Pastor Tim Keller church staff: homosexuality is not a sin

A member of the church headed by Tim Keller has said he does not believe that homosexuality is a sin and that he is part of a "church plant" that advocates for the removal of separate bathrooms for males and females.

Since 2014 Casey Fulgenzi has been working as a staff in Redeemer Presbyterian Church, where he serves as the social media manager. He is also the assistant manager for Keller's online resource website where people order sermons and other resources. He was previously connected with and is still an active supporter of Forefront Church. His wife is also a worship leader at Forefront Church.

Fulgenzi first started to catch attention when he shared an article written by Ryan Phipps, leader of Forefront Manhattan, which says that the transgender restroom issue can be solved by putting just one "human" restroom, according to a report.

"We have dressing rooms in just about every major clothing store that are not gender segregated. Why can't we have bathrooms be the very same?" the article said. "We mustn't cling to antiquated ways of reasoning and separation that have long reached their time. We should think, dream, and pray about how we can be more 'whole' in our treatment of people."

When Fulgenzi shared the article, he said he was "laying down the truth." His support for homosexuals and transgender is evident on his social media posts. He claimed that homosexuality does not affect a Christian and other Christians as much as other sins like greed, rape, theft and racism.

Keller himself has been in hot water for past comments about homosexuality. He was once quoted as saying that self-righteousness, not homosexuality, sends people to hell.

"[H]eterosexuality does not get you to Heaven, I happen to know this, so how in the world can homosexuality send you to Hell? [W]hat sends to Hell is self-righteousness, thinking you can be your own savior and lord," the pastor said.