Sep 24 2008
Evangelist(?) says ‘Puberty’ is age of sexual consent
[CNN]
Since Tony Alamo’s start as a California street preacher more than 40 years ago, the self-styled evangelist’s story has been colorful and checkered.When his wife died of cancer, Alamo claimed that she would be resurrected and kept her body on display for six months while their followers prayed. It would be 16 years before her body was returned to her family. For a time, his elaborately painted denim jackets were a must-have in Hollywood, but sales contributed to tax problems that landed him in prison for four years in the 1990s.
Alamo was charged but not convicted of other crimes, including child abuse. Now the 74-year-old is accused by former church members of abusing children and running an organization in which girls who just reached puberty can marry. Agents raided his southwest Arkansas compound Saturday and placed six girls in state custody.
On Monday, Alamo spoke of the allegations with a mix of denial and defiance, saying that he never promoted sexual abuse but that he believes there’s a mandate from the Bible for young girls to marry.
“In the Bible, it happened. But girls today, I don’t marry ‘em if they want to at 14, 15 years old. Because we won’t do it, even though I believe it’s OK,” Alamo said.
On Saturday, he had said that for girls having sex, “consent is puberty.”
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[From me]
Sick man. I will pray for him. Mr Alamo, the Bible says nothing about Puberty being the age of consent. It says marriage = consent.
What do you think?
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5 responses so far
Sick is a good description…Crazy would be as well…
Proves once again, as believers, we have a choice to make: follow the teaching of our Father or the teachings of man. Mr. Alamo once again proves how wrong it is to follow man! Man will always fail, God never fails!
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I don’t use the term “sick” on people like this. I use the term “EVIL”. There ARE evil people around.
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I have a few words that I could use to describe this “man” but they are unprintable and I don’t use them anyway. I will then settle for Evil and Sick. Even if puberty was the age of consent what gives him the “right” to defile them? I agree Kevin. Marriage=consent. I also strongly approve of Steve’s words. (If I use the word message it would sound like a political ad).
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Its guys like him who create the ridiculous stereotypes against Christians in general - this guy is mentally ill - kept his wife’s body for 16 years?! That’s insane. No one should take this guys’ words seriously - he isn’t a representative of Christianity in the least.
Tony Alamo looks scarily like this guy.
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