Trigger warning. This podcast contains descriptions of various abusive situations.

Listener discretion is advised. My name is Eric Skrinski. As a former religious fundamentalist,

I'm shedding light on the dark side of the church, from the pulpit to the pews. But I'm not

doing it alone. Each week, I'm sitting down with survivors,

advocates, authors, and more to uncover the inner workings of these abusive religious groups

to give tactical tips on how to escape and to find out what we can do to take them down.

You're listening to the Bridge Boys podcast. The information presented in this article

relates to ongoing legal proceedings. It is important to note that all individuals are presumed

innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. A Florida Bible teacher known for preaching

Christian morality online and accusing LGBTQ plus people of being groomers has been arrested for allegedly molesting a middle

schooler in his classroom. According to his bio, Aaron Craig Gleeson is a proud alumnus of Biola

University and Talbot Seminary. He teaches philosophy full-time. His writing has appeared in numerous

outlets, including Hollywood and Toto, The Daily Wire,

and the Imaginative Conservative.

The social media platform, LinkedIn, shows that he has worked in education since 2014,

and has also been employed by a variety of conservative and evangelical institutions.

This includes time as an intern with the California Republican Party, as a philosophy

instructor for Valley Christian Schools in San Jose and Liberty University, and most recently, he began

working as a middle school teacher at Rocky Bayou Christian School in Niceville, Florida.

The About section on his LinkedIn account reads, quote, I see myself as primarily an educator.

I'm a Christian and a conservative, and I think that everything I do needs to be connected to

openly serving my lord, end quote. His tweets regularly expressed his proclaimed conservative

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