First Baptist Church of Dallas

Dallas Pastor Defends Claim That Islam 'Promotes Pedophilia' (VIDEO)

Jillian Rayfield | September 7, 2010, 3:51PM

Prominent Pastor Robert Jeffress of the First Baptist Church of Dallas gave a sermon a few weeks ago saying, among other things: "The deep, dark, dirty secret of Islam: It is a religion that promotes pedophilia - sex with children. This so-called prophet Muhammad raped a 9-year-old girl - had sex with her."

Now Jeffress has doubled down on his claim in a sermon on Sunday, responding to a column by Steve Blow in The Dallas Morning News that condemned the pastor's remarks. "It is our love for Muslims that demands we speak the truth about Islam," Jeffress said Sunday.

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