CNN Op-Ed Calls Homosexuality “Unrepentant Sin” That “Will Kill You”

CNN this week, on the same day that Washington state passed a same-sex marriage equality bill, published an op-ed that states that God will kill gay men and lesbians, titled, “Why I fight to uphold traditional marriage in Washington.”

Rev. Kenneth Hutcherson writes:

“Sodom and Gomorrah practiced the rampant sexual sin of homosexuality and because of that God brought judgment on the cities and destroyed them with fire because of the sin of homosexuality acts (Genesis 19:1-29.)

“Now do I think God brings judgment on a society that encourages homosexuality? I do. And since I am a pastor and God has commanded me to love everyone, I will do what it takes to love them. That does not mean I will accept that they stay the way they are. Unrepentant sin destroys you and will kill you. So if I believe the word of God, that He will bring judgment on a people, then I would be a very bad shepherd not to warn those people.”

Hutcherson uses the word “sin” nine times in his op-ed.

On Top Magazine adds:

Testifying before lawmakers, Hutcherson, senior pastor at the Antioch Bible Church and spokesperson for the Stand for Marriage Coalition, accused lawmakers of second guessing God: “So you’re telling me that you know better than God. You’re telling me that God is not right by limiting marriage to just a man and a woman. You’re doing the same thing. You’re just saying God is too narrow minded, but you’re just as narrow minded, because you just want to give it to two men or two women.”

CNN adds, “For an opposing view, click here,” which leads to a piece by Rev. Mike Denton, a conference minister of the United Church of Christ, that states,

I learned more about the bible and the multiple ways in which pieces of it could be, and had been, interpreted and misinterpreted. When you looked at some of the original Greek and Hebrew, it became clear that these verses really weren’t talking about a loving couple like Amy and Christine, they were talking about the religious practices of other religions of the day or sexual relationships that were about power, not love.

CNN publishes Hutcherson’s bio as:

Reverend Kenneth Hutcherson is the senior pastor and founder of Antioch Bible Church in Kirkland, Washington. He is also an author of four books, and a former middle linebacker in the National Football League. Hutcherson is a leading voice in the fight to uphold marriage between one man and one woman in Washington state. He blogs at hutchpost.org.

 

Hat-Tip: Think Progress