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Maybe I’m about to say too much, with this post.  But a few of you have asked me about recent events and my take on them.  And this does pertain to some people who I had blogged about much (though it’s been awhile, like fifteen years or so).

I feel obligated, for sake of completion, to weigh in on the matter.  So here it goes…

As reported a few days ago, Johnny Robertson of the Martinsville Church of Christ died a week ago.  The funeral service was held this past weekend.  Robertson was cremated, which may or may not be germane to the conversation.

The manner of Robertson’s death has become a topic of considerable discussion in the Martinsville, Virginia and Reidsville, North Carolina area.  I am aware of what the medical examination determined.  By now many people have correctly surmised how Johnny Robertson came to pass away.  Regardless ...

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The word arrived a short while ago that Johnny Robertson, who there has been no small amount of contention with at times over the years, passed away earlier today.

Life is too short than to spend any more moments than necessary in bitterness.   We aren’t guaranteed tomorrow.  We have to make the most of what we have, because there is no knowing when it will be taken away.
That being said, I will ask that his family and friends be kept in our thoughts and prayers.
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When four people write in over the course of a month, asking the same question, maybe that’s a signal to address something.

Let’s set the Wayback Machine(tm) all the way to fifteen or so years ago.  I used to work at WGSR, a television station in Reidsville, North Carolina.  That was where my school board campaign – and those wacky campaign commercials – began in 2006.  I did a few things at WGSR: master control operator mostly, but also prepping the studio for broadcasts, changing the tapes (including many Betamax cassettes) of the programs for their broadcast.  It was a job that lasted a little less than a year but I learned a lot about the broadcast industry while I was there.

During my time at the station and afterward, I began taking notice of a religious program that aired live twice a week.  It was by a group of ...

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Found this graphic yesterday morning and I can’t stop laughing at it!

Biblical Proof, Church of Christ, women, Bible, church, baking, cake, girls

“You read that Bible right woman!!  Now get yo butt to that kitchen and bake me that cake!!”

It’s from a site called Biblical Proof, a blog about “Speaking where the bible speaks, and silent where the bible is silent”.  And there are plenty more hilarious images like the one above on it!

If you think that pic is bad, check this one out.  I’ve a very good friend who is a devout Christian and also a home brewer.  He’s a shoe-in for Hell for sure, huh?

That site is obviously a product of the ultra-conservative fringe of the Churches of Christ.  They’re the ones who believe that unless you are baptized you are going to Hell, that unless you are baptized correctly you are going to Hell, that unless you are a member of the ...

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I haven’t reported much lately about the nefarious goings-on of local cult leader Johnny Robertson and his “Church of Christ” (which again, has nothing to do with the real Churches of Christ). Number of reasons for that, not the least of which is that I’ve been quite busy this summer with ummm… “other projects”. And because as one good friend noted: Robertson and his cronies (and the bisexual criminal that they give so much business to) aren’t really worth getting into a huff over. That I’ve got bigger and better things in my life. Heck, Yours Truly was the most-watched person on television across the continent of Australia last night! And this blog gets many more more – and altogether a better quality – readers than the cult gets viewers. That’s been enough to make me content…

…But I couldn’t resist posting and sharing this next item, because it is ...

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It is by faith alone that we please God. It’s just the conceited bastitches among mankind who keep insisting that we must please them with our works.

(Can’t think of a better way to preface this post than with that thought from earlier this week.)

Yes folks, it’s time to once again chronicle for posterity – in addition to laughing at – what is called on this blog and others the “Church Of Christ In Name Only” (COCINO) and the minions of Johnny Robertson.

A few nights ago numerous e-mails came in saying that I should check out what local cult leader Johnny Robertson – prime evil of the self-professed “Church of Christ” wacko fringe group – had brought in: some guy from the cult’s breeding ground in Texas, not just for the group’s annual “tent meeting” in this area but also, apparently, for the express purpose of “taking on ...

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Many egotisticial nutcases in history have had pastimes. Fidel Castro almost made it as a professional baseball player. Charles Manson wrote songs. Even Hitler painted roses.

And apprently local cult leader Johnny Robertson of the Martinsville Church of Christ (part of what many are now calling “Sons of Hell” and “Stalkers for Jesus”) is not exempt.

Here’s the original photo that was sent in by “Code Name Exelsior”…

This photo was taken inside Martinsville Church of Christ’s sanctuary. That’s Johnny Robertson himself in the left of the picture, and fellow cultist/stalker (and partner with recently found-guilty criminal trespasser Micah Robertson) Mark McMinnis in the plaid shirt sitting down.

Have you spotted it yet? Is your “Spider-Sense” tingling?

Well if not, behold true believers!

I count at least nine and possibly more Spider-Man comic books sitting in a pile on the pews of Martinsville Church of Christ. The headquarters of ...

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Word has reached me from a few places that on last night’s installment of What Does the Bible Say? (or as many people call it “What Does Johnny Robertson Say?” and “The Martinsville Taliban Show”) on WGSR, that local cult leader Johnny Robertson called me out by name for stating that his son Micah Robertson was convicted on May 7th in Danville General District Court on the charge of trespassing stemming from an incident on February 28th at Westover Baptist Church in Danville, Virginia.

It seems that Johnny Robertson – leader of the area cult calling itself “Church of Christ” (I now call them the “Sons of Hell”, see Matthew 23:15 and some are now calling them “Stalkers for Jesus”) believes I am being irresponsible as a journalist. It is his contention that Micah Robertson was not actually “convicted”, but has had his judgment deferred for one year. At which ...

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“Code Name Rodent” textified from the courthouse in Danville that Micah Robertson – son of local cult leader Johnny Robertson – has been found guilty of trespassing at Westover Baptist Church. Robertson won’t get jail time (he could have gotten up to a year in the slammer) but he’s been hit with a $100 fine.

More importantly, Micah Noel Robertson now has a criminal record. One directly stemming from his activities of harassment and intimidation as a member of the cult calling itself “Church of Christ” headed by his father, Johnny Robertson.

To the best of my knowledge, this is the first such legal mark against the cult. Will Johnny Robertson and his followers pay heed to it? Probably not.

More soon…

EDIT 4:48 p.m. EST: To all the members of the press who are finding this blog this afternoon.

Please be advised that Johnny Robertson, the father of ...

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