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MA: Virulently Anti-Gay Pastor Changes Focus From Uganda and Moves to "Re-Christianize Springfield"!

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Shift in mission for religious firebrand Antigay pastor refocuses on aiding Springfield By Michael Levenson Globe Staff / January 5, 2011 SPRINGFIELD ? He gained international attention after he was accused of stoking violence against gays in Uganda. One of his books, ?Pink Swastika,?? argues that Hitler and other Nazi leaders were gay. Another provides seven steps to ?recruit-proof?? your child from gay activists. But Scott Lively says he is toning down his antigay rhetoric and shifting his focus to helping the downtrodden. And he?s found a home and a receptive audience in this struggling city where many, but not all, have embraced his mission to ?re-Christianize Springfield.?? Every day, patrons stream to the Christian folk shows and Bible classes at Holy Grounds Coffee House, the café he opened about two months ago on a block not far from downtown...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on January 05, 2011 (boomark / email).