Tennessee Cop Turned Pastor Urges Execution of Gays

A sermon in which a minister who is also a sheriff’s detective called for the execution of LGBTQ people has led to an investigation by authorities in Knox County, Tenn.

Grayson Fritts gave the sermon June 2 at All Scripture Baptist Church in Knoxville, where he is pastor, local TV station WVLT reports.

“The Bible says the powers that be are ordained of God, and God has instilled the power of civil government to send the police in 2019 out to these LGBT freaks and arrest them,” he said in the sermon, which was posted to Facebook. “Have a trial for them, and if they are convicted, then they are to be put to death ... do you understand that? It’s a capital crime to be carried out by our government.”

Tennessee Cop Turned Pastor Urges Execution of Gays