The Perils of Finding a Minister on Craig's List

It seems like bizarre clergy stories come in bunches.  This one may just take the cake.

According to an article on Katu.com (a TV station in Portand, OR), Shawn Sonnenschien and his fiance Kitty, wanted to get married but didn't have a pastor.  So, they found a minister who advertised her services on Craig's List.  The wedding went off as planned, but the newlyweds were surprised that their 75 or so guests left so few presents.  The couple dealt with their disappointment just fine, until they realized that their guests had planned all along to give them gift cards from Home Depot to help the newlyweds complete repairs to their home.

Turns out that the guests were quite generous.  The problem was that minister-ette they hired to do their ceremony had swiped all the gift cards!  Surveillance tapes at the local Home Depot showed the rent-a-reverend cashing them in (Click here: Reverend accused of stealing couple's gift cards | KATU - Portland, Oregon | Local & Regional).

OK, no more of these for a while . . . 

Comments

[Ivan]

The picture and post are quite the combo:
1- Woman reverend officiating a God-ordained institution. I'd love to hear her explanation of "husband of one wife" by the way.
2- Terrible dress for the bride... revealing herself as well
3- Groom had to have his ear ring even in his wedding pictures, huh?
4- And the reverened turned out to be a huge thief!

Wow, Kim, quite the post!!

[plw]

Rent a reverend???!!!??? Come QUICKLY Lord Jesus. Nothing suprises me now days.........nothing.

[zrim]

Good. These train wrecks are getting old...plus, the crickk in my rubber neck is acting up.

[Herb Grimaud Jr]

"3- Groom had to have his ear ring even in his wedding pictures, huh?"

Sheesh what was he thinking.......

And to think when I got married I had both my ear rings in. What was I thinking?

[zrim]

I'm just glad my shirt covered my rings.

Zrim

[Tyler]

What the heck dude!

[Charles S]

My first reaction to the photo ...."Why is that 16 yr old girl marrying that 60 year old man?"

[timinater]

Any fool can get ordained. The reporter said it took him twenty minutes. I'll say it again "Any fool can get ordained, just look at Benny Hinn!!!

[Chris Malamisuro]

I'm not sure Benny Hinn is as much ordained as self-proclaimed.

[mattumanu]

*Explitive deleted*

I don't know what else to say.