Last week, Pastor Roger Jimenez of Verity Baptist Church in Sacramento, California made news after saying in a sermon that he was sad that the Orlando nightclub shooter didn’t “finish the job,” that the real tragedy was that “more of them didn’t die,” and that the government should really be executing gay people via firing squad.

Earlier today, hundreds of people stood outside his church to protest the hate. Here are glimpses of that protest:
Well over 200 demonstrators now at Verity Baptist Church pic.twitter.com/vMTTuz2TYf
— Tom Miller (@KCRAMiller) June 19, 2016
Panorama of the increasing crowd at Verity Baptist Church protest. pic.twitter.com/3kCnw3UDlK
— Jonathan Ayestas (@jonayestas) June 19, 2016
Tons of signs supporting LGBT community and #orlando victims outside Verity Baptist Church pic.twitter.com/oxYCuDSa86
— Tom Miller (@KCRAMiller) June 19, 2016
Protestors line up around Verity Baptist Church ahead of Sunday sermon. @CBSSacramento pic.twitter.com/8NLNU24iH6
— Shirin Rajaee (@ShirinRajaee) June 19, 2016
Verity Baptist Church protest! #loveislove @kcranews @BuzzFeedLGBT pic.twitter.com/Hp4l0Na2qN
— Cheeky Librarian (@Cheekylib) June 19, 2016
First wave of church members leaving Verity Baptist Church. #verityprotest pic.twitter.com/4umiieF3qV
— Jonathan Ayestas (@jonayestas) June 19, 2016
As for the sermon itself, Jimenez reiterated to his congregation (and select media) that he’s not advocating people commit these violent acts themselves. He simply longs for the day when a righteous government will execute homosexuals with a firing squad. Because that’s what Jesus wanted.
Verity Baptist pastor Roger Jimenez says: only righteous govt-when Jesus reigns, not advocating violence @KFBK pic.twitter.com/vy8ORcYsxc
— Ryan Harris KFBK (@RyanHarrisKFBK) June 19, 2016
Verity Baptist pastor Roger Jimenez says media takes him out of context, never called for violence against @KFBK pic.twitter.com/aKOP33gH6x
— Ryan Harris KFBK (@RyanHarrisKFBK) June 19, 2016
It was a wonderful peaceful protest that showed how people who care about LGBT individuals will always outnumber the haters from any religion. Just as with the angels who opposed Westboro Baptist Church in Florida, these protesters deserve our appreciation.
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