Post by Logan on Feb 18, 2016 18:10:03 GMT -6
Manny Pacquiao Cites Scripture Saying Gays Should Be Put to Death After Being Fired By Nike
Boxer Manny Pacquiao shows no sign of backing down from his anti-gay views despite being fired by Nike over his “abhorrent” comments saying that gay people are worse than animals.
In an Instagram post shared just hours after Nike announced it would be ending its relationship with Pacquiao, Pacquiao quoted a passage from the book of Leviticus which calls for men who have sex with men to be put to death.
TMZ reports:
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Boxer Manny Pacquiao shows no sign of backing down from his anti-gay views despite being fired by Nike over his “abhorrent” comments saying that gay people are worse than animals.
In an Instagram post shared just hours after Nike announced it would be ending its relationship with Pacquiao, Pacquiao quoted a passage from the book of Leviticus which calls for men who have sex with men to be put to death.
TMZ reports:
The Filipino news agency ABS-CBN captured an Instagram Manny put up early Thursday morning quoting Leviticus 20.13:
“If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death, their blood will be on their own heads.”
The post has since been deleted.
TMZ Sports spoke with Manny’s longtime promoter Bob Arum who says although he finds Manny’s views abhorrent, he understands them because they’re rooted in religious belief. Manny is a born again Christian.
“If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death, their blood will be on their own heads.”
The post has since been deleted.
TMZ Sports spoke with Manny’s longtime promoter Bob Arum who says although he finds Manny’s views abhorrent, he understands them because they’re rooted in religious belief. Manny is a born again Christian.
Read more: www.towleroad.com/2016/02/manny-pacquiao-is-happy-a-lot-of-people-were-alarmed-by-the-truth-about-gay-marriage/