Posted on 06/13/2019 2:59:33 PM PDT by Morgana
FULL TITLE: Tennessee sheriff's detective who is also a pastor calls for government executions of LGBT people in sermon
A detective in Tennessee has sparked outrage by delivering a church sermon calling for the government to execute LGBT people.
Knox County Sheriff's Detective Grayson Fritts made the remarks on Sunday while preaching at the All Scripture Baptist Church in Knoxville, where he is a pastor.
'If you do not hate the homosexual then you are in violation and God's wrath will be upon you,' Fritts said. 'I don't think that the government is going to be putting them to death tomorrow. But can we agree at least that that's what Leviticus 20:13 says?'
The church posted the full video of the sermon, titled 'Sodomite Reprobrates', on Facebook and YouTube.
On Wednesday evening, with several members of the local press in attendance, Fritts defended his remarks in another fiery sermon.
'The sermon I preached about sodomy is what the Bible says! And hey, if you don't like it, just say "I don't believe the Bible,"' he said.
'I'm not calling anyone in here to violence. I'm saying it's the government's responsibility,' said Fritts.
Speaking to news outlets Wednesday, Fritts said his beliefs didn't affect his work in the sheriff's office.
On Wednesday, after reports of the Sunday sermon emerged, Knox Sheriff Tom Spangler issued a statement saying that Fritts had asked two weeks ago to take a county buyout offer.
Spangler said he agreed, and Fritts is on paid sick leave until the buyout takes effect July 19, ending his employment as a deputy.
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“Presumably this was to prevent the infection of debauchery from pulling other BELEIVERS into ruin.”
I’ve heard people talk about their gay kids.
“We were so excited to hear that he was going to church again! But - then we found out that the pastor of the church is gay - and that everything about the church revolves around being homosexual! Ugh!!!”
It is one thing to see how our kids are being misslead by the mainstream media and society in thinking that these choices are wrong. But the church!!!!???
LOL!
I am not going to address the biblical injunction on whether homosexuals must be killed.
We live in different times.
Remember that only wealthy large societies can imprison.
It is too costly.
Even when used for slaves.
“No, my position is that once God gave us the Commandments, it was what was required of us”
That leaves adultery as the only form of sexual immorality. Rape, incest, bestiality, prostitution ... none of those are in the Ten Commandments. Under the setup you are espousing, unmarried people are free to engage in any and all of those.
The bottom line is that homosexual behavior is sinful under the Old and New Covenants. Scripture is clear. Christians didn’t get it wrong for 2000 years, only to be corrected by some clever modern people. It needs repentance just like other sins. It should not be lived in and glorified, just like other sins shouldn’t be. Gay is not okay.
==> This is what I mean about you having a cartoon view of life. Your bugbears are “religious extremists
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Blaise Pascal had the same cartoon reality as myself. You need to be reminded that “men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it with religious conviction”. Thats no cartoon DL and you know it.
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