Anti - Gay, Anti - Porn Crusader from
Omaha for Decency Likes to Masturbate in Public

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    On Sunday, July 9, 2000, the anti-porn group Omaha for Decency ran a full page ad in the Omaha World Herald showing their support for the prosecution of Omaha stores that sell porn. Omaha area clergy signed the ad. (A copy of it is below. The bottom half has been enlarged to make the tiny text easier to read.) 
    One of the pastors who signed the Omaha for Decency ad was Bradley Hoefs. His name is circled in the copy below. (Names are in alphabetical order by last name.) Pastor Hoefs was cited by an undercover police officer in May 1995 for exposing himself and masturbating next to a parking lot at Lake Cunningham Park. (Omaha World Herald, 5/31/1995)
Although Hoefs initially denied this and appealed his conviction, he finally ended up pleading no contest to the charge at his retrial. He was also forced by his then church, King of Kings Lutheran, to resign as their pastor, and became pastor at Community of Grace Church. (Omaha World Herald, 5/23/1996) Even though he initially denied it, Hoefs was obviously guilty, as he was cited again in April 2002 by an undercover officer at Lake Cunningham when he asked the officer to masturbate in public with him. (Omaha World Herald, 5/2/2002) Pastor Hoefs thinks porn videos should be illegal, yet his hobby is exposing himself and masturbating in public parks! 
    A small excerpt from the Omaha World Herald article about Pastor Hoefs' indecent exposure charge is displayed beneath the Omaha for Decency ad.
    Update:
Pastor Hoefs still likes to show how much of a hypocrite he is.
    In early 2012, the Omaha City Council passed an ordinance prohibiting discrimination in employment and public accommodations based upon sexual orientation. Even though the ordinance specifically exempts churches and religious organizations from complying, a group of Omaha clergy calling themselves The Nebraska Heritage Coalition still oppose this law altogether.
This group of clergy ran a full page ad in the 2/26/2012 Omaha World Herald entitled "Heritage Coalition Proclamation on Sexual Preference." The ad declared homosexuality to be a sin and listed a bunch of local clergy as supporters. (The group also set up a website with the ad's text and the list of supporters at nebraskaheritagecoalition.org. Names are alphabetized by first name.) Although their ad did not mention the ordinance, The Nebraska Heritage Coalition stated in a letter to the city council that employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays if the employer believes homosexuality to be immoral. The ad also ran right before public hearings were to be held on the ordinance. (Omaha World Herald, 1/18/2012, 3/5/2012, 3/14/2012)
    
Pastor Hoefs signed his name to the Nebraska Heritage Coalition ad just as he did with Omaha for Decency's anti-porn ad. So Hoefs crusades against both porn and gay rights even though he likes to masturbate in public. When Hoefs was cited for indecent exposure in the first incident, he masturbated right in front of two men at the park. It appears that Hoefs may be gay (or bisexual) himself. Pastor Hoefs still tries to be as hypocritical as possible!


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