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Subscribe to RSSWAUKEE, IA –- Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann yesterday attended a church here in Iowa, where the pastor called homosexuality "immoral" and "unnatural," and later showed a testimonial video from a man who claimed to have been gay before having a conversation with God.
Before the sermon at Point of Grace Church -- a non-denominational congregation near Des Moines -- Bachmann stood with her husband, Marcus Bachmann, before a crowd of about 100 people, clutching her personal copy of the Bible.
“This is a time that we need to be encouraged this week, not discouraged,” she said, referencing Friday night’s credit downgrade and Saturday’s news about the Navy SEALs killed in Afghanistan.
“Whatever is pure, whatever is lovely,” Bachmann said, reading from the book of Philippians, “think well on these things.”
The reading drew cheers. Pastor Jeff Mullen, standing next to Bachmann, took her Bible his hand. “There are some candidates who start running, and have this come-to-Jesus moment,” he said. "What I love about this Bible,” he said, “is how well it's used.”
Mullen offered a prayer honoring democracy. “We have a nation where people can still rise up and speak their voice, and say, ‘This is what I believe.’”
When Bachmann and her husband returned to their seats, Mullen began a half-hour presentation on his church's beliefs. Reading verses from the Bible to support his case, Mullen said, "We inherently know that homosexual behavior is immoral and unnatural."
“God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness,” Mullen said, reading from the book of Romans.
Mullen’s sermon concluded with video testimonial from a man named Adam Hood, who claims to have been gay before experiencing a conversation with God. "I am so happy God has given me natural affection for a woman," Hood said in the video, adding that his wife is nine months pregnant.
"We need to have compassion for people that are bound by that sin," Hood added. "And it is a sin. Call a spade a spade."
The Bachmanns remained in the church for the duration of the service, and afterward posed for a picture with Pastor Mullen and his family.
In an interview with NBC News, Mullen called his sermon on homosexuality “a bedrock, just a Biblical truth we’ve taught over the years.”
“It just so happens they were here today,” Mullen said of the Bachmanns. “And we were teaching on both marriage and homosexuality.”
The Bachmann campaign released this statement on Mullen's sermon: "Michele was an invited guest, she always welcomes the opportunity to meet with parishioners."
The Point of Grace Church service was the second church event Michele Bachmann attended on Sunday. Earlier, they visited the Des Moines First Church of the Nazarene, where the presidential candidate discussed the origins of her faith and political life.
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All these teavangelicals are just itching to get us into a holy war.........they are all nuts and should be excluded from even running for office anyplace for anything. Jeez, what is wrong with this country that we would even consider people like her or Perry or Santorum or any other religious fanatic for anything. Hell I would not even want them for dog catcher.....
It is amazing how one person can brainwash 100 people with low IQ"S. It is also amazing how these elected officials who have money, power, and health insurance dont give a @!$%# about the people that elected them. They are supposed to be elected by the people and for the people. Both parties are trying to push their own agendas without any concern for the courtry - and look what has happened. They all made history not in a good way. Time to elect some new people who care about this country instead of the their own bank accounts. Shameful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Barry attended an anti-white church, Bachmann attends a anti-gay church.....two wrongs make a right??
Where did all the good Christians go? These people are just crying for attention.
I'd bet about 3 of the millions of extremist Christians have even read a single page of the Bible and were literate enough to understand what they were reading.
Anyone who votes for this woman is clearly mentally handicapped and should go through extensive screening to see if they are truly fit to coexist in society.
Can someone tell me one thing? Where in the Bible does it say that Christians are supposed to force their beliefs onto others through law? Preach...try to teach and convert...yes. I recall it mentioning free will so often in the new testament that you almost get tired of reading it. Freedom of choice is innate to the Christan belief system and yet these extremists feel they have the right...or the duty...however these demented and confused folks choose to interpret it (and they choose every Bible interpretation and omission that has formed their twisted beliefs) to force the rest of the world to live by their little fabricated system. Looks like a passive aggressive terrorist if I ever saw one. What is their real agenda (aside from propagating the hatred of their fellow man)?
Remember in the Gospel of Mark when Jesus told all the gays to get away because they were icky while he was curing lepers?
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Well, if Michele Bachmann wins we'll have a "hater in chief" in office. I think she is mentally ill. Read the story about her in the New Yorker, folks!