Well is it a church or a sex palace? A business in
Spartanburg County appears to be doubling as a place for
worshiping God and worshiping women.
FOX Carolina investigated the location near Greer on
Highway 101. If you've driven down that road in the past
week you're probably asking the same question. What used
to be Beamers Bar and Grill is now “Thee Bunny Ranch.”
But under the barbed wire fence there’s another sign
that says “Church of Faith, Parsonage.” Confused
yet?
If you're looking to worship you expect to see an
altar, a pulpit, bibles and crosses inside. Instead,
some people say you won’t find God, you'll find
Goddesses. And for a modest donation of $300 you can
have women, sex, and lots of it.
Jane Doe says, “They had a huge hot tub, leather
chairs, and private rooms.”
Jane Doe says her friend has been inside what looks
on the outside to be a low security prison and at least
three people described it the same way. It sounds much
like a brothel in Reno , Nevada-- fully equipped with
bars, spacious V.I.P rooms, and Jacuzzis.
We tried going inside and contacting the preacher of
this place, but apparently the church's leadership isn’t
available 24 hours a day. We did not get an answer at
the steel gate.
So we took our questions to the County's Buildings
and Codes Office. Just last week the "church" was
granted a license for a private club. Not for a church
or a sexually oriented club.
Michael Padgett, Director of Spartanburg County’s
Building and Codes says, “There’s space requirements
that have to be met, from churches, schools and they
would have to comply.”
The property is listed to a Mary Penland who tells
FOX Carolina she leases it out and knows nothing about
what goes on there. Until last June the “church” was
actually Beamers Night Club. It was reportedly shutdown
for complaints of drugs and prostitution.
But people near the Greer area say they know better--
and what lies inside “Thee Bunny Ranch” is anything but
holy.
“Yeah, definitely, it’s like he’s looking for ways to
get around what he’s done before. You know to make it
seem like there’s not what is going to be when its going
to be really what it was before”, says Doe.
If the church is a sex palace the manager there had
better start repenting. The penalties are pretty stiff
and also apply to the entertainers.
To comment on this story email FOX Carolina's Jamie
Guirola: jamie.guirola@foxcarolina.com
Read the second part of this story, "Salvation or
Sex" at: http://www.foxcarolina.com/Global/story.asp?S=2249244&nav=2KPpQUkI
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