There must be a special place in Hell for those who use a cloak of faith and Godliness to visit wrongful acts on others.  I am talking about those who abuse the trust that is placed with them as spiritual leaders and behave as if they live by a different set of rules.  And the God-fearing – the flock – they follow faithfully casting aside doubt because they believe that a man or woman of God surely possesses character that is beyond reproach.

I have no patience for those who manipulate and abuse others, but my patience turns to an extreme disgust when the manipulation and abuse comes from a trusted spiritual leader.   As such, I hope they find and lock up Victor Barnard, the Minnesota minister that is “accused of 59 felony counts of criminal sexual conduct with two young girls while they were members of his church.”  One of Barnard’s victims said that he  first molested her “after he preached to her that he represented Jesus Christ in the flesh.”

Jesus Christ my ass!  How dare this wretched man align his despicable actions with a sense of Godliness.  This is wrong on so many levels, and yet, we hear about it happening again and again.  And the reason for that my friends is that being a man or woman of the cloth delivers a level of power.  After all, they are very directly spreading God’s word – they are  vessels for God’s work.  That is an important gig and the flock follows them believing that their souls are pure.  But they are not all pure…indeed, some are dark and decrepit.  Some are like Barnard.

Barnard was last seen in Washington.  His current whereabouts are unknown.  The victims would like to see him do jail time, but that day may never come. But never fear, eventually he will leave this earth, and when he does he’ll come to fully appreciate the price attached to the injuries he visited upon others while on earth.  He’ll be going to his special place and there he will stay for a very long time.  Eventually, God will make this right.