'I was wrong' Pastor Bobby Leonard says after telling churchgoers 'a man is a man' during sermon on sexual assault | C95XY0G | 2024-02-24 19:08:01
Pastor Bobby Leonard of the Bible Baptist Tabernacle Church in Monroe, North Carolina – about 37 minutes southeast of Charlotte
A PASTOR has apologized after feedback he made about sexual assault victims during a sermon.
Pastor Bobby Leonard of the Bible Baptist Tabernacle Church in Monroe, North Carolina – about 37 minutes southeast of Charlotte -responded after some churchgoers protested his phrases.
A video of a sermon from final summer time went viral online – in it, he appeared accountable rape victims for their clothes.
"You can see more ladies in these locations with shorts than you'll ladies with pants and clothes put collectively," he stated.
"For those who gown like that and you get raped and I'm on the jury, he's going to go free as a result of you already know, a person is a person. A man is a man."
Many people have referred to as on the pastor to resign or give up for what he stated.
Some members and former members of the church protested outdoors of the building in the course of the providers, in response to ABC affiliate WSOC-TV.
Former member Ben Rudy explained why he was demonstrating outdoors of the constructing.
"It broke my heart he would say one thing like that," he stated.
Jason King, an area Sunday faculty instructor, explained why he was so towards the pastor's comments.
"Rape is mistaken and I don't care if a lady is strolling around you in the nude it still just isn't right," he stated.
"It's still a man's selection whether he does mistaken or proper."
The pastor's feedback have been made in the summertime however the video resurfaced this week because it was shared by Christian investigative journalist Julie Roys, based on CBS affiliate WBTV.
"I mean, I just couldn't consider that any pastor would truly assume this stuff, let alone say them out loud in a sermon," Roys stated.&
Roys additionally referred to as on the pastor to go away his job following the resurfacing of the video in an X, previously Twitter, post.
"Sure, a man is a man — not an animal. And HE is answerable for controlling himself. This pastor must resign," she wrote.
Pastor Bobby has since apologized for his comments with a message on the church's sign.
"I'm sorry for any harm, I was improper," the signal stated.
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