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Bishop T.D. Jak has clarified that his method of misterg to gay people who choose to attend The Potter's Hoe church was "evolvg" and said he do not endorse same-sex marriage, after a recent HuffPost Live terview led some viewers to believe that he had "shifted" his biblil nvictns regardg human sexualy and marriage.

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BISHOP T.D. JAK SPEAKS OUT ABOUT SON’S GAY SEX ARRT

Bishop T.D. Jak, the homophobic Dallas megachurch pastor whose son was arrted last week after exposg himself and masturbatg ont of law enforcement officers durg a sex stg a public park, released a statement over the weekend (which he also read to his ngregatn) distancg himself om his son's actns by potg out that Jermae Jak is an adult. Bishop Jak also says that his son is beg shown a "rtorative grace" ditive of his mistry. Acrdg to the Dallas Voice, Jak has said that he would never hire a sexually active gay person, has spoken out agast same-sex marriage, and has lled homosexualy a "brokenns." Jermae Jak turned himself to police last Thursday on an cent exposure charge. Read the full text of Jak' statement, AFTER THE JUMP... * bishop td jakes gay *

Jak, the homophobic Dallas megachurch pastor whose son was arrted last week after exposg himself and masturbatg ont of law enforcement officers durg a sex stg a public park, released a statement over the weekend (which he also read to his ngregatn) distancg himself om his son's actns by potg out that Jermae Jak is an adult. Acrdg to the Dallas Voice, Jak has said that he would never hire a sexually active gay person, has spoken out agast same-sex marriage, and has lled homosexualy a “brokenns.

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. * bishop td jakes gay *

| (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. | (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.

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

The son of homophobic Dallas megachurch pastor T.D. Jak fac charg of cent exposure after he was arrted a gay sex stg a public park last month. * bishop td jakes gay *

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

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

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.

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?

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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.

HOW ONE OF THE NATN’S MOST INFLUENTIAL BLACK PASTORS IS EVOLVG ON GAY RIGHTS – VIDEO

Both gay media noted that 2009, Mr. 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.

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

”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.

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* BISHOP TD JAKES GAY

T.D. Jak Com Out for ‘Gay Rights’ and ‘LGBT Church,’ Says Posn is ‘Evolvg’ | Christian News Network - Proclaim & Defend .

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