Transgendered pastor in the hot tub/basptismal pool?

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Our church hired and welcomed a couple who are allegedly married and were referred to us by their former church as great leaders of the GLBT community. Our church redid the baptismal pool, and we had a meeting about what kind of pool to buy. The couple insisted that we "save money" by purchasing a spa with actual jets instead of going through a religious supplier. The price was much lower and we all agreed that no one would be able to tell the difference. Now I must say that this is the most normal couple ever. They are about 50 ish and the wife dresses like an older but hip woman. I went to the sanctuary to pick up an old hymnal and heard two very male voices up front in the pool. There was a man in the pool with the pastor and they were staring at a picture of baby Suri and engaging in sex play. As I got closer, I realized that the second man was actually the pastor's wife. They saw me, and I left. What should I do? I'm pretty hip, but I'm worried about crap in the pool.
Yeah, I don't understand the baby Suri picture either. I am afraid that no one will believe me, or they'll think I'm making it up because they did work with transgendered people. Could someone tell me exactly what to say?



Comments

  1. Jonno says:
    March 12, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    Do you want a pastor who has sex in a church, with a man nontheless, getting off on a picture of a baby?
    I know i don’t want him to bless me or forgive my sins, especially not a baptism.
    Homosexuality is not condoned in the bible.
    Report him, for he is not a man of God, and a false priest cannot help anyone.

  2. Helpfulman says:
    March 12, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    time to move on to another church babe!

  3. smallville_fan1978 says:
    March 12, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    My suggestion would be to inform the church of what you saw, let them deal with the problem in their way.

  4. valcus43 says:
    March 12, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    Change the water or change churches.

  5. VoDkA says:
    March 12, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    Tell Tom Cruise!!! He’ll go Mission Impossible on their asses!!

  6. Banting B says:
    March 12, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha

    Good one!

  7. ELx09 says:
    March 12, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    definitely, inform the church

  8. Odindmar says:
    March 12, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    Their lack of sanctity concerns me some. Such a pool was intended for baptism, no sex. Sex in any form should not be done in such a place, married, homogeneous or other wise.

    How ever..I would just drop it. Perhaps make a passing comment about cleaning the pool, but besides that, drop it. I’m sure they are more embarrassed about it than you are.

  9. spanky says:
    March 12, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    foolishness

  10. dwjohnsonkonduz says:
    March 12, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    So does this mean that you have Bob and Neal for your church leaders? I think that the hot tub baptism pool is a cool idea. Its kind of freaky to see the "guys" getting it on in the church though. You have two options, 1 you can tell what you saw and maybe it will work out for the church. 2 you can balckmale the hell out of them and maybe make a little money. I would definately stay out of the hot tub, there is no telling what is floating around in there.

    PS does this mean that there is holy water in the tub now that Rev. Bob and Lady Neal have christened it?

  11. CaM says:
    March 12, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    Is the real problem the transgendered wife, or inproprieties in the pool?
    I understand the baptismal pool to be sacred (?).
    I would find a new church.

  12. LeapingLizard says:
    March 12, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    What kind of crap in the pool are you talking about? Actual crap or the other substance? What about speaking to the pastor and his wife privately? I think that would be a better approach. Very likely they cleaned the pool after they were done anyway. But rather than get the whole congregation in an uproar over this (especially if they are well liked by most of the congregants) it might be in the best interests of all if you kept this a private matter for now.. That is unless they are not receptive to your concerns or refuse to discuss the matter with you. After all it isn’t their private jacuzzi and they should have been more careful to lock up the church before playing in the (tub) together. Good Luck.
    LL

  13. goingforthe_one says:
    March 12, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    tell them to take it to the Church of Scientology…..they allow all kinds of freaky shite there :D

  14. johnny cee says:
    March 12, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    Maybe you would prefer to be baptized in the River Jordan.
    I Cr 13;8a
    12-7-6

    Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas

  15. sissy says:
    March 12, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    I would most definitely find another church. Before u do tell the members of the church what u saw and then let them deal with it.Apparently they have no respect for the holy church.

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