We’re really not sure what to make of Atlah World Missionary Church Rev. James David Manning at this point. Since we first caught wind of his crazy train about a year ago, it’s been a quick and clumsy journey from “I-think-Grandpa’s-off-his-meds” to “lock-the-doors-and-call-the-authorities.” We’d suggest he might benefit from our 6 Easy Tips For Antigay Preachers, but we’re not sure he’s ready.
Here’s his delusion du jour, wherein he attempts to out Justin Bieber as trans, blaming of all people, President Obama:
“We’re talking about young girls, 6 to 10 years of age. They can be led or influenced to cut off their breasts once they get into puberty. They can be led to have operations — like Justin Bieber — they can think that the best choice for their life is to cut off their breasts.
And then by the time they reach the age of 20 years old, they say, ‘I wish I had never cut off my breasts, I wish I had never mutilated my flesh, I wish I had never cut off my penis, I wish I had never done that, I was just young. And the people in the church or the people in the media said or gave the impression that I had a right to choose any kind of sexual orientation that I wanted to choose, and so I cut off my penis or I cut off my breasts.’
I will chase every sodomite, I will chase every lesbo, I will chase every political leader with the power of God, with the chariots of fire. That these children be not misled by people in congregations and people in business or in politics like Obama that are influencing these children to throw their lives away the way Justin Bieber threw his life away.
And then 20 years old, can’t grow their breasts back. At 20 years old, can’t grow their penis back. People need to wake the hell up and see what’s going on in our world! They need to understand just how diabolical this devil and evil spirit is.”
If anything, we’ve got to hand it to Manning for creativity, though if we were keeping score, he’d still fail. Miserably. At everything.
Here’s a brief history of the other colorful nonsense he’s been spitting out this year:
On tolerance:
“Homosexuals are the most intolerant of all people I’ve met. I’ve encountered Ku Klux Klan members that are more tolerant.”
On his enemy, the “white homo”:
“The white homo who now lives in the community—and there are a lot of them that moved up here—they brought their restaurants with them, they brought some of their lifestyle, they brought their Starbucks coffee with them… and like anybody else they prey on black men, they convert black men.”
And speaking of Starbucks lattes, he would later describe how some “ingenious” people decided to put semen in them, adding:
“A number of people think that semen tastes good. A number of people think that drinking semen is a good idea. No, I don’t think that myself personally. I’m just giving you the references of what other people say. You’ve got literally millions of people around the world that really think that the taste of semen is quite a flavor, and they seek it in the midst of other kinds of activities.”
Clarifying his stance on stoning gays:
“Anyone who promotes that as a lifestyle and tries to make it a national and international event and create warfare upon everybody else, then the appropriate response would be to stone them back to the Stone Age, or stone them back to hell.”
And finally, here’s a sign he put up outside his church (how did this guy get a whole church, anyways?):
Here’s David explaining the whole Biebs thing:
h/t Raw Story
polarisfashion
What but house did this guy crawl out of? Oh yeah most people call them churches. Guys like this and Pat Robertson say some of the craziest things I’ve ever heard. How the attract a following is beyond me.
polarisfashion
I meant to say what nut house!
Ladbrook
Are forced lobotomies still illegal? He would certainly benefit from one.
crowebobby
Someone should pay to have this tape played on every tv station in America to show the country’s youth what kind of bat-shit-crazy people these homophobes are. I doubt the most die-hard anti-gay kid in the country could fail to see how insane this is. But, then again…
CoachS
Just read and re-read the Bieber comments. Wow. That’s all I’ve got – Wow!
JB is quite obviously male. If you don’t believe your eyes, believe his “trainer”. Biebs is veerrry much a man.
McShane
I spent an hour reading this guys Twitter. I haven’t laughed so hard in months.
CoachS
@McShane: Thanks for alerting me to that entertaining diversion. My clients can wait. Have a feeling the secondary one is not really him. No one could be that whacked out… could they…?
polarisfashion
@crowebobby: I think his rant about Justin should be autotuned.
Soupy
Oh sure, he’s crazy. But I believe the Justin Beiber part. That’s a pocket lesbian if ever I’ve seen one.
Thad1527
I was wondering where this church was. I went to their “official” website…and not a mention of their physical location anywhere. Lots of mention of their media presences…but not a clue where to go to church. Well…Wikipedia revealed where they are. Surprise, surprise. New York City. Harlem, to be exact…38 West 123rd Street. Wikipedia also revealed that their membership has declined in the last few years to about 100 members; they had more several years ago. Apparently the insane rants work miracles.
The most rabidly anti-gay “Christian” organizations seem to have no physical presence, anyway. “Repent America,” who protests at Philadelphia gay pride events constantly? No meeting place. You couldn’t go protest at their place no matter how outraged you become.
timm h
Why are we giving this guy a voice? Please stop telling us what he has to say! (Just my opinion.)
Paco
A white homo must have stole his man. It’s the only logical explanation for his anger.
twigg
watch the video his logo is a shirtless guy in chains with the tagline “middle passage”
jwtraveler
I know this guy’s crazy and hates LGBT people. I don’t need to see or hear any more.
twigg
btw you haven’t lived until you’ve tried the pumpkin semen latte . . .
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
If they ever begin digging around this certified lunatics property and lifting floorboards from his house, he is gonna make John Wayne Gacy seem like a rank amaterur…………
Captain Obvious
@timm h: We’re living in an idiotic culture that acts like middle-schoolers. They hunt for controversy so they have something to whine about even if the person they’re whining about wouldn’t have a platform without them paying attention.
For those who have nothing else to cling to to cry victimhood they have to stick to the gay thing even if they’re privileged in every way imaginable and losing nothing from the existence of homophobia.
Billysees
@polarisfashion:
“How they attract a following is beyond me.”
It is beyond or amazing how they get a following. The sad part of all this is that there are many people that want to hear their babbling and then support them.
That’s what is beyond me…it’s the support they give.
1EqualityUSA
This Pastor has an inordinate passion for the physical world and all of the molecules in it. He’s tangled up in it. Spiritually, this is a symptom of an inferior station.
scotty
i have no problem boycotting religious balack churches. maybe we should just extend to every black owned business. im ok with that too.
Dirtybird_Mary
Ca-Ca-CA-RRR-AZY!! WTF!? Maybe him & Ben Carson both get their “facts” about the world around them from the same source!?
(This shit us off-the-rails nuts! To think there are people walking around in the same country, in the same day & age, that believe & say such things in public no less! – Astounding)
I’ve said it before, TAX THE CHURCHES!! This fucker is NOT deserving of a 501c !!
Tattyfatty
If Justin Bieber cut off his breasts to become a man, Can someone tell me were he got the penis from? If its that easy i could go for an upgrade.