Tag: Christians

Kristian Cardenas (image via Instagram @ktaay)Kristian Cardenas — a hair stylist and makeup artist from Lubbock, Texas — had a recent tweet of hers go viral after she shared screenshots of a client who asked if Cardenas was gay and then fired and lectured her after Cardenas said she was. Naturally, the client was Christian (because of course she was — did you even have to ask?). In the text exchange, the unnamed woman wrote, “I have a few questions...

The ladies of The View discuss Pride Month (screen capture)During Monday’s episode of The View, the gabfest was discussing the beginning of Pride Month when a recent tweet by Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin of Providence, Rhode Island, came up. Bishop Tobin had taken it upon himself to remind Catholics not to attend Pride events this month because “they promote a culture and encourage activities that are contrary to Catholic faith and morals.” Tobin...

Pete Buttigieg (Instagram) and Al Sharpton (TwitterRight-wing bloggers lost their (rhymes with kit) this week, as the Reverend Al Sharpton tweeted out a clip of his recent appearance on Msnbc’s “Deadline/WhiteHouse” with Nicole Wallace. In the clip, Sharpton addresses what he believes to be the biggest hurdle presidential candidate, Pete Buttigieg, has in winning over African American voters. That hurdle is homophobia. Reflecting on his recent, symbolic dinner with Buttigieg at Sylvia’s Soul Food Restaurant in Harlem, Sharpton acknowledged that...

AT&T has released a commercial advertisement which spotlights an interracial gay couple. The “Just OK” campaign argues that their products are built to excel, as opposed to their competitor’s “just ok” options. The beautiful ad delivers this message by showing a gay couple leaving their children with a “just ok” babysitter. The babysitter quickly shows that she’s not up to the task of taking care of the children, and the couple become worried about her care. This is, of course,...

Rev. Kelvin Holdsworth's remarks sparked a nasty homophobic response from the Queen's former chaplain. A Church of England minister has apologised after he said that Christians should pray for Prince George to be gay. The Very Rev. Kelvin Holdsworth, the provost of St Mary’s Cathedral in Glasgow and an LGBT equality advocate, remarked that a future wedding between the fourth in line to the the thrown and a same-sex partner would force the Church of England to back marriage equality. The comments,...

Very Rev Kevin Holdsworth says C of E will be forced to support same-sex marriage if the ‘Lord blesses George with the love of a fine young gentleman’ Christians should pray for Prince George to be gay to force support for same-sex marriage in the Church of England, a senior Anglican minister and LGBTQ campaigner has said. The Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth, provost of St Mary’s Cathedral in Glasgow, made the comments in a blog he reposted about LGBTQ inclusion in...

Because having the right to everything else isn't enough. Christians are demanding Facebook add a cross alongside the temporary Pride emoji. Though some people have been particularly happy about Facebook introducing a rainbow flag emoji in celebration of Pride month, others don’t. But for some Christians, they felt left out because they didn’t have an emoji of their own. Former television and radio evangelist Joshua Feuerstein shared a photo demanding there be a cross reaction emoji for those against the LGBTI community. Feuerstein has...

Christmas decorations featuring same-sex couples have been pulled from sale after demands from evangelical Christian campaigners. Anti-LGBT campaigner Andrea Williams of Christian Concern had fumed about the Christmas ornaments, which were being sold by a designer on crafts website Zazzle.com. The twin decorations, which were on sale for £13 each, feature two men and two women over the baby Jesus, in place of Mary and Joseph. Venting to MailOnline, Ms Williams – whose fringe activist group supports gay ‘cure’ therapy – said:...