Can't stop shaking my head today at these stories:
In L.A., an actress and former model with an admitted "lifelong fixation on serial killers" has been "drawn into a deep bond" with convicted murderer Wayne Adam Ford, who killed and mutilated the bodies of four women in California in the late 90s. The attractive, blond actress, Victoria Redstall, is quoted as saying, "I trust Wayne with my life... He's got such a kindness to him and such a conscience."
A Brooklyn man who falsely claimed to have overheard suicide bombers planning a July 4 attack on the NY subway system is facing seven years in prison. And a rookie cop pleaded not guilty on charges of offering $3000 to kill his ex-girlfriend.
In Austin, Tex., a minister at Great Hills Baptist Church -- which had a big splash ad on its home page offering "Soul Mates" for members -- has been accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy. The minister, Jerry Carver, still had his bio on the church staff page this morning, though if they buy a clue and take it down, you can see it at this permalink -- you're welcome! Carver is not denying he had sex with the boy; he says "the teen got into his vehicle willingly and initiated sexual contact with him."
Why am I making such a big deal about it? Because the church's senior pastor supports the state's gay marriage ban, quote: "To redefine marriage is to disintegrate society. It's going to result in the loss of the family unit in America. This is strongly the agenda of the homosexual minority." He also spoke out against a local domestic partners ordinance earlier this year.
And the church was the host in 1999 of a meeting between leaders of the religious right and then-governor George Bush. This 1997 article from the Austin Chronicle, an alt-weekly, describes "the cavernous expanse of one of the city's largest houses of worship... almost entirely without Christian symbology."
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