“It seems like being gay or whatever sin you wish to be a part of is okay … but I have the duty to lift that gay person up to the standard to ask if they want to live the life that God wants them to or live the lifestyle that they want to live.”

Boston speech https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/jul/31/race.world1, The Guardian (August 1997)

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