Pupils offered counselling after pastor says gay people are 'going to hell'

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Pupils at a Cape Town high school have been offered counselling after a pastor told them that gay people are 'going to hell'.

“We have offered support and counselling for those learners,” she added. She said the department was not aware of a second visit by the pastor during which he allegedly described sangomas as witches.

Explaining the department’s policy on religion in schools, she said people were allowed to have freedom of expression, but at the same time principals were warned to be cautious when dealing with controversial topics that could hurt people’s feelings.The pastor, in an interview with the radio station later, denied making derogatory remarks about the LGBTI+ community when he was there on Friday.

Michael Swain, executive director of Freedom of Religion SA, said in a statement on Tuesday that the report raised questions about what religious speakers can and cannot say at schools. On the line between free speech and hate speech he said:"The constitutional right to free speech is a very broad right that includes opinions and ideas that people do not like, do not agree with, or even find offensive.

 

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Shame little snow flakes. The Pastor was right. Read your Bible.

Shame

It’s they are going to hell as the Bible says

Well he wasn't lying tho. The bible condemns gayness.

Christians are the most judgemental and their faith asks them not to judge. He should have never went to that school. Not all faiths sent you to hell. Some just turn into energy and float away.

That's 100% true Amen

Mello drama

It's true no counseling needed there just repentance

The pastor was teaching the bible from the book of Romans 1:18-32

The pastor has the evidence from the same source that outlaws theft and murder, so present proof that he is wrong or shut up. gofigure

Is he lying?

Pastor vs Mastor

Sodomy gentleman 👀 you shouldn't play that game, just an advice from a brother.

Why?

Next thing they will say we must not preach it its hate speech

But its true they are going to hell

Thats all SA has become - rubbish !

So they need counselling for that 🤔🤔🤔.

Who knows hell or heaven? Who has been to it? I repeat 👇👇

This sounds like a joke

Give that pastor a🍷🍾🍸🍹

They are going to tell Why sugar coat it Nxa nxa

Just 30 years ago, school kids were in training to fight a war, dodge bullets and see comrades killed in action, no counseling, just some beer, cigarettes and more action. Today a Pastor says something and the poor souls needs counseling. OMG...what is the world coming too?

I repeat, Gays must be arrested in Africa. It's not part of our history 👐🏿

😅😅😅😅😅😅😅Really🤣🤣🤣

unless they repent coz the wages of sin is death...

Counselling for what?

Wtf

To hell straight away

Ok they are going to gay heaven Are you happy now?

JokoRaymond 🤣🤣🤣 Counseling for that? 🤣🤣waste of counseling... Ziyageza kodwa ezi Pastor 🤣🤣🤣

As for counselling 😂😂😂😂😂✋✋

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

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