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unhappycamper

(60,364 posts)
Wed Jun 18, 2014, 06:23 AM Jun 2014

CA pastor orders Christians to ‘isolate’ LGBT kids and then ‘turn them over to Satan’

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/17/ca-pastor-orders-christians-to-isolate-lgbt-kids-and-then-turn-them-over-to-satan/



CA pastor orders Christians to ‘isolate’ LGBT kids and then ‘turn them over to Satan’
By David Ferguson
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 9:47 EDT

California Pastor John MacArthur said during a recent edition of his “Grace to You” show that parents of LGBT kids should cast them out of their lives and “turn them over to Satan.” Americans Against the Tea Party reported that the pastor was responding to a question from a congregant about parenting a gay child.

“My adult child just ‘came out,’” wrote MacArthur’s viewer, “‘in other words declared to be a homosexual. What do I do?’”

“You know, the answer depends,” answered MacArthur. “If that adult child professes Christ, claims to be a Christian, then that becomes an issue for confrontation of the sternest and strongest kind because that falls under Matthew 18.”

~snip~

However, “if they profess to be a Christian, you have to alienate them,” he said. “You have to separate them. You can’t condone that, it’s inconsistent with the profession of Christ. So, you isolate them. You don’t have a meal with them. You separate yourself from them. You turn them over to Satan, as it were, as scripture says.”

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I'm reasonably some quote from Leviticus would apply but I'm too damn lazy to look one up.
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CA pastor orders Christians to ‘isolate’ LGBT kids and then ‘turn them over to Satan’ (Original Post) unhappycamper Jun 2014 OP
What a heartless man shenmue Jun 2014 #1
what a despicable piece of slim this asshat is...... chillfactor Jun 2014 #2
Satan wouldn't have that motherfucker. I hear he has standards. LuvNewcastle Jun 2014 #3
Turn them over to Cheney? CaptainTruth Jun 2014 #4
Now we know why his kid waited until adulthood to come out. nt Mnemosyne Jun 2014 #5
"Grace to You", huh? theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #6
1 John 3:15 okasha Jun 2014 #7
Biblically speaking, you also need a soul to gain eternal life. Fearless Jun 2014 #8

chillfactor

(7,574 posts)
2. what a despicable piece of slim this asshat is......
Wed Jun 18, 2014, 06:51 AM
Jun 2014

and he professes to be a Christian? No wonder so many people are leaving the church!

LuvNewcastle

(16,844 posts)
3. Satan wouldn't have that motherfucker. I hear he has standards.
Wed Jun 18, 2014, 07:03 AM
Jun 2014

Seriously, how could anyone who believes that Satan is the source of all evil turn their child over to such a being? If they believe their god wants them to do such a thing, then their god is evil. They worship evil. Their god is evil and Satan is good, if their belief system wants them to turn their child over to the being who is opposite to the one they worship. Their child is better off with Satan than he/ she is with the god they worship.

okasha

(11,573 posts)
7. 1 John 3:15
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 12:33 AM
Jun 2014

"Whoever hates his brother or sister is a murderer; and murderers do not have eternal life in them."

Looks like the rev missed that bit.

Fearless

(18,421 posts)
8. Biblically speaking, you also need a soul to gain eternal life.
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 01:43 AM
Jun 2014

They are clearly lacking.

(Granted I'm an atheist and just want to punch a bigot in the throat, but I digress.)

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