North Carolina Residents Protest Pastor's Anti-Gay Rants

Kessiah Young protests in front of Charles Worley's Baptist Church in Maiden, North Carolina, on Sunday morning

1,500 to 2,000 peaceful North Carolina residents protested outside Catawba County Justice Center, just several miles away from Pastor Charles Worleys' Baptist church, where on Mother's Day he gave the most egregious and outlandish anti-gay argument to get rid of gay and lesbians.

"I figured a way to get rid of all the lesbians and queers," Worley told churchgoers on May 13.  

"Build a great big large fence—50 or 100 miles long—put all the lesbians in there. Fly over and drop some food. Do the same thing with the queers and the homosexuals and have that fence electrified so they can't get out. And you know what, in a few years, they'll die out. Do you know why? They can't reproduce!"

"It makes me pukin' sick to think about", Worley added. "Can you imagine kissing some man?"

Lieutenant Daryl McCarty of the Catawba County Sheriff's office told CNN representatives, that vandals tried to set fire to Worley's Baptist Church on Friday "in retaliation about his remarks against homosexuals and lesbians from the pulpit." Police are currently investigating the incident. 

The fact that Worley's anti-gay sermon went viral was a clear indication that negative backlash would ensue. You can't just say hateful and evil words to the public without some kind of repercussion. 

Yes, freedom of speech is evident, but this kind of rhetoric has no place in the 21st century, especially since it has taken America decades to evolve to the fact that every human being should be equal under the law. 

Spewing hatred will always bring forth negativity, but spewing love has always been a proven indicator of positiveness, happiness and joy. Why is it so hard for some people to simply love?

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