Howard Bess
Howard Bess is the former pastor of the Church of the Covenant in Palmer, Alaska. He is the author of Pastor, I Am Gay, a book he claims Sarah Palin tried to have banned from the local library during her time as mayor of Wasilla.1 Bess is an American Baptist minister and wrote his book after a homosexual in his congregation in Santa Barbara, California asked him for guidance.2
Fast Facts
- Married wife Darlene in 19872
- Wrote Pastor, I Am Gay in 19952
- Helped found Valley Christian Conference2
Quote
"Look back at the life of our Lord Jesus. He was misunderstood, deserted, unjustly accused, and cruelly killed. Yet we all confess that it was the will of God, for by his wounds we are healed ... Could it be that the homosexual, obedient to the will of God, might be the church's modern day healer-messiah?" --Bess in his book, Pastor, I Am Gay2
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