Texas Pastor Condemns City's Pride Celebration And Calls For Execution Of Gay People In Horrific Council Meeting Speech

\u201cChristian hate-preacher Jonathan Shelley spoke at today's Arlington (TX) City Council meeting against an acknowledgment of Pride Month.\n\nHe insisted gay people deserved to be executed.\n\nHis supported (who filmed the exchange) applauded him, but many others openly jeered.\u201d

— Hemant Mehta (@Hemant Mehta) 1653443467

\u201c...Texas, for when Florida isn't crazy enough for you.\u201d

— Think Atheist \ud83c\udf10 (@Think Atheist \ud83c\udf10) 1653817271

\u201cThere is no love like "christian hate"\nA pastor who addressed a city council meeting in Arlington, Texas told the council and the crowd that gay people should be executed as people in the crowd said \u201cAmen\u201d and \u201cYup.\u201d\nhttps://t.co/pzcPJxpdY9\u201d

— Grandpa Jones says BALONEY! \ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83d\udebb\u26a7\ufe0f (@Grandpa Jones says BALONEY! \ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83d\udebb\u26a7\ufe0f) 1653922511

\u201c@chrislongview @CMargaronis I can\u2019t get out of here fast enough.\u201d

— Florida Chris (@Florida Chris) 1653692430

\u201cPastor tells city council that gay people should be slaughtered. The hateful preacher demanded that the city shouldn't honor Pride month. Instead, he tried to get public officials to agree to execute gay people. https://t.co/kTZTD9s2qT\u201d

— 75338 (@75338) 1653848293

\u201cThis just makes me sad. So very sad. There\u2019s not one ounce of compassion or empathy. Just pure judgment.\u201d

— I\u2206N SH\u039eN \u26a1\ufe0f (@I\u2206N SH\u039eN \u26a1\ufe0f) 1653779867

\u201cPastor tells city council that gay people should be slaughtered. The hateful preacher demanded that the city shouldn't honor Pride month. Instead, he tried to get public officials to agree to execute gay people.\n\nArlington Texasshole!!!\u201d

— Mark Garber (@Mark Garber) 1653765031

\u201cWhere do these evil \u201cpastors\u201d come from? Now where did Jesus say that exactly? Give us the book, chapter & verse.\u201d

— Fran Sparks (@Fran Sparks) 1653684452

\u201c@chrislongview This is where freedom of speech gets hairy. It\u2019s basically inciting violence against a protected group. I wouldn\u2019t be opposed to this being criminal given how outrageously and objectively horrific it is\u201d

— Florida Chris (@Florida Chris) 1653692430

\u201c@garysimonds6 In Canada, there is freedom of expression, but there are limits to it.\u201d

— Gary R Simonds (@Gary R Simonds) 1653684126

\u201c@chrislongview These people must be evil. I just can't fathom.\u201d

— Florida Chris (@Florida Chris) 1653692430