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I'm an atheist, pastor declares
2003-06-04
A Danish pastor in the state Protestant Church has been suspended from his job after admitting he does not believe in God. The Danish news agency Ritzau says Pastor Thorkild Grosboell revealed his religious beliefs, or lack thereof, in a newspaper interview published at the weekend. Bishop Lise-Lotte Rebel described the pastor's comments as totally unacceptable and suspended him for one week.
An entire week? That long? Isn't that pretty severe? I mean, it's only apostasy...
She says while the church has a lot of room for diversity, Pastor Grosboell's complete lack of faith has pushed things too far.
"There are limits to everything. Perhaps if he became a Druid, like that nice Archbishop of Canterbury?"
Pastor Grosboell has remained reasonably tight-lipped, saying he is sick and tired of preaching about his views.
Why'd he become a preacher then?
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#7  By law can the pastor be denied his employment in his chosen profession based on his personal beliefs. You know someone will consider this a serious point.
Posted by: Dan Canaveral   2003-06-04 19:29:32  

#6  By law can the pastor be denied his employment in his chosen profession based on his personal beliefs. This is the question? This should be a joke but in the current state of our culture this point will be considered valid.
Posted by: Dan Canaveral   2003-06-04 19:27:45  

#5  There's the boys. I knew they'd be around.
Maybe they'll claim this guy when he gets put on waivers by the Danes.
Posted by: tu3031   2003-06-04 18:39:16  

#4  Libhawk would say this post and the next have nothing to do with the war on terror. But he would be wrong. Jihadis look at this stuff and think that christendom is rotten to the core and would fall with one strong kick.

God knows we won't fall that easy, but evidently He thinks that we could use a kick or two.
Posted by: Scott   2003-06-04 18:35:09  

#3  Geepers Fred, you're slipping -- you only LINKED to our favorite Druid and didn't embed the picture. If this is because of the coming server bill, don't knock over the corner gas station, let us know.
Posted by: Steve White   2003-06-04 18:17:41  

#2  The suspension gives them time to think about what to do next.

As if they really need to think about it...
Posted by: Ptah   2003-06-04 17:52:16  

#1  Suspended a whole week for not believing in God. I'm guessing the Anglican church in Europe will snatch this guy up in a heartbeat.
Posted by: Christopher Johnson   2003-06-04 16:38:49  

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