http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/05/21/1386720/-That-Michigan-pastor-who-was-outed-on-Grindr-He-nearly-shamed-a-gay-teen-into-committing-suicide?detail=email
Yesterday we covered Pastor Matt Makela, the anti-gay Michigan pastor who was outed on Grindr.
Today a young man and his mother have stepped forward with their own story about Pastor Matt Makela. Tyler Kish was a teenage boy struggling to come to terms with his sexuality and sought counsel from Pastor Makela. His advice nearly caused Tyler to commit suicide:
"If he was going to go to hell for being gay then he might as well go to hell by committing suicide," Jennifer Kish said, regarding what Makela told her son.
He didn't stop there:
Jennifer Kish said the pastor also became vocal on social media about how he felt her son being gay was wrong and that as a parent she shouldn't support him.
After listening to Tyler Kish, it seems Pastor Makela could've used some support and counseling of his own:
"Honestly feel very bad for him, because looking at it everything he was telling me, he was telling himself too, and I think that he was really kind of self destructing and hurting people around him," Tyler Kish said.
A hurt that could've changed this family's lives forever, but Tyler Kish said love conquers all and he has found it in his heart to forgive the person he once blamed for his darkest days.
self hatred is what drives those who demonize others for what they also do. one of the biggest and most notorious Gay basher was allegedly Gay himself and the coup de grace Black passing as White. people like him and the reverend IMO when they condescend and demonize those most like themselves they are really directing it at themselves.
i think the more harsh the more need for self repentance it affords them the opportunity to do that vicariously through others in pain but never having to pay the piper for their own improprieties leading a life of self recrimination and a need to seek that momentary redemption over and over. nice to know i paid attention in my 66 years life can be complicated no is complicated and demonizing those who don't think like you is countered by those thinking the same of you it's a vicious cycle of intolerance and one of the keys to understanding the teachings of Jesus.
not realizing or caring about the harm that can be caused by bigotry and insertion of God and hate is criminal if that boy had taken his life who really would be responsible a kid searching for a truth or someone looking to satisfy their own need for redemption???
Shakespeare said it best it can be applied to any gender or person or group or political party.
