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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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This clown ought to run for Congress. He'd fit right in.
Why are these "Christian Conservatives" some of the most hateful people on the planet?
Sadly you don't need to have a licence to preach or parent.
Christians acting very unchristian like..Where is his gun?..around his waste?..Does he give sermons about attacking Iran too, bombing the Iranian civilians, killing in the name of a pacifist...
Christians = KKK
TYPICAL CRAZY AZZ CRACKA!!!
North Carolina – where you can marry your sister, but not your gay brother.
This man is preaching hate, and arguing for the imprisonment of an entire group of people. If this was based on the color of their skin or the religious beliefs, think how different the discussion would be.
We all HATE Gays and Muslims. So What!
YUP, I rest my case. Just make sure you stay in your church with that ideology and out of public office you bigot.
Oh really? Well, I think you'd better think that over a bit. Because there is scripture against hating ANYONE:
Galations 5: 19-21 "Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciousness, 20 idolatry, witchcraft, HATRED, variance, emulations, WRATH, STRIFE, seditions, heresies, 21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revelings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have told you in time past, that they which do such things SHALL NOT INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD".
That is what God thinks of your hatred.
Oh, but if someone hates you oppressive, fascist X-tians, then we have suddenly gone too far, right? That's how it goes in this country.
"You can't oppress me. I have the freedom of religion! Even if my religion says that others should not be permitted the same freedom!"
I do not support the gay or lesbian lifestyle. I do however believe that everyone has the right to be treated with respect, love, and compassion. These people could be our family members, friends, and coworkers. Gay and lesbian tendencies exist in nature. Since we are apart of nature, it will always appear in our population. Yes, from a biological stand point the result is that you fail to reproduce. Oh well.
~~~~~ THE CHRISTIAN TALIBAN ~~~~~
(Pass it on.....)
I'm agin ignorance and for proper English.
THANK YOU!!
SCARY and all in the name of God!
I don't believe that Christ would bother giving a second look. He would probably consider you to be part of the den of vipers.
Nothing says Love God more than Hate.
"Build a great big, large fence – 50 or a 100 miles long – and put in all the radical Christians and Muslims. Fly over and drop some food. Do the same thing with all the politicians and the lawyers, 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're incapable of doing anything useful." End of the world's problems.
Actually they'll just kill each other, so no need to send food.
perfect! I will support that myself
This pastor needs to be removed immediately.
CNN continues to promote is pro-gay agenda by airing this ridicuolous video that will be objectionable to most people
Are you suggesting this guy doesn't actually believe in the hateful things he said?
Removing the video would be denying that it happened.
I did like the pause he took when he told the congregation to think about two men kissing. He looked like he was re-living last nights dream.
not so much pro-gay, but rather... ANTI-GAY-BIGOT... do you understand the difference???.... i'm guessing you don't ... most don't think they're wrong until enough SMART people tell them they are...
Preachers who speak like that secretly think penis tastes delicious.
Nevermind whether you believe Christianity is a fairy tale or not... the fact that there are people like this preaching such things is a huge reason why I don't blame non-believers for not pursuing faith. How can you have faith in such hate speech? There is no "love" within this sermon. It is his way to make an excuse to say such horrible things. Yeah, I believe it's a sin, but so are many other things that everyone does on a daily basis... no different. These are HUMAN BEINGS he is referring to. He makes it seem like they're animals... electric fence... you need to sit back and take a breather. This guy is either trolling all the athiests out there or he's just plain sad.
Then again, this is nothing new coming from the BAPTISTS. Sorry if you are one and don't agree with this guy, but to me it's always the Baptists up to no good with their hate speech which they claim to be out of love. If it is out of love you should show some respect at least...
Baptist minister in our small town once said Hitler wasn't such a bad guy, but since he didn't finish the job, all Jews should be burned at the stake. Unfortunately that was long before YouTube or the Web and the media never picked up on it. He was removed by his congregation, however.
What an embarrasment to christians and religious people of all ages – apparently his bible was written by the KKK
He's an embarassment to the human race. Pardon me for not having sympathy for this guy as I should, but to be honest it is very difficult seeing how this guy isn't compassionate for those he claims he has "love" for yet bashes them also.