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A gay pastor, who sat down for an interview with a journalist. The interview began with a simple question: "So you are a homosexual pastor?" To which the pastor replied, "I am a homosexual pastor, yes."

Recently, Roy Jernigan went skydiving to celebrate his 98th birthday on Tuesday, January 24, 2023. Jernigan has been a long-time pastor who says he “doesn’t have a doctor,” and “hasn’t had a physical exam in 15 years.” The pastor also claims that he “is on no medication– but the good Lord and black coffee.” The pastor recently decided to celebrate his longevity by going skydiving with his family, something he plans to repeat in two years when he turns 100. [i]

Kamri Mclendon and Tristan Mcphail, young unmarried parents in Mississippi wanted their daughter, Presleigh, to be baptized at their church. The pastor, Rev. Dewayne Warren of Hickory Grove United Methodist Church, initially agreed to baptize the baby. Then he refused.

I’ve known the local pastor for more than twenty years. We went to college together and occasionally saw each other out on the local cross-country ski trail. I admit I was a little surprised when I learned he selected religion as a career. Some of his comments in private moments were highly inappropriate for a pastor. Also, I once lent him a pair of boots which I never got back.

Pastor John Lowe of New Life Christian Church in Warsaw, Indiana recently came before his congregation to make a difficult and humble confession. He had committed the sin of adultery and though it took place “nearly 20 years ago” he still needed to come clean.

Authorities found up to eight people locked in the basement of a Georgia pastor and his wife, police said. A statement from the Griffin Police Department said that Curtis Keith Bankston and Sophia Simm-Bankston were operating the unlicensed "group home" out of a house they rented in Griffin "under the guise of a church, One Step of Faith 2nd Chance."