Mayor Bryan Paterson steps down as member of Third Day Worship Centre

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In an open letter posted to his website, Mayor Bryan Paterson says he is stepping away from his church, a week after video surfaced of the pastor of his church spewing anti-LGBTQ2+ to his congregation.

Kingston’s Mayor Bryan Paterson has announced that he is stepping away from his church. This comes after videos surfaced online last week showing the pastor of the Third Day Worship Centre voicing anti-LGBTQ2 messages to his congregation.posted to his website, Paterson apologized for the comments made by the Pastor of the Third Day Worship Centre, Francis Armstrong.“I know many of you were hurt by these comments, confused, angry, or felt personally attacked or undermined,” said Paterson.

As of Wednesday, Paterson says he is stepping away from the church, as he says he wants “to demonstrate that I’m committed to representing everyone in our community.”Previous videos of Armstrong show him saying, “Homosexuality is an abomination onto God… and those that live like that are going to end up in hell.”

In response to last week’s backlash, Armstrong said, “I, as senior pastor of Third Day Worship Centre apologize for the hateful tone that came through. That is not a true representation of my character, heart, or the heart of this church.”

 

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