Is it the 'Christian' thing to call for killing all the "homos"? [W:59]

Somerville said:

Arizona preacher who has already had a visit or two from the Secret Service after he called for the death of President Obama, has posted a recent sermon on YouTube in which he cites Leviticus 20:13 as justification for killing "the homos like God recommends, you wouldn’t have all this AIDS running rampant.”

He has also in a previous sermon ranted about "lying, racist Jews". So I have to wonder why he is citing a text which originated with and is still seen as the foundation of Judaism, if he hates Jews so much.

The video of the sermon calling for the execution of "homos"

How can there be such a wide range of beliefs in one religion? When we can see groups such as the United Church of Christ accepting gay marriage and placing a GLBT member on the Executive Council to churches such as the one supporting the preacher in the video, we have to wonder - Who is a Christian? When the outsider asks this question, the answer almost always falls back to the "No True Scotsman" argument.

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beefheart said:

I drove by this idiot's church today, there were over 100 people out in front protesting, and cars honking to support the protesters.

This guy is a real tool.

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beefheart said:

I drove by this idiot's church today, there were over 100 people out in front protesting, and cars honking to support the protesters.

This guy is a real tool.

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RAMOSS said:

I bet a lot of those people protesting were Christians too. I can't see how this person can be considered a 'mainstream' Christian. As such, I will not judge Christianity by his example.

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Somerville said:

Arizona preacher who has already had a visit or two from the Secret Service after he called for the death of President Obama, has posted a recent sermon on YouTube in which he cites Leviticus 20:13 as justification for killing "the homos like God recommends, you wouldn’t have all this AIDS running rampant.”

He has also in a previous sermon ranted about "lying, racist Jews". So I have to wonder why he is citing a text which originated with and is still seen as the foundation of Judaism, if he hates Jews so much.

The video of the sermon calling for the execution of "homos"

How can there be such a wide range of beliefs in one religion? When we can see groups such as the United Church of Christ accepting gay marriage and placing a GLBT member on the Executive Council to churches such as the one supporting the preacher in the video, we have to wonder - Who is a Christian? When the outsider asks this question, the answer almost always falls back to the "No True Scotsman" argument.

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RAMOSS said:

I bet a lot of those people protesting were Christians too. I can't see how this person can be considered a 'mainstream' Christian. As such, I will not judge Christianity by his example.

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