A Dallas, Texas, church hosted a group of drag queens last Sunday in order to “bless” them and to respond to a state law that would make sexually oriented performances in front of children a criminal offense. The church then went a step further, pledging allegiance to the LGBT agenda while praying aloud, “We pledge to be allies to the drag community.”
The Cathedral of Hope held a “Drag Sunday” service to “bless” the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, according to The Dallas Express.
As Charisma News has reported, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are a controversial drag group that dresses as nuns, mocks religious imagery and revels in blasphemous portrayals of the crucifixion.
The Cathedral of Hope, a congregation affiliated with the United Church of Christ, is said to be the largest LGBTQ-friendly church in the world, according to The Dallas Express.
The outlet reported the church decided to hold Sunday’s service as a response to SB12, a new Texas law protecting minors from being exposed to “sexually oriented performances.” The law was supposed to go into effect on Sept. 1, but the ACLU challenged it, and a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order to block it.
The Cathedral of Hope’s leaders said they stood by their decision to host the drag group.
“[The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence] have been a force to help us understand that there is something still very deeply spiritual about us,” Reverend Neil G. Thomas told The Dallas Express. “Whilst we understand that their art form and expression may not be everybody’s taste, the truth is that they have also followed in the footsteps of many orders who have been benevolent and who have continued to be the most compassionate [and] understanding … working specifically [with] gay men during the AIDS pandemic.”
After Thomas’ sermon, the drag queens came up on stage in front of the congregation, and a blessing was read over them by church leaders, according to the outlet.
In a social media post, Turning Point USA Founder and CEO Charlie Kirk included a video from the Cathedral of Hope service, writing:
“Congregants at the Cathedral of Hope Protestant Church in Dallas were led in a prayer pledging allegiance to drag queens and LGBTQ+. This is blasphemy.”
Congregants at the Cathedral of Hope Protestant Church in Dallas were led in a prayer pledging allegiance to drag queens and LGBTQ+.
This is blasphemy. pic.twitter.com/S33M4JwQ4M
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) September 19, 2023
The Dallas Express reported around 40 protesters gathered outside of the church Sunday to protest the church honoring the drag group. {eoa}
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