Don’t Shit Where You Eat…

…and don’t torch the place where you work. (Unless, of course, you’re Milton Waddams, because having your red Swingline stapler repeatedly nicked really is kinda crappy.) Anyhoo, one would think most people have no trouble heeding either of those suggestions, but, apparently, the Revered Harold Hunter and his wife Patricia aren’t most people.

A pastor and his wife have been charged with arson in a fire that gutted their church last week, authorities said Tuesday.

The Monday arrests of The Rev. Harold Hunter and Patricia Hunter came just one day after the pastor gave a sermon in which he said he prayed for the "sick, sadistic" person who burned down the church. No one was hurt in the blaze.

Police would not discuss a possible motive, but said they had suspected that Thursday's fire and three earlier acts of vandalism at the 64-year-old Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church were an inside job.

"We found some gas that was located on the pastor's shoes and we also found clothing in the residence that had gasoline on it," said Summerville Police Capt. Craig Legates.

Hunter, 55, who had been pastor for three years, had dreams of building a new church but no solid plans, said Ruthmae Whitney, a member of the church for 40 years.

During services Sunday, which were held at another church, Hunter had urged parishioners not to talk to the police, saying authorities were looking for suspects and some church members were "spreading gossip" and "telling lies."

Good Christian serial killers, godly Congressman with lists of ethics violations as long as my arm, ministers who burn down their own churches…yeah, I’m getting convinced more and more every day why being Christian should be the primary requirement for serving on the bench, or as president, or in any other governmental role.

How much more of this kind of stuff has to get reported before we can let die the erroneous and prejudiced misperception that simply saying you’re a Christian entitles you to be regarded as a good person, regardless of whether or not you act like one? Pfft.