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Friday, October 24, 2025

A Texas Christian singer and worship minister born without arms from the Houston area became an inspiration for his performances, earning praise and even an invitation to perform the National Anthem at a 2022 Trump rally. Now, he's facing shocking allegations of promoting child pornography. Jon Paul Sheptock, 49, the Worship Minister at First Montgomery Baptist Church in Montgomery, was arrested last month for the possession, production and distribution of child sexual assault materials. Montgomery County authorities said Sheptock was arrested while ministering to inmates at a state women's prison in Gatesville, just southwest of Waco.

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A Texas Christian singer and worship minister born without arms from the Houston area became an inspiration for his performances, earning praise and even an invitation to perform the National Anthem at a 2022 Trump rally. Now, he's facing shocking allegations of promoting child pornography.

It's almost like there's a pattern for the party of----------.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-10-24 03:45 AM | Reply

Born without arms?

1) How did the armless Jon Paul Sheptock (49) possess, produce, and distribute child sexual assault materials?

2) How did the uber-machismo Texas Rangers handcuff the armless varmint?


#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-10-24 04:00 AM | Reply

As a kid I spent some summers traveling with the circus.
However tasty some of the roustabouts might be, they were always seen as a better sort than ...
Carnies.
Circus folk provided a show; carnies we're always addicted to running a grift.
Evangelical religion theatre in America isn't a circus attraction.
It's a carnival show for rubes run by a cast of damaged carnies.

#3 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-10-24 06:44 AM | Reply

"Tasty" - not quite! "Rasty"

#4 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-10-24 06:46 AM | Reply

The arrest was without incident as he was...*Ahem*...unarmed.

#5 | Posted by TFDNihilist at 2025-10-24 06:59 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

These are the people would should be blowing up, not fishermen.

#6 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-10-24 07:40 AM | Reply

Another one?

This is beginning to look like a pattern ...

#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-24 12:25 PM | Reply

At least he wasn't jerking off.....

(who said that? I did NOT say that!)

#8 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-24 12:31 PM | Reply

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