We've compiled a list of events surrounding a hate-laced sermon given by a Knox County detective, who is also a pastor, and the aftermath.

Here is a timeline:

June 2

Knox County Detective Grayson Fritts, also a pastor at All Scripture Baptist Church in Knoxville, gives a sermon advocating for the execution of people within the LGBTQ community

Fritts told his congregation he believes federal, state and county governments should arrest, try, convict and "speedily" execute people within the LGBTQ community.

The sermon was an hour long and based on an Old Testament passage. It was given on the first Sunday of Pride Month.

June 12

Knox News first reports about Fritts' sermon

Our report was published midday.

Fritts defends his comments outside his church

The detective says he is not calling on attendees of his church toSpangler's statement from last week, that the county felt it couldn’t fire Fritts because of concerns over lawsuits being filed against the county. He said the county is between a rock and a hard place.

June 19

Cracker Barrel in Tennessee turns away Fritts' and his church

Fritts and his church had planned a meeting at a Cracker Barrel in Cleveland, Tennessee, on June 29. But the restaurant said Fritts and his church group members weren't welcome at Cracker Barrel.

"We disagree strongly with their statements of hate and divisiveness," the Lebanon, Tennessee-based, national restaurant chain said in a statement.

ACLU says it would not have intervened to protect Fritts

This statement came after Spangler said he was protecting taxpayers from a potential lawsuit when he decided not to fire Fritts.

June 24

Knox County Commission