A Milledgeville, Georgia pastor is
defending posting a sign outside of his church which reads
“Homosexuality is a death worthy crime.”
Robert Lee, the pastor at the Society
for the Ten Commandments Church, told WGXA that he is simply quoting
the Bible.
“Homosexuality is an abomination, and
the Bible says that homosexuality is a death worthy crime,” Lee
said.
Lee's sign coincides with Tuesday's
Supreme Court hearing in a case challenging gay marriage bans in four
states.
“The institution of marriage was
instituted by God and it should not be changed by people who deserve
not to live. Before I accept homosexuality, I will die,” Lee
added.
Robert Owens told the outlet that he
was offended by the message.
“If it said being bald or blind or
short or fat or blue-eyed or red headed, if any of those were death
worthy crimes, if they were causing people to think, 'Wow, those
people really need to die,' that's a terrible thing. That's crossing
the line,” he said.
Lee has posted anti-gay signs in the
past, including one that read, “Gays and Lesbians are disgraces to
humanity!”