If you internet regularly, you might be vaguely familiar with Sam Rader and his wife Nia. They are a young Texas couple and they’re famous for vlogging regularly about their Christian faith, their marriage and everything in between. Weeks ago, the Raders did a video that went viral – it was Sam telling Nia that she’s pregnant. She didn’t flush and Sam did a pregnancy test on Nia’s pee and then he got to tell her she was pregnant. As I said, the video went viral and the Raders got tons of legit press. Then, weeks later, Sam and Nia announced – in a tearful vlog – that Nia had miscarried and that it was all part of God’s plan and that everyone needs to turn to Jesus. That video definitely had a vibe of anti-choice advocacy too, just my opinion.

It was actually Sam and Nia’s tearful miscarriage announcement that got some people wondering if there was more to this particular story. Some outlets even questioned if Nia was ever pregnant, or if all of this was some major stunt-queen drama designed to make Sam and Nia famous and/or successful Christian vloggers. Whatever went down, it made Nia and Sam “internet stars” and some new kind of celebrities. Sam and Nia enjoyed the attention too, giving interviews about their faith and how all of this wasn’t a hoax, etc. They were very comfortable Vlogging For Jesus and they enjoyed their fame.

Well, funny story. Sam Rader was on Ashley Madison. He made two $189 payments to Ashley Madison in 2013, plus another four $14 payments over the course of several more months. Did I mention that Sam and Nia are already parents of two kids? His second child was born around the same time Sam signed on for Ashley Madison. Sam, a married man and a father of two, paid more than $400 to troll for strange just two years ago. You can see the Daily Mail’s article here – the DM broke the story. What is it about hyper-Christian hypocrites and Ashley Madison?

So, following the Daily Mail’s story, Sam and Nia sat down for a vlog called “FORGIVEN.” Here you go:

Sam insists that Nia has forgiven him, and if you watch the whole thing, she does say that herself. Sam also says:

I did make the account. I made the account two years ago. This is an issue that is in our past. This is before I got onto YouTube. I brought this to my church at the time, when I first started at the church that I’m at now; this has been brought to my discipleship partner. This was brought to my wife’s attention. She has forgiven me for this mistake that I made and opening the account. I’ve sought forgiveness to God, and he’s forgiven me. So, I’ve been completely cleansed of this sin, and also, I need to be clear that I’ve never met with a single person face to face through that website, and that I never had an affair with anybody, ever, while I’ve been married with Nia. The account was opened out of pure fleshly desires and just sinful curiosity.

Gawker notes that the excuse of “this happened before we were on YouTube” is a pretty stupid excuse, and it’s not even true – Sam and Nia started their YouTube account many years ago, but they only went viral over the past month. Anyway… this whole thing feels very produced. As a couple, the Raders do seem to have a larger agenda. In fact, my Conspiracy Theory Radar is pinging hard about this whole thing, but if the Raders are a real couple and they’re really trying to do this whole internet-superstar/professional Christian vlogger thing, then I’m really happy that Sam was outed as yet another Professional Christian hypocrite. As Gawker also notes, the Raders have a history of pushing not only an anti-choice agenda, but an anti-marriage equality agenda. There’s also a more personal hypocrisy because the Raders definitely made the strength of their marriage the centerpiece of their vlogging business, with Sam often discussing how much he “worshipped” his wife, etc.

PS… Sam Rader was also kicked out of a Vlogging Conference this weekend after he threatened at least one person – read about it here. Rader sounds like such a mess.

Screencaps from YouTube.