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A registered sex offender was ordained a minister Sunday

Sunday morning, during the 11 am services at Germantown Kentucky's City of Refuge Worship Center, Mark Hourigan was ordained as a minister. What's unusual about this is that Pastor Hourigan is a registered sex offender who served 4 years and 8 months in prison for sodomizing an 11-year-old boy in 1998...
More of the story here.

WARNING: While this story is true, the article includes a joke that might be considered a cheap shot (the author couldn't resist leaving it in though).
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Permalink Reply by John Secular Smith on September 14, 2009 at 8:28pm

So, I'm hoping that there are no children at this church right? Because no one in their right mind would put a pedophile in power over children right?

Wait, did I just say right mind? Nevermind. Run kiddies run!

Permalink Reply by Hugh Kramer on September 14, 2009 at 9:29pm

Actually there are lots of children attending this church. Another interesting fact is that most of the articles I researched while writing this story don't mention that the church ministers to a large contingent of gay and transgender folks. However, one article mentions it as the reason Mark Hourigan felt comfortable going there.

Permalink Reply by John Secular Smith on September 14, 2009 at 10:06pm

Weird...so, he is a pedophile but decided that means he's also gay? Or maybe he thinks they'll overlook his raping of boys?

Permalink Reply by OutlawGirl on September 15, 2009 at 12:54am

Well as I see it the only thing unusual about this story is that Pastor Hourigan is working in reverse. First he becomes a sex offender, then he becomes a priest. Maybe he's trying to start a fad?

Permalink Reply by John Secular Smith on September 15, 2009 at 1:07am

One could argue that it isn't a different order, it is just that they don't normally get caught beforehand...

Permalink Reply by Jo Jerome on September 16, 2009 at 1:44pm