a pastor from the mega churches in uh...
georgia has just come out and he is it
admitted that he's gay
he was actually married for twenty years and have four children and he never planned on
uh... sharing that he was gay however the recent date suicides out particularly the
one hand out records university
has convinced them to speak out and talk about his sexuality and talk about how
homeabout homosexuality is not something that you choose it's something that you're born
with it something that you can't control so i have a little video of him it's jen
release really axes talking about why he came out
the congregation at a door to make a search for a sermon
they will never forget
and they heard it's just one recent sunday pathogens willie twice married father of four
still before the grand father is a matter of fact and announced that he's gay
there are two thing
in my life veteran absolute
i did not ask for either one of them both of them were imposed upon the had no control
over either of them one was the called on lower
the other thing
and i would have known what to call it at the time was my sexual orientation
uh... i know a lot of straight people think that uh... orientation is a choice i want
to tell you that it certainly is not
all right so there was just really at talking about why he decided to come out
look i think that it's insanely courageous of him to do it you know i i did some research
to figure out whether or not he preached again against homosexuality i couldn't personally
find anything but at uh... that these are not casper
above
he didn't unpack i found the story about uh... the fact that he he has not gone on any sermons
against gays are
homosexual lifestyle or any of that stuff
and that he's actually was very open uh... non-denominational interface church
and so this has been overall i'm sorry the progress body seat at the spotlight secret
uh... you noticed does it with this is a fascinating story some other
details to it
personally have been a lot of credit right
persons that may require a standard for kids
hugh really gave heterosexuality shop
he he didn't it but they really did melody but it drop
expect these regular of the world wide
more without your set
after all that exploded
so uh...
now he actually talk to his wife his second wife it before they got married in cold war
paid less than every album debt and he thought i was gonna be the end of it
but she said no no i thought it right
g which they needed in getting buried
activists is second time around
and then afterwards
weapon and she's right
mata you're right through that area right exactly and and you know she filed for divorce
but it
they seem to be on good terms and she told unlike luck i think it's a good idea for you
to come out your congregation let them know what the truth is
and before and uh... the suicides dagde students who killed themselves
he said those words will never come out of my mouth so he had no intentions on sharing
uh... the truth at all until keep
felt that it was his obligation he felt that it was something that he could do to help
the situation with them
on site with the police are going after the students and staff
so i'd love that he did that i think that that's very courageous and you know i wish
that they were more
people who believe in religion who come out and say
look being gay is not it first of all it's not a choice and second of all is not the
terrible things that we have to stop discriminating against the gay community
into other quick things i was that there are really good
uh... one and in some people that are were discharged and they said honestly i was kind
of close to this idea that you know somebody being gay to be acceptable et cetera has a
lifestyle choice though that
they said but when uh... missions as really came out
like he's been our dakar you know he's only a church for
of course entry and i would trust this guy in it you know the present
he says that what that it's not a choice babies is born that way but on the go ahead except
that
ec that and
love that cuz you know that shows you that shows you that you can make a difference he
denied people's minds right back
and then the same illnesses bentonite x discuss some msnbc show today
you know some people get on a mall you know you let us see that light purple over twenty
years good news for kids relying everybody including a charge
but come on against
water
hundred-percent t y t pardon on that abstinence
and i'm not saying you should do that you know portion of your your open the better
right
but having said that
there was a guy supposed to do leg
sources close to come up on day one like ok i'm dead and then did date from out of church
entities that may be okay
but that sport marshall
of you know having to deal with all the oppression is that our own people judging you
at that it's not it's not crazy that a quarter century ago
heating declared that he was here
right back
and people are uh... and now beginning to be become more understanding for the gay community
and i started to become more open-minded but can you imagine this guy you know decades
ago coming out and being honest about sexuality that would have been crazy it's how blue today
to be day so amount in twenty years ago coming out and tell your congregation like a by the
way
uh... i mean two guys
and help you get it they wouldn't work
yet you and good luck with us here that there's a parade