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crunch60

(1,412 posts)
Tue May 1, 2012, 10:14 PM May 2012

North Carolina Pastor Sean Harris: Parents Should 'Punch' Their Gay-Acting Children [View all]

Source: huffingtonpost

snip:

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. Ok? You are not going to act like that. You were made by God to be a male and you are going to be a male. And when your daughter starts acting too butch, you reign her in. And you say, 'Oh, no, sweetheart. You can play sports. Play them to the glory of God. But sometimes you are going to act like a girl and walk like a girl and talk like a girl and smell like a girl and that means you are going to be beautiful. You are going to be attractive. You are going to dress yourself up.'"

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/01/north-carolina-pastor-sea_n_1468618.html



Can we understand why so many young gay teens are committing suicide, or are the target for hate crimes against them?
This so called preacher calls himself a man of God? He should be fired from his position in the church immediately.
What a disgusting example he sets for his congregation.
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What changed and caused the neanderthals to come out of the woodwork? truthisfreedom May 2012 #1
Society did. They are facing change and they're going nuts. nolabear May 2012 #11
it's their last gasp Skittles May 2012 #17
and they in turn should pass it on to the local pastor rurallib May 2012 #2
And you wonder why cindyperry2010 May 2012 #3
WTF? These people are so un-Christian AllyCat May 2012 #4
revolting fishwax May 2012 #5
I will not call Mr. Harris a minister 47of74 May 2012 #6
Seconded. Matilda May 2012 #8
Great post alcibiades_mystery May 2012 #20
I'm more concerned about gay kids than I am with the reputation of the pastoral profession ruggerson May 2012 #31
The one he professes to follow was very specific about what to do when struck. gordianot May 2012 #7
You know, I wish to the great spaghetti monster that I could Drew Richards May 2012 #9
Trouble is: If bigotry is really genetic FiveGoodMen May 2012 #29
Yet my parents wonder why I no longer attend church. RandySF May 2012 #10
Probably abusing his own kids this very minute. Just like he was. it's generational and it's sick. freshwest May 2012 #12
North Carolina Pastor Sean Harris is Lint Head May 2012 #13
Notice how it's all about gender to him. The real fear is femininity. yardwork May 2012 #14
Just the use of "male" and female" as opposed to man or woman Iris May 2012 #19
It's clear that in this case, anyway, the speaker is really freaked about femininity. yardwork May 2012 #21
That kind of black and white thinking cheapens the sexuality of us all. Iris May 2012 #30
And his congregation cheered and "Amened" classof56 May 2012 #24
The laughter was chilling. Congregants laughed at his suggestion to break a 4 year old's wrist. yardwork May 2012 #25
Yay violence! sakabatou May 2012 #15
How Christian of him. Lugnut May 2012 #16
Post removed Post removed May 2012 #18
Sean Harris I got a deal for you Botany May 2012 #22
"Harris now says he was joking during the sermon." Har. Har. What a riot he is. yellowcanine May 2012 #23
"I was only joking/kidding/etc" 47of74 May 2012 #27
Who would Jesus beat? SMDH. Somewhere, after this sermon, some parent Butterbean May 2012 #26
It would be worth 30 days in the hole guitar man May 2012 #28
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