He used to be one of my favorites back in the welcome to hell era. I really liked his skating, it was just really raw and solid. And I still liked him when thrill of it all came out.
But then the Jesus stuff and some interviews where he comes across as some kind of right wing republican hypocrite really made me not want to support him. Also, taking a bunch of kids and breeding them into tight pants stuntskaters is just rotten. I think he's in a large part responsible for turning a large portion of skaters into wankers who dye their hair, wear girl's pants and jump down stuff "trying to come up".
I think a pro or company owner should have like an artist's attitude towards it, just do tight shit with a heart and enjoy it. People like penny, creager, muska, lance mountain, etc. etc. there are so many people in skateboarding who obviously have a soul. Jamie thomas doesn't seem like one to me. I mean you consistently hear shit like "permission granted soldier". So that's why I don't want to give my money to his companies.
That said, he is a good skater.