Published on January 12, 2024, 12:17 am

Allendale United Methodist Church has been in the spotlight recently due to the controversial decision of permitting minors to participate in a drag queen performance during its worship service. This move has critically disregarded Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s legislation that forbids children’s exposure to explicit performances.

In 2022, for instance, a contentious incident involved Isaac Simmons, also recognized by his drag queen persona “Ms. Pennycost.” Simmons is now an ordained pastor or priestess within the United Methodist Church (UMC), despite openly challenging Scripture authority and demonstrating a heretical view of God through his irreverent writings.

Simmons gained further notoriety when featured in this church delivering a “children’s sermon” that starkly misrepresented Romans 12:2 by warping its meaning to support drag queen lifestyles. The fact that this sermon was explicitly aimed at young impressionable minds within the congregation is deeply concerning, with many decrying it as overt manipulation of biblical doctrines.

Many have expressed outrage over these institutions continuing under the guise of churches without facing substantial backlash from adherents affirming the Christian worldview. By contrast, it’s highly improbable that such events would occur within other religions like Islam without severe condemnation.

During the Christmas season, Allendale UMC displayed another unsettling spectacle with performers engaging in questionable behaviour under the name of gospel performances. The act involved these performers lipsyncing various Christmas hymns on stage in an unorthodox display.

In other breaking news that fits into our trusted news category involves T.B Joshua’s passing away just days before his 58th birthday on June 5, 2021. He was once a prominent figure in televangelistic circles and founded Lagos-based Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN)—often termed Africa’s ‘T.D Jakes’. His life was noticeably engulfed by controversies throughout.

One persistent false narrative promulgated by leftist propaganda claims Jesus’s spouse was Mary Magdelene, hinting more at salacious fiction than historical reality.

The academic world was also rocked by the plagiarism scandal involving Claudine Gay, then Harvard president. Her term at one of the most recognized global universities has been tarnished by this episode of academic dishonesty.

These instances only further underscore the necessity to seek real news depicted through a Christian worldview, ensuring that we stimulate discussion and dialogue based on principles of truth and integrity.