Have the people of your church in the very community, in the town you live. what has the reaction been from inside your family since the defrocking? and what is your son saying? well, he actually went on record to say yesterday in an interview that he feels partially responsible and that s probably true, and i feel bad for him. i always tell him, don t feel guilty about this. this has nothing to do with you. this is based on the exclusionary policies of the church. that s what causes this. you know? we just have to stop the discrimination in the church. we have to stop treating some people like they re second-class citizens or christians. is this an evolution in your belief, in your own thinking since your son came out? how did you feel towards same-sex marriage before knowing your son was gay? it s been a long evolution in my case. i at one point also believed that homosexuality is a sin as a
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A backdrop of true reality. that includes the defrocking of united methodist pastor. appreciate you being with us. before we talk about the specifics of you being defrocked, i want to ask your thoughts on this duck dynasty controversy, about the statements, the suspension, what do you make of it? i am very, very disappointed at statements like this in general because they really are uninformed. here you have some people that are lay people that really don t do a lot of research in terms of how to understand the scripture s right and interpret them, making statements that are so harmful and hurtful and to the lgbt community, and it s just outrageous. it s interesting, though, there are plenty of passages that one can point to in the
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Is gay. on the witness stand this week, schaefer said he has to minister to those who hurt, saying it s a new calling from god, but that move could lead to defrocking. the church accepts gay and lesbian members but it rejects homosexuality as quote, incompatible with christian teaching. a marriage is designed by god to be between a man and a woman and i think that s correct biblically. and pastor schaefer joining us live now. thank you for your time. thanks, tamron. your son asked you seven years ago to officiate his wedding and you re quoted as saying you did it out of love for him. but you had to know at the time that it would not settle well with many within the united methodist church. what has made you have the courage to move forward? well, when he asked me, i had to say yes because after he came