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Jay Reinke talks about living in Williston


Don't watch this clip unless you've seen the movie because there are some spoilers included!

However, if you've seen it, it's a nice followup to hear Reinke talk about life after the credits roll.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZztxqgJjxms&list=PL6_H7-zoz5qMIhtXk Cib-Q3rqtgXfbq9h&feature=share&index=2

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Yes, nice to see that things are going fairly well for him.

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As I watched this documentary I got a queasy feeling about Reinke, that his motives were suspect. Even he seemed to be aware of this. But what I found unforgivable was the way (it appears) that he ambushed his wife with the news of his attraction to men WITH THE CAMERAS rolling. At this point I concluded he was an egotistical *ss and felt nothing but disgust for him. Not for his admitting to his sexual orientation or affairs but to do it for the camera. To hurt his family so blatantly. Ugh. It's his family I feel for, not him.

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You made a good point, im8. I, too had a queasy feeling about the Pastor, even from the beginning, about his motives. The fact that Pastor Reinke revealed his attraction towards the men who were rolling the cameras was awful enough, but the fact that his family suffered as a result, and the fact that he took advantage of and exploited these desperate people who came to him from all corners of the United States for help, was rather sickening.

I do think, however, that an interesting film kind of was marred by the ending.

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