A gay couple in Fruitland, Tennessee was on their way to church:
“I went over to take the keys out of the ignition and all the sudden I hear someone say ‘sick’em,’” said Gibson County resident, Jerry Pittman Jr.
Pittman said the attacked was prompted by the pastor of the church, Jerry Pittman, his father.
“My uncle and two other deacons came over to the car per my dad’s request. My uncle smash me in the door as the other deacon knocked my boyfriend back so he couldn’t help me, punching him in his face and his chest. The other deacon came and hit me through my car window in my back,” said Pittman. He said bystanders did not offer assistance. He said the deacon yelled derogatory homosexual slurs, even after officers arrived. He said the officers never intervened to stop the deacons from yelling the slurs.
The couple filed assault charges. Everyone goes to court today.
[h/t Box Turtle Bulletin]
I wish this was shocking.
It’s not. I’ll have a fuller report on this later, that I’m working on this afternoon.
Ah, the gentle touch of christianity !!
Just like Jesus would do.
Reha, you are dead right!
I know a little of the Bible (used to be a Christian) and I have read it from end to end and studied the words and actions of Jesus and nowhere does it tell of that time he ‘sicked’ his Disciples onto a male couple who shared a home in Nazareth.
Yes, this horrific….and sadly, not surprising. What IS surprising is how many openly gay folks in the deep south are Republican (even Palin-loving), Obama-hating, flag-waving, war-loving, religious people who vote for politicians who take away their rights and keep us second-class citizens. I’m in South Georgia and Ive seen it every day for the last 2 years of living here.