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- CRACKER BARREL BANNED AN ANTI-GAY PASTOR OM HOLDG AN EVENT AT S RTRANT
- LGBTQ+ AFFIRMG THERAPISTS KNOXVILLE, TN
- CRACKER BARREL NI PASTOR'S CHURCH EVENT AT RTRANT AFTER HE SAYS LGBT PEOPLE SHOULD BE KILLED BY AMY LI PUBLISHED JUNE 19, 2019 U.S. FOX 5 NEW YORK SHARE COPY LK EMAIL FACEBOOK TWTER LKEDIN REDD KNOXVILLE, TENN. - CRACKER BARREL NIED A PLANNED CHURCH EVENT AT ONE OF S RTRANTS OF A TENNSEE PASTOR, WHO IS ALSO A FORMER TECTIVE, AFTER HE PREACHED THAT THE ERNMENT SHOULD EXECUTE LGBT PEOPLE, THE RTRANT CHA SAID TUDAY ON TWTER. FORMER KNOX COUNTY SHERIFF’S DETECTIVE GRAYSON FRTS IS PASTOR OF ALL SCRIPTURE BAPTIST CHURCH KNOXVILLE. HE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE AN EVENT AT THE CRACKER BARREL RTRANT CLEVELAND, TENNSEE ON JUNE 29. BUT THE RTRANT CHA SAID A TWEETED STATEMENT THAT IS NOT AFFILIATED WH THE CHURCH OR S PASTOR, AND THAT WILL NOT BE HOSTG THE EVENT. “CRACKER BARREL IS NOT AFFILIATED ANY WAY WH MR. FRTS OR ALL SCRIPTURE BAPTIST AND WE DISAGREE STRONGLY WH THEIR STATEMENTS OF HATE AND DIVISIVENS,” THE TENNSEE-BASED PANY SAID. “WE ARE NOT HOSTG ANY EVENT ON JUNE 29, AND MR. FRTS AND HIS GROUP WILL NOT BE PERMTED ON SE.” IN SERMONS POSTED ON THE CHURCH'S FACEBOOK PAGE, FRTS PREACH THAT GAY PEOPLE SHOULD BE ARRTED AND EXECUTED. “OUR RPORATE POLICY STRICTLY PROHIBS ANY TYPE OF PROTT OR PUBLIC MONSTRATN ON OUR PROPERTY OR OUR STOR, AND WE HAVE ADVISED ALL SCRIPTURE BAPTIST THAT THEIR EVENT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED AT CRACKER BARREL,“ THE PANY SAID. "WE SERVE EVERYONE WHO WALKS THROUGH OUR DOORS WH GENUE HOSPALY, NOT HATE, AND REQUIRE ALL GUTS TO DO THE SAME." CRACKER BARREL'S RPONSE FOLLOWS A LETTER TUDAY OM TENNSEE DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIRWOMAN MARY MANCI TO THE CHA'S CEO ABOUT THE CHURCH'S PLANNED EVENT AT S RTRANT. “AT CRACKER BARREL, WE WORK HARD TO FOSTER A CULTURE THAT IS WELG AND CLIVE — WE HAVE A ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICY FOR DISCRIMATOR TREATMENT OR HARASSMENT OF ANY SORT,” THE RTRANT CHA SAID. “WE TAKE PRI SERVG AS A HOME AWAY OM HOME FOR ALL GUTS AND SHOWG OUR MUNI AND OUR UNTRY THAT THE HOSPALY WE PRACTICE IS OPEN TO EVERYONE.” FRTS HAS SAID HIS BELIEFS DIDN'T AFFECT HIS WORK THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. HE TOOK A BUYOUT AND NO LONGER WORKS THERE. DISTRICT ATTORNEY CHARME ALLEN IS REVIEWG PENDG S VTIGATED BY FRTS. IN RPONSE TO CRACKER BARREL'S STATEMENT, ALL SCRIPTURE BAPTIST CHURCH SAID THEY WERE ONLY GOG TO CRACKER BARREL FOR "MEETG AND EATG" AND LLED THE RTRANT CHA HYPOCR. "IF THE 'LGBT' MUNY HOSTED AN EVENT THERE AND CHRISTIANS PLAED THEY WOULDN'T BAN THE 'LGBT' GROUP, THEY WOULD TELL THEY DON'T 'DISCRIMATE' AGAST ANYONE," THE CHURCH SAID AN EMAILED STATEMENT. "BUT HEY, 'S THEIR BS. THEY N HAVE A DOUBLE STANDARD IF THEY WANT TO." THE ASSOCIATED PRS NTRIBUTED TO THIS REPORT. THIS STORY WAS REPORTED OM LOS ANGEL. DAILY NEWSLETTER
CRACKER BARREL BANNED AN ANTI-GAY PASTOR OM HOLDG AN EVENT AT S RTRANT
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LGBTQ+ AFFIRMG THERAPISTS KNOXVILLE, TN
" He explaed the drivg force behd his speech was a sire to see anti-homosexual passag the Bible enforced as law. Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler says a puty who recently livered a sermon llg for police officers and ernment to kill homosexuals is no longer on active duty. Frts recently livered two sermons nmng homosexualy at All Scripture Baptist Church Knoxville, where he is currently pastor.
CRACKER BARREL NI PASTOR'S CHURCH EVENT AT RTRANT AFTER HE SAYS LGBT PEOPLE SHOULD BE KILLED BY AMY LI PUBLISHED JUNE 19, 2019 U.S. FOX 5 NEW YORK SHARE COPY LK EMAIL FACEBOOK TWTER LKEDIN REDD KNOXVILLE, TENN. - CRACKER BARREL NIED A PLANNED CHURCH EVENT AT ONE OF S RTRANTS OF A TENNSEE PASTOR, WHO IS ALSO A FORMER TECTIVE, AFTER HE PREACHED THAT THE ERNMENT SHOULD EXECUTE LGBT PEOPLE, THE RTRANT CHA SAID TUDAY ON TWTER. FORMER KNOX COUNTY SHERIFF’S DETECTIVE GRAYSON FRTS IS PASTOR OF ALL SCRIPTURE BAPTIST CHURCH KNOXVILLE. HE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE AN EVENT AT THE CRACKER BARREL RTRANT CLEVELAND, TENNSEE ON JUNE 29. BUT THE RTRANT CHA SAID A TWEETED STATEMENT THAT IS NOT AFFILIATED WH THE CHURCH OR S PASTOR, AND THAT WILL NOT BE HOSTG THE EVENT. “CRACKER BARREL IS NOT AFFILIATED ANY WAY WH MR. FRTS OR ALL SCRIPTURE BAPTIST AND WE DISAGREE STRONGLY WH THEIR STATEMENTS OF HATE AND DIVISIVENS,” THE TENNSEE-BASED PANY SAID. “WE ARE NOT HOSTG ANY EVENT ON JUNE 29, AND MR. FRTS AND HIS GROUP WILL NOT BE PERMTED ON SE.” IN SERMONS POSTED ON THE CHURCH'S FACEBOOK PAGE, FRTS PREACH THAT GAY PEOPLE SHOULD BE ARRTED AND EXECUTED. “OUR RPORATE POLICY STRICTLY PROHIBS ANY TYPE OF PROTT OR PUBLIC MONSTRATN ON OUR PROPERTY OR OUR STOR, AND WE HAVE ADVISED ALL SCRIPTURE BAPTIST THAT THEIR EVENT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED AT CRACKER BARREL,“ THE PANY SAID. "WE SERVE EVERYONE WHO WALKS THROUGH OUR DOORS WH GENUE HOSPALY, NOT HATE, AND REQUIRE ALL GUTS TO DO THE SAME." CRACKER BARREL'S RPONSE FOLLOWS A LETTER TUDAY OM TENNSEE DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIRWOMAN MARY MANCI TO THE CHA'S CEO ABOUT THE CHURCH'S PLANNED EVENT AT S RTRANT. “AT CRACKER BARREL, WE WORK HARD TO FOSTER A CULTURE THAT IS WELG AND CLIVE — WE HAVE A ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICY FOR DISCRIMATOR TREATMENT OR HARASSMENT OF ANY SORT,” THE RTRANT CHA SAID. “WE TAKE PRI SERVG AS A HOME AWAY OM HOME FOR ALL GUTS AND SHOWG OUR MUNI AND OUR UNTRY THAT THE HOSPALY WE PRACTICE IS OPEN TO EVERYONE.” FRTS HAS SAID HIS BELIEFS DIDN'T AFFECT HIS WORK THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. HE TOOK A BUYOUT AND NO LONGER WORKS THERE. DISTRICT ATTORNEY CHARME ALLEN IS REVIEWG PENDG S VTIGATED BY FRTS. IN RPONSE TO CRACKER BARREL'S STATEMENT, ALL SCRIPTURE BAPTIST CHURCH SAID THEY WERE ONLY GOG TO CRACKER BARREL FOR "MEETG AND EATG" AND LLED THE RTRANT CHA HYPOCR. "IF THE 'LGBT' MUNY HOSTED AN EVENT THERE AND CHRISTIANS PLAED THEY WOULDN'T BAN THE 'LGBT' GROUP, THEY WOULD TELL THEY DON'T 'DISCRIMATE' AGAST ANYONE," THE CHURCH SAID AN EMAILED STATEMENT. "BUT HEY, 'S THEIR BS. THEY N HAVE A DOUBLE STANDARD IF THEY WANT TO." THE ASSOCIATED PRS NTRIBUTED TO THIS REPORT. THIS STORY WAS REPORTED OM LOS ANGEL. DAILY NEWSLETTER
In his June 2 sermon, lled “Why Levic 20:13 Should Still Be Enforced, ” he lls on ernment and police to enforce the ath penalty for homosexuals. Frts livered another sermon Wednday night as planned, sayg, “This whole homosexual agenda is not my platform. In the nearly hour-long sermon, Frts said to a 16-member ngregatn attendance, “I’m jt sayg one of the laws of the Uned Stat should be to put homos to ath.
"I’m gay and you have the power to ensure me and my boyiend are safe om the extremists. " David Tierney, of Knoxville, who intifi as gay and genrqueer, said they spoke to the rtrant and anized a phone mpaign, while Trey Grant, of Knoxville, anized a monstratn outsi of Cracker Barrel for the event.