An open apology to our readers:

After many years blogging and commenting about the culture, I’ve gotten used to the abuse that gets flung around the internet by Radicals who feel threatened.   I’ve been called literally every profane name you know (and some new ones invented just for me). Various Atheists have mocked and lied about and threatened me, more times than I can remember.  

Over time, these things have become almost complimentary to me, translated loosely as: “You nasty Christian! You have forced me to think about something that makes me very uncomfortable, and I have no other response but to lash out like the cornered animal I evolved from…” In other words, I expect the vile hatred from some (though, not all) unbelievers because the style on this blog can be biting/sarcastic, and also because we have a modest-sized platform shining a spotlight on one of the world’s most violent religions: Atheism.

It doesn’t surprise us when we attract some REALLY crazy trolls.

But, not all of our Christian brothers and sisters are as familiar with the uglier corners of the internet as we are.  So, some of you may be caught off guard by how twisted the Radical Atheists can be, and you may get hit with a stray tooth or nail when a particularly unhinged troll goes on the attack.

Unfortunately, in the last 24 hours, a friend of ours (Jeff) had his IP address tracked, his Facebook profile stalked, and his employer’s information published by a bully who calls himself the “Pink Agendist.”   As if that wasn’t enough, the Pink Agendist hunted down and shared a picture of Jeff’s family—so he and his readers could laugh at Jeff’s wife and daughters.

Since this was brought to our attention, we’ve been weighing how to handle the inappropriate (and in some cases illegal) behavior. It certainly doesn’t seem fair that our readers may be sprayed with bits of poop, when the Primate meant to throw it at JOHN.  Furthermore, according to the Pink Agendist, he’s now sending emails to anyone associated with John Branyan events, while at least one of his readers suggested “paying a visit” to Jeff’s church, in person. And, to answer the obvious question, no: they don’t appear to realize that normal people don’t do that.

God knows why they don’t drive an extra couple of hours and visit MY church. (Fairfield Christian, Oakford IN.)   Who’s to say why they won’t publish MY phone number so their hysterical horde can harass me? (Amanda McKinney: 888-203-0372)  Maybe it’s because these are keyboard activists who don’t have the guts to communicate directly with another human, unless they can hide behind their computer shield.   
But, for whatever reason, they’ve singled out poor Jeff (and Karen and the girls), for the crime of associating with John Branyan.  The Pink Agendist went from saying, “I’m going to warn all of his fans and neighbors” to actually ATTACKING those fans and neighbors when his plan backfired.  

Thus, I’m offering an official apology on behalf of John Branyan Comedy, for anyone whose private information has been put in jeopardy by one of the Internet’s feral beasts.

Is John sorry for warning that pedophilia will be the next depraved sexual act to be legalized?  No.  Are we sorry for daring the Atheists to explain why slavery and genocide are bad, without borrowing from religion? No again.

Will we be scared into silence by half a dozen Zealots babbling about “hate speech” while they gleefully, purposefully drag innocent people and churches through the mud?  Of course not.  In fact, we’re thrilled they’ve put their own evil on display.  Eventually, maybe they will be shocked into humility and ask their Creator for help…

But I AM sorry for what was done to Jeff—and for what could just as easily be done to anyone else who shows too much agreement with Christian principles in general and John Branyan in particular.

 
For the record, Jeff’s response to the attack was admirable.  He told me, “If they’re targeting me, at least they’re leaving other people alone,” which is an incredibly selfless way of looking at the situation. Jeff also returned to the Pink Agendist’s Bully Blog a final time to speak directly with the unapologetic mob-master belittling his children.
Jeff said: “I wish you no ill will and I’ll be praying for you…”

Lord knows I’m not ready to be equally gentle and kind just yet.

But I hope the rest of you will take the lead from Jeff and recognize that only radical love can quench radical hate.  
Please forgive us if you were minding your own business, trying to read something funny or book a comedy event or something, and you became another casualty of Pink’s mindless war.   I’m not sure how many victims this particular madman will take before he snaps out of it. But there’s no guarantee he will be the last one.  So, be careful hanging out around here, folks!

Feel free to ask for more details or engage with us further in the comments below.  (We promise NOT to publish your IP Address, which means you are much safer here than on the “anti-hate speech” blog.  LOL!)  But we can’t be sure some psycho won’t find a way to harass your church secretary over your presence here…

Thanks for reading and praying and seeking truth!
–Amanda McKinney (and John Branyan)

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