Sun 7 Dec 2014 In: New Zealand Daily News View at Wayback View at NDHA
An author seeking the support of churches for a new book and pro-lgbt ministry has been told “I pray that you will commit suicide, you filthy child molesting fag” in an email from a West Auckland pastor. Jim Marjoram emailed churches about his new book and the Silent Gays project, which is “dedicated to helping/healing gay people broken by guilt, shame, abuse and fear that Christianity has mercilessly dealt out to God's precious people for too long.” Logan Robertson, who says he is a pastor at an organisation called Westcity Bible Baptist Church, has responded “We are not interested in your filthy lifestyle or book,” and “Romans 1 clearly says God has rejected homos and they are worthy of death. You can not be saved.” It finishes “I pray that you will commit suicide, you filthy child molesting fag,” before directing Marjoram to a video which says AIDS is a judgement of God. Marjoram has responded “Thanks for your kind reply … Yes, the bible is very clear about many things, including loving your enemy and accepting the outcast.” He adds: “Just to set the record straight, I don't molest children, in fact most child molesters are heterosexuals,” and “So how are you going with the pork and shellfish thing? And I hope you aren't wearing mixed fabric. And I really hope you don't have to stone your daughters if they aren't virgins when they get married. But I'm sure you're very good at literally obeying all the Levitical laws.” Marjoram finishes: “You are very welcome to attend any events I put on. If you need counselling for internalised homophobia or any help for when you come out yourself, I can refer you to some very loving and helpful counsellors.” Logan Robertson Westcity Bible Baptist Church describes itself as “independent fundamental” and meets at Robertson’s West Harbour home. On the church’s website the pastor says he is a born and raised New Zealander who “is grateful that he was raised in a loving Christian home, and was saved as a young child”. He says he has “a love for the lost and our church has a vision of reaching the lost souls of Auckland, (New Zealand's largest city of 1,400,000 people) with the gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ”. The pastor is understood to be standing firmly by his comments. Anti-gay status updates are now appearing on the church's Facebook page, which is being inundated with angry responses. Full email transcript: Hi our new church name is Westcity Bible Baptist Church. No longer Old Paths Baptist ... We are not interested in your filthy lifestyle or book. Romans 1 clearly says God has rejected homos and they are worthy of death. You can not be saved. Leviticus 20:13 reads "If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them." The bible says you are vile, strange (queer), reprobate, filth, sodomite, natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed (2 Peter 2:12). I pray that you will commit suicide, you filthy child molesting fag. Pastor Logan Robertson Ps. please watch this sermon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSb0jyvwNlM
Credit: GayNZ.com Daily News staff
First published: Sunday, 7th December 2014 - 4:44pm