Pastor Allegedly Throws Family Cat Off Bridge, Li'l Girl Now Atheist “All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful, The Lord God made them all.” –Anglican hymn How do you make a little girl stop believing in Heaven? A pastor killing her cat would be a good start. A Central Texas pastor stands accused of throwing a family’s cat off a bridge. Sarah and Eddy Bell’s cat, Moody, was discovered on the bank of the Colorado river, some 40-50 feet below the bridge. Rick Bartlett, pastor of the Bastrop Christian Church, admitted to police that he caught the cat in a backyard trap on Sunday, January 15, according to KVUE. He promptly forgot about it, then brought it to police the following Tuesday. When an animal control officer spotted an ID tag around Moody’s neck, Barlett said the owners happened to be his neighbors and took full responsibility for returning the family pet to its owners. Later that day, Moody’s body was discovered by a park visitor. Whether Pastor Bartlett threw the cat off the bridge, or whether the cat simply jumped out of the back of his truck, is meaningless in the eyes of the law. But in the eyes of the lord, Bartlett is a sinner. The pastor is now facing animal cruelty charges. Here’s KVUE’s report on what went down. The Bells have had the unfortunate duty of of informing their five-year-old daughter about Moody’s death, according to KVUE: “She also asked me where Moody is now and I said, ‘Baby he’s in Heaven,’ said Sarah. ‘She knows the man who did this is a pastor at the Bastrop Christian Church and she said, ‘I don’t believe in Heaven anymore, Moody’s just dead.’” Ouch. That’s one way to lose the congregation. Here’s the best/worst part of this story: While KVUE did some fine reporting here, the station included a copy error that made it seem as if the dead cat was speaking from beyond the grave: Moody also told police that he had the cat in a cage in the back of his pick-up truck for three days and forgot about him until Tuesday, Jan. 17., when Bartlett brought the cat to police. Moody told police? Why, that would be a modern miracle worthy of believing in heaven again. HV ORIGINAL: DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE CUTEST CSI: MIAMI PARODY VIDEO SERIES EVER </noscript> YOU CAN WATCH THREE MORE QUICK EPISODES OF “HORATIO: THE EARLY YEARS” RIGHT HERE
Jen 27.01.12 @ 6:43 pm So many questions.. 1) What was this “backyard cage” supposed to be catching? Cats? 2) Why the hell did it take him so long to take the cat to the police? 3) If the cat had a tag, why didn’t he check it first himself? 4) If he told the police that he’d had the cat in the cage for three days and “forgot” about him, why the hell would animal control or the police let him take the cat back to the owners himself? Sick, sick, sick. I hope his congregation does see this man for what he is. What you have posted makes this whole story that much more disturbing. This is obviously not a true man of God.
Anonymous 21.05.13 @ 7:23 pm This makes me so upset. What a freaking terrible person, I hope this “pastor” rots in hell. Absolutely sickening and no excuse whatsoever.