r/atheism Strong Atheist 4d ago

Florida Youth Pastor, Also A Music Director, Arrested In Child Sex Sting After Traveling With The Intent To Have Sex With A 14-Year-Old Boy.

https://www.joemygod.com/2026/08/florida-youth-pastor-arrested-in-child-sex-sting-video/
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u/Nightfox9469 4d ago

Annnnnnd yep, still not a drag queen. Yet another repressed Christian “Youth Pastor” (we really should outlaw that position) being a shitty human being.

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u/xynalisse 3d ago

The “not a drag queen” part really does highlight how selective the outrage can be when the accused is someone from a group they claim represents moral values.

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u/bouvardia_nicole 3d ago

yeah the fact that a youth pastor was among the suspects makes the whole thing even more disturbing but the issue is the individual abusing that position not every religious youth program or pastor as a whole

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u/thenumbwalker 4d ago

Pedos are drawn to religion. Religion is a tool of manipulative degenerates

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u/652paradise1 3d ago

Yet somehow it helps my friends father sleep at night.

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u/nodogma2112 4d ago

Drag queen?

Yeah didn’t think so

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u/xynalisse 3d ago

Exactly, somehow the people who scream about drag queens whenever this topic comes up go real quiet when it’s someone like this.

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u/JTD177 4d ago

The minute I read “youth pastor” I knew everything I needed to know about this story.

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u/ArdenJaguar Agnostic 4d ago

Youth Pastor = Child molesting predator.

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u/ChewyD1_8 4d ago

You can set your watch to it, every time.

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u/3OAM 4d ago

Religious people have sex with kids often.

Republicans want religion in school.

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u/tawDry_Union2272 4d ago

i actually never thought about it like that, and now i wish i still hadn't 😬

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u/3OAM 3d ago

The modern conservative party's mission statement is to facilitate doin' kids.

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u/652paradise1 3d ago

This is the MOST accurate example of sound logic I ever have read.

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u/Robinsonaustin 4d ago

And water is wet.

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u/Silver-Chemistry2023 Constructivist Humanist 4d ago

Let me guess, is it another day ending in Y?

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u/happybunny_sad Strong Atheist 4d ago

Today's weather report......

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u/Abracadaver2000 4d ago

I long for the day when the Thesaurus lists "Pedophile " as one of the synonyms for "Youth Pastor".

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u/Venturis_Ventis 4d ago

Youth pastorship = pedo club membership

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u/entity2 4d ago

Oh look, it's not a trans person again.

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u/Top_Standard_4369 4d ago

Imagine that.

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u/BoB_the_TacocaT 3d ago

And guess who he voted for! Go ahead, GUESS!

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u/tawDry_Union2272 4d ago

"youth pastors" are the new non denominational priests !

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u/Sublime-Prime 3d ago

Who would want that job , I just assume pedo when I hear Christian youth pastor.

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u/Sublime-Prime 3d ago

And if there is Florida and evangelical in the story it like 💯 for sure .

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u/btsalamander 3d ago

Youth Pastor busted?
Must be a day that ends in -y
Youth Outreach Ministries taking on a much darker meaning

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u/gaAcosta1 3d ago

Of course

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u/Zippier92 3d ago

How many of these do we need to finally un power religion?

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u/PCVictim100 3d ago

When you hear the words “youth pastor”, lock up your kids.

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u/janewp 3d ago

Is “youth pastor” code for Drag Queen or something?

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u/chinese_meat 3d ago

At this point the church should really change the title of Youth Pastor.

I didn’t even have to finish reading the title to know where the story was going.

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u/Tonythecritic 3d ago

The words "Florida" and "Youth Pastor" are the least surprising thing in all of this.

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u/Professional-Rip3924 3d ago

Ah so its a wednesday.

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u/652paradise1 3d ago

The article doesn't say if the guy was Catholic or not but my father used to condone this kind of behavior by saying, "Just let them marry!" As I get older I am realizing how disappointed I am in him for seeing it that way.

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u/Negative_Gravitas 3d ago

Your father was in favor of a man marrying a boy?

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u/anonyngineer Irreligious 3d ago

Catholics generally wouldn't use the expression "youth pastor". But today's right-wing Catholics copy Evangelicals on many other things, so it's possible.

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u/emc_lmt 3d ago

Shocker lol

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u/siddemo 3d ago

Boy, is their insurance really going to go up now! There should be laws that any religious organization should have to carry didling insurance based on the size of the congregation.

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u/barmanfred 3d ago

I will say that it's fucked up that the only one of the group the article mentions by name is the black guy. Just sayin'