An Iowa minister received a shock in the wake of his wife’s death: an outpouring of hatred from one area resident who claimed to represent the community he serves. Gilbert McBride performs wedding ceremonies for LGBT couples, promising to make the occasion “everything that you have wanted, hoped for and desired,” though he has not performed many ceremonies in the past few years.
McBride has dedicated much of that time period caring for his sick wife, who passed away in January. On Friday, the pain of losing his wife was reignited for McBride when a homophobic bigot left a “love letter” on his car. When he got into his car, he found this note on his seat:
“We recently discovered that you perform same sex weddings,” the note reads. “That disturbs many of us in the community. Normally when someone in town dies the community comes together to do what we can for that persons family. As you may or may not have noticed is when your wife died, no one came and brought meals or even so much as condolences. That’s because as a minister that performs gay weddings, you deserve all the bad that you brought upon yourself.”
While this is sufficiently awful, the letter gets worse:
Your wife died because God hates you for the abomination you have become by preaching His word while also catering to queers. We in this community hope you suffer as much as possible and realize that unless you change your faggot friendly ways, your suffering will only get worse.
… And worse:
Do this town and your family a favor and get a rope and hang yourself. People like you disgust us. We don’t want or need your kind around us making our town look worse. I personally hope you die a slow and ugly death. Maybe you can catch aids from your friends. Just die.
McBride posted the letter on Facebook with a tearful message.
“We have learned that there is a lot of bad in this world….and now I have found the center of evil. I have never been hurt by a person’s words like I am today,” McBride wrote. “Someone decided to.throw as much evil and hatred at me as they could.
“Whoever wrote this hateful note…wow…I just have no words,” the minister added. “Your the reason my heart hurts twice as much today. My tears today belong to you…I can’t believe you think I deserve to be hated for reasons that make no sense in this day and age.”
“That’s the worst possible thing you could tell a minister, that God hates you,” McBride told KWWL. That God took your wife because you performed a same-sex wedding.”
After the story of this reprehensible act began making its way around the intertubes, McBride was slammed with supportive messages. McBride explains that he is not a radical for any cause — he’s just a guy who is willing to help others.
“If a gay couple comes to me..I will marry them in a heart beat. If a person of different skin color, or faith, or just anyone hurting,” he explains, “I will sit and pray and talk and feed and whatever else I can do for that person.”
Seeing McBride brings a true Christian attitude to the issue of same-sex marriages is refreshing — especially when contrasted with Arizona pastor Stephen Anderson, who thinks much like the man or woman who left the note for McBride.
Last December, Anderson said that he found the cure for AIDS in the Bible: a complete eradication of “homos”, “faggots”, and any other slur Anderson’s tiny, pea-sized brain could shove out of his big f*cking mouth.
“If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them,” Anderson quoted from Leviticus before informing his congregation:
And that, my friend, is the cure for AIDS. It was right there in the Bible all along — and they’re out spending billions of dollars in research and testing. It’s curable — right there. Because if you executed the homos like God recommends, you wouldn’t have all this AIDS running rampant.
“No homos will ever be allowed in this church as long as I am pastor here. NEVER!” the Arizona pastor screamed. “Say ‘You’re crazy.’ No, You’re crazy if you think that there’s something wrong with my “no homo” policy.”
With religious influences like Anderson, it is no wonder that some who listen to such hate would become radicalized.
McBride has been in touch with law enforcement, and an investigation into this hateful missive has been launched. While some question the authenticity of the letter, Sheriff’s deputies told KWWL they believe the letter to be valid.
Watch a report on this disgusting hatred, below:
McBride has dedicated much of that time period caring for his sick wife, who passed away in January. On Friday, the pain of losing his wife was reignited for McBride when a homophobic bigot left a “love letter” on his car. When he got into his car, he found this note on his seat:
“We recently discovered that you perform same sex weddings,” the note reads. “That disturbs many of us in the community. Normally when someone in town dies the community comes together to do what we can for that persons family. As you may or may not have noticed is when your wife died, no one came and brought meals or even so much as condolences. That’s because as a minister that performs gay weddings, you deserve all the bad that you brought upon yourself.”
While this is sufficiently awful, the letter gets worse:
Your wife died because God hates you for the abomination you have become by preaching His word while also catering to queers. We in this community hope you suffer as much as possible and realize that unless you change your faggot friendly ways, your suffering will only get worse.
… And worse:
Do this town and your family a favor and get a rope and hang yourself. People like you disgust us. We don’t want or need your kind around us making our town look worse. I personally hope you die a slow and ugly death. Maybe you can catch aids from your friends. Just die.
McBride posted the letter on Facebook with a tearful message.
“We have learned that there is a lot of bad in this world….and now I have found the center of evil. I have never been hurt by a person’s words like I am today,” McBride wrote. “Someone decided to.throw as much evil and hatred at me as they could.
“Whoever wrote this hateful note…wow…I just have no words,” the minister added. “Your the reason my heart hurts twice as much today. My tears today belong to you…I can’t believe you think I deserve to be hated for reasons that make no sense in this day and age.”
“That’s the worst possible thing you could tell a minister, that God hates you,” McBride told KWWL. That God took your wife because you performed a same-sex wedding.”
After the story of this reprehensible act began making its way around the intertubes, McBride was slammed with supportive messages. McBride explains that he is not a radical for any cause — he’s just a guy who is willing to help others.
“If a gay couple comes to me..I will marry them in a heart beat. If a person of different skin color, or faith, or just anyone hurting,” he explains, “I will sit and pray and talk and feed and whatever else I can do for that person.”
Seeing McBride brings a true Christian attitude to the issue of same-sex marriages is refreshing — especially when contrasted with Arizona pastor Stephen Anderson, who thinks much like the man or woman who left the note for McBride.
Last December, Anderson said that he found the cure for AIDS in the Bible: a complete eradication of “homos”, “faggots”, and any other slur Anderson’s tiny, pea-sized brain could shove out of his big f*cking mouth.
“If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them,” Anderson quoted from Leviticus before informing his congregation:
And that, my friend, is the cure for AIDS. It was right there in the Bible all along — and they’re out spending billions of dollars in research and testing. It’s curable — right there. Because if you executed the homos like God recommends, you wouldn’t have all this AIDS running rampant.
“No homos will ever be allowed in this church as long as I am pastor here. NEVER!” the Arizona pastor screamed. “Say ‘You’re crazy.’ No, You’re crazy if you think that there’s something wrong with my “no homo” policy.”
With religious influences like Anderson, it is no wonder that some who listen to such hate would become radicalized.
McBride has been in touch with law enforcement, and an investigation into this hateful missive has been launched. While some question the authenticity of the letter, Sheriff’s deputies told KWWL they believe the letter to be valid.
Watch a report on this disgusting hatred, below:
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