Pastor Who Spewed Hate Speech After Orlando Massacre May Be Forced Out
The hateful pastor making headlines might get hung out to dry.
The property management firm for Roger Jimenez’s church is attempting to boot Verity Baptist from their business park, according to several reports.
“We stand with those who make their voices heard: Intolerance and hate are not the values that have made our country great,” Harsch Investment Properties said in a statement. “We respect the right of every individual’s free speech, even when we disagree with their views. This is certainly the case with our tenant Verity Baptist Church and its pastor, Roger Jimenez. We have many places of worship and other religious organizations in the properties we manage. Like all our tenants, their occupancy rights are protected in their leases, but we will not tolerate tenants who advocate hatred and the taking of innocent lives.”
Jimenez rocketed to infamy the same day as the Orlando massacre that took the lives of 49 people at the gay nightclub Pulse.
“Are you sad that 50 pedophiles were killed today?” Verity Baptist Church’s Pastor Robert Jimenez reportedly said. “Um no. I think that’s great. I think that helps society. I think Orlando, Florida, is a little safer tonight. The tragedy is that more of them didn’t die. The tragedy is I’m kind of upset he didn’t finish the job—because these people are predators. They are abusers.”
His sermon video was later removed from YouTube.
The property management firm has asked the church to consider moving out of their business park before their lease expiration next March.
