Preacher Phil Snider stood before the Springfield, Mo. city council last August to deliver a fiery condemnation of gay rights. The speech has gained attention in recent days as it spread around the Internet.
Snider voiced his concerns about the future of the city he grew up in and still calls home.
"Any accurate reading of the Bible should make it clear that gay rights goes against the plain truth of the word of God," Snider said, reading from his notes. "As one preacher warns, man in overstepping the boundary lines God has drawn by making special rights for gays and lesbians has taken another step in the direction of inviting the judgment of God upon our land.”
Two minutes into his remarks, Snider paused and revealed the surprising truth about his comments. You will have to watch to see what happens.
Snider's church, the Brentwood Christian Church, brands itself as "Springfield's Bible Belt Alternative," so that might give you a little hint.