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May 22nd, 2012
11:23 AM ET
Video of North Carolina pastor's plan to 'get rid of' gays goes viralBy Dan Gilgoff, CNN.com Religion Editor (CNN) - Video of a North Carolina pastor preaching that gays and lesbians should be rounded up inside an electric fence is going viral on the Internet, two weeks after North Carolina passed a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage and President Barack Obama voiced personal support for legalizing such marriages. "I figured a way out, a way to get rid of all the lesbians and queers, but I couldn't get it past the Congress," Pastor Charles L. Worley can be seen telling his Providence Road Baptist Church congregation in the video, which had more than 250,000 YouTube views by Tuesday. "Build a great big, large fence - 50 or a 100 miles long - and put all the lesbians in there,” Worley went on to say in his May 13 sermon at his Maiden, North Carolina, church. “Fly over and drop some food. Do the same thing with the queers and the homosexuals, and have that fence electrified so they can't get out. Feed them. And you know in a few years, they'll die out. You know why? They can't reproduce." My Take: The Bible condemns a lot, but here's why we focus on homosexuality The video had initially been posted on Providence Road’s website but was recently taken down, according to CNN affiliate WBTV-TV in Charlotte. The phone line at Worley’s church was busy on Monday night and on Tuesday, as was Worley’s home number on Tuesday. The church’s website was down Tuesday morning, but it had described the house of worship as fundamentalist, meaning it represents a Baptist tradition that's more conservative than the Southern Baptists. My Take: The Christian case for gay marriage Worley’s sermon was posted on YouTube by a group called Catawba Valley Citizens Against Hate, which is organizing a protest at the Providence Road Baptist Church on Sunday. Addressing his congregation last Sunday, Worley referred to his earlier controversial sermon. "I talked a little bit, I believe it was last Sunday, on the homosexual lifestyle, and there was a whole lot of people who didn't like what I said," Worley told his congregation Sunday, according to WBTV. "I want to read it out of the Bible, and then we'll go from there." CNN’s Belief Blog: The faith angles behind the biggest stories “Listen, all of the Sodomites, the lesbians, and all of the ... what's that word? Gays - I didn't wanna say 'queers' - that say we don't love you, I love you more than you love yourself,” Worley said, according to WBTV. “I'm praying for you to be saved." Worley’s initial sermon was partly framed as a response to Obama’s endorsement of same-sex marriage, which he made in a TV interview a day after North Carolina voters passed a state constitutional amendment banning legal recognition of such marriages and other types of gay unions. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, or GLAAD, was working Tuesday to gather criticism of Worley’s comments from other North Carolina pastors. “I am angry and sick at heart over Pastor Worley's comments,” said the Rev. Dennis Teall-Fleming, pastor at Open Hearts Gathering in Gastonia, North Carolina, in a statement distributed by GLAAD. “Nothing he says has anything to do with the Gospel of Jesus Christ,” said Teall-Fleming, who leads a Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) congregation. “I call on all Christian and Baptist organizations that have any connection with him to condemn his comments as strongly as I do, including Providence Road Baptist Church of Maiden.” soundoff (5,806 Responses)« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 Next » |
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Once again, the heart of Christ is flushed down the toilet by people like Pastor Worley. The problems in the world are NOT due to folks of any persuasion living in loving, committed relationships..........I submit Jim Bakker, Ted Haggard, Jimmy Swaggart and the pedophile priests of the Catholic church. Beauty fades, but ignorance and stupidity are forever.
ATTENTION: There will be a MARCH on this church on Sunday May 27th from 10am until 1pm that is being organized by Catawba Valley Citizens Against Hate. There has been a permit secured by this group from the Catawba County Sherrif. This is a peaceful protest. PLEASE come. From all across the NATION...please come. North Carolinians need your help to fend off these hate mongers who feel embolden by the passage of Amendment One in NC two weeks ago. Prior assembly will take place the morning of the 27th at the Maiden Elementary School. BE THERE!!!
What makes more sense is that we just wait it out till all these old timers die off. Then the young people who know what its like to really live in the world today will fix all this nonsense and we can move onto bigger issues.
Just another Fred Phelps wannabe. The question is: How will society respond to such terrorism?
Look kids. This is what we call "cray cray."
I was taught that God is a God of love and tolerance and He doesn't make mistakes.To use the pulpit to spread bigotry and intolerance is just WRONG on so many levels.If that is your opinion okay, I disagree, but okay. Don't try to use your position of influence to spread hatred. And yes I'm straight; Catholic and a grandmother raised in an era of intolerance and unacceptance.
Meet up to protest this guy on Sunday! I'm going!
Scott
Charlotte, NC
Typical right wing nut. Wonder if Romney will make one of his typical comments like " Not the words I would have used".
If it would get him 5 extra votes.
Thank the Lord this guy doesn't practice medicine or run a nuclear reactor. Amen.
TAX the CHURCHES, TAX the Business's owned by the CHURCHES. With this and all the child abuse by clergy from all factions of religion its time people that these man made religious sects be held accountable. If we the people would go around saying things like that we would be arrested for a HATE crime. Need to get religion out of politics. IF they are allowed to do things like this among other things then they should be taxed just like anyone else. This guy is a lunatic..
"Doth he protest to much" My suppressed gay radar is off the dial with this guy.
He's wearing purple...doesn't he know that Pastor Harris will punch him in the chest for wearing that "limp wrist" color.
Teletubby!!
I bet this guy thinks he's going to heaven.
CNN..........your agenda is so transparent. You clearly have a team scouring the country for every inconsequential moron who says something stupid about gays so that you can put it in lights on the front page. Obviously you believe that the average CNN reader won't see through this strategy. Sadly, you may be right.
Yup, should be called Obama's News Network or Gay News Network. No real news here anymore...
Makes me wonder what the bigger agenda is....duhn duhn duunnnnnnnnnn
did you watch the video? doesn't much matter where or who the hell it came from thats for sure. pure HATE
This inconsequential moron can influence people, who in turn could influence Government which could affect you and everyone else. Thats why its good to know about these types of morons running around the Country preaching what I call HATE sermons. Maybe we should round up all the clergy who talk like this and all the clergy who practice child abuse and do the same thing... put a fence around them.
YOU WERE CORRECT AT LEAST THAT HE IS A MORON. IS HE RELATED TO YOU?
@Nick, I think you are right, but for the wrong reasons.
It is clear that this is a lightning rod issue and people on both sides of the issue want to talk about it. Is CNN being provocative by posting this pulpit hate speech that represents what (hopefully) is minority thinking by evangelical pastors?
Sure – it this blog will generate thousands of posts, to add to the more than 23,000 comments on similar topics in the last two weeks. To use an old anology, the funny pages sell newspapers.
They are stirring the pot to generate viewership – not because their have an ideological agenda. More readers = more ad clicks. It's a business.
@Nick, I think you are right, but for the wrong reasons.
It is clear that this is a lightning rod issue and people on both sides want to talk about it. Is CNN being provocative by posting this pulpit hate speech that represents what (hopefully) is minority thinking by evangelical pastors?
Sure – this blog will generate thousands of comments, to add to the more than 23,000 comments on similar topics in the last two weeks. To use an old anology, the funny pages sell newspapers.
They are stirring the pot to generate viewership – not because their have an ideological agenda. More readers = more ad clicks. It's a business.
@Nick, I think you are right, but for the wrong reasons.
It is clear that this is a lightning rod issue and people on both sides want to talk about it. Is CNN being provocative by posting this pulpit hate speech that represents what (hopefully) is minority thinking by evangelical pastors?
Sure – this blog will generate thousands of comments, to add to the more than 23,000 comments on similar topics in the last two weeks. To use an old term, the funny pages sell newspapers.
They are stirring things up to generate viewership – not because their have an ideological agenda. More readers = more ad clicks. It's a business.
My apologies for the duplicated posts.
There has been a lot worse said. Let it go, folks.
Examples please.....
Maybe go back to Hitler to find some examples of this type of hate speech.
How about Obama's pastor against whites?
Just because one says it, doesn't mean we have to do it. How many times has a playground bully said "go play on the freeway?' Actions speak louder than words, and I don't understand why so many people let words get to them. Although his words are harsh, what are the chances he's actually going to put them into action?
How about Louis Farrakhan-THE ORIGIN OF THE WHITE RACE AND THE MAKING OF THE DEVIL?
And he calls Obama the Messiah??
THIS GUY IS A LIFELONG DEMOCRAT.....But you notice that CNN didn't print that?? If he was a lifelong Republican i BET YOU 100% they would have printed that.
ROFL! Oh that is just too funny! Love it!
Brenda...go back to reading your cereal box. This blog is for adults.
Actually he's not. Go read his Facebook profile
Canopy: Actually, he is...try reading his political profile rather than his Facebook page. My God...Facebook???
I don't think it matters (although perhaps to you maybe that is what you base what you allow yourself to think about on). The fact is he is unchristian by any definition of the word. The fact is that he preaches hate and abuse of others.
My thoughts......Since this went viral, perhaps the so called pastor will be sent to hell sooner than he thought.
Wow.. I like this guy and I am agnostic.
how can you legally stop people like this?
She should be allowed to say whatever he wants. Remember the whole "Free Speech" thing????
Cherry he can't say whatever he wants in relation to politics given the separation of church and state. His stomach has benefited greatly from his tax exempt status.
You can't. Even more pertinent, you shouldn't. Just like nobody can legally stop you from saying what you want to say. You don't like it? Then either speak the opposite, or just don't listen.
Concentration camps for gays and lesbians? Sounds familiar.