This radical Baptist church preaches LGBTQ hate just miles from California's Capitol

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Pastor Roger Jimenez implores his congregation to burn Harry Potter books. Trash your rock CDs. And stay away from gay people. Speaking to some 400 people in a crowd that includes dozens of young children, Jimenez is met with shouts of “Amen!”

discouraging the phrase “gay Christian” because it considers same-sex attraction a “sinful desire.”

“I feel so sorry for the LGBTQ kids in those congregations because you know they’re there,” said Lorri L. Jean, chief executive of the Los Angeles LGBT Center. Many homeless LGBTQ youth who seek help at the center come from religious families who shunned them and suffer from deep-rooted depression, she said.

Jimenez’s wife, Joann, 33, walked along Acacia and Alamos avenues with her well-worn King James Bible, slipping past driveway gates and ignoring a No Soliciting sign. A teenage girl with pink headphones in her ears talked to Joann Jimenez through a screen door because she was babysitting. “Uh, I’m Catholic,” she said.

Oliver Gonzalez, center, says a prayer with his wife, Melody, left, and pastor Roger Jimenez after walking the Willis Acres neighborhood of Sacramento as part of a"soul winning" effort.

 

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I wish they started attacking his skin color. Not that I'm a racist (I'm not) but it would be nice to see him being victim of moronic bigotry, just like he preaches.

...and they’re exempt from taxes.

a_fly_guy Sure, stop kids from having imaginations, fantasies, treat all ppl with dignity and stop kids from learn about the world That would create hateful adults that are ignorant and close minded stupid ignorant ppl

Time to start placing bets on when this 'pastor' is found cruising truck stops.

Modern times: those who practice racism are said to be 'honest', those who hate are called 'nationalists' and those who tell the truth are called 'haters' and their speech 'hate speech'. Interesting times to live isn't it?

Does he know that god does not exist?

My guess is that he once lost his love to a lesbian OR that he is gay but can’t come out. .. And yeah.? What WOULD JESUS SAY? You’re a Christian? Who in the hell died and made YOU GOD!

Sad, sad, sad.

Wouldn't go to this ungodly like man! What would Jesus say?

What a brave man!

God loves all people. And this is what the servant of God preaches?

These are dangerous people.

Jamestown 2.0.

Obviously he has feeling that he can only right by preaching against them

He seems...crazy.

Trumpites

Not fun being born from wazoo parents. Hopefully, these kids will receive a decent (a.k.a non-religious) education sometimes while growing up that will open their eyes.

Stay away from everyone, not just gay people. Fundamentalists and extremists are not wanted and not welcome.

Out of order 🧐 !

wooooohooo sounds like a party

My guess is he's probably gay.

Another Cult

Pastor Jimenez gained national notoriety for praising the mass shooting of 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando.

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