# NC Preacher advocates beating the gay out of kids **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 2, 2012, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-preacher-advocates-beating-the-gay-out-of-kids/620663 "2012-05-02T17:34:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-preacher-advocates-beating-the-gay-out-of-kids/620663/1 "2012-05-02T17:34:39Z")
[This makes me more sad than ranty.](http://www.buzzfeed.com/soogeeky/nc-preacher-advocates-beating-the-gay-out-of-kid-1igm) In North Carolina, we’re getting ready to vote on whether or not there should be an amendment added to our constitution defining the only legally recognized domestic union as a marriage between a man and a woman. It’s going to be a close vote and the rhetoric is getting pretty heated. Conservative Christian churches are mobilizing their parishioners to vote for the amendment. Rev. Sean Harris, from the Berean Baptist Church in Fayetteville, NC, doesn’t just think you should vote “for”, he thinks you should be a little more proactive with your kids. See your son with a “limp wrist”? “Crack that wrist!” What I find most disturbing is the reaction of the congregation - laughter. It’s heartbreaking that children are being raised in such hateful environments. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-preacher-advocates-beating-the-gay-out-of-kids/620663/2 "2012-05-02T17:43:36Z")
Even worse, he doesn’t know the difference between “squash” and “quash”. Hey, look at the bright side. The fact that the vote is going to be close IN NORTH CAROLINA means we’ve come a long way. How would that vote have gone 10 years ago? Man up!! ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-preacher-advocates-beating-the-gay-out-of-kids/620663/3 "2012-05-02T17:47:08Z")
I wish I could say I’m surprised, but I also just read this article about the wife of the bill’s author saying[he wrote it to save the white race.](http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/anti-gay-marriage-bill-created-to-protect-caucasian-race-says-senators-wife/politics/2012/05/02/38903) > [@](#): > > Ms. Brunstetter said her husband was the architect of Amendment 1, and one of the reasons he wrote it was to protect the Caucasian race. She said Caucasians or whites created this country. We wrote the Constitution. This is about protecting the Constitution. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-preacher-advocates-beating-the-gay-out-of-kids/620663/4 "2012-05-02T17:49:34Z")
Well, did any of those lazy Negroes help write the Constitution? Where were they? Huh? Huh?? ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-preacher-advocates-beating-the-gay-out-of-kids/620663/5 "2012-05-02T17:52:23Z")
Awww, poor Sean. Now he says that [he’s been “misquoted”](http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2012/05/nc-pastor-who-advocated-violence-against-gay-kids-i-was-misquoted/). These guys always forget that they’ve been caught on tape. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-preacher-advocates-beating-the-gay-out-of-kids/620663/6 "2012-05-02T17:54:05Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Well, did any of those lazy Negroes help write the Constitution? Where were they? Huh? Huh?? Good point. I retract my judgment of the Senator’s wife. I’m surprised he lets her actually speak in public though, I mean, shouldn’t she be at home cooking? Also, OP, if you really want to judge humanity, feel free to read this:[On March 12, 2012, the hashtag #ToMyUnbornChild became a trending topic. People used this hashtag to “tweet to” their future child. Here are 100 real tweets from real people — all within 24 hours — saying they would murder their child if he or she was gay.](http://storify.com/homophobes/100-homophobes-who-would-kill-their-gay-child) Literally one of the most disgusting things I’ve seen in a hot minute. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-preacher-advocates-beating-the-gay-out-of-kids/620663/7 "2012-05-02T17:55:17Z")
Until that “white race” thing was posted I was going to ask who made Tracy Morgan a preacher. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Understander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3da27b/32.png) [@The\_Understander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Understander)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-preacher-advocates-beating-the-gay-out-of-kids/620663/8 "2012-05-02T18:10:08Z")
I’m taking September, 2013 in the “I love my wife” pool. ---
**Author:** ![gamerunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-preacher-advocates-beating-the-gay-out-of-kids/620663/9 "2012-05-02T18:59:18Z")
> [@John Mace](#): > > Even worse, he doesn’t know the difference between “squash” and “quash”. Stop trampling his rights! ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-preacher-advocates-beating-the-gay-out-of-kids/620663/10 "2012-05-02T19:05:59Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > Also, OP, if you really want to judge humanity, feel free to read this:[On March 12, 2012, the hashtag #ToMyUnbornChild became a trending topic. People used this hashtag to “tweet to” their future child. Here are 100 real tweets from real people — all within 24 hours — saying they would murder their child if he or she was gay.](http://storify.com/homophobes/100-homophobes-who-would-kill-their-gay-child) Literally one of the most disgusting things I’ve seen in a hot minute. Notice how a majority of those say ‘If **your** gay…’? That’s not coincidence. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-preacher-advocates-beating-the-gay-out-of-kids/620663/11 "2012-05-02T19:11:04Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > Also, OP, if you really want to judge humanity, feel free to read this:[On March 12, 2012, the hashtag #ToMyUnbornChild became a trending topic. People used this hashtag to “tweet to” their future child. Here are 100 real tweets from real people — all within 24 hours — saying they would murder their child if he or she was gay.](http://storify.com/homophobes/100-homophobes-who-would-kill-their-gay-child) Literally one of the most disgusting things I’ve seen in a hot minute. While I’m not inclined to dismiss or trivialize the distressing levels of homophobia in our culture, I have to point out that I’m not sure ALL of those comments were meant to be taken ENTIRELY at face value. Like this one, for example: > [@tweeter Tucker Briley](#): > > #ToMyUnbornChild if your a girl i will drown you in the bathtub, and if your a guy and your turn into a faggot ill kill you I don’t think it’s particularly funny to joke about killing girls OR homosexuals, but stupid hateful unfunny jokes are at least better than stupid hateful serious threats. And I suspect we’re dealing with more of the former than the latter here. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-preacher-advocates-beating-the-gay-out-of-kids/620663/12 "2012-05-02T19:11:13Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > Notice how a majority of those say ‘If **your** gay…’? > > That’s not coincidence. If my gay does _what?_ ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-preacher-advocates-beating-the-gay-out-of-kids/620663/13 "2012-05-02T19:18:46Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > Notice how a majority of those say ‘If **your** gay…’? > > That’s not coincidence. Oh, I’m in no way claiming this is a sample of the world’s leading rocket scientists or anything, but let’s be real here: I’m willing to bet the average American improperly uses your/you’re as frequently as these scumbags. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-preacher-advocates-beating-the-gay-out-of-kids/620663/14 "2012-05-02T19:20:10Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > Oh, I’m in no way claiming this is a sample of the world’s leading rocket scientists or anything, but let’s be real here: I’m willing to bet the average American improperly uses your/you’re as frequently as these scumbags. Think so? Huh. That just depressed me a little. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-preacher-advocates-beating-the-gay-out-of-kids/620663/15 "2012-05-02T19:21:23Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > Think so? Huh. That just depressed me a little. I’ve become quite the cynic over the last few years, so you’re welcome to just ignore me. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-preacher-advocates-beating-the-gay-out-of-kids/620663/16 "2012-05-02T19:22:54Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > I’ve become quite the cynic over the last few years, so you’re welcome to just ignore me. 🙂 **DiosaBellissima** the cynic… **Diosa** the Cynic… **Dio the Cynic** … …oh dear god no. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_With_The_Golden_Gun)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-preacher-advocates-beating-the-gay-out-of-kids/620663/17 "2012-05-02T20:48:26Z")
CNN Breaking News alert (updated January 8, 2013): Rev. Sean Harris, of the Berean Baptist Church in North Carolina has been arrested at the Fayetteville Regional Airport men’s room on charges of “lewd conduct”. Details soon. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-preacher-advocates-beating-the-gay-out-of-kids/620663/18 "2012-05-02T21:45:52Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > If my gay does _what?_ Tickles a pygmy elephant. If you let your gay tickle that poor little elephant I’m going to cut it right off! > [@Bosstone](#): > > **DiosaBellissima** the cynic… > > **Diosa** the Cynic… > > **Dio the Cynic** … > > …oh dear god no. I laughed. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-preacher-advocates-beating-the-gay-out-of-kids/620663/19 "2012-05-02T22:04:54Z")
> [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](#): > > CNN Breaking News alert (updated January 8, 2013): Rev. Sean Harris, of the Berean Baptist Church in North Carolina has been arrested at the Fayetteville Regional Airport men’s room on charges of “lewd conduct”. Details soon. That’s a joke, right? I mean, I wouldn’t be surprised if it really happened, but that’s some pretty quick turn around. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-preacher-advocates-beating-the-gay-out-of-kids/620663/20 "2012-05-02T22:07:56Z")
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