Comments on: Anti-gay pastor withdraws from inauguration

By: Jeff Oliver

Jeff Oliver — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:06:33 +0000

My understanding is that the description of Giglio’s 1990′s “sermon” was not as represented here, e.g. “vehemently”, and that it presented his views on Christian religious matters on the gay life style but was not judgmental other than expressing Christian views. People in the USA have a right to express themselves even if they disagree with you. Eliminating Giglio who has done so much good for people of weak circumstances is hypocritical and exclusive of this false statement that O will be include all. Some people are never going to agree with the gay life style, and that is not hate talk. It is a faith in God’s Word. It is not saying gays should be mistreated, just the contrary, and to say so is also hypocrical. Marriage is defined by a man and a woman. Something called a “civil union” is not marriage. God bless you all.

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Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:44:24 +0000

[...] The Presidential Inaugural Committee invited Leon to deliver the inaugural benediction after Pastor Louie Giglio of Passion City Church in Georgia, who was initially invited to give the benediction, withdrew from that role after news surfaced that he expressed anti-gay views in the 1990s. [...]

By: Willie Millard

Willie Millard — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:42:52 +0000

I disagree. I think the problem here is that there are no gay people on the inauguration committee. If you were going to pick from a list of the 10 most popular pastors, every one of them have said something anti-gay. People forget Joel Osteen is anti-gay and also TD Jakes, who son was involved in a gay sex arrest.

BTW. No American President has the power to force people to accept your lifestyle. Obama is pretty much the first Gay President at this point but winning the hearts of the average American will take time.

By: Samuel Marcus Brown

Samuel Marcus Brown — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:24:20 +0000

Thank You President Obama for Exemplifying Real Christian Values… http://sonofabishop.blogspot.com

Samuel Marcus Brown
Decatur, GA

By: Jim Patterson

Jim Patterson — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 02:22:27 +0000

President Obama should invite Rev. Troy Perry, founder of the Metropolitan Community Church, to deliver prayer at the Inaugural.

By: brian

brian — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 01:08:34 +0000

Upon further news and commentary updates, I withdraw my previous comment re. Giglio’s removal from President Obama’s Inaugural benediction ceremonies. Giglio was rightly removed from the Inaugural ceremonies, and should have been better vetted in the first place.

The fact that Giglio is unrepentant regarding his intentionally demonizing, homophobic and bigoted remarks in the mid-90s, certainly suggests he holds the same views today. Giglio’s rhetoric by way of a back-handed slap at the LGBT community in his withdrawal announcement also serves to confirm that, IMHO.

The president was poorly served in this instance. But we should still guard against wacky, bigoted rhetoric of our own.

By: S.C. Gay, Black, Atheist Jew

S.C. Gay, Black, Atheist Jew — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 23:41:35 +0000

Dude. Seriously, you need to relax. I am fine accepting that the inaugural committee didn’t do the best job that it could of vetting this guy. (Hey, people are idiots.) Why aren’t you? Or does this whole thing provide just another opportunity for drama queens like you to thank President Obama for being the MOST GAY-FRIENDLY PRESIDENT EVER and for doing the most to advance our cause THAN ALL OTHER PRESIDENTS BEFORE HIM, COMBINED, by spitting in his face? Seriously, man, you need to grow up. Oh, and I have to ask: Were you this upset with Bill Clinton, who, you know, actually signed DOMA while claiming to be a friend to the LGBT community? Oh, and full disclosure: While I am a supporter of President Obama, I do not think that he is perfect (I’m far more left and quasi-socialist in my tendencies; he is not), but I do know that he is the very best thing that the LGBT community has EVER had in a president, and i applaud him for what he’s done for us so far..

By: Adam Browne

Adam Browne — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:41:16 +0000

@Michael B….I agree with you 100%. It’s time for the President to stop all of the lip-service and actually stand up to what he says he believes. The only difference between Warren and Giglio, is that Warren was a little more elegant in spewing his venom than Giglio, and thus was more palatable to the president and inauguration committee. Trust me, Giglio would have been on the podium as well, we’re it not for intrepid reporters and the outcry of gay activists and our supporters, who overwhelmingly propelled President Obama into his second term.

By: brian

brian — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 21:17:19 +0000

I am open to new information and research of course. But where is the evidence that Giglio is preaching anti-LGBT bigotry and hate to his young followers NOW? This year? Last year?? In the past 5 years???

This is such a graceless way to celebrate our own LGBT successes.

President Obama is president of all Americans. How do we continue to win hearts and minds against anti-LGBT discrimination and bigotry when we appear to discriminate and exclude whole religious groups on the basis of our own petty ignorances and bigotries?

I fear the president and his dubious LGBT advisers have shot themselves in the foot again. In any event it appears we need to guard against the hate-mongering, hypocrisy and bigoted rhetoric in our own midst.

This kind of nonsense is costing LGBT leaders precious ‘political capital’ and credibility too.