TYT: Anti-Gay Bishop Comes Out As Gay

[WhoIsNumberNone]

A long time anti-gay bishop as come out as gay. His name is Kevin Kanouse and he is with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. Recently he wrote to his congregation and told them he enjoys the company of men, but will remain married to his wife. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian (The Point) hosts of The Young Turks discuss.

Do you forgive the bishop? Do you think he should stay married to his wife? Let us know in the comments below.

Read more here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lutheran-bishop-comes-out-as-gay-after_55b6637ce4b0074ba5a54ac5

"A bishop in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America came out as gay during the denomination's recent youth conference in Detroit.

Bishop Kevin Kanouse, head of the Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana area of the ELCA, released a letter to church leaders explaining his announcement, saying he hoped his revelation would inspire hope in young people who may be struggling with their sexuality or with "other issues of self-esteem, rejection, and self-loathing."

“We are keeping Bishop Kanouse, his family and members of the ELCA Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod in prayer," ELCA presiding bishop Elizabeth Eaton told The Huffington Post.

Kanouse said in his letter he had been living in denial for decades and had recently come out to his wife, to whom he plans to remain married."

[merrily]

1. Many heteros enjoy the company of men. So, what is Bishop really confessing to?

Having sex with men while married to a woman and preaching homophobia to his flock and voting against having his church afford homosexuals some recognition?

I am so incredibly torn about how to feel about this.

The damage homophobia has been, and is, so massive that there should be a law against being a practicing homophobe.

[imthevicar]

2. Knew it!

Anyone who is THAT much against Gay folks, has to be hiding in the closet!

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

3. That's a great meme to direct toward ant-gay politicians.

[valerief]

4. I don't care about his hypocrisy as much as I dislike him for his

religious proselytizing.