[Press Release] Rev. Jim Osborne Reveals Deep, Dark Secret!

[Rev. Jim Osborne]

I am gay.

It has taken 69 years of living to admit this. Deep down, I've always known, yet I've ran from it as best as I could. I threw myself deep into the Bible and prayed to God to make me straight. I even went through five marriages and countless affairs with women because I was too weak to admit what my heart truly longed for. I picketed funerals of gay people who died of AIDS and screamed that they were going to Hell because I was too ashamed of who I really am. My philandering with women as well as my True Christian(tm) beliefs were merely shields against my true nature.

So now, I feel that I must be open and honest with you all. Because there is no way to reconcile my homosexuality (which is not a choice, but something I am born with) and my position as senior pastor and director of fundraising and tithing here in Landover Baptist Church, I have tendered my resignation.

For the past five years, I have been carrying on a passionate affair with a 24 year old man who I plan to marry here in the state of Iowa next month. I have given up completely pretending to be someone I am not. I have also reached a crisis of faith and find myself asking if I can worship a God (if he even exists) who would damn me to Hell simply because I want to share my life with my soon-to-be husband.

I know this may come as a shock to you all, but what I find most shocking is that I could muster up the courage to be myself. I hope all of you will someday throw off your judgmental, critical natures and accept me for who I am.

I love you all,

Rev. Jim Osborne.

[James Dewitt]

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Rev Jim whats going on? Eliot posts this today.http://www.landoverbaptist.net/showthread.php?t=39991

And now you.

[Rev. Jim Osborne]

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One more thing....








Oh, this is so hard to say...





But, I have to say it.....

APRIL FOOL'S!!!!!

[Rev. Jim Osborne]

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With Eliot's brave coming out, I found it inspirational enough to take my first step and open myself up to you. Eliot and I have shared a lot...both in conversation and our bodies with each other. People like us should not have to hide any longer.

By the way, there is another prominent pastor here who is gay as well, but out of courtesy and respect for him, I will not reveal him. Although, he is tired of living a sham life and is ready to reveal himself to the world.

[eliot mayfield]

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I am gay.

It has taken 69 years of living to admit this. Deep down, I've always known, yet I've ran from it as best as I could. I threw myself deep into the Bible and prayed to God to make me straight. I even went through five marriages and countless affairs with women because I was too weak to admit what my heart truly longed for. I picketed funerals of gay people who died of AIDS and screamed that they were going to Hell because I was too ashamed of who I really am. My philandering with women as well as my True Christian™ beliefs were merely shields against my true nature.

So now, I feel that I must be open and honest with you all. Because there is no way to reconcile my homosexuality (which is not a choice, but something I am born with) and my position as senior pastor and director of fundraising and tithing here in Landover Baptist Church, I have tendered my resignation.

For the past five years, I have been carrying on a passionate affair with a 24 year old man who I plan to marry here in the state of Iowa next month. I have given up completely pretending to be someone I am not. I have also reached a crisis of faith and find myself asking if I can worship a God (if he even exists) who would damn me to Hell simply because I want to share my life with my soon-to-be husband.

I know this may come as a shock to you all, but what I find most shocking is that I could muster up the courage to be myself. I hope all of you will someday throw off your judgmental, critical natures and accept me for who I am.

I love you all,

Rev. Jim Osborne.

What! You Bitch! A 24 year old! You lied to me! I'll never be your altar boy again!

[Levi Jones]

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With Eliot's brave coming out, I found it inspirational enough to take my first step and open myself up to you. Eliot and I have shared a lot...both in conversation and our bodies with each other. People like us should not have to hide any longer.

By the way, there is another prominent pastor here who is gay as well, but out of courtesy and respect for him, I will not reveal him. Although, he is tired of living a sham life and is ready to reveal himself to the world.

It's not me. My only vices are meth, dressing up in a fur suit and listening to Insane Clown Posse.

[eliot mayfield]

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With Eliot's brave coming out, I found it inspirational enough to take my first step and open myself up to you. Eliot and I have shared a lot...both in conversation and our bodies with each other. People like us should not have to hide any longer.

By the way, there is another prominent pastor here who is gay as well, but out of courtesy and respect for him, I will not reveal him. Although, he is tired of living a sham life and is ready to reveal himself to the world.

If I'm going to be a nun, he better not be having some nubile youngster he's going to dump me for!
Listen honey, I'm sending you a PM you'll never forget! I should slap you!

[Rev. Jim Osborne]

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Sweetheart, I am sorry. You knew about Luke and I. I'm just sorry I led you on to believe that it was over between us. I'm also sorry that I didn't tell you his age, because I thought you might be jealous.

There's just so much going through my mind right now. I don't know what to say. Please pick up the phone later when I call you. I don't know how I can mend what I have broken, but I owe you tremendously. I'm so sorry.

I love you. I have always loved you. Don't you forget that.

[Cranky Old Man]

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Is this the proper place to bring up I am a closet vegetarian?

[Brother Enoch]

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Is this the proper place to bring up I am a closet vegetarian?

Me too! But I don't take mine orally.

[Levi Jones]

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Is this the proper place to bring up I am a closet vegetarian?

That's just sick!

[Bobby-Joe]

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Is this the proper place to bring up I am a closet vegetarian?

and I would like to confess I am a liberal atheist since we are reviling our true selves to Jesus.

I honestly tried being a good conservative Christian but everything Obama said makes sense to me

I am so sorry.

[Pastor Isaac Peters]

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I still love you all. All rivers lead to the ocean, and I feel in my heart that God will affirm all of your life paths.

[Rev. M. Rodimer]

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I am gray.

I should have known! You're a gray!



Now I know why you were constantly trying to probe my anus in the hot tub during my last visit to Freehold, and why you kept handing me beer cans full of vodka whenever I asked for a cool, refreshing Miller Lite!

How many other grays are there at Landover? What are your plans? Are you trying to take over and turn Landover Baptist Church into some strange UFO cult?

[BelieverInGod]

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I guess I should come forward as well.....

Here's the latest picture of me and my husband.



Yes, I'm a dominatrix.