Man uses Bible to convince teen molestation is OK.

Posted by Les on Friday, May 12, 2006 at 11:27 AM. Read 1271 times. Tags: , ,
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It’s true. You really can use the Bible to argue for anything:

DELAND, FL (AP)—A Deland man convicted of sexual battery on a teenager will spend 30 years behind bars. Authorities say 61-year-old Charles Balfe used the bible to make the 15-year-old victim believe his actions were OK.

The self-proclaimed evangelist also was sentenced yesterday to 30 years probation. Balfe says he’s innocent. The victim, now 21, says she still suffers nightmares from the incidents.

Balfe faces two more trials on charges of sexually abusing two boys in DeLand. A spokeswoman for the Volusia County Attorney’s Office says dates for those trials haven’t been set.

Spare the rod indeed.

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***Dave United States Posted on 05/12/2006 at 03:59 PM

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The devil can quote Scripture to his purpose.  People have used the Bible and authority ostensibly derived therefrom to do horrendous things.  Of course, they’ve used the Constitution, Das Kapital, and, most likely, the Kama Sutra similarly.

You certainly won’t catch me trying to prove a point by way of Scripture.  Folks who do so are, essentially, idolaters at best, scam artists at worst.

***Dave United States Posted on 05/12/2006 at 04:21 PM

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And, that said, I suspect (call it the Fairy Tale Justice Seeker in me) that there’s a special bolgia in Hell just for folks who abuse others based on God’s word.  At least, I like to think so, since otherwise I’d be tempted to grab a baseball bat and take justice into my own hands ...

decrepitoldfool United States Posted on 05/12/2006 at 10:49 PM

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I believe Jesus said as much - Luke 17:2 proves it!  raspberry

zilch Austria Posted on 05/13/2006 at 01:48 AM

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...otherwise I’d be tempted to grab a baseball bat and take justice into my own hands ...

Or you could whack the miscreants with one of those big leatherbound Bibles…

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decrepitoldfool United States Posted on 05/13/2006 at 08:27 AM

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Here in Illinois the pastor of a Baptist church (Daryl Bujak), beat a 13-year-old girl with a 3-ft piece of wood for claiming she was molested by another man (Matthew Resh) after her mother brought her in for counseling.  He told her mother, “I know these types of girls.  She has a rebellious streak”.  The mother says she feels just awful now that she knows her daughter was telling the truth.
Daily HeraldChicago Tribune

Are all Christians tyrannical and/or predatory monsters?  Or would it be more logical to conclude that the mantle of religious authority has a disarming quality only because most of its practitioners wear it fairly well? 

It means the local minister, scoutmaster, or priest is probably a good guy, but that doesn’t mean you should trust him implicitly.  The bible is full of references to people who look good on the outside, but…

Oh, wait - it isn’t like most Christians actually read the the thing enough to get the whole picture.

roya Australia Posted on 05/15/2006 at 03:24 AM

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So did he shave her head and wait for 1 month before raping her?

LuckyJohn19 Australia Posted on 05/15/2006 at 03:56 AM

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So did he shave her head and wait for 1 month before raping her?


You’re sick. LOL:lol:
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I’ve discovered that it all boils down to brain wiring: your brain is wired to worship magic or it isn’t, either it’s wired to utilize logic or it isn’t, either it’s analytical of myths or it isn’t.

whitebloodoftheheavens United States Posted on 09/04/2006 at 11:15 AM

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Not all christians are predatory monsters, a number of their herds are victims born and raised into the vicious iron veil of lies and taught that the same “were right, everyone else is full of shit” routine.  The ones that push for christianity’s growth are the con-artists, the scammers, the murderers, the rapists, the conspirators, the bigots, and the tyrants. 

Take justice in your own hands, I’m sure god would thank you and rest assured, thousands more if not millions would be inclined to follow your example.

Either a bat or a chainsaw, cause the way the christians mouth their prayers and try to eat your brains away they might as well be zombies.

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Mirth, honor and hatred.  All are me, throughout and complete, and I indulge when and where I choose.  Therein, I will have the knowledge of self and objective, the fury to carry it out ruthlessly, and the smile of a deed done and peace to come to bring me home.

LuckyJohn19 Australia Posted on 09/10/2006 at 07:25 AM

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Wow, Whiteblood, you’re carrying some serious hatred there.  smile
Can I offer you a snippet of what I’ve learned?
Hatred damages the HATER more than the HATED.
I’ve seen haters - they are not happy people - it seems to eat at them from the inside.

The ones that push for christianity’s growth are the con-artists, the scammers, ...

Reminds me of George‘s little soliloquy about the best scammers.  LOL
Worship the Sun and pray to Joe Pesci.

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I’ve discovered that it all boils down to brain wiring: your brain is wired to worship magic or it isn’t, either it’s wired to utilize logic or it isn’t, either it’s analytical of myths or it isn’t.

whitebloodoftheheavens United States Posted on 09/10/2006 at 07:27 PM

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Now here’s where I elaborate on hatred, as a personal experience and pratical use, sorry if this takes a bit.

Hate is one of the most powerful emotions known to man, surpassed on occassion only by either love or insanity. It drives you, pumps you with a force that at it’s core is the root of destruction, similar to satan, hades, hel, set, take your pic. 

In short, hate is like a stimulant: it gives you strength and desire and at times focus, but like most things as potent as hatred can be, there are such things as overdoses, costing you a portion of who you were in kind heart to feel the effects either wanted or needed at the time.

I have played with this stimulant many a time, and on the rare occassion, wished I hadn’t after seeing what I had seen.  However, as of right now, I carry both hatred and love with me, the love acting as a catalyst to put it scintifically(yeah, i cant spell).

In short, I’m in no danger of being overthrown by the toxic strength I carry.

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Mirth, honor and hatred.  All are me, throughout and complete, and I indulge when and where I choose.  Therein, I will have the knowledge of self and objective, the fury to carry it out ruthlessly, and the smile of a deed done and peace to come to bring me home.

decrepitoldfool United States Posted on 09/10/2006 at 09:53 PM

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In short, I’m in no danger of being overthrown by the toxic strength I carry.

Dude, you’ve seen too many bad Kung-Fu movies.

Consigliere United States Posted on 09/10/2006 at 11:54 PM

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DOF:

I think it runs deeper than bad Kung-Fu movies.

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