Andy McQuitty, pastor of Irving Bible Church, has criticized the Church for failing to properly address the LGBT “crisis” and urged congregations across the United States to “love and accept” those who are “far from God” while still holding to the authority of Scripture.
“The Church needs to deal with the LGBT crisis,” McQuitty told The Christian Post. “And I do think it’s a crisis, because we’ve got thousands, if not millions, of young LGBT people in America today, many of them Christians, followers of Christ, who have left the Church because they feel rejected. I think it’s a great tragedy.”
McQuitty said the Church needs to treat members of the LGBT community just like it would “any community of people who are hurting and far from God.”
“We need to treat them like Jesus treated them,” he said. “How…
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