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LGBT activists are accusing a Regina pastor of spreading hate towards the gay and transgender communities.
In a sermon posted to Facebook and YouTube, Pastor Terry Murphy of Victory Church made multiple comments that many are calling hateful.
“It started maybe in the 70’s or 80’s. We had the start of the cultural push to normalize homosexuality. On TV shows, in the movies, in the media, everywhere. Normalizing this behaviour that, before then, was not considered normal. (It) was considered abnormal … The normalizing of this behaviour has caused chaos in a lot of ways,” he said, among other things, in the March 7 sermon.
REGINA A colorful celebration took place on Maxwell Crescent on Sunday morning. The goal was to remind youth and all those in the LGBTQ2S+ community they are accepted and loved just as they are. The rally follows a sermon given last Sunday at Regina’s Victory Church that many in the pride community are saying was hate-filled and damaging. I wanted to be here today to show the youth that it is okay to be who you are whether you identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual trans. you belong here, Flo Mingo, a Regina Drag Queen said Sunday. The rally was organized by the queer community after the church posted a sermon on Facebook titled Raising Godly Children.
Approximately 130 people gathered across the street of Regina Victory Church to be part of the rally.
Author of the article: Evan Radford
Publishing date: Mar 14, 2021 • March 14, 2021 • 2 minute read • Regina-based drag performer Katy Hairy dances and lip syncs to a song in front of Regina Victory Church in Regina, Sask. as part of a rally against a sermon posted online by the church s pastor, while Craig MacMillan tries to photo-bomb the performance with his sign about forgiveness on March 14, 2021. Photo by Evan Radford/Regina Leader-Post /jpg
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Preaching love and inclusion, supporters of the LGBTQ community rallied outside a Regina church Sunday morning, hoping to counter what they say is a message of hate preached by the church’s pastor in a recently published sermon.
By Josh Sigurdson
Mar 14, 2021 1:02 PM
Members of Regina’s LGTBQ2S+ community gathered in front of Regina Victory Church Sunday, a week after its pastor delivered a rather controversial sermon.
During a sermon titled “Raising Godly Children”, Pastor Terry Murphy spoke about a statistic showing nearly 16 percent of Gen Z respondents identify as LGBT. He went on to say that normalizing being gay is like normalizing pedophilia.
Event organizer Nathan Labatt says he wanted to make sure everyone who was upset by the speech had their voice heard.
“I saw there was a need for people who weren’t able to share their voice or were feeling a little bit shy to do so,” said Labatt. “It was really important for us to stand strong and do this, and just spread a little bit of love and kindness, it’s the name of the event, it’s something we want to make sure we push today.”