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Christians, do you think a registered sex offender should be allowed to be an...
- Thread starter Debbie
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space monkey
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NO. God can, and does, deliver people from hideous things. And God can change and forgive someone. But, that person still should perhaps not be a pastor of a "flock".
Such a man, if he really is saved and changed- he might work with a mission who works with the homeless or the like but not to families.
Such a man, if he really is saved and changed- he might work with a mission who works with the homeless or the like but not to families.
The Doctor
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Think of the alternative. Do you want the government regulating ministers?
Probably not a good thing, but I guess it's the church's decision.
Probably not a good thing, but I guess it's the church's decision.
It doesn't take much to be listed as a sex offender. I heard of one case the other day where two boys in their early teens had sex together. One of them admitted he was gay, and was listed as a sex offender. The other denied being gay, and was not listed. The one kid will have the label of sex offender following him all his life (unless the law changes), for consensual sexual activity with someone his own age.
So before answering whether or not a registered sex offender should be an ordained minister, I would want to know if we are talking something harmless that happened when he was a kid, or if we are talking pedophile or rapist.
So before answering whether or not a registered sex offender should be an ordained minister, I would want to know if we are talking something harmless that happened when he was a kid, or if we are talking pedophile or rapist.