Pastor ‘scams’ Jewish clerics for film
An anti-gay sermon by a Tempe pastor that brought about a protest rally on Dec. 7 has helped cast a light on his anti-Semitic views, including subterfuge he used on Jewish clerics in the Valley to appear in a upcoming anti-Jewish documentary film.
About 100 people gathered Dec. 7 on the sidewalk outside Faithful Word Baptist Church, including Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz of Valley Beit Midrash and Rabbi Dean Shapiro of Temple Emanuel of Tempe, to protest a sermon called “AIDS: The Judgment of God” delivered at the church on Nov. 30 and posted on YouTube the next day. In the sermon, Steven Anderson, the pastor, cited Leviticus 20:13 as providing the means to end AIDS: putting homosexuals to death.
The protest, dubbed “Love Wins – a Peaceful Demonstration,” was publicized by D26 Democrats through social media, with instructions on conduct, including not booing or using ugly shouts, no obstructing the sidewalk and no sound-amplifying equipment or boom boxes.
As the YouTube of the sermon went viral, TEAM – Tempe Interfaith issued a statement on Dec. 5 that said, in part, “We deplore this pastor’s hate speech and calls for violence, especially when these statements come from a man who purports to be a faith leader in our community and especially during this season when we long for peace, justice and reconciliation.” Shapiro, one of the statement’s 18 signatories, read it to the crowd during the demonstration.
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http://www.jewishaz.com/community/pastor-scams-jewish-clerics-for-film/article_c6f8e942-8008-11e4-b57f-8b4c6d7cbff8.html
Cross posting this from the Jewish group. This Anderson guy seems dangerous.
