Perhaps putting too fine a point on the “fire” part of “fire and brimstone,” former Houston-area pastor Rick Scarborough has promised to self-immolate should the Supreme Court rule in favor of gay marriage.
Speaking at a “National Emergency Coalition” conference call with fellow Christian fundamentalist E.W. Jackson — how did we miss that? — Scarborough intoned: “We are not going to bow. We are not going to bend, and if necessary, we will burn.”
Related: Christian Right Prepares For Arrival Of Marriage Equality By Doing Even Crazier Things
Talking like a strung-out agoraphobe who just finished a Walking Dead marathon, the 65-year-old blathered: “The preachers need to get out front, the leaders need to get out front, out front of these ordinary citizens and say, ‘Shoot me first.’”
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Is Scarborough promising a future in which gay marriage is legal in America and fundamentalist Christian pastors are setting themselves aflame left and right? Hard to say whether he’s making idle threats or promising to sweeten the deal.
level75RDM
Like a vampire being confronted by the sun for the first time, I suppose…
Saint Law
“Shoot me first.” Yeah, we hear this sort of think a lot from these kind of nuts. But it’s always them that does the shooting.
Funny dat.
Justin L Llanas
I’ll bring the marshmallows and graham crackers ð??¥
Michael Bill
Burn baby burn
Don McCarthy
Let’s make S mores
Ed Hamtil
Hope the media is there to cover it
Steve McSheffrey
I hope someday he lets Jesus into his heart. I can’t even imagine how it would feel inside to be filled with so much hate!
Scott Shead
Burn baby burn
Denis Camacho
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Dawn Masino
Here’s hoping….
Rodney Church
he’ll BURN eternally for his hypocrisy 🙁
David G. Stroemer
I’ll play the song Burn.
Gerald GeeLocke Panuthos
#BurnMotherFuckerBurn!!
David Edman
Kerosene, gasoline, LPG? Whats his pleasure?
Michael Davy
Can’t wait. Maybe feature it in Game of Thrones.
Catherine Gordon
Sorry, if he wants to self immolate, I shall bring the sangria and a beach chair to watch. Nothing to be a martyr for, enough people have given their lives to equal rights for LBGTQ community. Grandstander!
Dwayne Smith
Please follow through!
Thom Bishop
Bye Felicia. …
Bisland Jim
Let’s all send him some kindling and a box of matches!
David Lyle Jones-Munoz
He must ask himself, what would his leader, Christ, do?
Bronson Brown
Like he will really go through with it
Alan David
Where did i put those matches,,, LOL
Paul Loera
Well at least he’ll no what to expect right before he gose to hell. I tell you dumbass Christians. And I bet he wont even go thro with it when the time comes.
Clint Efird
I will bring extra lighter fluid just to make sure the fire gets a good start.
Jimmy Lee
Can we get it on pay per view please?
JohnLee Fitchett
DO IT!!!!!
JayDub
Anyone have his address? I want to ship him a quart of lighter fluid.
Rikki Buff
Immolation was invented so we could spot idiots at night.
Matthew Luke Barnes
Can we say…..s’mores! ð???ð?»
SpunkyBunks
What a bunch of drama queens!
Sweetie Pie
Here…the matches
Russ Kohn
Shows commitment, and igorance. He will stick to this like the politicians stick to their promisis!
Harry R. Knabe
Balenciaga!!!!
Daniel Verastegui
He’s an old flame!
Arvo Toolanen
Let’s hope so… we could get along fine with one less A**hole the likes of Scarbough! It would be an appropriate way for this sinner to begin his journey to hell.
Lou B
Kitty Khat
dear pastor, leave ur alter boy alone already and come over here I have a present for you…. its a box of matches and yes I wrapped it silly…
Tony Lee Churchill
And they said unto Felicia, “Bye !!”
Atrius
Is the Burning Man being moved to Texas?
ProudLiberal
More power to ya pastor!
Todd Opyt
Awesome!
Matthew Papin
Well there you have it… A real flaming drama queen
Albert Salvatore
Please post the video ð???
Paul Vermette
Burn baby burn
Ward Dustin
Less to burn in hell!!
David Scalzo
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Luis H. Lopez
I will bring the gas matches too the pig roast !
Joseph Dudley Manabat
Is this going to be televised?
Jared Demerath
Where should I send my rsvp for this party!?
Kenneth Fallows
Is this religious zealot going to be true to his word? Film at eleven!
Steven Shelton
He is all talk , he will try to wenie out of it, thoughs idiots are all talk just like the guy who said if President Obama was elected he would move to Canada and guess what he got health care , so how many of you say he will wenie out of it and how many of you say he will do it , let start a straw poll
Long Ha
“This pastors on fire!”
Timothy Grover
I haven’t been to a bonfire in ages!
Paul Smyth
We live in hope
Joseph Watkins
They all should burn away
Rich
Things are lookin’ up!
Jose Irwin
Good, I’ll bring the gasoline, it’ll be one less moron in this world.
Freddie Ball-Aldana
Smores!!!
Creig Stearne
Bye then!
Jeffrey Modena
Russell Mccullough
Burn baby burn!!!
Terry W Harris
Burn Baby Burn, Disco Inferno!
Eric Scheir
Please do! One less crazie on Earth. Poof, off you go!
Bruno Freitas
Burn! Burn! Burn!
Transiteer
Where do I send the lighter?
Rafael Seda
Please do!
Eric Kamm
Suicide is a sin and bars you from entry into heaven. Sorry your hate is so intense, of course, that degree of hate, is also a sin. Clearly, as a Pastor, you fail because your theology, has no relation to the Gospels.
Bruno Freitas
Since he is a pastor, i’m pretry sure that he knows everything that is on a Bible. Specially that part when says that suicidals don’t go to heaven, because what he is trying to do is suicide. Well, one idiot less in the world, keep going dude! You have my blessing!
Kristopher Fisher
I’ve got matches! Anyone for s’mores?
Stephen Meeks
I hope someone films it
Matthew Farris
Burn baby burn!
Jim Loar
Ok! does he need a donation of matches I can overnight them to help
David W Hill
Empty words, just like praying
Dakotahgeo
I will gladly bring the wienies and marshmallows!
GG
I used to be against the outlawing of fire extinguishers; now I’m not so sure . . .
Bobby Rosenthal
Best news I’ve heard all week! I certainly hope this threat comes to fruition…that would be WONDERFUL!
Joel Mount
Liberals should inundate his church with matches
Derek Obx Weakley
Who wants to dance around the flames and get married there?!
Pablo Cáceres
Burn baby burn….
Heath Timm
The pastor, the pastor, the pastor is on fire! We don’t need no water, let the motherfucker burn! Burn motherfucker burn!
Michael Lepper
Creig Moser
I’ve got a match…..
billywonka
I’ll be glad to give him my lighter.
So long, sad old fool.
UltimateSin
I thought suicide was a mortal sin. Guess he has no problem with that sin.
Jim Guinnessey
Can I watch this asshole burn? Will this jerk let the public know where he will douse himself with kerosene and do the deed? Or is it just more religious right horseshit?
Earnest Jeffery Wiles
Looking forward to it!
Ken Ireland
Obviously he wants to atone for the evil treatment of gays and lesbians his church has aided and abetted, the suicides, broken homes, run away kids, drug addition, the list goes on.
Jeff Phillips
promises
J Agpawa Hendrix
Counting down!!
Giancarlo85
He will weasel his way out of it, like how Ted Nugent did with his threats after Obama’s reelection. Ted said he would be dead if Obama was reelected yet he is still alive lol.
William Adkins
I’ve got plenty of empty fire extinguishers we can use…ya know, make it look like we doing something when we’re really not…like this asshole does when he preaches..
Mark CoChenour
Bye!
Robert Young
I’ll bring the marshmallows!!!!
Sidney Davies
GOOD. I hope he does it on live TV. I want to watch him die.
Niko Graff
Yes please
Cory M. Warren
That will help him acclimate to the weather in hell.
James Locantro
The man has to do what the man has to do.
Terry W Thrasher
need a light?
charmin88
He better burn to. My poor heart couldn’t take another lie.
David Bolt
Ill bring matches and lighter fluid.
Jack Anthony Owen
Can’t wait to see it on the news !
Aaron Cash
Well that’s a rather intense hissy fit.
Chris Phipps
Is it a bring your own lighter fluid event?
Scott Haltom
I think it is a sin to propagate hate. When the world is at peace and we can live with each other in spite of our differences then God will take over. Man is destroying the world God gave us.
Todd Hamilton
I’ll bet money he doesn’t
David Andrew Roubideaux
He won’t!
Bahadur Soori
do it, just do it
Ai-Quoc N. Heller
YAY!
Dan Nelson
Won’t that make him the literal definition of a faggot? Burn, baby, burn!
Bill Ligon
Party Hardy1
Chris L. Reynolds
Immolation baby immolation!
Scott Lawrence
Will someone please video and post it on FB
Brian J Curtis
Please burn yourself NOW!
Damon Robbins
should we bring marshmallows to roast?
Brandon E Donovan
Oh please do it! I want to watch. lol
Carlos Martinez
Omfg. I want VIP front seats or I want to hold the torch to light it up. I got plenty of practice from watching American Horror Story Coven and Salem on how to light a soulless witch on fire . I want to throw the flame
Robert Kinzey
What a liar. Then again if he is stupid enough to do I will give him the match or lighter.
Jim Tyrrell
#YouFirst
Ron Parsons
I want to take up a collection to help him.
Is 1 gallon enough?
Leon Rinehart
Who has a lighter….????????????
Raymond Nicolai-Vargas
James Thomas
I gave the gas and matches
Mark Pilsnik
mcflyer54
Sounds like a great halftime show for the Super Bowl. Get a couple dozen of these fire & brimstone types mid-field and light’em up. The best rating in history for the Super Bowl – guaranteed!
Jim Van Matre
We don’t need no water let that mother fucker burn.
Tom Gouzoules
Well lets get the fire going… Actually the ruling could be great or not so great. SCOTUS has a history of giving some things and not all of what you want. OR…they could rule against marriage. It is all dependent on Justice Kennedy.Ruling will come either next week Monday or next week Thursday.
Dominick Romozzi
Wow.
Albert Galowitch
Might as well do it on earth since he’s going to burn in hell
Manny Apostol
Who’s flaming now??
Steven Wayne Greer
Burn baby burn!!
Vic-elliot Dunson
Funny how they fail to realize that gays and lesbians are God’s children too.
ChutneyGray
Rather than go into a tirade against the good Reverend Firewood, I thought I would post a scripture in his honor.
Romans 13: 1 – 7
1 Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. 2 Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. 3 For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you. 4 For he is God’s servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God’s servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also because of conscience. 6 This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing. 7 Give everyone what you owe him: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
Let this tribute serve as tribute to the righteous act of self sacrifice planned by the good Reverend. May he rise to the heavens on smoke of his own making.
Eduardo Torres
That will be icing on cake!!!
Mark H. Brown
I say let him do it. Doesn’t affect me in anyway. I’ll still be a proud,openly gay man while he is burning in hel for committing suicide.
Jeff C. Hill
I have the lighter!!! Let’s do it now, then it will be one last dumbass to breath our precious air.
Zac Coffey
Burn, Bitch, Burn.
Terrence Houlihan
I’M BRINGING THE POPCORN !!!!!
Tom Knapp
I’ll supply the briquettes for the bbq. Party time!
Christian Wells
K, then… buh-bye!!
Thomas Parkinson
Use the coals to heat water for coffee.
Derek Martinez
Someone get the marshmallows!
Craig Calame
Burn baby burn!
Wayne Debus
I’ve missed bonfire night, bring them back with fucktards like this as fire starters!
Brad Krueger
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire really applies here.
Jorge Albertto
He hasn’t yet.
Promises promises
Josh Nollenberg
What a drama queen.
Fauxy Shepherd
Do it do it!
Christopher Davidson
He should do it anyway.
Jerry Lenhart
Let there be light, I mean a lighter.
Doug Oostdyk
Good. Remember that he only speaks for himself and Not his God! God us Love! He is wrong here. He does not understand theSeparation of Church andState! Oh well. Peace.
Ron-Paul Henry
He will burn in hell anyway. Get a head start.
Jimmy McKinney
Can’t wait to see
Marie Lo Monte
Get the matches Ready!
Angel Perez
Adds a new dimension to the term ‘flaming asshole’…
Aaron Davis
Burn baby burn!
Chad Tibbs
Lie lie lie
teeohpee
Rick Scarborough
Vision America
P.O. Box 10
Lufkin, TX 75902
Just in case anybody wants to join me in sending a box of matches to Pastor Rick
Chuck Stevenson
I have a lighter around here somewhere……………..now what did I do with it……………
Sameer Nurani
Yeah!! Lets see how many Likes we can get!
Ean Triston Nelson
Ron Russell
He is a darn fool.
Brian Sherman
I hope he burns like poor Princess Shireen.
Charles R Morris
Smores over prayer circle anyone?
Trae Phillips
The pastor the pastor is on fire. We don’t need no water let that mutha fucka burn. Burn mutha fucka burn
Tommy Ogletree
Burn baby burn!!!!!!!!!!
Lyle Saddler
R>I>P
Lyle Saddler
R.I.P
Austin Matthew
I hope he does kill himself. It would be the right thing to do.
Dino Diamantakos
Wilson W Wong
Here’s the matches. May I?
Alan Landrum
Can i buy tickets on StubHub?
Daniel A. Libby
I’ve got the marshmallows!
James Belmont
Sure you can smoke. Burst into flames for all I care.
Daniel Perkovich
If actually goes through with this he will go straight to hell, because his bible forbids taking one’s own life.
Tim Flannery
WHO Has marshmellows, chocolate and (Billy) Graham crackers… we can feed the Devil some smores when he comes to collect the soul of this A$$HOLE!!
Jennifer Mercury
Pics or it didn’t happen!
Stuart Culin
Quick, get the marshmallows.
Cory M. Warren
Good… that will help him acclimate to the temperature of hell.
Wilson Ramos
lmaooooooooooooo i loved the “Partaaaaay” part of the headline lmaoooooooo
Kerry Evans
Disco inferno
Mike Syl
great example. why not the same reaction to abortion
Anthony Angelino
One less Christian to worry about
Robert Hillyer
Two words: Gay. Smores.
Randy Kilbourn
WEENIE ROAST!!!
Victor Incerti
Poor misguided bastard! Better yet…What a Flame!
Douglas Empie
Burn baby burn!
Catherine Friedman
Thank god!
Taylor Gray
If he doesn’t ……….!!!!!!!
Eric Marty
Let me help you to strike the match !!!
Tim Schoh
Want to be there
Lotta Yadayada
He can do it in my yard.
Brian Morris
Burn Baby Burn. I got some matches and gasoline to help him out
William Perri
Burn baby burn !!!
Bring some of friends along for the burn ! Less aholes like you and your kind will make this a better world !!!
Derek Maggs
What a stupid fuckwit, is this the thoughts of a rational man, someone should cap him between the eyes to put him out his misery,……..
Charles Peck
Burn in hell, beyatch!
Siobhan Leeway-Moore
I’ll bring the marshmallows
Louis Buchhold III
Looking forward!!!
Jokie X Wilson
OK, people, start following this guy around with a cam to catch every sickening moment of this– and I mean now!!! O:) <3
Tim Flannery
Even Better, GET THE LIGHTER FLUID!!:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2015/02/09/the_supreme_court_just_admitted_it_s_going_to_rule_for_gay_marriage.html?wpsrc=fol_fb
J.b. Adams
Why not? He’ll eventually be burning in hell forever, anyway.
Richard O'Rell
i’ll bring the fire
IsThisBullSchit
QUICK… GET THE KINDLING, LIGHTER FLUID AND MATCHES FOR THIS A$$HOLE!!!
http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2015/02/09/the_supreme_court_just_admitted_it_s_going_to_rule_for_gay_marriage.html?wpsrc=fol_fb
Jamie Gibbons
I hope this is put on Youtube. I don’t believe him.
IsThisBullSchit
@level75RDM: QUICK… GET THE KINDLING, LIGHTER FLUID AND MATCHES FOR THIS A$$HOLE!!!
http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2015/02/09/the_supreme_court_just_admitted_it_s_going_to_rule_for_gay_marriage.html?wpsrc=fol_fb
IsThisBullSchit
@Justin L Llanas: QUICK… GET THE KINDLING, LIGHTER FLUID AND MATCHES FOR THIS A$$HOLE!!!
http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2015/02/09/the_supreme_court_just_admitted_it_s_going_to_rule_for_gay_marriage.html?wpsrc=fol_fb
Gregory McDaniel
“or we will burn” Burn what? Themselves? Cities?
TrekBear
When marriage equality comes to the US later this month, the pastor above will announce, a la Abraham offering up Issac, that God has found some other sacrifice to “fight” same-sex marriage.
Rick J Reed
see you on the other side
Eric Jimenez
It’s your life… I am sure God is going to call you stupid…lol
Hayden Jerome
Oh please do it! ð??¬ð??ð??¯ð???
Paul Huber
Fingers crossed
Matthew Perreira
Burn baby burn, but isn’t suicide a sin?
Michael Del Rae Barrientez
ill bring the marshmellows lmao
Jalaine Smith
Oh puh-lease!!!!
Frank Sturzl
Will that make him a “flamer”?
Gus Anderson
S’mores for everyone ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Da Leonard
I will bring marshmellows…….
Derick Dionne
Byyyyyyyeeeeeee!
Lance Streeter Edwards
Don’t talk about it, just wait until the decision is announced and then prove that you are a flamer!
Thomas Riccobuono
YEA!!!
Richie Eldridge
i’ve got a blow torch he can ‘borrow’
John J Sands
Well get ready to burn bitch
T-Wicked Iris Morgue
I hope and pray they fucking burn his kids, his grandchildren , and any one that is dead to him, I wanna see all the people that mean the world to him to burn in hell as well! Kids included!!!
Damien Malachi
Don’t tease me! PLEASE, DO NOT TEASE ME!!
Shane Nelson
Nothing like a Big Bonfire to light up the night. I will bring the lighter fluid!
Jay Willard Abbit
http://blog.chron.com/tubular/files/2013/11/american-horror-story-burn.gif
Brad Orendorff
I’ll bring the marshmallows….
Richard Cole
I’ll bring the matches…
Major D. Easthagen III
BBQ that idiot
Latch Delgado
Kenn King
come on baby light my fire, light my fire, light my fire, what a flamer
Richard Cramer
Promises! Promises!
Charlie Hurst
marshmellows anyone,,LOL
Rob Medeiros
I’ve got the matches!
Jeffrey Hedgepeth
Let’s pray like we have never prayed for a positive outcome.
Julian Evans
Try reading the bible and understand what Jesus is talking about you silly radical uneducated
Pastor.
Gabriel Robbie Montoya
Double bonus
Tim Troutman
One less bigot preacher, the better. BTW here are the free matches……
Rob Medeiros
We should all send a box of matches to his church
Donald Zeger
I’d pull out the marshmallows to roast but they’d end up tasting like burning asshole.
Jessie Weber
What an idiot
Adam Takesce Doong
I hope it’s televised.
Sally Post
Good do it, you are not hurting anyone but yourself. Light up.
Marcos Rodriguez
It would be great. But it’ll never happen because these people actually have no integrity or fucken balls for that matter. He’s a pussy.
Steve Wenzel
Who’s bringing the marshmallows?
Kevin Zoller
if only..
Charles Ayers
I got matches !!
Steven Ashley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=079YGa-JvqQ
Michael Estes
Michael Estes
Put it on Pay-Per-View and donate the proceeds to a LGBT Youth Center!
Ben Amir
Burn baby burn. I’ll help you !!!
Patrick Shapard
I’ll bring the matches
Kevin Pearcey
Please post the video.
Alexander Beck
Gathering wood and tinder as we speak. tryin’ to be of help..
Donivyn Goodman
lackmale ,, just let him
Jeff Franklin
A good example of how crazy these people are.
Sandy O'Shea
Me thinks thee protest too much, think you’ve got some sexuality issues there pastor
John Quin
Can we bring marshmallows?
Alan David Smith
as a man of faith I often find these comments insulting. but as a man of faith. I find some of the thing’s that “Christians” do lately very odd. will this man make sure to have someone there to put him out? before he actually die’s if not he has violated the rule of my church. granted he is not catholic. but 1 of the tenant’s of our church. is that suicide is the only un-forgivable sin. the couple in Australia who says they will divorce if marriage is legalized. but will live together.and even have more children? this is a ill-logical logic. fighting what you consider sin-ful by sinning. very odd..
Jerry Koffey
Hopefully he will set a trend, and many more religious bigots will follow suite, god willing!
David Williams
Yahoo!
Trent Hultgren
Does he know where he want his ashes? Lol
Rick Collier
Hope he tries to set himself on fire and nothing happens!
seanchaidh52
Sing along with me:
“Are you going to Scarborough Fire?”
(With apologies to Simon and Garfunkel.)
itzallan
Oh, good, a weenie roast.
TJ1717
We should all take a moment to really understand just how sick this man really is! He claims to be a Christian but he is obviously a sick man who has lost his way! We should pray for him… We have won our victory as we have righty deserved… Now let’s show them we are better then this, as we are… We are good upstanding people just asking for the same rights as others. Loving couples and families and yes some of us Christians too. He has obviously lost what it means to be a good Christian and loving man of God. Let’s show him we are not beneath his ignorance and intolerance and hate. I for one would be the first to have the fire extinguisher there to put his fire out! Not that he would carry out his threats, he’s a narcissist with a God like complex… But not a Godly heart!
gcat
http://giphy.com/gifs/new-office-years-joGUuMFGRwxd6