Pastors Gone Wild - Case #006

A new series highlighting the odd, bizarre, funny, or perhaps even heretical behavior of those who claim the title "pastor".
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Case #006 - The Case of no Puppy Power for Pastor

Do you remember the cartoon Scooby-Doo? Scooby-Doo was a lovable canine, though cowardly to the bone. In later episodes, Scoopy had a nephew side-kick ("Scrappy") who was his polar opposite. Whereas Scooby-Doo was rather large, Scrappy was very small. While Scooby-Doo was a prone to fear, Scrappy was fearless. The cartoon program was enjoyed by millions. Who wouldn't love these two adorable puppies?

Apparently, there is at least one pastor who is not too fond of cute little doggies. A clergyman in Florida was arrested last year after witnesses reported him throwing puppies into the woods from the back of his pick-up truck and allegedly leaving them to die. "He was just chucking them", the witness said.

Man, it's hard enough to be a pastor without this junk. As it is, only 58% of Americans think clergy have high or very-high ethical standards (see poll). If we keep this up, we will be ranked at the bottom with car salesman and snake-oil peddlers.

I can hear it now: "Billy, do you want to come to Sunday school with Mommy today?" Billy responds by bursting into tears. While protectively holding onto to his little puppy, he cries: "No Mommy, don't make me. I don't want Pastor to kill my puppy, too!"

I'm afraid we must, Billy. Also, next week we launch a new program of stuffing cats into sacks and throwing them into the river. [note to pastors: this may adversely affect the willingness of your congregants to have you visit them in the hospital].

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