The pastor of an Atlanta megachurch wh thoands of followers, who was twice married and is a father of four, is speakg out about his recent cisn to publicly clare he is gay.
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WAS REV PL JON GAY
Y, he was Gay, I went to school wh him, and was raised. Addnally, long-standg mors that he was homosexual -- a liftyle unacceptable to the Assembly of God nomatn that Mr. "Two parishners who were at Middle River at the time say the nduct alleged was homosexualy.
They say Estelle Booth, who cled to speak to The Sun for this story, told church members she believed her hband was gay. It was around this time that Sam and Estelle Booth separated, ultimately, however, say that while there might have been charg of homosexualy, they were never nfirmed.
One officer said they also found gay-oriented publitns the Booth was arrted, posted the $8, 000 bond and was Air Police Officer Keh Santagata says that he had been velopg a se agast Mr. She began hearg about the circumstanc unr which he left Middle River Assembly of God church, and the mors that he was gay. She says she has no proof that he was homosexual, but believ those who have told her that he was.
GEIA MEGACHURCH PASTOR REVEALS HE'S GAY
2, 2010— -- The pastor of a Geia megachurch wh thoands of followers, who was twice married and is a father of four, is speakg out about his recent cisn to publicly clare he is gay. I want to tell you that is not, " Jim Swilley said a vio shot the nonnomatnal megachuch Swilley found 25 years Swilley said g out was a cisn he's stggled wh sce childhood, he ma the announcement last month not for personal reasons -- he said he hop to save 52-year-old founr of Church the Now Conyers, Ga., said he's g out to help stem the recent ti of gay suicis Ameri and won't be swayed by some hateful msag that have been wrten about him onle. ""Hearg about the kids who are mtg suici, the reactn as a gay adult is, 'I wish I uld have jt talked to them for 15 mut or five mut and told them gets better, '" Savage said.
"Officials, Celebri Jo 'It Gets Better'Three weeks later, a cy uncil meetg Fort Worth, Texas, gay cy uncilman Joel Burns was moved to share his own emotnal story about how close he me to killg himself at age 13. "I ma a nsc cisn that 'God, if you would liver me om this liftyle, or this feelg or this perspective of homosexualy, to thk that 's OK and to still serve you, then I promise you I'll tell until my lungs llapse, that you're not jt Lord, but you are a liverer, and you do love enough to pull out what we want to e out. All he had heard growg up was how anoted he was and how gifted he aga strsed the importance of transparency, not only terms of allowg people to open up about any abe they faced but also engagg those who then fd themselv a homosexual liftyle.