An Evangelical Christian preacher infamous for his misogyny and anti-LGBTQ+ views during his sermons went off on a rant suggesting women who wore pants were crossdressing.
Brother Duncan Urbanek is a member of the Stedfast Baptist Church in North Texas, which has been designated by The Southern Poverty Law Center as an anti-LGBTQ+ hate group whose often violent rhetoric could incite harm against the LGBTQ+ community.
During a recent sermon, Urbanek used homophobic slurs and urged male members of the church to burn their wives' possessions.
“People want to get so riled up," he began.
"Yeah! F*gs are an abomination. God hates ’em. Well, didn’t it just say if you’re a crossdresser, you’re an abomination too?”
“Now obviously it’s not as bad as being a fa**ot. But God is still very upset with your sin.”
You can watch the video of his sermon that was posted on Tuesday, here.
WARNING: NSFW language
\u201cChristian hate-preacher Duncan Urbanek condemns all pants-wearing women.\n\n"If you're a woman, and you own any pants, throw them away. Light them on fire. If you're a man, and your wife has pants, throw them away. And if she yells at you, so be it."\u201d— Hemant Mehta (@Hemant Mehta) 1661286444
He continued with his misogynistic directive.
“No what should we do about that, knowing this as Christians? If you’re a woman and you own any pants, throw them away. Light them on fire."
"If you’re a man and your wife has pants, throw them away. And if she yells at you, so be it. Throw them away. That’s a good fight to be in.”
\u201c@hemantmehta Where does it outlaw pants in the Bible \ud83e\udd14\u201d— Hemant Mehta (@Hemant Mehta) 1661286444
\u201c@hemantmehta oh dear ... am I supposed to care what he thinks? Sincerely, a woman who wears pants (who will continue to do so)\u201d— Hemant Mehta (@Hemant Mehta) 1661286444
\u201c@hemantmehta I wouldn't be surprised if the intention is make r4p3 easier.\u201d— Hemant Mehta (@Hemant Mehta) 1661286444
\u201c@hemantmehta See any pants in this painting? No. Any women? No. It\u2019s ALL dudes in DRESSES.\u201d— Hemant Mehta (@Hemant Mehta) 1661286444
\u201c@hemantmehta How are women going to ski or snowboard? Imagine mountain biking without proper shorts & padding or think of cold water lake swimming in a skirt styled wet suit.\n\nMaybe that\u2019s the point- keep them home bored & boring believing God\u2019s the only thing to do.\u201d— Hemant Mehta (@Hemant Mehta) 1661286444
\u201c@hemantmehta So, I guess any visiting minister who comes there to speak and wears a robe to speak in is wearing a dress so that's an abomination too? See it's a double standard that these ppl cannot justify. I grew up with these misogynistic ppl. It's pants, the color red u wouldn't believe\u201d— Hemant Mehta (@Hemant Mehta) 1661286444
\u201c@hemantmehta I boggles my mind that these wacky preachers have congregations. Like, how could you possible gravitate towards this type of message?\u201d— Hemant Mehta (@Hemant Mehta) 1661286444
Urbanek bizarrely mentioned if he was caught wearing a dress and that image circulated online, he would "do everything in my power to get rid of that picture."
He further stressed how he would do anything to get rid of the incriminating photo if someone hypothetically had it in their possession.
"Like, man, I gotta find the owner of it and persuade him. I gotta pay him off. Like, man, please delete that picture.”
\u201c@killerma @hemantmehta Look at what priests wear ..big black dresses and really fancy ones for the higher ranks .What is that all about ?\u201d— Hemant Mehta (@Hemant Mehta) 1661286444
The preacher quipped:
“You know, there is no picture of me wearing a dress because I’m never going to put one on."
\u201c@hemantmehta Imagine being this obsessed with what kind of clothing other people wear. And still expecting other people to take you seriously.\u201d— Hemant Mehta (@Hemant Mehta) 1661286444
And he continued doubling down on his statement while awkwardly chuckling.
"I don’t own any and I don’t want to wear any. And women should have that same standard.”
LGBTQ Nation noted there was "no Biblical injunction that’s specifically about women and pants" and when the Bible was written "trousers weren’t part of the Jewish wardrobe and men wore tunics and robes."
The Stedfast Baptist Church is currently based in Watauga. They were previously evicted from Hurst after LGBTQ+ allies gathered at the location and protested against the church's anti-gay rhetoric.
Prior to that, the church was located in Fort Worth. A former preacher praised the 2016 Pulse shooting in Florida where 49 people were killed and 53 were wounded by a gunman.
In June, one of the church pastors, Pastor Dillion Awes, lambasted Pride month and strongly suggested gay people "should be put to death" and "lined up against the wall and shot in the back of the head."
The sermon—titled "Why We Won't Shut Up"—was met with rousing applause from the congregation.