Re: Texas pastor says gay people should be 'shot in the back of the head' in shocking sermon

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A Texas baptist church — labeled an "anti-LGBT hate group" by 
the Southern Poverty Law Center — has caused outrage after a 
pastor said gay people should be "lined up against the wall and 
shot in the back of the head."

Pastor Dillon Awes of Stedfast Baptist Church in Watauga, a 
suburb of Fort Worth, made the comment and other controversial 
remarks during a Sunday morning sermon titled "Why We Won’t Shut 
Up."

"I’m angry this morning because our entire country is 
celebrating the worse sin in the Bible," Awes said during the 
sermon referring to Pride Month, which commemorates the LGBTQ+ 
community every June.

"You know a lot of pastors have this stupid idea where it’s just 
like, 'oh you know God loves everyone. And God hates the sin but 
loves the sinner.' But people have taken this to such an extreme 
where they’re saying celebrate the sin, not just tolerate it, 
celebrate it," he continued. "Let me show what the Bible says 
about these people."

Awes read several passages from the Bible and condemned 
homosexuality as a sin. At one point, he told the congregation 
that gay people "are dangerous to society" and said that "all 
homosexuals are pedophiles."

"I’m not saying that every single homosexual that’s alive right 
now has committed that act with a child already because it could 
be they haven’t had the opportunity yet and they will at some 
point later in their life," he said. "This is why we need to put 
these people to death through the proper channels of the 
government. ... These people are not normal. They’re not your 
average everyday sinners. ... They have no hope of salvation."

At certain times during the sermon people from the crowd could 
be heard cheering in agreement. Awes told the room that he 
thinks the "solution for the homosexual in 2022" is the death 
penalty.

"These people should be put to death. Every single homosexual in 
our country should be charged with a crime. The abomination of 
homosexuality that they have, they should be convicted in a 
lawful trial. They should be sentenced with death. They should 
be lined up against the wall and shot in the back of the head," 
he said.

Many people on social media criticized the pastor with some 
labeling his remarks as a violent threat to the community.

"Encouraging the execution of gay persons is not protected 
speech. Dillon Awes should be considered a domestic terrorist 
and charged," one Twitter user wrote.

Another said Awes' comment "makes the LGBTQ+ community a huge 
target" and the pastor "needs to be on FBI watch list."

Other people complained to the Watauga Police Department, 
prompting it to issue a statement Wednesday. While denouncing 
"any message that promotes hatred" the department said Awes' 
comments are protected by free speech.

"First, the Watauga Police Department would like to affirm our 
commitment to making Watauga a Great Place to Live for all 
people. The Watauga Police Department values diversity and will 
continue to protect people’s right to express their identities," 
the statement read.

"Any message that promotes hatred toward any class or group of 
people is absolutely counter to the culture of the Watauga 
Police Department. The language used by the Pastor of the 
Stedfast Baptist Church is likely to be offensive to many 
people. However, at this time, the reported language of the 
sermon appears to be Constitutionally protected free speech. We 
will continue to monitor this evolving situation."

Awes could not be reached at phone numbers listed for him. The 
church's main pastor, Jonathan Shelley, defended Awes saying in 
a lengthy statement that America has weakened "punishments for 
homosexuality."

"The Bible teaches that God’s laws have not changed on this 
issue," Shelley said. "We will not let the Devil’s influence in 
our culture stop us from believing the Bible. Our main purpose 
is not to preach controversial things but rather get people 
saved. However, we will preach everything the Bible says."

CORRECTION (June 9, 2022, 3:24 p.m. ET) A previous version of 
this article misspelled the name of the church. It’s Stedfast 
Baptist Church, not Steadfast Baptist Church.

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