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June 4th, 2012
05:43 PM ET
We don't teach hate, says church where anti-homosexual song filmedBy Ismael Estrada, CNN Greensburg, Indiana (CNN) - About 20 protesters gathered on Sunday outside the Apostolic Truth Tabernacle here to voice opposition to a viral online video that was taped in the church and shows a young child singing song with lyrics that offer a harsh message for homosexuals. The video, which surfaced on YouTube last week, shows a child in front of the congregation, singing "I know that God is right, and somebody's wrong... ain't no homo going to make it to heaven." The congregation erupts in applause at those lines, which the unidentified boy repeats as the pastor looks on. At another point in the video a voice is heard shouting,"That’s my boy." CNN’s Belief Blog: The faith angles behind the biggest stories In the first Sunday service since the video surfaced, congregants arrived to the church as protesters jeered them over the video. A church leader, who would not give his name, told CNN that journalists were not allowed inside the church and declined to offer anyone from church leadership to comment on the video. The leader said that he needed to be cautious about letting outsiders into the church because it had received threats over the video and asked CNN to leave the premises. Church videos with harsh words for gays go viral online The local sheriff's office said the church had not reported any verifiable threats. No one answered the door at the home of Jeff Sangl, the church's pastor. The video of the singing boy was the latest in a string of viral anti-gay videos that have surfaced from independent churches. Those videos have been resoundingly condemned by religious leaders, even by conservatives who believe homosexual sex is a sin. The Apostolic Truth Tabernacle posted a statement on its website that says in part: "The Pastor and members of Apostolic Truth Tabernacle do not condone, teach, or practice hate of any person for any reason.” The pastor's son, Josh Sangl, told CNN his father was away on vacation and that there was much more to the video than we were being told, though he wouldn’t elaborate. The majority of the church members wouldn’t comment about the controversy or respond to questions about the parents of the young boy. Follow the CNN Belief Blog on Twitter "I think it's blown out of proportion, you know," said Robert Kirby, who is not a church member but was attending Sunday's church service in support of his daughter, who teaches Sunday School there. "They love everybody. "They don't love sin though," he said. "It's all in the Bible." soundoff (3,151 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 Next »
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I don't agree with their actions but is branding them as hate mongers any different as them damning gays as sinners. Whatever happened to freedom speech based on an individuals beliefs. Neither one on each side of the fence has the right to silence another because the other expresses what they believe.
We have a right to call them hate-mongers, just like they have a right to speak hate
Being gay is following the tradition of monkeys, not of human, every hindu, denier of truth absolute lives by to please his hindu soul, filthy soul.
Have they been "silenced"? Did anyone board up the church windows? Arrest the kid? His dad? The pastor? No? Then how is their 'freedom of speech' being abrogated? People have every right to protest outside that church and lambaste its members here on this blog.
Plant hate and hate will grow. If they teach their kids to hate people they should not be surprised when they get a negative reaction.
What's ironic is that no where in the New Testament does Jesus say anything about being kept out of heaven because you are gay. However he is very clear that being rich will keep you out of heaven. See Matthew 19:24 "Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” Funny how the "religious right" doesn't quote that line very often.
too bad no one ever told you heaven and the "kingdom" did not havre the same meaning. Someone told you that, and you were too dumb to look into it.
Name calling. The typical right wing form of argument.
ANOTHER article on religion bait on the CNN homepage? Never would have guessed. Isn't there like, news going on?
They love to troll people with their Belief Blog filter by putting up articles referencing things you are banned from spelling correctly.
Hey hey, what's that sound? Everybody hear what's goin' down....like CNN's ratings.......!!!!
Isn't it possible that there is a little "inbreeding" going on in this town? Sure sounds like it, especially when these folks are actually interviewed. Plus the kid sounds a little off as well.
in breeding is way of hindu's, a holy tradition, one claiming to be Christians are none but hindu's pagans by tradition and history, do not be surprised.
Allah fvcked a pig. Allah and Mohammed, the prophet, like to fvck pigs.
hindu, absurd changed his daddy to make a point in hinduism, stupidity.
Mohammad A Dar you should relax and have a little barbeque (perhaps some pork?) and a beer. You would feel much better.
An old joke –
Why was the Catholic church worried about Michael Jackson?
Because if he molested any more young boys they would have to give him his own parish....
That pastor has a really nice house for a church of that size....are we sure this isnt a cultleader?
And didn't someone mention on the video that the pastor was in Europe? Funded no doubt by the collection basket. What a bunch of ignorant fools.
Good for that church, speak your mind and do not apologize. Last I checked free speech was allowed in this country. Oh thats right only when the Marys agree with you.
Blech. Really? Adolph H condoning hate? Well how about that...
Ah, so this church has free speech, but those who criticize it don't. Yes, the protesters, not you, are the hypocrites here.
yep, speak your mind. if you're prejudice, stop being a coward and say it. then we get to tell you what we think of your ignorance.
"i may not agree with a word you say, but i will defend to the death your right to say it."
- Voltaire
Great name there Adolph. Maybe you will meet the same fate as your idol-he never sounded too bright either.
Free speech, not hate speech.
Isn't there a possibility in and of itself that perhaps Jesus himself was gay?? I bet Jesus will come back to all the "believers" and show them who really belongs in heaven.
never got with a woman, hung out with 12 dudes, had long hair and washboard abs...
gaydar BEEP BEEP BEEP
According to Revelation 4:3, at the end of the world, Jesus is sitting on a throne circled by a big ass rainbow. So, yeah...
We have the same crap going on in Northeast Indiana. The "Christians" routinely ridicule and harass anyone who is not like them. It's crazy. Some Christian Missionary groups will ridicule Catholics. Their premise is that they really aren't "saved" so they aren't real Christians. Ignorance and stupidity plays a big part in this. They are so far from what "Jesus would do" that it is nuts. Hatred rules. I am not Christian and neither are my kids so they know first hand what these "Christians" can do to non Christians – it is sickening. The local government and schoolboards overlook it since they are members of the same nutjob churches. It's pervasive.
They're a hateful cult. They're dangerous. They burn people at stakes, start wars, want to kill gays... they have a long long history of atrocities.
In some churches in the South it was worse to be a Catholic than to be a Communist.
Those guys aren't really Christians, so don't worry about them. On Judgement day they will be going a whole other direction than the good people.
I relocated to Indiana. This is a place you can't be gay but you can reproduce with a family member, lol!
Actually, Indianapolis can be fun. Left a few DNA strands there, on numerous occasions.
Greensburg is a suburb about 15 minutes south of downtown Indy.
I think it comes down to one thing: Christianity = Hate. And unfortunately they are breeding more and more of their little hatemongers as witnessed by that kid in the video.
I have no faith in religion. This is why the world is so screwed up. As soon as people learn to mind their own business the better off eveyone would be. Thank God I'm an Athiest.
Atheist mean nothing else but a hindu, denire of truth absolute, secular, self centered, A jew, King or a pig, take your pick, A human can never be a atheist but in his hindu soul, filthy desire.
Wasn't Mohammed a pedophile who married a none year-old? That is worse than any Jew or christian figure
better than Islam ... which is just a moon-god cult
@Mohammed – go back to your home. Land of Theocracy. Land that is a thousand years behind most of the world. And why is that? Oh, I know.. I know... Your dreadful religion!
Right on, Betman.
Ilah was originally a phase of the moon-god. The Kabah was his temple.
I bet the next article I read about this church will be how the pastor molested an altar boy....
No, hindu pagan god was married to his sister according to hinduism, racism holy tradition, to keep hinduism, racism alive, like clue Petra married her brothers.
hinduism, denial of truth absolute is not of love, seek not love, submission to hinduism, illegality in hindu Judaism, criminal secularism to give bad name to truth absolute, gay ism, is nothing else but hinduism, denial of truth absolute. The way of Pharisees,
Mohammad swallows
The Qu'ran never defines Allah. Why ? Muhammud assumes everyone already knew him ..the moon-god.
christians get more ridiculous every day. The cling to their mythology like a leech clings to its host.
Regardless of where you sit in the matter. I think many of us can agree that such a young child shouldn't be taught a song such as that. He likely doesn't even fully understand what he is saying.
You don't have to be very old to learn how to hate.
OK, I would just like to say that the REAL christian faith believes that there is nothing you can do, or not do, that will get you to heaven. The sacrifice of Yeshua on the cross is what gets you to heaven and NOTHING ELSE. Confession, penance, good deeds, etc. – completely useless when it comes to eternal life. That said, I think I've had quite enough of being politically correct. Gay is twisted. that's all there is to it. That's not a religious opinion. It's a human opinion. And it's not filled with hate either. I have gay friends who I love very much. But Gay is twisted and I'm sick of trying to pretend like it isn't. Even gay people know that gay is messed up. They need help and there doesn't seem to be very many people willing to help them. Sad, that.
If being gay is "twisted" as you put it, then why doesn't "Yeshua," as you call Jesus, not mention it ONE time? If it were an issue for Him, would He have not mentioned it? H
If being gay is "twisted" as you put it, then why doesn't "Yeshua," as you call Jesus, not mention it ONE time? If it were an issue for Him, would He have not mentioned it? He does, however, tell people not to judge one another (Matthew 7:1).
So you hate. Simple as that. You hate gay people. That says more about you than it says about gays.
I imagine there are more gay people who know that YOU are messed up. Even your gay friends that you "love very much."
hindu belief with a new wrap, called Christianity, but hindu Mithra ism, pagan savior ism in reality.
I agree completely with the guy that doesn't hate gays, but thinks it is twisted. There is no gay gene, it's more likely psychological/hormonal, and should be treated. It's becomae a political football with the democrats pushing bogus science to try and gain another 3 percent of the population. Screw up the family screw up the values and more people will be dependent on government and give up their liberty.
the "real" christian faith ... ("no true scotsman aside") ... there are only 33,000 sects of REAL christians. They are all just the same as you. My way is "real", your is not. hahahahaha
Just, why don't you prove that someone can will himself to be 'gay'? Go ahead. Become gay yourself. For God's sake.
A make-believe religion with a god born of a wh@ore. A god that didn't have a woman ... must have played with men. You are a laughing stock. Go and get your fake god to show me heaven or hell. Go on an try it. I dare you, you mental dime!ts.
hmmmm I wonder if Evange is really Cher's kid-Chaz