Pastor Jim Swilley Isn't Talking About His Gay Sex Life
PUBLISHED: NOVEMBER 16, 2010
Recently out Megachurch Pastor Jim Swilley isn't talking about his gay
sex life.
The twice-married father of four founded Church in the Now in Rockdale
County, Georgia 25 years ago. The 52-year-old Swilley told his flock
In an interview broadcast Sunday on CNN, Swilley told Don Lemon that being
gay and being sexual are separate things.
When Lemon asked, “What does this mean for you as far as having a partner – sexually – what does this mean for you?” Swilley ducked.
“Before I answer that question, I'd like to say that I usually don't like to
answer that question,” he said. “Not because I have anything to hide,
but straight people have a tendency to think that orientation is just
about sex. That's where a lot of the confusion comes, even in the church. … Orientation is about much more than that. I know gay couples who
have been together 10, 15, 20, 35 years. I got a letter from somebody
yesterday that has been with his partner 42 years. Orientation is about love,
it's about overall view, it's about people who have lives, commitment.”
Earlier, in an interview with gay weekly the Georgia Voice, Swilley offered
similar comments.
“It's not just about sex. It's about attraction. It's about love,” he said,
then added that “straight people aren't called 'sexual intercourse.'”
“I can't second guess God's creation,” he concluded. “God made me
exactly who I am – spirit, soul and body.”
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