Bigotry in the name of Jesus.

[Zen Badger]

Being a part of a minority in no way stops you from being a bigoted arsehole.

http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/...new-black/

The pastor in question is denying that there is any similarity between the civil rights movement of the Sixties and the current LGTB fight for similar rights. To whit....

The first problem with the idea of conflating "sexual orientation" and race is the fact that homosexuality is undetectable apart from self-identification. Determining whether or not a person is black, Native American, or female usually involves no more than visual verification. However, should doubt remain, blood tests, genetics, or a quick trip up the family tree would suffice. Not so with homosexuality. There is no evidence that can confirm or deny a person's claims regarding sexual orientation.

Also.....

This is a frightening prospect not only for those of us who understand marriage to be a testimony of the relationship between Christ and his bride, the church

Since marriage predates Christianity by many thousands of years and has been practiced by dozens of cultures that have never even heard of Jesus this can only be a testimony in the minds of deluded christians.