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Anti-Gay Christian Lives 'Undercover' As Gay For a Year

"Timothy Kurek grew up in a religiously conservative family, and was told that homosexuality was an abominable sin. He regularly counseled friends and families on how to approach homosexuality. "The loving thing to do is to tell my friend who is gay, 'Hey, listen, you are an abomination and you need to repent to go to heaven.' I absolutely believed in that lock, stock and barrel," he said. And then four years ago, a close friend confided that she was a lesbian and that her family had disowned her because of it. Something in him broke. "I feel God really kicked me in the gut," he said. "She was crying in my arms and instead of being there for her, I was thinking about all the arguments to convert her." Kurek felt he needed to do something drastic to change his ways. So he embarked on a unique journey — as a straight man, he chose to live as a gay man for a year to understand the real-life results of homophobia. He "came out" to friends and family and dealt with the consequences, which included alienating family members."* Ana Kasparian and John Iadarola explore Kurek's experiment and what it means to be tolerant and moral. *Read more from Julie Gerstein/The Frisky:http://www.thefrisky.com/2012-10-15/s... Support The Young Turks by Subscribing http://bit.ly/TYTonYouTube Like Us on Facebook: Follow Us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/OkX87X Buy TYT Merch: http://theyoungturks.spreadshirt.com/