Abusing gay children is NOT Christian

A North Carolina pastor has made national news with a sermon calling on parents to physically abuse gay children.

With only days remaining before a statewide vote on a constitutional amendment banning all legal recognition of same-sex unions, Pastor Sean Harris of Berean Baptist Church told his congregants: "Dads, the second you see your son dropping the limp wrist, you walk over there and crack that wrist. Man up. Give him a good punch."

Once the sermon came to public attention, Harris tried to retract some of his remarks. But for the families of LGBT youth who heard his tirade, the damage has already been done.

So we're organizing a short statement assuring LGBT youth that faithful Christians are appalled by Pastor Harris' tirade and that anti-gay violence is never justified by Christian teaching. Can you help us reach 10,000 names so we can release it to the media and show that Pastor Harris doesn't speak for Christianity?

Faithful Christians are appalled by Pastor Sean Harris's hateful tirade urging violence against gay and lesbian youth. Violence and child abuse can never be justified by the teachings of Jesus Christ. All young people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, should be assured in church that they are beloved children of God.
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15574 Thu Apr 18 07:37:40 EDT 2013 David Madugula Hanamkonda,Warangal dist. A.P. I, ot
15573 Thu Mar 14 04:40:42 EDT 2013 David Madugula Hanamkonda,Warangal dist. A.P. I, ot In christ,
David Madugula
Eliah Gospel Ministries,
H.No.6-22, Madugula Nilayam, 100 Ft.Road,
Gopalapuram, K.C.Colony, HANAMKONDA
WARANGAL DIST., INDIA, 506 015
PHONE NO. 00 More....
15572 Tue Mar 05 14:25:08 EST 2013 Barbara Krig Minnetonka, MN
15571 Tue Mar 05 14:21:00 EST 2013 corey gordon warren, PA
15570 Thu Jan 31 15:43:14 EST 2013 Radha Korman Brooklyn, NY
15569 Wed Jan 30 17:52:35 EST 2013 adam graves Coeur d'Alene, ID
15568 Wed Jan 30 16:15:10 EST 2013 Chris DeSett Washington, DC
15567 Wed Jan 30 14:42:05 EST 2013 Megan Lehocky IL
15566 Mon Jan 28 16:20:14 EST 2013 Tom Holmes Champlin, MN
15565 Sat Jan 19 01:10:13 EST 2013 Ron Hyde CA
15564 Fri Jan 11 23:33:24 EST 2013 Molly Johanna Culligan Red Wing, MN
15563 Fri Jan 11 23:33:17 EST 2013 Molly Johanna Culligan Red Wing, MN
15562 Fri Jan 04 15:24:35 EST 2013 Sharon Sidell DC Child abuse is NOT Christian.
15561 Fri Jan 04 15:13:15 EST 2013 Christine Antony Philadelphia, PA All forms of abuse is NOT Christian.
15560 Fri Jan 04 15:04:51 EST 2013 Bukola Aina Washington, DC
15559 Tue Jan 01 22:59:18 EST 2013 Beth MacDonald Greenfield, MA Pastor Sean Harris, we're 'manning up' on you to give you a good punch. You are no Baptist, you are a satanist practicing black arts. We should ship you off to Uganda where you and the leaders there can More....
15558 Sat Dec 29 00:17:28 EST 2012 Zachary Paquette Attleboro, MA, MA
15557 Fri Dec 28 02:58:29 EST 2012 A G Bloomington, MN
15556 Thu Dec 27 16:11:59 EST 2012 Andrea Johnson Bloomington, MN
15555 Fri Dec 21 14:33:26 EST 2012 nancy todd asheville, NC
15554 Mon Dec 17 22:12:32 EST 2012 jack laeson perris, CA Remove my name from this petition
15553 Mon Dec 17 15:03:05 EST 2012 David Kent Bon Air, VA
15552 Sat Dec 15 20:59:20 EST 2012 Jeanette Wedel Hessgon, KS
15551 Sat Dec 15 18:09:23 EST 2012 Brittany Gilbert NY Abusing anyone, whether they are gay, straight, black, white, female, male etc, is not Christian!
15550 Thu Dec 06 12:54:00 EST 2012 Monique Leonard MA Abusing children is NOT Christian
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