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WATCH: Pastor stops by city council meeting to deliver vicious antigay rant

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Texas pastor Jonathan Shelley, leader of the virulently antigay Stedfast Baptist Church, stopped by a city council meeting to offer his thoughts on Pride month.

Spoiler alert: He’s not a fan.In a video posted by activist Hemat Metha, Shelley appears before the Arlington City Council during a meeting that acknowledged June as Pride month.

Shelley said he’s “horrified and ashamed” that the city is recognizing Pride, and hey, “horrified and ashamed” is how most people feel when they hear Shelley speak, so it seems we’ve all got something in common.Shelley stayed right on brand when he proceeded to say gay people deserve a punishment of death.

Several people in the audience murmured in approval, and we’re going to go ahead and assume they carpooled together.“According to God we should hate Pride, not celebrate it,” Shelley said. “I don’t understand why we celebrate what used to be a crime not long ago.

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