'Let the dogs eat her': Frisco pastor dubs Denton County GOP chair a 'jezebel'

Facing his flock last Sunday, Frisco pastor Brandon Burden indulged his dark urges. Burden, who’s a precinct chair with the Denton County GOP, told churchgoers he had to exercise self-restraint to keep from strangling a female member during a party meeting earlier that week. “You know how much self-control it took me not to choke her?” he said, clenching his left hand into a fist. Congregants laughed. (Editor's note: No, we do not know how much self-control is required to keep a preacher from violently assaulting a woman. Presumably, ministering angels would play a hand in preventing something like that, but we feel certain that no angel in good standing would get within a mile of one of this guy's "sermons," though the other kind might.)

“And my big brother Matthew was there, protecting me. He could have just did one —” (here, Burden punches his palm) "— blow to the face and she would've been out cold for the rest of the night.” Then, he spoke in tongues. (Editor's note: Based on his family tree, we regretfully confess to harboring some doubt that Matthew meets the qualifications for ministering angel in good standing.) Burden didn’t respond to the Observer’s requests for comment. This isn’t the first time the Frisco pastor has made headlines over violent words. Last year, he advised congregants to stock up on food and prepare to shoot intruders ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration. During his most recent Sunday sermon, Burden described “taking control” of the Denton County GOP meeting earlier that week. He recounts standing 10 feet from someone he dubs “Jezebel." Even though Burden doesn't say her name, Denton County Republican Party Chair Jayne Howell told the Observer by phone that she's fairly sure he meant her. (Editor's note: For those who didn’t grow up in the church, Jezebel was a queen of Israel and wicked, murderous prostitute. She's one of many females whose stories offer valuable lessons about how one should behave. We're particularly fond of the anecdote in John 8:1-12, but perhaps Burden hasn't gotten that deep into the book just yet.)