A controversial California drag troupe has removed the name of a member who was arrested for indecent exposure from its website.
Clinton Monroe Ellis-Gilmore, 53, of Eureka, was arrested Aug. 12 in Humboldt County for allegedly exposing himself in the driver’s seat of a car parked near South Jetty Road and Table Bluff Road in Loleta, about 15 miles south of Eureka, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities say Gilmore was “reported by multiple witnesses to have been sitting in his truck with the door open, masturbating for approximately one hour.”
“The conduct was not directed at anyone in particular,” a sheriff’s spokesperson told The Christian Post.
Gilmore was taken into custody without incident. He was booked for indecent exposure and then released.
The most recent Facebook page for Gilmore includes a bio identifying him as a gay Army veteran as well as a “trophy husband” and “anti-theist.” The page also features a number of pro-LGBT and anti-Christian posts.
Gilmore’s social media page also indicates that he was a member of the Abbey of the Big Red Wood, a nonprofit group known as Eureka Sisters, which is affiliated with the drag troupe Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a national — and some say blasphemous — network of men who wear makeup and dress as Catholic nuns. The group is known for hosting a sexually provocative “Hunky Jesus” competition and a drag Easter egg hunt every year in San Francisco….
From the Christian Post
The mental illness of this condition will manifest itself in several ways. It is not normal to be gay. Our society is normalizing depravity.
Are we supposed to act surprised?
What level of Dante’s hell will spend eternity in?
Why give them publicity?
(YAWN)
I am SHOCKED I tells ya! SHOCKED!
I’d rather have a dealing with a demon than this creature.
I’d caution you. Demons are real and powerful. This man is a sick, perverse criminal, who is weak and getting older. He is no mere creature (like an animal). The image of God, though marred by sin (as in all of us) remains in him (and every human person). No one is beyond God’s redemption. Pray for his conversion.
On this day, when we commemorate the Triumph of the Cross, may we be reminded of God’s all-powerful, redeeming love; powerful enough to save anyone who responds to His grace.
Everything about this man is indecent. Maybe he will repent and be saved, his decision.
That’s Pelagianism. A heresy.
“That’s Pelagianism. A heresy.” If our wills are not involved in our salvation, then why did Jesus preach repentance (Mark 1:15) as his first recorded ministry in Mark’s gospel? You read too much into “Maybe he will repent and be saved, his decision,” as if the poster believed Divine Grace played no part. If this poor creature is ultimately saved, it is because he desired it in cooperation with the workings of Divine Grace. In fact the negative publicity surrounding his sin may become the occasion of the first stirrings of repentance, if it so please God. Let us pray this is so.
Well said, Dan.
The adage is wrong. You CAN judge a book by its cover.
It really bothers me that a Catholic website would publish this.
Sin is part of the real world.
“It really bothers me that a Catholic website would publish this.” I am curious to know why, if you don’t mind my asking.
Why spread sin?
It has nothing to do with Catholicism.
We should pray for him.
God allows evil to bring good.
“Why spread sin?” I’m sorry but I cannot fathom how publicizing this particular man’s sin is ipso facto spreading sin. It is certainly not glamorizing the Eureka Sisters and their rebellion from Christ, nor is it spreading hate either of this man nor what he represents. None of us who read this thread are in any position to kick him when he is down. That presumes a very bad faith in the readership of Cal Catholic. I think the natural reaction to posters here is to pray for the man. I agree with Anon99, September 17, 2023 at 7:34 am: by shedding light on the works of the devil one builds awareness of the progression of evil in society, and we who name the name of Christ must never be blaise about the increasing darkness afflicting our society. With such publicity, some wrapped up in such sin may find occasion to rethink their beliefs, and certainly those who long for heaven can pray it will be filled with Clinton Monroe Ellis-Gilmore and those of his persuasion.
No golden rule anymore?
Ignorance is not bliss, we must be aware of this type of filth , ignoring and dismissing it only helps it , I am shocked some of our regular posters have not offered a defense of this group and this person.
Waiting for the Dodgers to honor
this guy & his group.
There was a time when things like this would not even have been talked about.
And what ever happened to not kicking a person when they are down?
The Internet can be an instrument for good or an instrument for evil.
” And what ever happened to not kicking a person when they are down? “, and that applies to this person how ? his disgrace is of his own doing in a public setting , given the vile group that he associates with it makes it clear his lack of judgement and character. Was your post some kind of defense or explanation of this person ? . “There was a time when things like this would not even have been talked about. ” , that time has passed this was a public act that should be known , not talking about these kind of things does not prevent them or make them go away, alerting the public of these acts is an instrument for good.
Read Ephesians 5. It addresses all your issues.
“Read Ephesians 5. It addresses all your issues.” Posts like this one seem to evoke more confusion than light, for Eph. 5, a magnificent chapter, has a lot to say about sexual immorality and the wrath of God (that is, what to avoid) as well as positive directives (what to embrace). Reading it over several times, I am at a loss to read the mind of Ephesians September 19, 2023 at 12:54 pm in order get his/her take on how Ephesians 5 addresses any of Anon99’s issues. His issues seem to me to be 1. Public recognition of some sin is in no way kicking a person when he is down, a position I am fully in agreement; 2. Are those who consider social commentary on the man unchristian then defending the man’s conduct? 3. Publicizing sin such as this can be a cause for good. The closest Eph 5 comes to these issues would seem to be the avoidance of sin, especially sexual immorality (5:3) and warnings of hell (5:5-6). 5:11 should be quoted in full: “Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.” I think this speaks to issue 3. If you have, Ephesians, any further application of this chapter to Anon99’s concerns, do discharge your mind accordingly for the betterment of us all.
Read it, believe it and obey it.
Puts the “Eek!” in Eureka Sisters.