Church Threatens To Sue "I'm Not Gay No More" Man Over iTunes Release

Via TMZ:

The church where the "I'm Not Gay No More" guy went straight is not only intolerant toward gays, they have an intense dislike for people who steal their tunes. The Church of God in Christ insists Andrew Caldwell call in the lawyers because their now-famous parishioner jazzed up his hilarious moment with background singers and released it on iTunes. A church honcho says they're ordering him to stop hawking the song partly because they own the audio, but also because they feel Andrew is making a mockery of the service ... and that's hilarious. But Andrew's calling BS, telling TMZ he's copyrighted the song. And he says it's his voice and he -- not even God -- can claim ownership of it.

Here's a snippet of the single.

HomoQuotable - Andrew Caldwell

"First of all, I'm delivered. And when I was a homosexual, I never looked at an old man. I would never touch an old man. Like I said, I dated a couple of football players, I dated church people. So I would never ever date a old person. That's not my type. That's nasty. If folks want to know if I'm sleeping around right now and stuff, let me tell you something, I have no tastes for those desires. You know how people were smoking and they stop smoking for years? God took the taste out of my mouth. Trust me, I would NOT ever, ever in my life, touch an old man. Cuz you know why? If you could see me when I was a homosexual, I was a very attractive person. I would never touch - what do I see in an old person? I am delivered, I am set free." - Andrew "I'm Not Gay No More" Caldwell, after being asked if he is romantically involved with the older man with whom he lives. The older man was also on the call.

The above interview was posted yesterday on YouTube by the website Pimp Preacher, which has also published a multi-point refutation of the apparently spreading rumor that Caldwell was paid for his "ex-gay" performance at last weekend's COGIC convention. Included in the post is a declaration of the "truth" about Caldwell's May arrest for insurance fraud:

Truth About The Arrest - A local pastor was invited to Andrews church to preach and lay hands, but Andrew became alarmed when he noticed who the pastor was (because Andrew knew the man to frequent gay bars). To prove his point Andrew tried to get a picture of the man leaving the bar and when the man noticed Andrew trying to get pictures of his car he swerved the car in Andrews direction - thus running over his foot. A police report was filed and Andrew tried to sue the man’s insurance - but the insurance company sided with their customer under the grounds that “Andrew was stalking him.” As a result Andrew was arrested and charged with filing a false insurance claim with specified injuries. Andrew will receive a plea to a lesser charge with 80 hours of community service (non felony) – and this incident will not appear on his record as a felony. This Case was closed today at of 11:10 am cst.

The author of the above-linked Pimp Preacher post goes on to declare that he does not support COGIC, noting that "for four consecutive years I have been their number one critic."

BRITAIN: Prankster Disrupts Church By Screaming "I'm Not Gay No More"

News of COGIC's now legendary "I'm not gay no more" incident has spread to Britain, where a prankster named Nathan disrupted a London church to scream the lines made famous this week. The handful of people on hand watched bemusedly as a security guard very politely asked Nathan to calm down. The police were called and when they spoke to Nathan outside the church, he again repeatedly the lines, only to have the officer calmly suggest he go back inside and "speak to a priest." 

RELATED: The clip is a from a YouTube account titled Trollstation. From their about page: "Our content is intentionally provocative & controversial with the aim to offend and harass the general public in the name of comedic Satire. Trollstation is a collective of social misfits playing mad ASBO games on the public." ASBO stands for the Anti-Social Behavior Order introduced by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in 1998.

UPDATE: "I'm Not Gay No More"

The Church of God In Christ (COGIC) has released a statement about the young man whose renouncement of his gayness went wildly viral this week:

A video, which is now viral, of a young man stating his deliverance from a particular lifestyle does not, in any capacity, speak to all of the remarkable things that transpired during this great church convention. We believe that we should reflect the love and compassion of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in all that we do. We do not in any way compromise our biblical position against same sex unions or in favor of biblical teaching on matters of sexual conduct. At the same time we expect that our clergy and laity will be civil and considerate as they speak to men and women regarding issues related to our Christian faith. We love all people, regardless of their faith or moral standards. When we fail to express ourselves with love and humility we contradict our witness to the world Furthermore, the Church of God in Christ wholly condemns acts of violence against and the subjugation of any person to verbal or physical harassment on the basis of their sexual stance. Such actions violate entirely the Christian’s obligation to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. The Church of God in Christ will have no further comment on this matter.

A local television station has investigated and notes that the young man was arrested for insurance fraud earlier this year. From CBS Atlanta:

"Well, my conclusion is he's a con artist, he's a scam artist," says internet talk show host Thaddeus Matthews. Matthews interviewed Caldwell Tuesday and said other things about him do not add up. "He says that he's going to medical school online," said Matthews. "Where do you go to medical school at, online?" Caldwell was also arrested back in May on charges of “fraudulent insurance." WMC Action News 5's Jason Miles briefly spoke with him on the phone before he quickly put his manager on the line. Both firmly disputed that anything was set up. Caldwell also claimed he hasn't made a dime from his "deliverance." Porter of Memphis handed him a $100 bill following the testimony. Bishop Porter's church referred WMC to COGIC public relations. They issued a statement and said it would be the only comment.

RELATED: In addition to the numerous response and parody videos, the incident has now been animated.

I'm Not Gay No More, The Remix

This needs to be much, much longer. See the original.

MISSOURI: 21 Year-Old Man Rewarded With $100 After Renouncing Gayness

"I am not gay no more! I am delivered! I don't like mens no more! I said I like women! Women, women, women, women, women, blub, blub, blub! I said women! I'm not gay! I would not date a man! I would not carry a purse! I would not put on makeup! I will, I will love a woman!" At the end of this clip, the preacher gives him a $100 bill. Which he then used to buy eyeliner and a smart clutch.

(Tipped by JMG reader Brian)

UPDATE: Via JMG reader Jake, the below remix of this clip has already gone wildly viral on Facebook with over 600K views just since this morning.