North Carolina Pastor Scott Carpenter says he "had to" tell Kings Mountain High School graduating seniors that if they are gay they are going to hell. Carpenter was invited to speak at the school's on-campus annual baccalaureate service, an evening event to celebrate and honor seniors' accomplishments but one which students are not required to attend.
"Nobody got bashed or anything. All I did was simply speak biblical truth," Carpenter, an interim pastor at Temple Baptist Church told WBTV. "The number one audience that I have to please is God."
Carpenter says he has no regrets, and stressed that parents and students merely "reacted" to his message.
"Do I hate anybody? Absolutely not. I just love them too much not to tell them the truth," Carpenter said. "Was I trying to be mean spirited? Absolutely not. Was I trying to hurt somebody's feelings? Absolutely not. I was simply had to do what I had to do as a Christian minister."
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