Pastor's Gone Wild: Case 011 - The Case of the Hog Tied Parishioner

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 #011 - The Case of the hog-tied Parishioner

Pastor Flowers is a true Texan. In Texas, everything is bigger. Apparently this includes discipline techniques. It seems Pastor Flowers has a heart for at-risk teens, including those with drug, alcohol, and other life controlling issues. Many have criminal records, and it is not uncommon for a court system to have mandated their stay at the Faith Outreach Center. Their program is quite intensive, and is run similar to a military "boot camp". This includes rising early in the morning, daily exercise, long jogs & hikes, and a host of other routines. The problem, of course, is that these silly teenage boys and girls don't like doing what their told.

No worries, because this big Texan has a big solution. When a 15 year old girl refused to participate in a running exercise, Pastor Flowers and a female counselor pinned the girl to the ground, tied a rope around her wrists, and attached the other end to the bumper of a van. Although the girl was Texan, she wasn't able to match the power of a V8 engine. However, by all accounts she put up a good fight. Still refusing to run with the other teens, the girl was dragged several times on her stomach.

The camp's website says it "strives to prepare young men and women to positively impact their world with the principles of Christ as their foundation" and is "designed to build character and instill discipline, integrity, unity, and morality back into their lives."

...and if that doesn't work, they can always drag kids behind moving vehicles for kicks. Popcorn, anyone?

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