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Harris praises pro-Farrakhan pastor who said gay people should feel 'uncomfortable' in their 'sin'
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FIRST ON FOX: Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris visited the mega church of a controversial pastor this past Sunday in a key swing state, where she thanked him for his "leadership" and said she was honored to be in attendance to "celebrate" what he has "accomplished."
Harris attended a church service at the Georgia-based New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, which is under the pastoral leadership of senior pastor Jamal H. Bryant. The longtime pastor has repeatedly praised the antisemitic Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and said gay people should feel "uncomfortable" in their "sin."
Bryant, who introduced Harris as an "American hero" and "voice of the future," told the congregation that their unborn grandchildren are going to one day ask where they were on the time of the church service and called on them to "make some noise" for their "fearless leader."
"Pastor Bryant, I thank you for your leadership," Harris said while delivering remarks for about 20 minutes in front of the New Birth congreg
Rev. Jamal Bryant (Courtesy Photo)
Gay rights organizations in St. Petersburg, Fla. are asking for prominent Baltimore pastor the Rev. Jamal Bryant to be uninvited as the keynote speaker at the 30th annual MLK Leadership Award Breakfast on Jan. 18 because of past remarks he has made about homosexuality.
The Tampa Bay Times reported that Bryant denounced homosexuality in a 2012 YouTube video, calling it a sin and put it on the equal level as gambling and drug addiction.
“Homosexuality is not the only sin,” Bryant said in the nine-minute-long video clip. “But it is a sin. It is an alternative lifestyle. It’s an alternative rebellion.”
Susan McGrath, chairwoman of the Pinellas County Democratic Party and president of the Stonewall Democrats, believes that his views of homosexuality are not in line with King’s message of love and inclusion.
McGrath also said that Bryant’s stance goes against St. Petersburg’s image as a diverse and welcoming city.
“The city has made a lot of progress,” McGrath told the Times. “It casts an unfair shadow on St. Petersburg.”
According to the Times, McGrath said she attended the banquet last year, but does not plan on attending this year
Jamal Bryant, Who Previously Called Homosexuality ‘a Sin,’ Criticized for Preaching at LGBTQ-Affirming Church
Pastor Jamal Bryant, leader of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church and known for spearheading the recent “Target Fast” boycott, delivered a sermon on June 18 at the iElevate National Conference hosted by Bishop O.C. Allen III of The Vision Cathedral of Atlanta — an LGBTQ+ affirming church under the United Progressive Pentecostal Church Fellowship.
Bryant, who has publicly criticized Black church leaders for “selling out” by accepting donations from Target, sparked controversy among conservative Christian commentators with his appearance at the inclusive gathering. Several YouTube personalities known for critiquing the Black church and other faith-based events interpreted his presence as a tacit endorsement of homosexuality, which traditional Christian doctrine considers sinful.
During the conference, Bishop Allen introduced Bryant as “this great voice, our voice, our leader.” In his sermon, Bryant focused on the theme of overcoming shame — particularly shame imposed by others and internalized by individuals — as a barrier to fulfill
Alleged former lover of Pastor Jamal Bryant speaks out after he's accused of ‘egregious sexual conduct’
A gal who alleges she had a yearslong intermittent sexual connection with Pastor Jamal Bryant of Recent Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest, Georgia, is suggesting that he be removed from the pulpit because he's not fit to be a spiritual leader.
“We all include sinned and we’ve all fallen quick , but we can’t keep thinking that it’s OK to get your ‘get out of jail free card’ every time you perform this,” said the woman, Tunya Griffin, who serves as associate director of university/community partnerships at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
“That’s not grace at all. And so the response of the church is around this ideal: if somebody falls we help them earn up. We scrub them up and we bring them back into the fold. OK, yes, we do. They fall. We spotless them up. We bring them help in. But that does not indicate that you carry them back in to occupy the same space,” she said.
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