TN Pastor Refuses to Host Funeral Since Dying Man’s Son is Gay

Patheos ^ | July 25, 2019 | HEMANT MEHTA

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A 71-year-old man in Tennessee will probably die in the coming days.

He made two final requests of his son, Jessie Goodman. He wanted his funeral at Lee’s Chapel Baptist Church in Sweetwater, which was the first church he ever attended, and he wanted Jessie to sing the hymn “The Anchor Holds” at the service. Simple enough.

Jessie gave the church a call and everything seemed to be in order for the eventual service… until Pastor Jay Scruggs found out Jessie was in a same-sex relationship.

Now Scruggs is refusing to hold the funeral...

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Corrected title: "TN Pastor REfuses to Host Funeral Since Dying Man's Son is a Practicing Homosexual Who Wants to Participate."

So much for the assurances from the Gaystapo that churches could conduct themselves any way they wanted.

[stockpirate]

Pastor is correct....

[JudyinCanada]

IIRC, The Anchor Holds is a song by Ray Boltz. I believe he was a Christian singer who announced he was a homosexual a few years back. Singing this song is a little in-your-face.

[Vigilanteman]

The guy is trying to meet his dying father's wishes, nothing more, nothing less. I can't see where he is using it as a platform to promote Sodomy.

Personally, I think the Pastor is an arse, but it is his right to be an arse and not the business of government to take sides in a private dispute here.

[mrsmel]

Exactly. The headline tries to make it sound like the pastor wouldn’t preside over the funeral just because the man’s son is a sodomite. You have to read further to see that the pastor, well within his rights as shepherd of his flock, won’t allow a sodomite to sing a hymn at the funeral, thereby trying to weasel the appearance of the church condoning his sodomite lifestyle. What’s a sodomite doing wanting to sing hymns in a Biblical Christian church anyway?

[FewsOrange]

“What’s a sodomite doing wanting to sing hymns in a Biblical Christian church anyway?”

It is what his father requested.

[mrsmel]

I don’t. If the father and son knew that this is a Biblical Christian church, they needed to either choose a different venue or not wish for the sodomite son to be tacitly condoned by the church, by singing hymns under its auspices. This kind of “go along to get along” mess (the “going along” onus is always on the Christian party) is what got us where we are today.

[mrsmel]

If his father knew that this was a Biblical Christian church, he had no business putting them in this position.

[DIRTYSECRET]

Pastor is wrong.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Yeah, pretty much agree.

I might even have sympathy if the OBJECT of the funeral was homo. No services for a homo, per se. But this is supposedly just an accessory asked to do certain things.

As pastor I would request he refrain from having his “partner” very publicly obvious.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Why should he know how strong they would be? He requested his childhood church, not something he necessarily knows much now.

[Jemian]

The pastor is right. If the son would just sit and mourn, that would be fine. But, allowing the homosexual to have a part in the worship service is tacitly giving approval to his sin.

[thoughtomator]

What part of “an abomination” is difficult to grasp?

If this faggot is going to be advertising his faggotry to the world - and we both know that is exactly what he will do regardless of the alleged purpose of him showing up - then he shouldn’t be welcome in a church or synagogue.

[thecodont]

Pastor is right.

[Brilliant]

I wouldn’t call him an ass but I agree this is taking it too far.

[maxtheripper]

The Anchor Holds
Ray Boltz
I have journeyed through the long dark night
Out on the open sea, by faith alone
Sight unknown; and yet His eyes were watching me

The anchor holds
Though the ship is battered
The anchor holds
Though the sails are torn

I have fallen on my knees as I face the raging seas
The anchor holds in spite of the storm
I’ve had visions, I’ve had dreams
I’ve even held them in my hand
But I never knew they would slip right through
Like they were only grains of sand

The anchor holds
Though the ship is battered
The anchor holds
Though the sails are torn
I have fallen on my knees as I face the raging seas
The anchor holds in spite of the storm

I have been young but I’m older now
And there has been beauty these eyes have seen
But it was in the night, through the storms of my life
Oh, that’s where God proved His love for me

The anchor holds
Though the ship’s been battered
The anchor holds
Though the sails are torn

I have fallen on my knees as I face the raging seas
The anchor holds in spite of the storm
I have fallen on my knees as I face the raging seas
The anchor holds in spite of the storm

[Theodore R.]

The pastor is correct. He is following biblical orders, not personal feelings.

[The Louiswu]

Would you care to expand on your opinion?

[fruser1]

Somehow methinks the song request from dear old dad is not in writing anywhere.

[Alberta's Child]

The question nobody asks in these situations is: "How does anyone know the son is a sodomite?"

There's invariably only one reason this uncomfortable fact is even known. It's because the son has made this publicly known, and may even flaunt his disorder.

There's a difference between a sinful, fallen human being (we all fit that description) and a "public sinner." Look it up, and you'll see why the pastor is 100% correct here.