A pastor from a Baptist church in Texas has caused an uproar from the public after he said that gay people should be lined up against the wall and shot in the back of their heads. The pastor is identified as Pastor Dillion Awes from The Stedfast Baptist Church in Watauga. The name of the sermon was, ‘ We won’t shut up.’
He said that he was angry because the entire America was celebrating homosexuality which he called the worst sin in the Bible. He also dragged pastors who supported the LGBTQ community and said it was loving everyone like God will have us love. He said,
I’m angry this morning because our entire country is celebrating the worse sin in the Bible,” Awes said during the sermon referring to Pride Month, which commemorates the LGBTQ+ community every June.
“You know a lot of pastors have this stupid idea where it’s just like, ‘oh you know God loves everyone. And God hates the sin but loves the sinner.’ But people have taken this to such an extreme where they’re saying celebrate the sin, not just tolerate it, celebrate it,” he continued. “Let me show what the Bible says about these people.”
He goes ahead to tell his congregation that gay people are dangerous to society. And said that all homosexuals are paedophiles.
“I’m not saying that every single homosexual that’s alive right now has committed that act with a child already because it could be they haven’t had the opportunity yet and they will at some point later in their life,” he said. “This is why we need to put these people to death through the proper channels of the government. … These people are not normal. They’re not your average everyday sinners. … They have no hope of salvation.”
Even though he doesn’t accept the gay community, it is wrong to speak with so much hate. It is wrong to wish anyone death. The crowd also cheered in agreement and clapped as the pastor spoke.
Pastor Awe said;
“These people should be put to death. Every single homosexual in our country should be charged with a crime. The abomination of homosexuality that they have, they should be convicted in a lawful trial. They should be sentenced to death. They should be lined up against the wall and shot in the back of the head,”
The public did not take this sermon lightly. They stated that it was a terrorist speech and that the pastor should be considered a domestic terrorist and charged because it was not a protected speech. Someone said that his speech has made the LGBTQ community a target and that Pastor Awes should be added to the FBI watchlist. Some even tagged the Watauga police who later said that the preacher spoke under freedom of speech.
“Any message that promotes hatred toward any class or group of people is absolutely counter to the culture of the Watauga Police Department. The language used by the Pastor of the Stedfast Baptist Church is likely to be offensive to many people. However, at this time, the reported language of the sermon appears to be Constitutionally protected free speech. We will continue to monitor this evolving situation.”
The leader of the church defend Pastor Awe by saying that the LGBTQ community was from the devil and that they will not let the devil influence their culture and stop them from believing in the Bible.
