Gay magazine crosses “12-step boundary” to out anti-gay pastor
Reverend Tom Brock is the Associate Pastor at Hope Lutheran Church in North Minneapolis. He is known for his denunciations of homosexuality and GLBT rights on his daily KKMS AM 980 radio program, The Pastor’s Study. His video series lambastes with outrage the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) for progressive attitudes toward women’s reproductive rights, racial equality, ecological stewardship—and, worst of all in his view, openly gay or lesbian pastors having the right to minister if they are in a committed monogamous relationship with a member of the same sex….
Brock observed that he sometimes “feels effeminate” because he has no interest in the sports page, and that he feels deficient because he finds society’s mass interest in sports to be a bore.
On the other hand, most of the men, including Brock, expressed a deep love for opera and classical music. He related that he was especially fond of a Ralph Vaughan Williams composition.
When the topic of same-sex marriage came up, Brock stated, “The world needs [heterosexual] marriage.”
Taken from an article by Lavender Magazine of Minnesota which has printed an article that attempts to “out” a Lutheran reverend, Tom Brock, for his seemingly hypocritical preaching against gay rights. The paper’s reporter, John Townsend, reports that he attended a “support group” designed by Catholics to “assist” people with same-sex attractions by reinforcing their beliefs that their feelings can be overcome. The article has sparked some debate over the tactics of “outing” closeted public figures, and the alleged sanctity of 12-step support groups no matter what their focus may be. (Lavender Magazine)
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