A post shared by Flamy Grant (@flamygrant)A well-known evangelical preacher, with a large online following, treated his congregation to another hate-filled sermon over the weekend.Evangelical Protestant pastor Greg Locke, 47, is the founder of the Global Vision Bible Church in Mt.
Juliet, Tennessee. What was the cause of Locke’s latest fire and brimstone sermon?Drag queens. Or rather, one drag queen in particular: Flamy Grant.In case you missed the news, Grant is a gospel-inspired drag performer who topped the iTunes Christian music chart earlier this year with her album, Bible Belt Baby.The Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards is regarded as Contemporary Christian Music’s premier event.
It takes place tomorrow night in Nashville.Despite Grant’s success, she has not been nominated in any of its 40 categories. However, she and another queer singer, Semler, have said they plan to attend as audience members.“Think of our attendance at the Dove Awards as a sort of banner-wielding, exploratory scouting expedition,” said Grant (otherwise known as Matthew Lovegood) to Baptist News. “We’re not going to stir up trouble or demand a single thing.
We’re simply going to be present, to express our queer joy, and to celebrate in our little corner of the room.”Locke was horrified at the news.