California Pastor Evicts Gays From Church Meeting But He's "Not Bigoted"

A Los Angeles, California Pastor Wednesday night evicted gays and lesbians from a meeting his church was having about SB 48, the FAIR Education Act, that ensures the correct teaching of the history of the LGBT community, along with that of the disabled and of minorities. Pastor Xavier Thompson of the Southern Missionary Baptist Church falsely claims that SB 48 “sexualizes history,” and says “this is not about us hating anyone or being homophobic or guilty of bigotry.”

 

Sadly, KTLA did a horrendous job with this piece. It falsely characterized SB 48, it showed footage of what appears to be a gay pride parade — something that would not be part of a school history lesson — it did not push back at all on the mischaracterization of the law by church leaders, it did not mention that the law was already a law, it did not explain to church leaders that the law protects them too, it did not mention that SB 48 ensures the accurate teaching of history of minorities or the disabled either.