Joining Drag Queens On TV Show Costs Indiana Pastor His Job

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NEW YORK (AP) — The Rev. Craig Duke has been a Methodist minister for three decades, building a reputation as a staunch advocate of LGBTQ inclusion. His pastoral duties have now been terminated — the result of a bitter rift surfacing in his Indiana church after he sought to demonstrate solidarity by appearing in drag alongside prominent drag queens in the HBO reality series “We’re Here.”

Duke, 62, said he thought most of his 400-member congregation at Newburgh United Methodist Church shared his inclusive views, and he was taken aback when a prominent congregation member, soon backed by other churchgoers, circulated emails attacking him.

“You have thrown NUMC under the bus to elevate a minority of individuals,” said one of the emails. Another, according to Duke, said Satan must be pleased with the discord over LGBTQ rights.

Duke, who declined to identify his chief critics, told The Associated Press that the attacks “felt very personal,” causing him to worry about his mental health. ...........(more)

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[FSogol]

1. I would think that a Minister for 3 decades would have realized that the love your neighbor part of

Christianity is mostly just talk. They seldom mean it.

[Mopar151]

2. Indiana!

Dammit.....

[LakeArenal]

3. Organized religion is a scam anyway.

No room for true believers.

Just like baseball. No longer for fans and families.

[Deep State Witch]

4. I'd Rather Hang Out With Drag Queens, Too!

I'd rather hang out with drag queens than Methodists any day!