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UNC's Christian a cappella group votes to kick out gay singer
by GoPride.com News Staff
Fri. September 2, 2011  7:39:22 PM : 11 Comments - continue the discussion
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Chapel Hill, N.C. — The University of North Carolina's "Psalm 100" Christian a cappella group is under investigation after members voted unanimously to kick out Will Thomason, who is gay.

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Will Thomason 
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    Psalm 100 General Director Blake Templeton told the Daily Tar Heel Thomason wasn't kicked out because he was gay; he was kicked out for his views on homosexuality.

    Thomason is a senior who has been a member of the group since he was a freshman, reported the Daily Tar Heel. He's the lead singer in this song, posted on YouTube:



    Apparently there's a gray area in UNC's rules for university-funded programs (Psalm 100 got a couple hundred bucks last year) and even the school's gay advocacy group isn't willing to say a rule has been broken.

    "I feel confident that the University is going to do its due diligence in making sure that the policy was adhered to, and if they find that it was not adhered to they will take the appropriate action," Terry Phoenix told the newspaper.

    Thomason was trying to be nice about it.

    "I'm especially appreciative of the willingness of the larger UNC community to openly engage in the dialogue and I trust there will be continued respect for all parties involved," he said.

    Psalm 100 reads in part: "Know that the Lord is God. It is he that made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture."

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    maybe he was also a jerk
    Posted by Jackie Rose on Sat, 9/3/2011 9:22 AM
    he's damn cute though
    Posted by Jackie Rose on Sat, 9/3/2011 9:23 AM
    or maybe he had a better voice!
    Posted by Winkler1 on Sat, 9/3/2011 9:26 AM
    Doesn't make me proud of my alma mater.
    Posted by Ty Matthews on Sat, 9/3/2011 9:34 AM
    I vote to kick out Psalm 100 from the school which is a public school. No religious groups should be formed on public grounds. period.
    Posted by Brian Bettenhausen on Sat, 9/3/2011 9:56 AM
    Religion is poison. Go find a nearby gay men's chorus... screw Psalm 100.
    Posted by Aaron Hoffman on Sat, 9/3/2011 10:15 AM
    Not very Christian of them is it?
    Posted by Carol LaPolla on Sat, 9/3/2011 1:02 PM
    The sad thing is, he'll get more sympathy for being good looking. If he was overweight and unattractive, he'd get absolutely no support.
    Posted by Orean498 on Sat, 9/3/2011 2:08 PM
    When will this nonsense ever stop? Isn't the question: Can he sing?
    Posted by Peg Welch on Sun, 9/4/2011 10:56 AM
    How Christian of them. So typical!
    Posted by Nicholas Molodyko on Sun, 9/4/2011 12:48 PM
    the fuck? this has nothing to do with you
    Posted by Pathock on Tue, 9/6/2011 11:04 AM
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