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MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell rips into North Carolina Pastor who advocates punching effeminate acting boys
Lots of people say really horrible things but one of the worst came last Sunday from Sean Harris, senior pastor of Berean Baptist Church in Fayettesville, North Carolina.
He said to his congregation: “Dads, the second you see your son dropping the limp wrist, you walk over there and crack that wrist. Man up. Give him a good punch. Ok? You are not going to act like that. You were made by God to be a male and you are going to be a male. And when your daughter starts acting too butch, you reign her in.”
Harris then issued a “retraction” and sad he didn’t advocate violence etc: “I have never suggested children or those in the LGBT lifestyle should be beaten, punched, abused (physically or psychologically) in any form or fashion.”
Uh, that might’ve worked if the video and audio of his infamous sermon had not already gone viral.
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell calls him on his contradictory retraction in the video below saying in part: “What kind of holy man, what kind of man of God lies about what he has said in a video taped sermon when he is apologizing for what he said in that sermon. He did say that if your son has a limp wrist, you should punch him. … He lies about having said that.”
Harris also said he did not mean to intentionally offend anyone.
O’Donnell wonders: “What does this man look like when he is trying to offend someone?”
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Joe says:
Dear God: Please save me from your followers!
Thankfully, people like O’Donnell are not afraid to speak up and speak out against this kind of stupidity.
Don’t know if anyone heard all the agreeing and laughing from the pastor’s flock when he was talking about beating your gay kids.
emma richmond says:
Hi Lawrence a fan of yours, even hook others to your show. Right now we have a bone to pick with you, we found out something very bothersome, We have been trusting MSNBC is a fair and balance NEWS, We would like to know is importance NEWS SURPRESS about Romney,things people have a right to know, We found out on March 13, 2012 Romney was in the South Doing the Primary Campaign, when he had a Private meeting with some Right Wing Conservatives, whe he told these Group of People, that his Family Once owned Slaves, this is how he can Relate with the Blacks, he said what he was saying people would take it out of context, other words he called the Blacks Freeloaders, have no Pride, they lack Work Ethic, when he is President he bring back a new View.
http://www.militarytimes.com/forum/showthread.php?1592347.
There are other Web Site, with this same information, we also read where Romney said Blacks can not go to heaven unless they are SLAVES.
Something else bother us is why was the Information Scrubbed, of the Minuteman Who killed 4 People a 16 month old baby was murded, it was only talked about oneday, Everything about Romney is cleaned up, CNN will not Criticize Romney or the Republcans, but we notice MSNBC is fall in the same Slot, but they do not waste time attacking the President and the Democrats and Secret Service, never the Republicans, have the NEWS BECOME SO CORRUPT that facts doens’t matter? We have Relied on you, Rachel, Ed,Sharpton, and Bashir for REAL NEWS AND FACTS, NO MATTER HOW THE MEDIA SPIN IT ROMNEY IS NOT PRESIDENTIAL MATERIAL, BEING A BUSINESS MAN DO NOT MAKE YOU A LEADERS THEY ARE LIARS, AND JUST LIKE USED CAR SALEMAN, WE HAD A BUSINESS MAN BUSH, LOOK WHAT GOT US. WE HAVE A PRESIDENT A STRONG LEADER, AND WE’RE GOING TO FIGHT TO MAKE SURE HE HAVE 4 MORE YEARS, WE MIGHT NOT HAVE MONEY BUT THE WORD OF MOUTH, LOOK LIKE REGULAR FOLKS HAVE TO DO THE MEDIA JOB, WHERE THEY HAVE COWED DOWN. THANKS, KEEP THE GOOD WORK UP.