Self Righteous Religionists, Just Gotta Love Em Eh?

[nailit]

My sons G/F is pregnant.
Her Uncle is a pastor.
He's just stated that the baby (my grandson) is a product of sin.
You just got to love these people of faith havnt you?

Dick!!

[Mamyalynne]

He sounds an unpleasant man, I'd avoid him if I were you.

[Buenchico]

He appears to be agreeing that the result of sin can be something be something wonderful and beautiful ;-)

[Paigntonian]

Which denomination? Us Catholics can be rigid about these things but I honestly can't believe that would be said by a RC priest, at least in this country. And, no, one ghastly idiot does not tar the rest of us.

[nailit]

//He sounds an unpleasant man, I'd avoid him if I were you//
Met him once.
Seemed like an OK sort of bloke.
Full of love an stuff and friendly.
Turns out to be a nob to a niece that he supposedly loves.
Cause its a sin to be pregnant....

[Patsy33]

Just what you need!

[Paigntonian]

Think Buen's point is something you could throw back at the dear pastor. Dick indeed.

[Mamyalynne]

Agreed Paigntonian, no Priest of my acquaintance would make such a remark to a young woman.

[Cloverjo]

Perhaps he was joking? It’s the sort of thing my dad might say for a laugh to break the ice. He’s not a priest though.

[Paigntonian]

Clover: Sorry to be picky but a pastor is not a priest either.

[nailit]

//He’s not a priest though//
No, hes a pastor.

//Perhaps he was joking?//
Perverse sense of humour to have your only niece crying then because you just wanted to preach about sin.
Hes a nob.

[Paigntonian]

Let us know which Church he represents as pastor.

[nailit]

//Let us know which Church he represents as pastor//
AOG Pentecostal.

[vulcan42]

is he a Jehovah witless?
I had a row with a JW who informed me that children inherit the sins of its parents.

[Paigntonian]

I would challenge him in no uncertain terms. But, sadly, life is all too complex and you might not want to alienate him and put your G/F in a difficult position. What about her parents?

[douglas9401]

Right or wrong he's as entitled to an opinion as the next anus.

[Theland]

We are all guilty of sin, but there are ways and ways of presenting this in different circumstances.
Obviously this pastor went to the school of Nob, and was made head boy. The NobHead!

[Atheist]

Vulcan; it's the doctrine of Originl Sin. A very christian concept.

[nailit]

//What about her parents?//
She doesnt know her father.
Her mum (putting it as gently as I can) is a narcessist. She insistant that she aborts the baby and threatened to have nothing to do with her if she has it.

[nailit]

But this thread was more about her mothers brother (the pastor)

[Theland]

Abortion is so wrong on every level. Even if you take in the baby and raise him/ her, life must be saved.
The mother needs to have it explained to her that she is carrying a life, not a collection of slime cells.
How far gone is her pregnancy?