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Pardon Our Dust...
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- Well this is embarrassing, but due to insurmountable technical difficulties with the Comfort Inn WIFI, we weren't able to finish recording this week's episode. However, we have a story in the works for next week that I'll bet many of you have been following. Tune in next Tuesday as we discuss the disturbing allegations surrounding Pastor Robert Morris of Gateway Church in Dallas, TX. Have a great week!
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Transcript
Introduction and Format Change
00:00:18
Speaker
Hello and welcome to a non-episode of Growing Up Christian. I'm Casey. And I am Sam. And look, here's the skinny. ah when i When I'm out and about and traveling, I stay in Hampton Inn because I'm part of the Hilton family. yeah I was at one time a diamond member, ah but I'm not anymore. but Independence, Kansas doesn't have a Hampton Inn because it's a toilet.
Technical Difficulties and Hotel Wi-Fi
00:00:49
Speaker
So I'm staying at, uh, what is this terrible place? Comfort Inn. It's actually, it's not that bad, but yeah, it's a Comfort Inn and Suites, which I do have a King Suite, but the wifi here is sub 2005.
00:01:04
Speaker
Yeah, it looks nice. it It looked good when we had video going earlier. ah Now, we were in the middle of trying to record an episode and the Wi Fi knocked Casey off what, five times? Yeah, it became ah it became tedious. And we realized that we couldn't finish the episode. So we've got about an hour of it done. We have a great story. Uh, but we're going to wait until next week to release that one because, uh, it's, it's pretty good. And this is just like keeps interrupting the
Teaser: Pastor Robert Morris Allegations
00:01:39
Speaker
conversation. And it's, it's very weird to have to like start over on a story when we've already like talked about it and made jokes and this and that and the other, but, um, it gives you a shitload of editing work afterwards to piece together seven different fucking clips, whatever, uh, audio files. Uh, it was.
00:01:58
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It's it gets weird. Yeah, exactly. When you're trying to restart and then pick up where you left off, it just it's not working. And then you just are worried constantly that it's going to just dip again. So every time there's a little bit of a freeze, you just go, oh, shit. Now we have to start over. It wasn't working, unfortunately. But like Casey said, it is a good story. It will hopefully still be in the zeitgeist next week. I don't think it's going to change that much. Yeah, I think people are going to hate this dude for a long time. yeah But, uh, I'll just give you a little teaser. We're going to be talking about pastor Robert Morris of formerly of gateway church.
Allegations and PR Efforts
00:02:42
Speaker
So he resigned today or late yesterday. I don't know which one, but, uh, he is no longer the senior pastor at gateway church. It's like a big, big, real cool mega church type thing. as And, uh,
00:02:57
Speaker
he ah He's a gem. he's He's got some... So basically, he's he stands accused of ah molesting a young girl. he I think he referred to her as a young lady, ah which, you know, kind of... He's trying to split the difference. Yeah, young. ah it is It is funny to hear somebody like, ah quote unquote, come clean to their church or to whoever. And meanwhile, like you could tell that they're selectively using like, certain language to not talk about the fact that like, you molested a 12 year old girl. Yeah, you want to do or whatever you scumbag. Yeah, he went through a rigorous like,
00:03:45
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rewrites for his PR campaign to finally settle on his not apology.
00:03:54
Speaker
Yeah, yeah. And it's, oh, man, it's a it's ah an interesting story. And, you know, it's beyond the statute of limitations. So there's probably not going to be any like legal consequences. But we're, you know, we had hope that the fine lady who who endured that and who had to deal with you know several different iterations of coming forward and you know meanwhile watch this this douchebag who who violated you you know build his quote-unquote ministry and talk about things like ah purity and problems in your marriage and you know how the the satan makes you sin and this and that and the other like
00:04:40
Speaker
I can't imagine how awful that was for her. And so she's kind of getting her day in the sun now. And it's great. And it's cost him his job. And you know what? Hey, people make mistakes. People change over time. But you know, if you if you molest a kid, maybe you can't be a pastor anymore. baby Maybe, maybe
Future Discussions on Morris
00:05:06
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not. That bars you from a lot of things, like any, any sort of, uh, really anything. I feel like that that's the one thing where like people will, will give you that the whole like, well, maybe you're different now that you're 50, but no one's really going to not be thinking about that when they see you anymore. So like, that's where society is drawing the line and
00:05:36
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any other sort of malfeasance you can work through. ah But not that. So here we go. We'll see when we get into this more where things are where things have gone and where they're headed. ah But this is gonna give me more time to pull some fun sound clips from his sermons. I got a couple and Uh, it's ladies, you're gonna, you're gonna, if you're harboring any like, uh, you know, sympathies or reservations about, uh, the accused, that's yeah right I have a feeling I can help you get rid of those in a hurry.
Forgiveness and Technical Apology
00:06:16
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see But yeah, so we'll, uh, we'll burn this scumbag to the ground next week. And, uh, for this week, you know, it's a short one and you can go listen to, uh, I dunno. Pod save American drive your car into a telephone pole So so err that's that everybody we hope you have a great week and We look forward to sharing some stories with you next week. Yeah, I think this is our first ah This is our first skipped week. And since we started this thing, we never skip Christmas. We didn't skip shit delivering ah
00:06:56
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the content you need regularly for three years almost. So, I ah hope you can forgive us. Need is the word. yeah Hope you can forgive. ah Honestly, I just ask that you would find it in your hearts to forgive Casey's shitty hotel chain. um You know, we did pray before this.
Humorous Historical Breaks
00:07:17
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We asked God's blessing upon our time together and upon the, uh, that he would bless the infrastructure of the hotel that he was in. Uh, God didn't pull through this week. Uh, but you know, everyone saw that we were going to chastise one of his favorite sons. Everyone needs a break. I mean, God rested on the seventh day that one time, 6,000 years ago. And, uh, you know,
00:07:41
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I guess we can too sometimes. He just rested a few times. He rested during the bubonic plague. A couple of genocides he's looked over. World War I, World War II, Vietnam War.
00:07:56
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2016 to 2020. And, you know, I think he's about due for another break.
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We'll see.
00:08:09
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Anyways, ah we hope you guys have a great week and you know what? Hey, if you're looking for something to listen to you can go check out ah Politics but make it fashion by our good friend ah um Amber and also boys Bible study which is a very fun show. Mike Valdez's podcast. There's a bunch. There's a bunch of fun ones to listen to that, you know, some are informative and some are just a ah good way to to spend some time. So enjoy. Have a good week and we will see you next time.