Indiana LGBTQ+ rights protesters surround strip-mall church that preaches death for 'sodomites'
'These people really hate when other people are joyful,' one protester said.
July 14, 2025
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'These people really hate when other people are joyful,' one protester said.
Pastor Aaron Thompson also calls the LGBTQ+ community "a bunch of freaks" sentenced to death and eternal damnation.
It's not the first time a preacher from the Stedfast Baptist Church has made the news over calls of violence against LGBTQ+ people.
Nevertheless, Beckwith has a history of horrific comments about LGBTQ+ people.
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Individual donors foot the bill on the opposing side, while NOM and the Roman Catholic Church line up on the other.
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