Georgia church posts sign calling for death to gay people

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — A Georgia church has posted a virulently anti-gay sign up saying that gay people should be put to death.

WGXA-TV reports that the sign for The Ten Commandments church in Milledgeville, Ga., reads “Homosexuality is a Death Worthy Crime.”

“This is the first time that I have ever seen anything that actually crossed the line and was inferring death upon a group,” local resident Robert Owens tells WGXA. Owens noticed the sign while riding his bike through town.

Pastor Robert Lee claims nothing is wrong with the sign, and referenced Leviticus 20:13 to a reporter.

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“Homosexuality is an abomination, and the Bible says that homosexuality is a death worthy crime,” said Lee, who also claimed he hopes the Supreme Court is paying attention to his sign as they decide on the issue of marriage equality.

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“The institution of marriage was instituted by God and it should not be changed by people who deserve not to live,” Lee said.

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