I noticed that one thing he said was the same statement that is often used by sexual deviants (not just homosexuals) who come out of the closet.
“I don’t feel bad. I feel free.”
This is too much a coincidence, so I suggest that the pastor himself may have strong inclinations to deviance. In any event, if there are any parents in his much reduced congregation, it would probably be wise to keep their children away from him. As well as their farm or domestic animals and fresh vegetables, and to keep a close watch over any casseroles they bring to a potluck.
Anytime a person adopts and freely speaks the buzzwords and catch phrases of the Left, they ARE the left. I have no doubt a man willing to do what he did is a closet case.
And if he/those like him personally are not, by some fluke, then a son/daughter/brother/sister/friend/relative IS and that completely remaps their moral compass.
Think of all the people you know or even read about who have ‘moderated’ their views on homosexuality once a person close to them exits the closet and gets ‘proud’. It is the rare person today that will stand firm and say “Well, see ya!” Most often they go through a series of verbal acrobatics that would shame an Olympic gymnast and end on “Well, it’s not my business what he does in his private life”.
Except his private life now has sitcoms on 400 channels and a lot of legislative support in congress.