Anti-Gay Pastor Removed From Inaugural Program [View all]

Source: Think Progress

Anti-Gay Pastor Removed From Inaugural Program
By Josh Israel on Jan 10, 2013 at 11:05 am

Louis Giglio, the anti-LGBT pastor who had been announced to perform the benediction at President Obama’s second inauguration, has been removed from the program, ABC News’s Jonathan Karl reported Thursday.

The move came after ThinkProgress reported Wednesday that in the 1990s, Giglio had given a lengthy sermon in which he advocated for dangerous “ex-gay” therapy for gay and lesbian people, referenced a biblical passage often interpreted to require gay people be executed, and impelled Christians to “firmly respond to the aggressive agenda” and prevent the “homosexual lifestyle” from becoming accepted in society.

Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/01/10/1429501/anti-gay-pastor-removed-from-inaugural-program/

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64 replies	Author	Time	Post
Anti-Gay Pastor Removed From Inaugural Program [View all]	kpete	Jan 2013	OP
Thank you, Mr. President, and thank you, GLBT advocates, for speaking out about this	bullwinkle428	Jan 2013	#1
I am not thanking the President on this one. He should have never been chosen in the first place.	still_one	Jan 2013	#10
How the hell did he drop the ball when he didn't know about it because	appacom	Jan 2013	#28
Do you have a link to an article documenting...	DonViejo	Jan 2013	#30
No they don't. They are just hellbent on trashing this president for everything and anything.	Liberal_Stalwart71	Jan 2013	#35
You obviously are stereotyping me with a false accusation. Have a good time with	still_one	Jan 2013	#50
I would like that link that shows the President chose	Cha	Jan 2013	#57
My point was this, that it was from other sources, not the White House where this was uncovered as	still_one	Jan 2013	#61
Addie Whisenant stated why gigilo was chosen and she	Cha	Jan 2013	#63
Ok, I hear you	still_one	Jan 2013	#64
I didn't say anything about you.	Liberal_Stalwart71	Jan 2013	#59
The implication was there, at least in response to the sub thread I started. Regardless, I accept	still_one	Jan 2013	#60
Obama likely had nothing to do with picking him or removing him	Demo_Chris	Jan 2013	#37
They're going crazy in this thread...	Liberal_Stalwart71	Jan 2013	#45
Heaven forbid that	Le Taz Hot	Jan 2013	#46
I'm not suggesting that they can't speak out. I don't agree with the bashing of the president.	Liberal_Stalwart71	Jan 2013	#48
Do you ever thank him for anything?	Cha	Jan 2013	#56
Thank the LGBY advocates of all orientations	obamanut2012	Jan 2013	#22
Well good.	DURHAM D	Jan 2013	#2
Yep, hopefully they have been shown the door already	Demo_Chris	Jan 2013	#38
This is who it was..	Cha	Jan 2013	#58
Good.	Scuba	Jan 2013	#3
WOW!!! This "IS" progress. No bigot should be giving benedictions at inaugurations.	RKP5637	Jan 2013	#4
Thank you, Mr President.	TDale313	Jan 2013	#5
I hear DU heads exploding...	babylonsister	Jan 2013	#6
Actual headline of the story: BREAKING: Anti-Gay Pastor Withdraws From Inaugural Program	Bluenorthwest	Jan 2013	#24
Fantastic news!	Hell Hath No Fury	Jan 2013	#7
Why even bother with a religious figure	TlalocW	Jan 2013	#8
Good.	Iggo	Jan 2013	#9
Here is Giglio's withdrawal statement:	KoKo	Jan 2013	#11
Notable that he did not, um, 'refudiate' his earlier statement	Newsjock	Jan 2013	#12
So wait, was he was a hateful religious bigot 14-19 years ago or 16-21?	PerceptionManagement	Jan 2013	#19
This was a sermon from approximately 18 years ago	Jeff In Milwaukee	Jan 2013	#44
Jesus responds: I told you all not to pray in pubic, and yet you claim you do so for me?	Bluenorthwest	Jan 2013	#16
You forgot the "L" in "public"	We People	Jan 2013	#49
Fuck this guy.	Demo_Chris	Jan 2013	#39
I would prefer a reading of the Constitution	formercia	Jan 2013	#13
I think that is a great idea	obamanut2012	Jan 2013	#23
Good. Glad to hear it. eom	Maeve	Jan 2013	#14
According to Giglio, he dropped out because gay people's 'agenda' would drown out his message	Bluenorthwest	Jan 2013	#15
Whatever it takes.	yardwork	Jan 2013	#21
I'd like to nominate Pastor Frank Hall of the Westport UU Church	krispos42	Jan 2013	#17
Replace him with Father Michael Pfleger from Saint Sabina's on Chicago's South Side.	ancianita	Jan 2013	#18
PBO has rightly condemned Pfleger, won't happen.	michigandem58	Jan 2013	#25
"Rightly" doesn't seem right. He's a Catholic social activist and community organizer, like PBO was.	ancianita	Jan 2013	#32
Additional info on Pfleger...which would give a 'rounding out' of the public imaginary on PBO:	ancianita	Jan 2013	#34
I think it would be GREAT to have Wright give the invocation	Lydia Leftcoast	Jan 2013	#36
I wouldn't object to his giving it. Better yet, have them both give the invocation together.	ancianita	Jan 2013	#42
Wow. I am surprised.	yardwork	Jan 2013	#20
just a passing thought	oldhippydude	Jan 2013	#26
Yes they are. /nt	yardwork	Jan 2013	#29
bet that's going to piss off some people	dlwickham	Jan 2013	#27
Kudos to Think Progress.	Solly Mack	Jan 2013	#31
Show some guts and end the benediction altogether.	CalFresh	Jan 2013	#33
Yeah, no shit n/t	PasadenaTrudy	Jan 2013	#40
+1 times a zillion!	forestpath	Jan 2013	#55
I prefer NO prayer at all	Demo_Chris	Jan 2013	#41
Good that he is gone. He shouldn't have been selected to start with.	idwiyo	Jan 2013	#43
I criticized the President	Le Taz Hot	Jan 2013	#47
Of the two possibilities you put forth I'd guess (a) is the correct choice	tularetom	Jan 2013	#52
Good. n/t	PoliticAverse	Jan 2013	#51
Thank you so much, Mr. President.	AverageJoe90	Jan 2013	#53
The article says he withdrew his acceptance. It doesn't say he was removed. And	forestpath	Jan 2013	#54
Glad to hear it. Still don't know why they wanted this guy there in the first place, though.	Ken Burch	Jan 2013	#62