Church Responds To Anti-Gay Reverend Being Outed On Gay Dating App

A Michigan pastor who'd previously expressed anti-gay sentiments resigned this week after his profile on Grindr was revealed.

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In another instance, Makela wrote in a March Facebook post that "the transgender movement is going to assist opportunistic sickos in preying upon children and others." That post, too, has since been deleted.

In a post on the St. John's website -- which was no longer working as of Wednesday afternoon -- senior pastor Daniel Kempin responded to Makela's resignation. The full text was quoted by Gawker before the church's website crashed.

"The details of sin that have been kept confidential are being posted online by those who seek to do harm to the Makela family and to St. John’s," the statement said, apparently referring to the Queerty story. "This is taking an already difficult situation and making it even more painful. I write this to you to warn you that you may be confronted with the details of the sin, and to remind you that sin is never pretty."

Kempin urged his congregation to avoid reading stories about Makela.

"If you click on a website to see, or respond to what is being said -- even in a positive way -- you are only rewarding those who are trying to shame the Makelas," the statement said.

The church did not immediately respond to a HuffPost request for comment.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/20/anti-gay-pastor-grindr_n_7344554.html



Fundies, huh, yeah, What are they good for? Absolutely nothing! LOL