14 DAY TRIAL // Another clip has surfaced online – and gone viral – showing the level of bigotry in US churches. Shot at the Apostolic Truth Tabernacle Church in Greensburg, Indiana, it shows a toddler barely able to walk singing a hate-filled anti-gay song.
You will find the video embedded below, at the end of the article.
Two little boys, believed to be part of the church choir, step up to the mic, with one starting to sing a song that was clearly spoon fed to him in advance.
“The Bible's right, somebody’s wrong./ The Bible's right, somebody’s wrong./ Romans one, twenty six and twenty seven;/ Ain't no homos gonna make it to Heaven,” he sings.
Once he's done, the crowd launches into heated applause and cheering, with some even heard laughing. They clearly agree with what the boy is saying and are awfully proud he's doing it.
As expected, reaction to the video has been anything but supportive, with countless voices saying online that this is another piece of evidence of the kind of bigotry perpetuated in US churches.
One editor for Gawker even compared this video (and the act of having a kid spew hatred when he doesn't even understand what he's doing) to child abuse, the NY Daily News informs.
As expected, the video did not fail to have consequences.
TMZ spoke to several members of the church, who claim they've been bombarded with hate mail and death threats ever since the video went viral.
The pastor became so worried for his life that he actually packed up and left with his family “on vacation,” not telling anyone their destination.
Even so, the same members don't think there's anything wrong with the video and, oddly enough, neither are they sorry it went viral.
“Despite the threats, all the members we spoke to have no regrets about the song getting posted online – in fact one said, 'The people who are upset just don't read the word of God. If we don't teach the children the truth early they will never learn',” TMZ reports.
“As for the thunderous applause after the hate-filled song – we're told, 'Of course we applauded a child who is singing a song about God',” adds the same media outlet.
