[LWC]

^Yes, and no.

Constitutionally, he is entitled and free to say whatever he wants.

However, when someone accepts a call to preach and be a pastor, they are also accepting that they are to be "shepherds of a flock". A true pastor is a leader of people. Anyone that walks in your church doors should be confident and ensured that the will hear the Gospel truth. They should have hope and faith in the idea that their pastor is leading them into the truth (the Lord ultimately draws people to Himself, but we are to help guide them to Him).

I am very very careful about study/preparation as well as what I say and how I live my life. I mess up and sin, but I never make excuses for it. If I slip up and misquote or say something I should not, I am quick to ask for forgiveness and to rectify what is wrong, if possible. Something I say today, can affect someones life immediately, that is VERY SERIOUS stuff. Hopefully, my words are ordained and blessed by the Lord. My prayer when I get in the pulpit every Sunday is that I am just a mouthpiece and an instrument for the up-building of God's Kingdom.

With all of that said, I disagree that he has the freedom to say what he wants to in the pulpit, or anywhere since he is a pastor. Stuff like this hurts the kingdom-message.

I do not condone homosexuality any more than I condone abuse or stealing. However, it is not place to say break your kids wrist or to "knock the gay out of them"