A night to honor the accomplishments of local high school seniors is stirring up controversy in Cleveland County.On a lighter note, we now have a real-time example of why today's generation of kids and young adults are leaving religion behind.
Parents contacted WBTV, angry over an “anti-gay” message delivered by a pastor during Kings Mountain High School's annual baccalaureate service.
Despite the controversy, Pastor Scott Carpenter says he has no regrets.
“Do I hate anybody? Absolutely not. I just love them too much not to tell them the truth,” Carpenter said.
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Wilson says dozens of parents and students were offended by Carpenter's message but the interim pastor of Temple Baptist Church doesn't care.
“Nobody got bashed or anything. All I did was simply speak biblical truth... The number one audience that I have to please is God,” Carpenter said.
The service was held on campus and Cleveland County Schools tells WBTV that was their only involvement in it. They say they had no part in the selection of speakers, which was left up to religious leaders in the community.
The service was optional for students but Wilson says that doesn't matter.
“It was just simply an inappropriate topic for a baccalaureate service,” Wilson said.
“Was I trying to be mean spirited? Absolutely not. Was I trying to hurt somebody's feelings? Absolutely not. I was simply had to do what I had to do as a Christian minister,” Carpenter said.
Parents angry over 'anti-gay' baccalaureate message - FOX Carolina 21
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