Arizona pastor: how to cure AIDS? Stone gays to death

[shenmue]

Warning: some graphic language at link.

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/12/03/arizona-pastor-we-could-cure-aids-by-christmas-if-we-stone-homos-to-death/

From the article:

A Christian pastor has claimed that the world could be cured of AIDS “by Christmas” if “homos” were stoned to death.

Pastor Steven Anderson of the Faithful Word Baptist Church in Tempe, Arizona made the disturbing claim last week, in a sermon ahead of World AIDS Day.

[CurtEastPoint]

1. Google him. This is his schtick (sp?). Idiot.

And it has reproduced bountifully. Gagme.

[riqster]

5. Quiverfull people, from the look of them.

[Iggo]

16. "Hey, kids! Your dad's a piece of shit!" -- Iggo

[frogmarch]

2. What a disgusting piece of shit. nt

[Arkansas Granny]

8. Yes, and he is instilling those same "values" in his children.

It's a real shame to teach your children to hate.

[niyad]

21. "you've got to be carefully taught"

[olddots]

3. those poor kids

Once again those poor kids .

[Trillo]

4. How is this any different from the Micheal Brown relative

who reportedly said something like "burn this shit down", and is reportedly being considered for arrest and prosecution?

Is the First Amendment being used as a legal shield by Christians to terrorize other citizens?

[niyad]

12. perhaps context?

[Trillo]

14. Not sure I'm understanding the context to which you refer.

ISIS Executes Two Men For 'Being Gay' By Stoning Them In Deir Ezzor

[niyad]

15. you asked what the difference was between anderson's comments and those of michael brown's

stepfather. I asked if you thought context might have something to do with it--you know, michael brown being murdered by a white cop, a grand jury refusing to indict, etc., etc. what harm, exactly, has anderson encountered from gays?

[Trillo]

17. Thanks for connecting your dots.

You seem to be saying that Michael Brown's stepfather having had a relative killed by police and refusing to accept the grand jury decision in the case somehow makes a critical difference in the calls to have him arrested. I'm still not "getting it" as being relevant.

I haven't a clue what harm the "pastor" has encountered from gays. However, many Christians are on record as stating extreme hatred towards gays, as well as their religion being a "persecuted minority" (which is not true in the U.S., but appears to be elsewhere in the world)

The comment that this pastor made seems to be a form of terroristic threatening, given that gays are reportedly literally being stoned in some areas of the world in the same general timespan.

[Bluenorthwest]

6. Every single day straight religious and political figures openly threaten LGBT Americans will full

impunity. Arizona will probably elect him to Congress.

[Zorra]

7. Fortunately, conservatives have been inbreeding for many generations, and will continue

to inbreed until they become too stupid to breathe, and will become extinct.

Unfortunately, we'll have to put up with their utter stupidity until then.

[Archae]

9. I guessed it would be that asshole when I saw the headline.

This guy has a long history of hatred in Jesus' name.

http://americanloons.blogspot.com/2010/05/6-steven-anderson.html

[world wide wally]

10. Shit, they threaten our President too!

I guess if you are on the right anything goes, and if you're on the left just be ready to apologize for anything intelligent you might say

[yellowcanine]

11. Pastor Steven Anderson of the Westboro "Faithful Word" Baptist Church

Seriously, he must be a Fred Phelps disciple.

[niyad]

13. I knew that name and church were familiar. a few samples of the hate-filled spewings of this

"man of god":

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/category/organizations/faithful-word-baptist-church

[shenmue]

19. How awful

I hope they get an earful.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

18. This guy again? Pffft. nt

[Initech]

20. Wow how very Christian of him. Not!

[damnedifIknow]

22. Scary looking

One of those ultra religious types that they make sick movies from. Poor family.