Skip to content
CapRadio

CapRadio

signal status listen live donate
listen live donate signal status
listen live donate signal status
  • News
    • topics
    • State Government
    • Environment
    • Health Care
    • Race and Equity
    • Business
    • Arts and Lifestyle
    • Food and Sustainability
    • PolitiFact California
  • Music
    • genres
    • Classical
    • Jazz
    • Eclectic
    • Daily Playlist
  • Programs + Podcasts
    • news
    • Morning Edition
    • All Things Considered
    • Marketplace
    • Insight With Vicki Gonzalez
    • music
    • Acid Jazz
    • At the Opera
    • Classical Music
    • Connections
    • Excellence in Jazz
    • Hey, Listen!
    • K-ZAP on CapRadio
    • Mick Martin's Blues Party
    • Programs A-Z
    • Podcast Directory
  • Schedules
    • News
    • Music
    • ClassicalStream
    • JazzStream
    • Weekly Schedule
    • Daily Playlist
  • Community
    • Events Calendar
    • CapRadio Garden
    • CapRadio Reads
    • Ticket Giveaways
  • Support
    • Evergreen Gift
    • One-Time Gift
    • Corporate Support
    • Vehicle Donation
    • Stock Gift
    • Legacy Gift
    • Endowment Gift
    • Benefits
    • Member FAQ
    • e‑Newsletter
    • Drawing Winners
    • Thank You Gifts
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Close Menu
 We Get Support From:
Become a Supporter 
 We Get Support From:
Become a Supporter 

Hundreds Rally After Sacramento Pastor Praises Shooting

Monday, June 20, 2016 | Sacramento, CA
@jonayestas / Twitter
 

@jonayestas / Twitter

(AP) - Hundreds of protesters have demonstrated outside a California church whose pastor had said he wished more people were killed in the attack on an Orlando nightclub that left 49 people dead.

The Sacramento Bee reports that more than 500 demonstrators holding rainbow flags and signs chanted outside the Verity Baptist church in Sacramento on Sunday, decrying the previous week's sermon by pastor Roger Jimenez.

Hours after the attack at the gay Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Jimenez told his small congregation that he wished more people had been killed during the attack, calling the victims "sodomites" and "pedophiles." The sermon was filmed and uploaded to YouTube.

Protesters called for revocation of the church's tax-exempt status, chanting "Tax the hate."


Follow us for more stories like this

CapRadio provides a trusted source of news because of you.  As a nonprofit organization, donations from people like you sustain the journalism that allows us to discover stories that are important to our audience. If you believe in what we do and support our mission, please donate today.

Donate Today  

    More about Orlando

  • Orlando Shooting

    Capital Public Radio's coverage of the Orlando shooting, which killed 49 people.

    Related Stories

  • John / Flicr

    The Constitutional Freedoms And Boundaries Of Free Speech

    Wednesday, June 22, 2016
    In light of the Sacramento pastor's remarks suggesting Christians shouldn't mourn the Orlando shooting, we discuss the freedoms and boundaries of free speech with McGeorge constitutional law professor, John Sims.
  • Andrew Nixon / Capital Public Radio

    Hate Speech Or Illegal Incitement: Legal Expert On Sacramento Pastor's Orlando Shooting Comments

    Friday, June 17, 2016
    A sermon by a Sacramento pastor on Sunday praised the deaths that resulted from an attack on an Orlando nightclub. A legal expert explains where the line is between protected hate speech and illegal incitement to violence.

 OrlandoVerity Baptist Church

Sign up for ReCap and never miss the top stories

Delivered to your inbox every Friday.

 

Check out a sample ReCap newsletter.

Thanks for subscribing!

Thank you for signing up for the ReCap newsletter! We'll send you an email each Friday with the top stories from CapRadio.

Browse all newsletters

More Stories

CDC via AP

California coronavirus updates: How many animal species have been infected with COVID-19? Scientists are still trying to find out.

August 5, 2022

Kristin Lam/CapRadio

Police detained a Black child at the California State Fair. His mother says they targeted him

August 2, 2022

Randol White / CapRadio

Some Californians are ripping out their lawns as the state’s drought continues to worsen

August 1, 2022

Most Viewed

Northern California wildfires: Where to find updates on air quality, evacuations, and official information

A California man’s ‘painful and terrifying’ road to a monkeypox diagnosis

Abortion is still legal in California. Here are answers to questions about access in the state.

California coronavirus updates: How many animal species have been infected with COVID-19? Scientists are still trying to find out.

New variants, wastewater data, long COVID: What Sacramento region experts are watching

We Get Support From:
Become a Supporter

Most Viewed

Northern California wildfires: Where to find updates on air quality, evacuations, and official information

A California man’s ‘painful and terrifying’ road to a monkeypox diagnosis

Abortion is still legal in California. Here are answers to questions about access in the state.

California coronavirus updates: How many animal species have been infected with COVID-19? Scientists are still trying to find out.

New variants, wastewater data, long COVID: What Sacramento region experts are watching

Back to Top

  • CapRadio

    7055 Folsom Boulevard
    Sacramento, CA 95826-2625

    • (916) 278-8900
    • Toll-free (877) 480-5900
    • Email Us
    • Submit a News Tip
  • Contact Us

  • About Us

    • Contact Us / Feedback
    • Coverage
    • Directions
    • Careers & Internships
    • Mission / Vision / Core Values
    • Press
    • Staff Directory
    • Board of Directors
  • Listening Options

    • Mobile App
    • On Air Schedules
    • Smart Speakers
    • Playlist
    • Podcasts
    • RSS
  • Connect With Us

    •  Facebook
    •  Twitter
    •  Instagram
    •  YouTube
  • Donate

  • Listen

  • Newsletters

CapRadio stations are licensed to California State University, Sacramento. © 2022, Capital Public Radio. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Website Feedback FCC Public Files: KXJZ KKTO KUOP KQNC KXPR KXSR KXJS. For assistance accessing our public files, please call 916-278-8900 or email us.