Former Charlotte Televangelist and PTL head Jim Bakker says Florida anti-LGBTQ law ‘getting preachers killed’
Televangelist Jim Bakker, 82, a convicted felon and Tammy Faye Bakker’s ex-husband is claiming that Christian pastors are being murdered while ranting about Florida’s Don’t Say Gay law. “They will kill us in our pulpits,” Bakker said on his evangelical talk and variety show. “You don’t believe me? They’re already doing it. “They call it…
Senators Burr and Tillis: We are All Children of God
As a North Carolina Pastor, I believe it is past time for the federal government to ensure LGBTQ Americans protection from discrimination that the vast majority of our fellow citizens agree is wrong. Our U.S. senators, Richard Burr and Thom Tillis, can play a pivotal role in making sure Congress acts in 2022. I am…
Caldwell Presbyterian Church Puts Money Where Heart Is
As the price of gas continues to go up, the Queen City’s affordable housing options seem to be moving in the opposite direction. While Charlotte continues to grow and receive an influx of folks primed to take up residence within newly built homes and the condo developments that are sprouting up all over, long term…
A religious divorce is happening over LGBTQ inclusion
Disagreements in the United Methodist Church have been going on for years. For some, it is reminiscent of a long, messy divorce. That separation nearing its finality with feuds over land, money and 12.7 million children (or congregants). In 2019, the second-largest Protestant denomination in the U.S. voted to keep and strengthen its ban on…
MCC and ACCEPT Romania Mount Campaign to Help LGBTQ Ukrainians
During the last week of February, the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) made an initial donation of $1300 to the organization ACCEPT Romania, a non-governmental human rights organization in Romania that works to defend and promote LGBTQ rights. ACCEPT is working with partner organizations in Moldova, Ukraine and other neighboring countries in an effort to provide…
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