christian and you may not subscribe to child pornography sir but please spare us.

      Let me tell you, this man IS a real christian. The fact he commited such revolting acts does not in anyway undermine his 'faith'. His actions may contradict your own meaningless understanding of christianity, but do no think for a second this man's habbits were incompatible with his subjective faith.

      And "The Media" also loves stories about celebrities, politicians and police chiefs doing similar things but they never seem to creep up as much do they? I mean they do from time to time but they can't hold a candle to the clergymen. Not all Christians are like that but a lot sure are. Onward Christian Soldier!
      • genuchelu, on 09/26/2008, -0/+3Depends how you define Christianity, or how you identify a christian. If you think somebody is a christian because they "believe in God/Jesus" -- big deal even the demons believe that.

      • Sinn3r, on 09/27/2008, -1/+1"A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior"

        Demons don't exist.
  • tbredofsin, on 09/26/2008, -12/+9Would this have hit the front page if it was entitled "Vocal atheist arrested on child porn charges"?
    • pintomp3, on 09/26/2008, -2/+8please find a story like that and i'll digg it.
    • DooM, on 09/26/2008, -0/+12Yes. If Richard Dawkins got caught messing with kids it would probably hit the front page even faster than this.
    • Zippo, on 09/26/2008, -2/+8This story, and others like it, are notable because Christianity is so strict about sex and sexuality... and the idea of sex with a child is especially taboo for someone who's supposed to be faithful.

      So, a) when your religion expects you be moral and b) when you're someone who evangelizes said religion and c) a public figure... it's newsworthy when it's discovered you're a kiddy diddler.

      To be fair, it *would* likely be equally noteworthy is someone like, say, Richard Dawkins, was arrested for something similar.
    • newal, on 09/26/2008, -1/+2possibly not, but forgive us our schadenfreude. Evangelists such as this are the reason for the word hypocrite.

      and he likens himself jesus .
      Asked why authorities were searching the property, Alamo compared himself to Christ.
      "Why were they after Jesus?" he asked. "It's the same reason. Jesus is living within me."
  • blubegonia, on 09/26/2008, -2/+7well, i can understand. have you seen his wife? yikes!
    • arvinddeshpande, on 09/26/2008, -0/+1he is 74 for gods sakes.....literally..........
  • Hetman, on 09/26/2008, -2/+6Im glad he is off the street. But pedophiles exist in all religions, and in atheism. So thank-fully this pedo if he is found guilty is never again given access to be around little kids and hopefully a long long jail sentence where he will truly get to understand the meaning of rape.
    • pintomp3, on 09/26/2008, -0/+4"But pedophiles exist in all religions" true, but not many were actively protecting them by moving them from one church to another in order to evade the law.
    • russ3, on 09/26/2008, -0/+1and then he will go to the hell he says he believes in
  • drgkstep, on 09/26/2008, -1/+3WTF is with these people. First gay prostitutes and meth, now this.
    • russ3, on 09/26/2008, -1/+1*those 2 people*
    • badastronaut, on 09/26/2008, -3/+0Which people, the two that broke the law, or the millions upon miullions who did not?
  • osabr22000, on 09/26/2008, -8/+3Molesting? Why is it impossible for him to make love to them?
    • HarryRag, on 09/26/2008, -1/+5Because prepubescent children don't have sexual desires.
    • mithrasinvictus, on 09/26/2008, -0/+1And even if they did, there's no way in hell you can spin that into informed consent.
  • FrankHope, on 09/26/2008, -4/+11Tony Alamo's real name is Bernie LaZar Hoffman and he is Jewish. He was just pretending to be Christian Evangelist because he thought it was a good scam.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Alamo
    • lazerus9, on 09/26/2008, -0/+3Looks like the Zionists can't handle the truth Frank.
    • Azerael, on 09/27/2008, -1/+1Christianity *is* a good scam, perhaps the biggest scam of them all...
    • shining7, on 09/27/2008, -0/+1Too bad he missed being able to join the Jews for Jesus who were founded in 1973, a milder religous movement where you would not need your own commune to pursue your belief; It seems his second wife must have solidified his conversion around 66. What really makes me sick is he tried to "resurrect" his wife for at least 6 months postmortem, not to mention the charges against him today, which in fairness he has not been proven guilty for so far.
  • rdnkjdi, on 09/26/2008, -2/+37I guess I'm what you'd call a religious person...even though I no longer attend church on a regular basis.

    I witnessed

    A.) Bus driver, sunday school teacher & preacher, who, as it turns out, raped his daughter a few years prior to coming to our church. He was a registered sex offender, and had worked with children. The pastor and congregation was made aware of the situation, and he was no longer allowed to work with the kids.
    B.) His son, another teacher & bus driver who was in his mid 20's had a year long affair with a 14-15 year old on his bus route. The guy was married & had kids. Church refused to report it to the cops, so I did. Guess who the bad guy was?
    C.) Found out the preacher's kid was a gay porn star. Ya ya, nothing wrong w porn or gay's, still...both + preacher's kid? Something going on there...

    My letter to the DA & DHS - http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dccf8msk_15grxqjv&hl ...
    My letter to the cowards @ the church - http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dccf8msk_14c8s4sg&hl ...

    Anyway...for those out there who mock religion, you have good reason to. There are lots of religious people out there who do crap like this and use religion as a crutch. For those of you who point your finger at the media and cry foul, get religion cleaned up and you won't have to keep defending yourself. Ventura was right when he said people use religion as a crutch.
    • Kallahan, on 09/26/2008, -0/+8Upmodded for great justice.
    • badastronaut, on 09/26/2008, -3/+1"There are lots of religious people out there who do crap like this and use religion as a crutch"

      Youre not a religeous perosn if youre only using it as a crutch. It's unfair to frame them in a loose/loose manner.
      • rdnkjdi, on 09/26/2008, -0/+8People use it as a crutch, a baseball bat, a sex toy, an ego booster, and on very rare occasions, an enabler (as it was meant to be used.) Those are just my observations based on being in church for the first twenty years of my life. I have witnessed very real, genuine Christianity. I have seen it literally change who people are. But for every positive story, I can give you a half a dozen negative ones. You are correct, I frame it as I see it, the bad being the general the good being the exception.

        Again, all this based on my experience. http://therandomcynic.blogspot.com/2008/08/take-go ...
      • urbandistrict, on 09/26/2008, -0/+5Religion is precisely that...a crutch.

        I would love to hear a rational argument on why you think it's not. You would be naive to think otherwise.

        It's been my experience that people faithful to the fable tend to reference biblical quotes to explain their actions. Sounds like a crutch to me.

        A belief in a supernatural power that controls human destiny for the greater good. A second chance to live among lost loved ones in a wondrous paradise. A code of conduct for moral behavior based on it's teachings.

        So you better not shout, you better not cry, you better not fret I am telling you why....
      • urbandistrict, on 09/26/2008, -0/+3rdnkjdi is 100% right. Dugg.
      • rdnkjdi, on 09/26/2008, -1/+2James 1:27: "Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world."

        I disagree with the blanket statement that religion IS a crutch, I 100% agree with the statement that it is normally used that way. It boils down to the fact that your actions dictate your beliefs. Many people believe in religion because they are afraid of life, they are afraid of being totally responsible for their actions, and they are afraid of having to give account, so they need an out.

        For some, this out is believing in no God. For others, this out is believing in a God who excuses anything. For others, it is believing that God hates everything they don't do.
  • PolishLogic, on 09/26/2008, -7/+16A "man of god" is a pedophile? There's a shocker.
  • arvinddeshpande, on 09/26/2008, -2/+0ALAMO who?

    car rentals?
    • ronaldinho, on 09/27/2008, -0/+1RTFA

      And if you were trying to make a joke, FAIL
  • mrcoldcow, on 09/26/2008, -3/+8I might have turned to pedophilia as well if my wife looked like that...
  • tkcom, on 09/26/2008, -10/+2Cause of pedophilia: unknown.
    Cure: unavailable.

    It's like arresting people with AIDS.
    • Hnnnnnghhh, on 09/26/2008, -1/+3It's like arresting people with AIDS, who also molested children.
    • mithrasinvictus, on 09/26/2008, -0/+3You cant cure serial killers either, both groups are mentally ill.
    • fluxion, on 09/26/2008, -0/+2no
  • aolshove, on 09/26/2008, -3/+5Cut out the tax benefits for churches of every type in America and I guarantee that these kinds of folks will not be in the religion biz much longer to give it a bad name. Instead it would have read "Bank manager arrested on child porn charges".

    You'd be left with reasonable small neighborhood churches that are supported by their own followers and don't take up umpteen city blocks for their compound that puts a community college or golf course to shame.

    I kind of went off topic there but the point is that churches are a business in the US and are thus infiltrated by criminals and general scum on the take. Not all church leaders are bad and, BTW, I'm an athiest.
    • rdnkjdi, on 09/26/2008, -4/+0Actually, you are wrong. In my experience, the three main sins that are mentioned in the old testimant.

      Lust of the flesh - (See article)
      Lust of the eyes - (What you are talking about. Loving stuff, and ripping people off)
      Pride of life - Lots of these guys thrive off of being the center of attention, and religious "elites"

      So take taxes out and you'd take a third of the baduns out
    • AbelZhu, on 09/27/2008, -1/+1Churches do a lot of good for the community most of the time. I know the one in my town always hosts BBQs and whatever for the people in the community as a way for us to all get together.
  • diggenerate, on 09/26/2008, -1/+10The only Jesus living "within" him is the 250 lb. Mexican cell mate of his.
    • thegrantman, on 09/26/2008, -0/+5SHAZAM!!!
    • Whatup, on 09/26/2008, -0/+5"It's a hoax," Alamo said. "They're just trying to make our church look evil ... by saying I'm a pornographer. Saying that I rape little children. ... I love children. I don't abuse them. Never have. Never will."..., yeah right!, tell that to Big Black in the privacy of your own jail cell.
      • Magnus150, on 09/27/2008, -0/+1"I love children"

        Ah-ha! A confession!

        Well to be fair, he's just following Christ. We all know the song "Jesus loves the little children"
    • Picks, on 10/02/2008, -0/+0That would be great!!
  • salter84, on 09/26/2008, -0/+1Does he own a white van with tinted windows?

    but lets not bring up the fact he is in some kind of religious leader position and just call a spade a spade and just call him a pedophile and leave it at that.

    leave him in a locked room with fathers of the abused children for an hour I'm sure he will never do anything like that again.
  • hiriumi, on 09/26/2008, -4/+7Another reason not to be religious.
  • evileddy60, on 09/26/2008, -1/+7It's stories like this that ruined my belief in people who believe in god.

    Sure you donate to church and show up every sunday and help the poor.. but YOU DIDDLE CHILDREN YOU PIECE OF HUMAN EXCREMENT!!

    • bluedottx, on 09/26/2008, -2/+2People like this don't really believe in God - they are douche bags looking for twisted sex and cash. They use their pulpits to feed their sick and twisted tiny brains. But hey, believe what you want.
    • PhilLesh69, on 09/27/2008, -0/+3I've always noticed that the people who take their kids to church every sunday tend to be the least decent people overall. It's almost like they believe they don't have to live a moral and decent life, or give a ***** about anyone or anything, because they get dressed up every sunday morning and kneel-sit-stand for an hour, sing a song about how jesus loves them, and then have donuts out in front of the church, and then yelling at the kids to get in the ***** car right now, because nascar or football is gonna be on the TV in 25 minutes, and if I miss the kickoff or the pace car, daddy's going to whip your asses until they glow red!!!
  • trollick, on 09/26/2008, -7/+4Jesus must be spinning in his grave!
    • krisscofield, on 09/26/2008, -2/+5Well, supposedly he was beamed up to Heaven. So...spinning somewhere in space?
    • HumanNouveau, on 09/26/2008, -1/+2Historical analysis suggests that there was no such person, hence no grave, no spinning, and no good reason to protect an institution like this.

      At best churches are non-profit recreation and mental health facilities. The difference between a good pastor and a good thrapist is that the latter belongs to a professional organzation that enforces standards that protect those who are served.
  • chrisinsocalif, on 09/26/2008, -5/+13No surprise, a religious person being hypocritical. Not like that doesn't happen everyday.
    • DivisibleByZero, on 09/26/2008, -1/+2It's only hypocritical if he thinks it's OK for him to do it. Otherwise he's just being a bad person.
    • rekrapt, on 09/27/2008, -1/+1Give me a break. Everybody is a hypocrite at some point. Welcome to the human condition.
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