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That Michigan pastor who was outed on Grindr? He nearly shamed a gay teen into committing suicide
Jen Hayden
Yesterday we covered Pastor Matt Makela, the anti-gay Michigan pastor who was outed on Grindr.
Today a young man and his mother have stepped forward with their own story about Pastor Matt Makela. Tyler Kish was a teenage boy struggling to come to terms with his sexuality and sought counsel from Pastor Makela. His advice nearly caused Tyler to commit suicide:
“If he was going to go to hell for being gay then he might as well go to hell by committing suicide,” Jennifer Kish said, regarding what Makela told her son.
He didn’t stop there:
Jennifer Kish said the pastor also became vocal on social media about how he felt her son being gay was wrong and that as a parent she shouldn’t support him.
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