Anti-gay "pastor" charged with stealing $150K...blames gays. No, really.

[KamaAina]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/09/30/1021694/-Anti-gay-pastor-charged-with-stealing-150K-blames-gays-No-really#

This would make a good headline for The Onion. Sadly, it's not satire at all.

Harris Himes, who calls himself "pastor" of the Big Sky Christian Center in Montana (the address of which is Himes's post office box), got himself in a bit of hot water recently. He and another "pastor," James "Jeb" Bryant, apparently swindled an investor out of $150,000 by claiming to own a business called Duratherm Building Systems and promising good returns. From the Missoulian:...

Himes is being charged with six felonies. He turned himself in after learning that there was a warrant out for his arrest.

But he's goin' down swingin'! Shortly after his release from jail, he called into a Montana radio station to defend himself. And what better way to defend himself than to blame the gays? Himes, who is involved with the anti-gay Montana Eagle Forum and who once said that gays "shall surely be put to death" during hearings on the Montana bill overturning pro-LGBT local ordinances, is alleging that gay activists are just trying to take him down. Apparently, the gays, conspiring with pro-choice activists and Montana's insurance commissioner, are the ones behind the arrest. Surely he wasn't arrested because he, you know, swindled an investor out of $150,000. Ridiculous!

Or Borowitz.

[hobbit709]

1. "You can't make this shit up"

[Wellstone ruled]

3. Projection at it's finest.

[msanthrope]

6. You could make this shit up, but no one would believe you. nt

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

2. I applaud his honesty, he says out loud what TENS OF MILLIONS of Americans are thinking

"put all them gays to death"

[Bluenorthwest]

7. I don't think tens of millions of Americans think that way. I think you made that up and typed it on

DU and in my point of view, that's bullshit exploitation and a bit of fear mongering couched as criticism of the right. Do not care for it at all.

[Thinkingabout]

4. Professional schemers.

[Politicalboi]

5. GOfundme in 3..2..1..

Poor man is being persecuted, when will it ever end.