Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Family Minister Accused of Sexual Abuse

Donna Somewhere in Texas a child is being abuse by a pastor. It is a war we may never win. Too many church, too many pastors, and too many children. At least one corrupt pastor is gone. Tomas Gonzales of Donna, TX admitted to molesting young relatives over a ten year period. Of course, members of his church have it all wrong.

Members of Gonzales' church say they don't understand what happened, but they are standing by their pastor.

"It was a terrible pain.  It was very painful, and we are with him.  We're not against him.  We are with him, and God is with him," says Oscar Juarez.

I’m not going out on a limb here by saying that the next time you see your beloved pastor will be at his sentencing. Following that, you can visit him at the cemetery because he’s never going to see the light of day again.

I’m not sure which church Gonzales worked for. I found a list of 12. But this is Texas so for a population of 14K, I figure the real number is maybe a thousand churches, unless the Primer Iglesia Bautista is one of those Mega churches. Oh wait, I found it. Gonzales is (or was) pastor of Templo Nueve Vida (Source).