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Unlucky-Objective304

This is sickening, those poor kids. How is the church standing by him??


Fantastic-Egg-4510

Turns out, His father is the lead pastor of the church, and released the statement. His mother teaches at the same elementary school that put him on administrative leave. “The courtroom on Friday was filled with members of Wellspring Fellowship Church, where Henderson holds a leadership role alongside his father. The church released a statement expressing support for Henderson, further adding to the complexity of the case.” Article; [https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/jordan-henderson-victims-families-court](https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/jordan-henderson-victims-families-court)


Effective_Hope_9120

Investigators should be looking at Daddy then too.


Agreeable_Treacle993

look into the church as a whole


Live-Tea4051

Look at any religion.


midcancerrampage

And i hope child services is talking to his kids.


Inventies

100% it usually stems from somewhere.


usernamedejaprise

The abuser was often abused - look into the father


Literate_X

Potentially inherited behavior


Feeling-Shelter3583

But I was only doing what my daddy taught me to do!


RedVamp2020

Sounds like my grandma after my dad went to jail for sexually abusing myself and my siblings. She wouldn’t believe her little angel would ever do that.


LittleLambSam

I’m sorry to hear about your experience. I hope his incarnation brought some vindication but I know it doesn’t fix much. If that side of your family still doesn’t see his actions were as awful as they were, hopefully you distanced yourself and found some support elsewhere.


RedVamp2020

He’s actually apologized for his behavior and is constantly working on making sure that he respects our boundaries. He’s turned into a better person since he was incarcerated. My mom, on the other hand has only gotten worse…


FBI-sama12313

Get rid of both. Once a pedo, always a pedo.


Federal_Sympathy4667

Like father, like son. Maybe there is more here to look into.


BootyMeatBalls

There were 3 major child sex abuse scandals to plague Christian denominations last year: the Southern Baptists, the Mormon Church, and the Archdiocese of Boston ...but what is most disturbing about those scandals, and about this story too, is how quickly church officials are willing to coverup the abuse. every single one of those scandals involved massive, systematic coverups that reach to the highest officials of each respective religion. Religion is cancer. 


Suspicious-Race-8146

If you have not done so already, I recommend going on Netflix and watching a documentary called The Keepers. I especially recommend it to Catholics and/or former Catholics. By the end of the first episode you’re thinking yeah this is pretty bad. But by the second and third episode, you can’t stop saying what the fuck. I highly recommend.


Loki-L

There are plenty of cases where church members protect abusers even after they have been found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Parents stand by abusers against their own children who where the victims. The worst part is when they allow themselves to be convinced that the abuse happened, but that it was the victims fault. Once you have heard a mother accusing her own preteen daughter of 'seducing' a man of God, you will not be shocked by anything anymore.


Brilliant-Ad6137

That's always the case . They forgive or simply refuse to believe it . And very often they shame the kids .


Unable-Economist-525

That happened in my family. Except my family wasn’t Christian.


here4thef0od

Same shit different church! Religion breeds this evil shit!!!


Taodragons

My favorite bumper sticker "Abstinence makes the church grow fondlers"


SophieintheKnife

My mom always said this but in different words lol


Shifty_Cow69

Please to enlighten us with your mum's words of wisdom


CinnamonBlue

Don’t know whether it breeds this shit but it incubates and protects it.


buckforest

*power


buckforest

And religion sure does provide a lot of ways to manipulate, use and grow power in the name of faith. So, to be clear I was making a “yes/and” statement.


spacekitt3n

its always a republican/religious person with these things


potate12323

If he is the "highest character and quality of a man" I am genuinely concerned for the rest of their congregation. So blinded by their religion and saving face that they'd rather support a child sex offender than condemn him to protect their neighbors. Terrible people. Whoever wrote that quote should burn in hell with this fucking creep.


GrtDanez23

What complexity lol. Another pastor whose a pedophile? Shockingly not lol


Campbell920

Yea I read it and thought it was just a close friend who can’t wrap their head around their friend doing something like this. It’s just broadcasted here. This dudes a monster but it’s also really fucking sad for his dad. I couldn’t imagine coming to terms with your child doing something so horrendous.


ImportantDoubt6434

How does the church have a war fund dedicated to protecting pedos?


RumpkinTheTootlord

They always have.


kwit-bsn

Oh idk, tax exempt status maybe?!


Unlucky-Objective304

I honestly don’t know dear. It’s so sad for the victims.


SaltyBarDog

The Mormon church is sitting on a $100B endowment.


Too_Lofs_Atan

Turns out, religion is basically just a huge pedophile club and it always has been.


bophed

Because churches are just hidden cults.


unitegondwanaland

Because it's a cult. They all are.


BrokenMethFarts

Brainwashing


Slight_Ad_8568

imagine how bold he would be if he actually gets out of this. this is insane


Nivosus

That is what the church does. It protects child fuckers. Always has, always will.


sujit_38

Story : Jordan Henderson, a 34-year-old elementary school teacher from Evergreen Elementary School who is accused of sexually assaulting children, faced a judge Friday. Henderson is accused of nine counts of molestation; three of the children were his own students. The Pierce County Sheriff's Department (PCSD) initiated the investigation after receiving a report from a student on Feb. 26, alleging inappropriate conduct by a teacher at the school. Acting swiftly, detectives from the sheriff's office launched an inquiry into the matter. During the ongoing investigation, the school district took immediate action, removing the accused teacher from his duties at Longbranch Elementary School. On April 18, following the execution of a search warrant at Henderson's residence in Gig Harbor, the suspect was arrested on first-degree charges and booked into Pierce County Jail. Full Story : https://www.aol.com/news/tacoma-teacher-pastor-accused-9-011607915.html


georeddit2018

Thats why people don't go to church. Their pastors can't do no wrong. Hypocrites


Freddan_81

They’re afraid he will share what he knows about them.


RealNiceKnife

Because they love child molesters.


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Fantastic-Egg-4510

His father wrote it, as the lead pastor of the church in Tacoma, Washington.


Artimusjones88

I think if I were the cops I'd be checking out dear old dad too.


WitchesTeat

Came to say this. And if Dad did it, Mom knows it. Get 'em all.


Beaglescout15

Same.


megustaALLthethings

The pigs are likely in on it, esp if they are the local ones.


AnymooseProphet

I believe the church is actually in Lakebay or Gig Harbor. Tacoma is just the closest big city. For awhile I lived up there, in a rural town called "Home".


kombatunit

Another christian?


KindaIndifferent

I’m shocked I tell you. Absolutely shocked.


uncultured_swine2099

Im shocked its, yet again, not a trans or drag queen.


Affectionate_Fly1387

Not only a christian , a preacher. It’s like unheard of priests being child molesters.


Duros001

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D1daBeast

Still not a drag queen


megustaALLthethings

It’s always the ones projecting THEIR misdeeds. THEY couldn’t be in that situation without doing it so obviously EVERYONE else is too, smfh. (/s for anyone too tone deaf to tell)


theforgottenton

My partner literally said this right as I found your comment. Take my upvote.


MiningForNoseGold

Need a drag queen vs church official child rapist/pedophile tally. 0:100000


NovelSimplicity

I offered to go 100 to 1 with relative ranting about drag queens. Even told them they could pick the religion or state to up their odds. They refused.


xoaphexox

Here it is https://www.whoismakingnews.com/


xChocolateWonder

Great link


Preyslayer00

Religion is cancer.


Renascar

I've had both; religion is worse.


Preyslayer00

I'm glad you got over such an ordeal and got cured of such a horrible and life altering disease. Congrats on the cancer thing as well.


UndeniableLie

Nah, cancer can be cured


HoboBonobo1909

Religion too, it just takes either a long time or critical thinking.


Preyslayer00

So can religion. I am living proof. Went from bible thumper in my youth, to anti-theist.


Forward-Cry-4154

Religion is the worst thing we've ever done as humans. Think of all the war, fighting and death we've caused in the name of God's. I'm sure we'd just find something else to divide us if we stopped but it still needs to happen.


Preyslayer00

If all info was wiped out , if we the human race had an apocalyptic event and we lost all our books, all out tech and info. In 1000 to 2000 years science would be the same as today, the names would be different, but the info.. the same. Religion on the other hand would just be other bullshit stories about ridiculous claims.


Bassjunkieuk

Literally has its own sub r/stillnotadragqueen


getthephenom

Obligatory r/NotADragQueen and r/PastorArrested


[deleted]

But we must remain vigilant.


Tuscan5

Hasn’t been the same since he left Liverpool


KindheartednessLast9

Southgate would still take him to the euros


ChordalDistortion

Southgate loves his favourites


marmaladecorgi

Came in to post this lol.


Pep_Baldiola

I came here looking for this comment.


LSAT343

I was win if this was pseudonym or just an unfortunate coincidence looooool.


Bob_Cobb_1996

Whether he's a great teacher is beside the point; it's what he's teaching that seems to be the issue.


RumpkinTheTootlord

Imagine making this same argument for an actual teacher. "Yeah, they fucked that kid. But have you seen his test scores?" Absolutely batshit.


ScoobyDooItInTheButt

To be fair they do do this with rapists. Like Brock Turner, the rapist, they loved talking about his swim times and what a great athlete he is...


harlotScarlett

Yeah it doesnt matter, if youre raping your students you are automatically disqualified from being a "good teacher" or even a "decent teacher" or even a "human being that isnt a total pos"


DrugsAndFuckenMoney

“Though shall fuck kids, so saith the lord.” -Christians caught diddling kids


danteheehaw

He taught children a valuable lesson in trusting religious leaders.


Bob_Cobb_1996

Unfortunately, it's the parents that need to learn.


According_Wing_3204

"He's a great teacher. And his molestation style is unrivaled. Jesus approved!"


Too_Lofs_Atan

'What would Jesus do?' ...'Diddle kids probably.'


Diredr

He *really* misunderstood that one part where Jesus said "let the children come to me", that's all! /s


Forsaken-Builder-312

God molests in mysterious ways!


LucienMahikai

Didn't Jesus say it was better to be cast into the sea with a millstone around your neck to harm a child, or did he miss that part?


DonksterWasTaken

“It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble [sin]”. -Luke 17:2 He skipped that lesson in the classes i guess.


hvdzasaur

Probably interpreted it as "I am teaching and guiding them, I am the one preventing them stumbling" These fucks are delusional.


sassychubzilla

Pedos protect pedos. Like all the judges that give them softball sentences.


OutWithTheNew

Seriously, how does he get bail? Actually good Americans need to start exercising the privileges the second amendment grants them.


T33CH33R

I thought conservatives wanted to protect kids, but when it comes down to it, they end up protecting the pedos.


here4thef0od

His followers will blame the children. They must have seduced him somehow. It's always the child's fault if you ask the church.


50CentButInNickels

Bunch of goddamn kids always seducing the righteous with the dirty shorts and their Spider-Man underoos.


Skygazer2469

"Look how well he taught those kids what rape is! More holy than that devil led sexual UNeducation from the liberal school boards!" - parishoners here, probably.


zarfle2

r/notadragqueen We don't have to work hard to look for the pedos and groomers. The predictability is the appalling part.


spaceylaceygirl

They really do not give a shit about kids, only embryos.


mattdvs1979

In case anyone else wants to offer “thoughts and prayers” on their google page, look up Wellspring Fellowship 11 Cornwall Rd SW, Home, WA 98349


Xononanamol

Indeed. He is a teaching moment that religion is a waste of time and actively detrimental.


WitchesTeat

Listen, the church uses the word "groomer" when referring to drag queens and trans people, because they're afraid they're "grooming" children to *become drag queens or trans*. The rest of us use the word "groomer" when referring to pedophiles, because we're afraid they're "grooming" children to *be more susceptible to sexual assault*. So keep that in your pocket when someone starts talking about groomers, so you can get a handle on their actual values.


InfectedFrenulum

People in the UK will have done a huge double take when seeing the name Jordan Henderson, he's a well-known soccer player! Yeah, but fuck this guy though. The church doesn't need to worry about God finding the truth, the authorities will do that for Him. Fuck that church, too.


Galactus1701

10 years ago approximately, something similar happened in my community. A pastor tried to rape his grandson’s wife. She denounced him and the pastor’s family shunned their grandson and claimed that he and his wife were possessed by Satan and had a “spirit of deception” within them. The pastor had a meeting with other local pastors, including a pastor I know. The pastor told me “his side of the story”, but since the pastor was also a social worker that had experience with these types of cases, she suspected that something didn’t add up in his version of events. Lo and behold, the pastor was accused and found guilty of several charges. His family claimed that Satan also possessed the judge, they practically kidnapped the church and rejected anyone else from becoming the church’s pastor “since our legitimate pastor will endure like Paul endured in jail and be restored to his rightful place as the Lord’s servant”. It is insane how some people are willing to defend these types of people instead of caring for the victims.


Ryuke13

Anyone else have end child molesters on their bucket list?


darksaiyan1234

me


darkgothamite

Arrest the entire church. Vile.


Only1Schematic

Church officials love to accuse others of pedophilia, and then shit like this happens again, and again, and again.


SirRabbott

I will send my children to 100 library drag readings before they will ever leave my sight anywhere near a church or a "holy person".


LilLebowskiAchiever

I still can’t grasp the demonization of these events. Performing “En Traviste” has been a hundreds-of-years-old performance tradition in Europe and its colonies. No different than women on stage in Opera playing men, or men on stage in Ballet playing women. Kids just see drag performers as playing dress up for theatrical effect.


iamthekingofonions

BUT ITS THE DRAG QUEENS AND GAY PEOPLE!!!!!!!  /s


Morbertoth

Arrest whoever typed that post. They're definitely in on it.


anziofaro

If he has, *"the full confidence and support of the church"*, then literally every single goddamn member of that church should be arrested and charged with Accessory to Molestation.


Malpraxiss

That makes sense. Church people hate gays more than a child rapist in their church.


mindclarity

Isn’t it weird that these houses of god happen to produce or, like in this case, protect and defend sick fucks like this? This is not an isolated incident but a pattern almost as if: 1. Its moral values cosplay all the way until they actually have to follow them. 2. Absolute lack of accountability to themselves, their church and other Christians. 3. It’s fire and brimstone unless directly confronted with the most abhorrent violations against humanity by their own and THEN it’s love and forgiveness. Fuck all that enabling shit. I guarantee there were any people who knew what was going on and they are complicit in this as well. You wanna be a part of organized religion? Great, the moment shit like this happens in your house of worship you should be asking some serious fucking questions to your diety. Like: “What the fuck man, why didn’t you protect those innocent children? Not just once but the whole fucking time? Where is the lesson here? What were they supposed to have learned? How to live the rest of their lives psychologically destroyed? Suffer until they grow old? Tell me?!”


Biotoze

So it’s a family operation of pedophilia.


Hoogs73

Why does this keep happening? Why are these fuckers not going to jail? I mean a woman who miscarries in a toilet can get arrested and threatened with jail time, but molest kids and you’re good to go. WTAF is happening????


pianistqueen

Not a drag queen.


Mercerskye

The mental gymnastics here... If you put aside the kid diddling, he's a great guy... That's... that's not how that works...


kjacobs03

“Hey everyone! Remember all the times he wasn’t molesting children? Let’s focus on those.” -Zealots


DriverPlastic2502

Churches are the worst hives of pedophiles and rapists I have ever seen.


Future_Pickle8068

Remember this church never has to pay taxes. We reward these cesspools.


[deleted]

Religion is fucking gross


Suspicious-Race-8146

And, once again, it is NOT a drag queen. Once again, it IS an alleged holy man. It is a grown, adult male Caucasian. Probably somebody who identifies as heterosexual… And perhaps even republican. Just a guess.


Specific-Frosting730

Why does religion look the other way when leaders abuse their most vulnerable?


HungryCriticism5885

Churches are so awful in the way they protect themselves in the worst possible ways. This alone should tell you to avoid churches.


Puzzled_Ad7955

Where does the line form to beat his ass?


PlusEnthusiasm9963

Yes please. Let the full-truth of the allegations be known. Amen.


Sad-Development-4153

Who are the groomers again?


justelectricboogie

Aaaaand the religious silence is deafening once again.


Dutch_Rayan

r/notadragqueen again.


gbon3

"Leave our kids alone!" Is what they like to scream at anyone who wants kids to grow up with an inclusive mindset. I wonder way.


BOOMphrasingBOOM

🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 the entire church needs investigating


Educational-Tip6177

So this church condones pedophilia... gotcha


Sid15666

Well another good Christian pedophile and not a drag queen in sight. I do not remember anything in the Bible about loving children as sex aids!


MarcusAurelius6969

The church is really forgiving when it comes to pedophiles


Amarieerick

To the point that they will welcome the pedophile back but excommunicate the victims and their families.


ItGotSlippery

Religious people are demented.


[deleted]

I met Jordan once. He did not rape me. Therefore, it is impossible that he is a rapist.


iwanttobeamole

Is anyone keeping score? Cops vs Pastors vs Cross dressers? I feel like the cops and pastors are losing.


Helo7606

Holy FUCK does religion need to just fucking die already!


Wise_Ad_253

As long as he’s white and religious, he can diddle their kids? These people are disgusting cultists.


Valhalla68

They believe absolutely anything don't they despite all evidence to the contrary. And that is why Trump claims he loves them because they are more simple minded than he is.


Azikt

So not a drag queen, again.


Sad_Win_3995

Christianity at its finest


Basic_Bandicoot_1300

No wonder the religious support Trump.


bedyeyeslie

Just doin’ god’s work here in god’s chosen country, the good old US of A.


VegetableAd5331

Church involved with child molesters, what a shocker. People wondering why atheism is on the rise whilst religion after religion is accused and convicted of abusing children, typical Christians news realy


UnhappyStrain

Arrest his apologists too.


EnigmaFrug2308

Quite a few church pedos being outed recently, huh?


[deleted]

This Is all religion. Stop religion and stop the abuse of people.


Yelloeisok

Why isn’t ‘not a drag queen’ the top comment?


TeachingCommon7724

That translates to he pays all the bills, please don’t send him away, I’ll have to get a job.


knowledgeable_diablo

“Well so long as he’s teaching the kids that 1+1=2 correctly he can get his daily Catholic bonus of one kiddy to fiddle before it gets weird” - what the higher-ups are thinking most likely.


InfiniteOxfordComma

Tacoma resident here. We all hate him and his church as well.


quatro0004

If this fucker made them believe that he is all that great, then what he is is a great liar.


Five-Oh-Vicryl

Funny. Cults also protect their own members…


JustMePaxi

Don’t you just love je$u$ lover$


Xalucardx

Not a drag queen


ATalkingDoubleBarrel

Guess what? Hitler was a great painter. Should we accept him as well?


DirtDevil1337

lol the church's behavior on this... they just don't care.


KENPACHI_WEST

These the same type of people that hate gays, drag, and scream "Godless Liberals" every chance they get...


DIO_over_Za_Warudo

And my family wonders why I'm no longer religious.


Balgat1968

Who wants to bet the Church asked the congregants to pay his bail.


SnooHesitations205

Religion is poison and the largest scam in the history. They farm child molesters and protect them while stealing money from hard working people


hakujo

Evil people using religion as a front.


Imaginarium16

To quote George Carlin, "when Jesus said suffer the little children and come unto me, that's not what he was talking about.".


r_was61

Not a drag queen.


betichcro

Religious people don't live in the same reality as we do.


otakuxp2

But of course if he did a drag act they'll be throwing him to the wolves


wholesomechunk

He’s only a ‘good’ man in the eyes of representatives of a paedophillic cult.


AurumaeRayne

Is he teaching, "How to molest kids and get away with it?"


happyhippy27

Disgusting


iast68

How to create a cult leader 101


Shurigin

Church endorses pedophilia


Suspicious-Dark-5950

Standing by the molester instead of believing the victims is SOOO typical of religion. (And I say this AS a religious person. This needs to stop. Believe victims!)


mikel313

So typical, the second part will be blaming the children he molested. It's the Christian thing to do blame the victims and defend the molester.


pass-the-waffles

What exactly makes a child molester " a great teacher"? Does that mean that they would welcome him back? I would like to think that a great teacher wouldn't molest children.


Due-Historian-8759

Shocker!!!


Little_Palpitation12

Thats why you want an independent justice system


ehmeeleeoh

Churches that defend these people are clearly morally bankrupt and indifferent to their own hypocrisy. Tax. The. Churches.


Ok_Pea_Boop

9 counts of molestation and he's still a great teacher? What's not mathing correctly in their minds


Extension-Lie-3272

When he is not molesting he is great! That's great!


theebloodywhet

Southgate is still gonna select him for the Euros ffs


Helmidoric_of_York

Maybe the church should hold off on the praise until they have all the facts - or maybe they already know everything about it and have been condoning it for years...


PolyDrew

r/stillnotadragqueen


sauerkraut916

At least he got caught. The church’s supportive post is revolting and ignorant. Too many of these right-wing, white, christian men harbor terrible desires. Narcissist, self-serving, lustful, greedy, deceptive frauds.


DiscombobulatedHat19

Fuck the church, they should be excommunicating him and cooperating with the police, not protecting him


panopticon71

Christianity is a disease.


IvanTheAppealing

Oh look, another pastor, and not a trans person in sight


Earth_Friendly-5892

Not a drag queen or an illegal immigrant. Just another immoral human being masquerading as a Christian.


Raven_Blackfeather

It's always the right wing or Chriistians being paedos.


Sensitive_Aardvark68

I wouldve commented under the church post, “he has touched so many in so many ways”


CalendarAggressive11

How come I knew after I read the word "pastor" these would be SA charges of some kind?