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Related: About this forumPenn. pastor shames gay man in church by revoking membership, denying communion
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/03/penn-pastor-shames-gay-man-in-church-by-revoking-membership-denying-communion/Penn. pastor shames gay man in church by revoking membership, denying communion
By David Edwards
Monday, February 3, 2014 11:44 EST
Pastor David Slautterback of Ambassadors Bible Chapel in Pennsylvania announced to the congregation during a recent church service that a mans membership had been revoked because he was gay.
After 20-year-old Bobbie Pierce was condemned by the church and denied communion, he posted a copy of a letter of discipline he received to The York Daily Records Facebook page because he wanted others to know that they were not alone.
Ive heard so many stories of someone who is homosexual who has a strict Christian family, who commits suicide, Pierce told the paper.
In an interview with the Daily Record, Pastor Slautterback said that Pierce was welcome to continue attending church services as long as he did not speak out about his sexuality. The pastor and other church members also wanted Pierce to repent for his sin.
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Penn. pastor shames gay man in church by revoking membership, denying communion (Original Post)
unhappycamper
Feb 2014
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Did the rest of the congregation get up and walk out? If not, they're condoning the hate.
Scuba
Feb 2014
#1
My mother taught me a saying when I was a little boy that fits that pastor & his supporters.
MarianJack
Feb 2014
#3
Scuba
(53,475 posts)1. Did the rest of the congregation get up and walk out? If not, they're condoning the hate.
shraby
(21,946 posts)2. Judge not lest ye be judged.
MarianJack
(10,237 posts)3. My mother taught me a saying when I was a little boy that fits that pastor & his supporters.
SCREW 'EM!!!
My mom was a wise old bird wasn't she?
PEACE!
William769
(55,150 posts)4. And I bet it was done in the name of God.
NCLefty
(3,678 posts)5. They're probably fine with him committing suicide since he's "lost to God" and all that.
Religion is a cult.