- Pastor Joey Faust of Kingdom Baptist Church
I just received an e-mail from Pastor Joey Faust with this title: “Fundamentalists invite more homosexuals to their own advertised protest.”
I am not sure if Pastor Faust is inviting LGBT people to the protest planned by LGBT people outside the Fort Worth City Hall on Tuesday, or if he means LGBT people are invited to the protest his own group is planning. Since I am not sure, I am just going to let Pastor Faust speak for himself. Here’s his e-mail:
“Fundamentalist street preachers are organizing with signs, banners and voices, on Tuesday, at the Fort Worth City Council meeting. We are looking forward to the opportunity to preach to homosexuals about the exceeding wickedness and perversion of sodomy. We plan to awaken their natural light of conscience (against immorality) that they have labored hard to suppress. We will also be preaching on the distinction between the temporary ceremonial law, and the timeless, moral commandments (such as prohibitions against sodomy, bestiality, etc.), revealed in the Bible. We will also show from the Scriptures that there is a distinction between the least of the commandments, and the great commandments. There are greater sins (mruder, fornication, adultery, sodomy, witchcraft, etc.), and lesser sins such as failing to tithe, etc. (Matthew 5:19-20, John 19:11, etc.). It is possible we will also have a radical, ex-homosexual to testify with us about how Jesus can gloriously change anyone. We do hope many homosexuals will attend this protest!
“Recently, a few of us countered the homosexual ‘kiss in’ in Fort Worth. A few years ago, we organized ‘Protest Gay Day,’ and protested the so-called ‘gay day’ at the Ranger stadium. Since this time, other Christians (male and female) have been motivated to warn homosexuals of their coming judgment. Even if they have believed on Jesus for forgiveness of sins eternally, God still punishes sin in this life, and during the coming 1000 year Kingdom. Therefore, the homosexuals that have really believed in Jesus, will still burn in hell 1000 years during this Kingdom. Those who do not believe in Jesus, will of course burn forever, like all unbelievers. However, sins like sodomy cause people to have a hotter torment.
“As independent, fundamental Baptists, we historically believe in freedom of expression and religious liberty. As the famous American historian has documented: ‘Freedom of conscience, unlimited freedom of mind, was from the first the trophy of the Baptists.’ Likewise, John Locke wrote: ‘The Baptists were the first propounders of absolute liberty, just and true liberty, equal and impartial liberty.’ Therefore, let it be plainly stated that we have no desire to limit anyone’s right to proclaim their views. But it appears that many in the homosexual community believe that ‘freedom of expression’ means that everyone else must agree with their views, and their sinful lifestyle! They believe that if they are publicly opposed, this means that they are being denied their freedom. To many in this community, ‘toleration’ means everyone must applaud them. This was brought out plainly on Sunday evening in downtown Fort Worth. As a group from our church countered their own, public protest, the homosexuals present began to shout that we were breaking the First Amendment! How quick they are to play the ‘victim.’ Interestingly, when questioned about other perversions such as pedophilia and bestiality, these particular homosexuals stated on Sunday night that such groups should be denied equal rights!
“Sincerely, Pastor Joey Faust”
Pastor Faust’s e-mail to me did not include the name of his church, but I did find a Web page for Kingdom Baptist Church in Venus, Texas , with Joey Faust as pastor. He is also, apparently, the author of a book called “The Rod: Will God Spare It?’ The Web site has pages outlining what the church’s beliefs are and links to Faust’s sermons, both in audio and video format. Just in case anyone wants to study up before Tuesday night.
This is the same group that came to Fort Worth last night (Sunday) to harass QL’s Milk Box.
They were very pushy and surrounded and closed in on QL while the Fort Worth Police did nothing to protect QL.
They were shouting horribly homophobic comments. Among them that gays all have sex with animals. That sodomites are going to burn in hell. etc.
The same fundamentalist drumbeat that we in Fort Worth have to put up with while hearing from our leaders about how inclusive and non-discriminatory Fort Worth is.
So I mapped where this church is in Venus…it’s a double wide. Not that it matters. But, it just shows how small this group is. It reminds me of Fred Phelps from Kansas…worry, but not a big worry, they are small in numbes.
In my haste to write my first post, I forgot to mention this, but I think I can answer your title question:
If I understood him correctly last night in Fort Worth, he is actually inviting more LGBT people to come and protest. I believe his reasoning is that the more LGBT people that come, the more people he can preach to and the more lost souls he can save from hell. So, he actually wants a huge turnout from the LGBT community. He said the more the better for him.
He said he was disappointed with the QL turnout and asked if more “sodomites” where going to show up later. He told me to be sure and bring as many of my “sodomite” friends as I could on Tuesday because the rapture might be soon (possibly even before Tuesday) and it’s urgent that they get saved as quickly as possible.
They do have this one guy there who is an “ex-gay” (spelling or termonology?) He claims that he was saved and made straight and is no longer gay. I take it from this post, he’ll be there Tuesday.
I asked if gays could come to the church and they said not unless you were there to repent of being a “sodomite”.
They also seemed really fixated with gays having sex with animals. Where on earth did they get this idea that all gay men have sex with animals?
I think this is the dude that confronted us at the Gay Welcome Wagon created for Gay Day at Six Flags. I am not sure, but he looks like the guy. If he is the same he called us everything from pedophiles, to sodomites, to partakers in beastiality.
God will not be mocked…and He will never except homosexuals haveing special right which are against natural law and fly in the face of His commandments. Homosexuality is a DEATH PENALTY SIN and we must pack the City Council on Tuesday November 10 to STOP THIS ABBOMINATION!!
“Where on earth did they get this idea that all gay men have sex with animals”
It is common knowledge that in the past there has been a gradual decline in morality with many along the way warning of it. Freud’s pipe dream was if there was a ‘sexual revolution’ everything would be great. Guess what It wasn’t. This produced the looseness of the 20s 40s, & 60s and produced the broken families that are your parents (or lack thereof). These people were warning about modest dress and dancing much less sodomy.
No one is saying that you are pedophiles, per se, they are asking what’s next?
Also, there was alot of comparison between civil rights of minorities. Guess what lifestyle is not a minority anymore than compulsive gambling is a minority needing special protection.
In short we support your God given right to free speech as well as our own. This is a very sensible position and could be easily defended in a formal debate.
Pastor Joey Faust and/or his people have actually been at several recent events:
The Equality March Texas welcome wagon at 6 Flags.
Dallas Pride.
Fort Worth Pride.
QL’s Fort Worth Kiss In.
The Rainbow Lounge Press Conference last week.
QL’s Milk Box last Sunday.
@KR
Not a bad record for a double-wide church. Faust is not original and there will be no Dateline stories interviewing him and his crazy family/congregation. The Phelps family already have that spot.
No but he will be on Channel 8 thanks to you guys. Keep up the good work.
Anyone down with visiting the double wide with me? Pork chops afterwardds?
This is private property so any visits should be during regular church times. Bring your bible, it would do you some good.
First, the church building isn’t a double wide, it is a metal building framed on a concrete slab. Second, what if it was a double wide? What is with all this judgmental bashing of people in double-wides? Are people who meet in double wides not as superior as all you folks who meet in mansions or whatever it is that meets your high standards? Do you all hate lower income folks? Shouldn’t you be a bit more tolerant?
Rufus, you are so funny. I love your posts! Yes, JOHN should be more tolerant of bigots in a double-wide – I mean metal building – who want to take his rights away! You are so damn funny. Love ya man!
I’m sorry, I left event out (The Kiss In in Dallas):
Pastor Joey Faust and/or his people have actually been at several recent events:
QL’s Dallas Kiss In
The Equality March Texas welcome wagon at 6 Flags.
Dallas Pride.
Fort Worth Pride.
QL’s Fort Worth Kiss In.
The Rainbow Lounge Press Conference last week.
QL’s Milk Box last Sunday.
Faust is another wannabe preacher who is trying to drum up business by being controversial. The best thing to do is completely ignore him and his little band of psychopaths.