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BISHOP T.D. JAK ADDRS SUPREME COURT GAY MARRIAGE DECISN: 'WE SHOULDN'T LOSE OUR MDS OVER THE WORLD BEG THE WORLD'

As gay media cheered the "evolutn" of Bishop T.D. Jak on gay rights, the proment black pastor issued a statement sayg he was "shocked" to be so misterpreted. * td jakes gay marriage *

| (Photo: screengrab)Jak rmed worshipers at The Potter's Hoe Dallas that he had been "bombard" by var people wantg to know his thoughts on the Supreme Court's lg last Friday that state bans on gay marriage are unnstutnal.

T.D. JAK CLARIFI HIS MENTS ON ‘EVOLVG’ ON GAY RIGHTS

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| (Photo: Courty of MegaFt)The Potter's Hoe pastor was asked a uple of years ago by Oprah Wey for his views on homosexualy durg an OWN episo of "Oprah's Next Chapter. "Cse you know you have been acced of sayg that gay people would not be wele. The perceptn our society today is that if you don't say you're for same-sex marriage or if you say homosexualy is a s that you're homophobic and you're agast gay people.

"Wey prsed a b further, roundly asked Jak if he thks beg gay is a s. ""I'm not anti-gay, I'm not anti-anythg.

As gay media cheered the “evolutn” of Bishop T. Jak on gay rights, the proment black pastor issued a statement sayg he was “shocked” to be so misterpreted.

T.D. JAK COM OUT FOR ‘GAY RIGHTS’ AND ‘LGBT CHURCH,’ SAYS POSN IS ‘EVOLVG’

Recently, popular speaker and thor T. D. Jak had stated that his view of gay rights has "evolved and evolvg." The ment has sparked lots of discsn as to what the bishop means. His statement has led many to believe that Jak now supports same-sex marriage. However, Jak has taken on social media to clarify one and for all what he means. * td jakes gay marriage *

4 terview on Huff Post Live, he was asked about the “black church” and s role misterg to gay people. “I briefly mentned … the word[s] ‘evolved and evolvg’ regardg my approach over the 39 years of my mistry to gay people who choose to e to our servic” at The Potter’s Hoe Dallas, ” Mr. She also referenced relign amic and thor Michael Brown’s Monday article on that was tled, “Bishop Jak, Could You Clarify Your Stance on Homosexualy?

Jak Com Out for ‘Gay Marriage’ and ‘LGBT Church’ … and ‘Bishop T. Jak Com Out for ‘Gay Rights’ and ‘LGBT Church, ‘Says Posn is ‘Evolvg.

Meanwhile, gay media, On Top Magaze, and the popular blog, Towleroad, both offered a Jak story for their rears. Both gay media noted that 2009, Mr.

BISHOP T.D. JAK “SHOCKED” BY REPORTS THAT HE SUPPORTS GAY MARRIAGE

Jak’ son, Jermae Jak, was arrted for cent exposure a police stg volvg gay men a Dallas park. Jak says that homosexuals should attend ngregatns that affirm their liftyle and that polics do not need to reflect biblil ethics, addg that his posn on homosexualy is both “evolved and evolvg. Durg an terview wh the Huffgton Post on Monday, Jak was asked by a viewer if he believ that homosexuals and the black church n -exist.

Every church has a different opn on the issue and every gay person is different, ” he replied.

T.D. JAK: ‘I NEVER SAID I SUPPORTED GAY MARRIAGE’

Jak said that he thks homosexuals should fd ngregatns that affirm their liftyle. He said that the issue of homosexualy is “plex. When asked if his posn on homosexualy has “evolved, ” Jak agreed that has.

Jak’ mentary that he was supportive of gay marriage.

Headl allud to his “g out” favor of gay marriage. When asked about the “black church” and s role misterg to gay people, I briefly mentned ( we were nng out of time) the word ” evolved and evolvg” regardg my approach over the 39 years of my mistry to gay people who choose to e to our servic. Jak of The Potter's Hoe Dallas, Texas told the media mogul he thks homosexual acts are nmned the Scriptur and is not his job as a pastor to give personal, whose church boasts about 30, 000 members, appeared on "Oprah's Next Chapter" on April 8 to discs his mistry, marriage and how he als wh crics.

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"The perceptn our society today is that if you don't say you're for same-sex marriage or if you say homosexualy is a s that you're homophobic and you're agast gay people. "Wey went on to ask if Jak thks beg gay is a s. "I'm not anti-gay, I'm not anti-anythg.

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"Crics immediately ntradicted Jak' ments by brandg the pastor's statements as "homophobic" and "anti-gay, " wh some the liberal media even llg the megachurch pastor hypocril light of an cint volvg one of his son's several years York-based portrayed Wey as askg Jak if he "lik gay people, " while llg the mister a bigot. ] she lets Jak spout anti-gay sentiment while swearg off homophobia, " Gawker's Rich Juzwiak wr his article, tled "Anti-Gay Pastor Don't Want to Be Known For Beg Anti-Gay.

"Juzwiak claims that by "disagreeg" wh gay people, one is actually "disagreeg wh somethg that is fundamental to their existence: how they love.

BISHOP T.D. JAK SAYS HE HAS NOT 'EVOLVED' ON HOMOSEXUALY AND DO NOT 'ENDORSE' GAY MARRIAGE

" He go on to suate that holdg a biblil view of homosexualy "valu an stutn over human begs who are gog to love each other and be together anyway, like they have been sce the dawn of time. "Dismissively llg Jak' "love" for homosexuals worthls, Juzwiak pots rears to a 2009 report on Jermae Jak' arrt a "gay sex stg" a lol park.

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