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— Tue, Dec 12, 2006 —
Obligatory Barnes Follow-Up Part One
Where The Homo-Reverend Disappears

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The internet's an incredible creation. You can find anything. This picture's a "gay camel". We had to run it because we couldn't find any pictures of Reverend Paul Barnes.

You know: the other Evangelical pastor from Colorado to admit to homosexual attraction and subsequently step down from the pulpit.

Our comrade in blogging Frank Griggs sent us an email telling us that since that Denver Post article started making the blog-o-rounds, all traces of Barnes' existence have been disappeared. That's right. You can find a picture and, perhaps, a text on gay camels, but nothing on Barnes. Well, almost nothing.

We found a website for the Christian musical outift "The Grace Project". Last updated on November 20, 2006, the site cites Barnes as an influence:

Thanks to Pastor Paul Barnes for his leadership at Grace Chapel Englewood and his vision and support for our church in Castle Rock.
How long until the great Barnes-reference cover-up claims another victim?

We also took a look at the Grace Chapel Englewood website - though we couldn't find any reference to Barnes, we're intrigued by a missing page on The Grace Chapel Ministry Team page: The Formation Team.

Mission: Fostering intimacy with Jesus.

It doesn't get any better than that, folks.

Comments


No. 1
Jason says:

Your site sucks. You are all about making fun of people who are going through a tough time. Paul wasn't outted. He came forward. A lot different than that prostitute paying asshole from the Springs.

December 12, 2006 10:36 AM
No. 2
mark says:

Jason, get a life. he was FORCED to come forward because people came forward. IT'S THE HYPOCRISY. The site sucks because they are exposing it? I bet you worship FALSE CHRISTIAN the! Did you stick up for Jesus Camp when they worshipped the pictures of BUSH? See video. Was it okay for Haggard too? Get your "Religion" str8 m8! This is false BULLSHIT! Jesus has NOTHING in common with all mentioned!

December 12, 2006 10:50 AM
No. 3
Jason says:

First off you know nothing about me. I live in Colorado. I voted for Ref I and against 43. I am a huge advocate for gay rights here in Denver. I just don't get the whole laughing at this and making a joke of it. A family has been destroyed and betrayed by a man that lied, it's sad, not funny. That was my point. Again you get upset when you think that someone is grouping people and making a split judgment, but you just did that.

December 12, 2006 11:06 AM
No. 4
Marie says:

Hey, msn still has a cache of the site from before this happened. No pic on his bio though.
http://cc.msnscache.com/cache.aspx?q=4887036861525&lang=en-US&mkt=en-US&FORM=CVRE8
But there is a pic of char on her "women's transformation team" hm, let's not go there...

December 12, 2006 11:11 AM
No. 5
Adam Sank says:

That gay camel is ADORABLE! Where can I get one?

December 12, 2006 11:42 AM
No. 6
Rick Strickland says:

It is so sad, that so much of Christianity has tied sexual orientation to sexual activity, which leaves a non-heterosexual people feeling condemned. But if sexual orientation is separated from sexual activity, Christianity and the Bible is liberating for the non-heterosexual too. I wish I could email him. I would point him to http://www.mccchurch.org and http://www.godmademegay.com/. I hope he can find true freedom in Christ now.

December 14, 2006 12:00 AM
No. 7
Victoria says:

yo peeps..I too have tried to find a pic of this guy...just like to have a pic for my story..all I could find was an auditory story..here ya go>
http://gracechapelcolorado.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-10-12T18_47_52-07_00

December 14, 2006 12:34 AM
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