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Megachurch pastor "prayerfully" allows gays into leadership

February 26, 2015

Megachurch Pastor Prayerfully Allows Gays Into Leadership Is the Bible Belt coming unbuckled? Stan Mitchell, pastor of the GracePoint megachurch in Franklin Tennessee, has apparently taken his Bible belt off altogether. Mitchell told his congregation—a congregation that includes superstar singer-songwriter Carrie Underwood—that practicing homosexuals can be card-carrying members of his...Read more

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