And the
congregation goes wild! Standing ovation!
This interesting little ditty was unearthed yesterday by
Goodlawd. It shows a little boy, not any older than four, on stage with his father. He starts singing,
"The Bible’s right, somebody’s wrong.
The Bible’s right, somebody’s wrong.
Romans one, twenty six and twenty seven;
Ain’t no homos gonna make it to Heaven."
Note: Please
do not flag the video as offensive on YouTube. It needs to remain up and playing, so that the nation and the world can see the hate being preached at this church. It disgusts me as much as it does you. Possibly more so. But, people need to be aware as to what is going on in their neighborhoods.
Shortly after the Goodlawd's post gained attention from a number of other bloggers, most notably
Joe My God, the video was
removed from YouTube for violating their guidelines on hate speech. Fortunately, someone had the sense to mirror the video on
DailyMotion. A mirror of the video surfaced on
YouTube this morning. Today, the clip has gone semi-viral, after being picked up by
Buzzfeed and
TMZ.
The church where this disturbing performance took place has been identified as the
Apostolic Truth Tabernacle in Greensburg, Indiana. Coincidentally (or not), Greensburg is the community of 11,492 people where Billy Lucas lived. Remember Billy Lucas? He was the 15-year-old high school freshman that
committed suicide on September 9, 2010, after being bullied at school for being gay. His suicide inspired Dan Savage to create the It Gets Better Project later that year.
The church released a statement on their website's homepage, which reads,
"The Pastor and members of
Apostolic Truth Tabernacle do not condone, teach, or practice hate of
any person for any reason. We believe and hope that every person can
find true Bible salvation and the mercy and grace of God in their lives.
We are a strong advocate of the family unit according to the teachings
and precepts found in the Holy Bible. We believe the Holy Bible is the
Divinely-inspired Word of God and we will continue to uphold and preach
that which is found in scripture."
Doesn't sound much like an apology to me. Does it to you? They're basically saying, "It is what it is".
If you would like to give your two cents on the matter, the church's phone number is 812-662-8224. You can also send them a message online on their "Contact Us" page. Also, please feel free to call Head Pastor Jeff Sangl. His cell phone number is 317-979-8684. His home number is 765-525-9488.