A young Oklahoma man has filed a police report against members of his own church after he says they tried to beat his homosexually out of him.
23-year-old Sean Cormie says he was circled by about 15 of his fellow congregants at the 1st Assembly Church in Blackwell, Oklahoma, who held him down and began punching him in an attempt to “pray away” his homosexuality.
The alleged attack happened on September 8 after Cormie brought his boyfriend Gary Gardner to church at his family’s urging. Towards the end of the service, he says the pastor went on a long tirade against homosexuality.
That’s when the group surrounded him and shuffled Gardner out the door.
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“They hold me down, pin me down, and I’m crying, and the Holy Spirit just comes through me, and they keep speaking in tongues, praying over me,” Cormie tells local news stations KFOR. “I was just crying ‘mercy, mercy.'”
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According to Cormie, congregants shouted, “It’s a sin! It’s an abomination! You need to realize, wake up, and see it for a sin!” as they beat him.
Meanwhile, Gardner tells News 9 that they picked Cormie “up and body slammed him over and started praying on him, and when they were doing that, Sean ended up with marks on his arms a black eye and sort of blacked out.”
In response to the allegations, pastors Bill and Tami McKissick released a statement saying the incident “began as a family matter that escalated.”
“Our church would never condone restraint of any person unless they were engaged in violent activity,” the statement reads. “There is much more to this incident, and we are cooperating fully with law enforcement to hopefully bring all of the facts to light as a rush to judgment is not in anyone’s best interest.”
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Cam
This is a violent assault and of course since it was done in a Church no police in Oklahoma will even investigate.
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Chrisk
Well, you lie down with dogs and you get up with fleas. Not that it makes what they did right but he surrounded himself with crazy loons. Hopefully he’s been awoken to the danger around him.
Oh and the Police will do their wink wink nod nod and it will be brushed under the carpet. Guaranteed.
Oh and I thought his partner was Larry Flynt for a second.
Prax07
He probably shouldn’t have been a member at that “church” to begin with. Don’t know how some people can be so dumb. It’s like strolling into gang territory and then crying when you got jumped.
Cam
So lets just accept the behavior of these violent bigots because that guy shouldn’t have been there?
i.e. the rape is her fault because she shouldn’t have been wearing that skirt?
Kangol2
It sounds like he was raised in that church and wanted their love and acceptance, since his family was involved. He’s 23, so he probably has been in that environment his entire life. Show some compassion and understanding, sheesh!
Heywood Jablowme
Why are demons always homosexual?
And if rednecks “speak in tongues” so much, why don’t they ever learn Spanish?
grich
Never thought about that! Good point.
Mack
If you know who was involved, sue them and of course sue the church for not stopping the assault. I know it’s going to be hard to win in Bigoted Oklahoma, but there are still some good people there somewhere.
boymikefl
Must not be much pickin’s in Okie. Time for the kid to cut ties w/parents. He sets the rules. Tell the old man (bf) to (pay) move so his boytoy can build his self worth & independence from parents & town. Another Matt Shepard situation.
rray63
No, it’s not. Matt Shepard was murdered, this young man was assaulted and can warn others of what happened. Matt will never have that opportunity. Please don’t compare the two.
Scribe38
I feel for the young man. Even when I stopped seeing my dad for 3 years, I still would have met him someplace if he had asked. You trust your parents. You don’t think they would hurt you. Hope everyone goes to jail that hurt him.
Now to the BF. What the h*ll? Bro looks at least 60. Why the heck is he playing with someone 23 yrs old? What would a 60 yr old have in common with a 23 yr old? I’m 45 and wouldn’t touch anyone that age
rray63
How do you know the older man went for the younger man? There isn’t anything in the story to say either way. Maybe the younger guy saw something in him that you don’t? But you keep on judging, just like the straights do to all of us, okay? 🙂
Hussain-TheCanadian
What is this fascination with demons?? Everytime a story likes this comes out, it involves someone being pinned down, screaming for a “demon” to be expelled, and a group on the side speaking in tongues.
As for the boyfriend……….. …….kid got balls bring his da…..I mean partner with him to church, maybe they thought he was possessed when they saw the boyfriend?
Vince
Here in LA that kind of arrangement means getting a nice allowance along with other bling. In Oklahoma probably means just room and board in the older man’s house
Prax07
@Cam Yup, exactly that.
Michael007
As soon as I saw the name of the church I knew this was a true story. Any of them that begin with “Assembly” (Assembly of God), or “Missionary” (Missionary Baptist Church) are very cultish. I knew Oklahoma was rife with them, and here in Kentucky is the same. All through the South you will find these kinds of churches. This is their standard operating procedure for any kind of ‘sin’. They don’t usually put their hands on you (unless they yell ‘heal’ thinking they can heal you) or do violence. BUT . . . they do run in circles around you and love to get you down on your knees or below while they stand over you shouting and screaming. Tears roll down their eyes and they look frightful as their eyes will often roll in the back of their heads! They get in a trance and a frenzy. The women do most of the yelling and crying, while the men prance around, jump up and down and beat on the Bible they have in their hands. I watched them to this to a 10 year old little boy because he didn’t want to get Baptized. They made him think the Devil was causing it and they made that little fellow cry and cry while they danced around him kneeling in front of their ‘mourners bench’. It made my blood run cold. I was there at an invitation from a friend. I find these kinds of churches disgusting. They have uneducated preachers, and in fact the congregation is very uneducated. These are rural folks who have had limited exposure to the real world. They were born into it and they fully think their church is the ONLY church that has people going to Heaven!!!
Sister Bertha Bedderthanyu
Well things like that don’t happen at our church (The First Self-righteous Church of Pascagoula).
Rex Huskey
I just wonder who got a thickie and had precum during in the encounter
Hussain-TheCanadian
Oh jesus that’s disgusting, the mental picture alone is horrifying
J W G
Why would a gay man be at this place to begin with? It’s funny, homophobic places like this always are the kinkiest places. Read the writing on the local rest stop bathroom walls. Oppression makes for some wild scenes. Just don’t come out! Else you’ll wind up surrounded by superstitious natives beating the devil out of you. Good thing they didn’t burn him at the stake. Not to give them any ideas or nothing.
Aires the Ram
Well, at least they weren’t the snake charmers.
But seriously, this young man probably grew up in this so-called ‘church’, and probably had very few economic opportunities to just “get out”, as some have suggested. This kind of upbringing really screws up homosexual kids, and well, lots of kids, and they turn into screwed up adults.
Just remember, there is really nothing new under the sun.