"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will appear alongside anti-LGBTQ+ Christians at Rededicate 250, a Sunday religious rally on Washington, D.C.'s National Mall meant to serve as the faith-based component of the U.S. semiquincentennial celebrations."
"In his 2008 book Fasting, he called homosexuality a "demonic sexual addiction." In his 2013 book Spirit of Python, Franklin wrote that cities across the U.S. have "demonic atmospheres" and "have become drug strongholds, sex-trafficking strongholds, homosexual strongholds, crime strongholds, abortion strongholds, and so on." He also said that non-Jewish and non-Christian faiths lead to "wasted, unproductive lives" and a rejection of God."
"The event - organized by Freedom 250, a private nonprofit launched by the White House, which is now under congressional investigation for allegedly misusing federal funds and selling access to Trump - includes "some of the most active Christian nationalist leaders that you can find in the country," Matthew D. Taylor, the author of books on Christian nationalism, told The Guardian."
"Also speaking is Lorenzo Sewell, a Black pastor who spoke at the 2024 Republican National Convention and who supports the president's baseless claims about the 2020 election being "stolen." Sewell has called the Democratic platform "demonic," telling The Guardian, "You can't honor God and be a Democrat. It's impossible. Because how can you tell me you're honor""
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and House Speaker Mike Johnson are scheduled to appear at Rededicate 250, a Sunday religious rally on the National Mall intended as a faith-based component of U.S. semiquincentennial celebrations. The event is organized by Freedom 250, a private nonprofit launched by the White House and facing congressional investigation over alleged misuse of federal funds and selling access to Trump. The lineup includes Christian nationalist leaders such as televangelist Jentezen Franklin, who has described homosexuality as a demonic sexual addiction and has written about cities having demonic atmospheres and “homosexual strongholds.” Other speakers include Lorenzo Sewell, a Black pastor who has supported claims that the 2020 election was stolen and has called the Democratic platform demonic.
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