Anti-Gay Televangelist T.D. Jakes' Son Busted For Public Gay Sex

[Bluebear]

If Jermaine Jakes is "broken", we all know who broke him. Always, always, always - behind these public haters is the sad personal story of one of our own, either the hater himself or somebody close to him. No schadenfreude for T.D. Jakes here, just pity for his son....

http://www.joemygod.blogspot.com/

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The son of T.D. Jakes — the Dallas megachurch pastor who’s called homosexuality a “brokenness” and declared that he would never hire a sexually active gay person — was arrested in a gay sex sting in Kiest Park in January, according to Dallas police reports.

Jermaine Donnell Jakes, 29, faces a charge of indecent exposure after allegedly exposing himself in front of two undercover vice detectives shortly after 10 p.m. on Jan. 3. Senior Cpl. Janice Crowther, a DPD spokeswoman, confirmed Thursday, Feb. 12 that the detectives were both male.

According to an arrest affidavit, the detectives were conducting an investigation into citizen complaints of sexual activity when they observed Jakes and several other unknown males park their vehicles in the lot east of the park at 2106 W. Kiest Blvd.

The detectives followed Jakes into a wooded area, where he approached them with his penis exposed through his unzipped pants, the affidavit states. Jakes masturbated for several seconds while making eye contact with one of the detectives.

Jakes made no attempt to conceal his penis despite people walking and jogging on a trail nearby, the affidavit states. According to court records, Jermaine Jakes listed his place of employment as T.D. Jakes Ministries. Jakes was released at the scene after being detained.

T.D. Jakes is the founder of the Potters House, a 30,000-member church in South Dallas. A vocal opponent of same-sex marriage, he’s been criticized by HIV/AIDS activists for undermining prevention of the disease by stigmatizing homosexuality and drug use.

On same-sex marriage, Jakes once told USA Today: “To date, I have not seen scriptural authority that allows me to stand on behalf of God and say I now pronounce you husband and husband, and wife and wife. This is an issue the government is undecided about. The Bible is not.”

http://www.dallasvoice.com/artman/publish/article_10636.php

[fishnfla]

1. gives a whole meaning to the term "beat cop"

I would not want that sting

[Bluebear]

2. I would not want to be a child scorned by his parents as this man is

[fishnfla]

7. are you more concerned with this "child's" behavior or who his father is

'cuz if someone whips his dick out and starts wanking it in front of strangers, at age 29, he is responsible for it.

[Bluebear]

8. I'm not surprised that your first thought would go to the poor cop who had this assignment

[marshall]

3. Sex in a public park in January???

Nothing could be more unappealing. Even sex in an airport toilet sounds better.

[Bluebear]

4. He was taught that that was his only outlet for his sexuality, out in the cold.

:(

[cboy4]

39. Perfect analogy.

[BlooInBloo]

9. Wow - that's a tough call.

:rofl:

[MountainLaurel]

35. January in Dallas

Where it very well could have been 75 degrees at the time.

[DFW]

45. I was there on Jan 2-3 and it WAS 75°

Fahrenheit, anyway!

[marshall]

49. LOL--I guess global warming has a few perks, at least for some

I remember now it was unseasonably warm around that time. I guess the public sex fans were waiting for their chance to ply their fetish.

[DFW]

55. I wish they would send some over here

Central Europe is being its usual cold and dreary self!

[madrchsod]

5. i believe jesus would`t care what he was

and i do believe jesus would have an issue with his father.

they expect others to see the world through their eyes not the eyes of jesus.

[marmar]

6. He grew up in a household where he knew being who he truly was wasn't acceptable.....

..... so he resorts to clandestine sex in a public space.

This really burns me. I watched one of my best friends in college live this exhausting dual life because his family (ultra-conservative Christians who'd moved to Ann Arbor from rural W. Virginia) would have disowned him completely if they'd found out he was gay.
NOBODY should have to choose between living openly and happily AND maintaining a relationship with their family. And incidents like the one with TD Jakes' son seem to happen with a good bit of frequency among families headed by religious bigots, n'est-ce pas?

[Bluebear]

11. Yet, see post 7

This guy was taught he was bound for hell and unacceptable, yet he has a physiological urge that he can't stop... he is taught to hide, forbidden to marry who he would love, and STILL people con't understand how the resulting crime happens.

[marmar]

16. I was going to respond to #7....but I get the feeling it would go on and on and never get anywhere.

And honestly, the only way that a lot of people are really going to "get it" is to have a close friend or family member who is gay and living through the same thing. I've always fancied myself an ultra open-minded, pro-gay straight guy, but I don't think I really "got it" until I vicariously experienced my friend Steve's life. It was an eye-opener and a life-changer.

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[Two Americas]

40. strange that people can't see the connection

Of course it is hideous that people are forced to live a double life, or to choose between who they are and acceptance from their family, and it is disturbing to see the lack of compassion from so many here.

[bridgit]

10. Ooo-Whoopsy!!

[Dappleganger]

12. Living on the down-low

because guilt his daddy heaps on him.

I hope this situation will free him from those chains and that he can find himself because of it.
I also hope this will bring down the house on Jakes' hypocrisy.

[CitizenPatriot]

13. My heart breaks for this young man

to live with a parent who tries to shame you for who you are is an awful thing.

I'm also so sorry that it came out this way, before he may have been ready to have his personal life blasted to the world.

[remoulade]

14. Does T.D. stand for Terrible Dad?

It sure sounds like he is one.
:shrug:

[fortyfeetunder]

15. My sympathy for the son, not as much for the father

I cannot imagine for the life of me the torturous life that young man has gone through. I am sorry he ended up in this predicament.

As for his father, I am not so empathetic. As a "man of God" he is supposed to teach loving everyone, as is the Christian philosophy. He picked and chose what he wanted to believe from the Bible, but the part about homosexuality, oops, includes his son. Tight fit, T.D. !

I think T.D. needs to come to terms about the homophobia he preaches and finds a way to bring healing and acceptance in the relationship between he and his son.

[4 t 4]

17. Get....Out !!

what will this do to Dr Phil ? He Loves and promotes T. D. every chance he gets! That son I feel sorry for he was prob. turned into a perv cause he couldn't be himself Too Bad, So Sad.

[fortyfeetunder]

30. Since I don't watch Dr. Phil much -- ewww!

But it would make for an interesting show.

[pansypoo53219]

19. kharma

is a bitch.

[lies and propaganda]

20. i LOVE these stories..

and on today of all days,a valentine for me!

[Jazzgirl]

21. I believe there is an interesting story

as to why T. D. Jakes left his original home and came to Dallas. Investigating that would be quite interesting..............

[saltpoint]

22. I get that society is disdainful of folks waiving their wieners in public.

I get that.

I do question why tax dollars are spent dispatching undercover cops to parks to catch people having sex, inasmuch as I consider public deceit a graver transgression than public lust.

The vice squad mentality insists on a disproportional level of attention to sex in public parks. If our society disapproves of guys fiddling their dongs in public parks it should even more disapprove of paying cops to go to said parks to entrap them.

The equation is juicier in the media because Jakes is a high-profile "Christian."

I distrust mega-church pastors almost right out of the gate.

I think Bluebear's analysis of this matter in this thread is right-on.

[Bluebear]

24. P.S. The new moniker suits you!

[saltpoint]

25. Hey there, Bluebear.

Thank you.

And your insight, clarity, and good heart continue to lift DU.

Happy Valentine's Day.

[mitchtv]

28. blue bear understands

and you understand how few tax dollars are around these days

[booley]

23. Maybe it's schadenfruede

But it seems that if you're antigay, it's almost guaranteed you will have a close gay relative. and that relative will somehow make the news.

Maybe there is a God. And maybe she's trying to tell some people something.

[MrScorpio]

26. Oops! nt

[Liberal_in_LA]

27. TD Jakes books are everywhere. He's involved with those feel good movies also.

[Ilsa]

29. That reminds me, I need to pick up some baby carrots and gherkins.

But really I feel sorry for this young man. His sexuality, a part of who he is, has been condemned within his household all of his life. No wonder he was acting out publicly like that.

[Fire1]

31. OMG!!!! Get outta here!!!!

[bertman]

32. Why would I not be surprised if he did this in public just to let his Christian pastor/father

feel the love?

I cannot even begin to imagine how alone and unloved one must feel when his/her own father talks about people like him/her as if they are the spawn of some demon.

If there is a hell, I hope there is a special place there for the likes of T.D. Jackass.

[Fire1]

34. Ministers like Jakes always forget the verse, 'judge not, lest ye be

judged.'

[bertman]

36. Amen.

[Jamastiene]

33. I still think those "stings" are so wrong.

Damn the society we live in.

[HughBeaumont]

37. I'm kind of more concerned by the Time cover.

Not only for the laughable "Can Bush Save the Economy", but the date of September 17, 2001, indicating it was already on the stands despite the events 6 days prior. Turns out Bewsh couldn't successfully save a booger falling out of his nose, much less the economy . . . or America . . . or the planet.

[LeftyMom]

41. Street dates on a news magazine are several days after their actual publication and distribution

The Sept 17th issue probably shipped on the 10th.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

38. It'd be great to see a huge outpouring of public sympathy and support for Jermaine...

and disdain for his abusive father.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

42. How did his father abuse him?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

47. I'd say that making a kid feel bad about being gay constitutes abuse.

Maybe it was abuse borne of ignorance; but it's still abuse.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

52. I thought you were making a legal accusation not your opinion, sorry.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

53. No prob...

:toast:

[blogslut]

43. Bishop T.D. Jakes' full statement

From the http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-jakestext_15met.ART.Central.Edition1.4c39375.html">Dallas Morning News:

12:00 AM CST on Sunday, February 15, 2009

As parents, we occasionally feel that our children do not live up to our highest and best ideals. When they do not, we don't diminish our love for them as recompense for our disapproval. Like our children, we also are not infallible nor do we profess to be. Our now adult son Jermaine is 29, but when he was at home he was a recipient of correction, compassion and wise counsel. We hope that the light of what we believe will guide him through times of contradiction and moments of concern as he continues to mature.

In spite of the family pain we feel from this unfortunate situation, it has given us a chance to show him the same help, support, and restorative grace for which our family and church is noted. Through our ministry at The Potter's House, as well as our own home, we have for years offered help in the time of need to all adults, our five children and other people's children.

It is in moments like these that I am so grateful that we do not preach that we are the solution, but we look to Christ for resolution. So then, as a very human family with real issues, like many other people, we will draw from the same well of grace to which we have led others to drink and be refreshed...

Translation: "It's not our fault. We tried to Jesus the gay out of him but it just didn't work. Now that he's publicly embarrassed us, we guess that whole disowning-him-because-he-wouldn't-conform thing is off.

PS: Donate to our ridiculously profitable church and pay no attention to our hypocrisy"

[EFerrari]

44. So saddening.

[RainDog]

46. public masturbation: the perfect term for tel-evangelism

poetic, even

[Stevenmarc]

48. Let's see if his pal Dr. Phil does a show about it.

[AnnieBW]

50. Looks like it's "re-education camp" for him!

Time to "pray away the gay" because he embarrassed Dad!

:mad:

If this young man was allowed to be who he really was, he wouldn't have to solicit men in public parks.

[George_Bailey]

51. Brokenness Mountain

...cumming to a theater near you.

JP
http://welcomebacktopottersville.blogspot.com/

[KamaAina]

54. Oh, he's the guy behind the Potter's House!

We have a small one of those out here. A number of us used to enjoy poking their sidewalk evangelists in the eye by calling it "Harry Potter's House". :evilgrin:

[Marrah_G]

56. I feel so badly for people raised in homes that make them despise who they are.

[JerseygirlCT]

57. Yes, sympathy for the son. nt