![]() ![]() I knew he would go over well,” said the Rev. “Mel’s thinking is similar to ours and his background is interesting. First Congregational is a progressive and LGBT friendly church. White’s comments were well-received by the congregation, but he was preaching to the converted. “Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people have been suffering in fear and guilt and killing themselves because of the hideous things said by the religious right.” “It’s nothing less than evil to say God doesn’t love homosexuals as they are. “Leaders of the Christian right are making a terrible mistake when they misuse the Bible to condemn gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people to support their societal prejudice that gays are bad and need to be healed,” White said during a guest sermon Sunday morning at the First Congregational Church of Long Beach. ![]() ![]() ![]() Mel White is angry that Pat Robertson, James Dobson and Rick Warren say they are doing the Lord’s work and their anti-gay views are based on the Bible. ![]()
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