The Simpsons: Baps, not Baptists

There's nothing unusual about a Texan priest having a pop at painted Jezebels, but what is strange is that Bizarre Online has taken space in this morning's computer edition to report the views of Reverend Bob Harrington on Jessica Simpson and her sister, little Jessica Simpson:

“Their father has replaced his faith in the Lord with the love of money, which is the root of all evil. He has replaced holiness with horniness.

“Jessica and Ashlee will reap the dismal crops they are sowing.”

“Their breasts will sag and their faces will wither and they will be left with nothing but a hollow shell.”

“They don't represent American standards and certainly not Christian standards.”

So, who is Harrington? Interestingly, he seems to know something about the love of money - according to Ann Rowe Seaman's America’s Most Hated Woman: The Life and Gruesome Death of Madalyn Murray O’Hair, Robinson used to take part in debates with high-profile atheist shill O'Hair, which would stimulate a slew of donations to Harrington; it's claimed O'Hair would take a potion of the cash she helped bring in.

He's also not entirely unfamiliar with the seedy side of life, as detailed in his various books. As Christian Pornography details, Harrington seems compelled to describe in full the sexual exploits of those he would go on to save. Not to titilate, of course; just so that people could so how far down these poor souls had gotten.

And Bob might also know a thing or two about the difference between "holy" and "horny" - back in the past, he'd drive around the country in a large bus donated by Larry Flynt, bankrolled by the profits of Hustler.

So, he clearly knows what he's talking about. What's puzzling is why The Sun feels its readers need to know what a preacher - largely unknown in the UK - thinks about the Simpson sisters, and why they didn't at least take the trouble to explain a little of his background. Curious.

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