Right-wing media attack LGBTQ-affirming Christians and churches
Right-wing talking heads and televangelists alike have long brandished their personal interpretations of Christianity as a weapon against the LGBTQ community — often making participation in the church contentious for LGBTQ people, despite others’ efforts to bridge that gap and welcome the community into their congregation. These inclusive efforts have come under attack from right-wing pundits amid a surge of far-right support for Christian nationalism, branding pro-LGBTQ religious outreach as “heretical” and “sacrilegious” and turning on the people and institutions extending even t...
Source: mediamatters.org