RENO, Nev. (AP) - A Reno juvenile detention center has cut ties with a longtime chaplain over his views on homosexuality.
Marvin Neal, who has been a volunteer chaplain at Washoe County's Jan Evans Juvenile Justice Center for 15 years, tells the Reno Gazette-Journal (http://on.rgj.com/1QAyMMC) that he was fired this week via email.
Steven Calabrese, a detention center division director, says the facility is looking for someone with more tolerant views to lead Sunday services and Bible classes.
Calabrese says the decision was made in light of recent sermons by Neal.
Neal says he was approached by officials after a girl left a Bible study class upset over the idea God does not accept people involved in same-sex relationships.
Calabrese says church services for the 100 incarcerated youths have not been disrupted.
Information from: Reno Gazette-Journal, http://www.rgj.com
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