A Missouri pastor who claimed to
support a gay protections ordinance testified that the measure was
“immoral” then delivered a stunning apology.
The Rev. Phil Snider of Brentwood
Christian Church in August delivered his fiery speech before the
Springfield City Council considering the measure which would add
sexual orientation and gender identity to the city's
non-discrimination ordinance.
“I stand before you this evening in
support of this ordinance,” he began.
“I worry about the future of our
city. Any accurate reading of the Bible should make it clear that
gay rights goes against the plain truth of the word of God . As one
preacher warns, man in overstepping the boundary lines God has drawn
by making special rights for gays and lesbians has taken another step
in the direction of inviting the judgment of God upon our land.”
“This step of gay rights is but
another stepping stone toward the immorality and lawlessness that
will be characteristic of the last days.”
“It's not that we don't care about
homosexuals but it is that our rights will be taken away and
un-Christian views will be forced on us and our children for we will
be forced to go against our personal morals.”
“Our city is in the greatest danger
that it has ever been in in its history.”
After roughly 2 minutes of preaching,
Snider apologized.
“I'm sorry, I brought the wrong notes
with me,” he said. “It tuns out what I've been reading to you
this whole time are direct quotes from white preachers from the 1950s
and the 1960s all in support of racial segregation. All I have done
is simply take out the phrase 'racial integration' and substituted it
with the phrase 'gay rights.'”
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