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Prison chaplains not to preach homosexuality as sin in Kentucky

by Hannah Tooley

The Department of Juvenile Justice has revoked the credentials of one Baptist chaplain, because of his refusal to comply with a policy that forbids reference to homosexuality as "sinful."

It has been reported that chaplains who do not abide by the new policy will not be allowed to work in prisons, officials said on CatholicCulture.org.

The policy states that: "staff, volunteers, interns and contractors shall not imply or tell LGBTQI juveniles that they are abnormal, deviant, sinful or that they can or should change their sexual orientation or gender identity."

Chaplain David Wells refused to sign the document, speaking to Fox News, said that: "We could not sign that paper."

Mr Wells worked in the Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice as an ordained minister for around 13 years.

He said: "They told us we could not preach that homosexuality is a sin - period.

"We would not have even been able to read Bible verses that dealt with LGBT issues."

Mr Wells added that he had not used hateful or derogatory comments when dealing with the young inmates during his time there.

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