Pastor's Bank Account Blocked for Criticizing LGBT
As the persecution of Christians rises in the West, it's no surprise that many move to Russia for religious freedom
Originally appeared at: FOMA
Retired Anglican priest Richard Fothergill, 62, lost his account with mortgage bank Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) after he complained about the bank's monthly mailing asking for comment on an LGBT pride parade.
In response to such a mailing in June this year. The clergyman sent a letter to YBS in which he advised the bank to “engage in financial affairs, and not promote the LGBTQ+ community,” and he also generally criticized transgender ideology, reports the Pravoslavie.ru website with reference to Christianity Today .
In a response message, the bank said it has “absolutely no tolerance for discrimination of any kind” and is “permanently severing all ties with Mr. Fothergill.”
Later, in a recent interview, Father Richard Fothergill opined that recently people “have become less afraid and are beginning to actively speak out against the harmful trans ideology.”
“There have been dramatic changes in this regard over the past year. I think that finally normal people from all spheres of social life, and not necessarily only believers, are coming to their senses and saying: “No, we don’t need this! Give us reality! - said the Anglican priest.
Regarding the topic of gender, Father Richard emphasized that “there are men and there are women - that’s all.”
– If you, being a man, decide to dress in women's clothing and act like a woman, you will still remain a man - you are not a woman! You have X and Y chromosomes throughout your body. You will always be a man. And the rest is just ideology,” added the representative of the Anglican Church.
It is noted that even critics of the retired priest admitted that the bank was wrong in relation to Father Richard Fothergill. Thus, in particular, the president of the NGO Beaumond Society, which promotes transgender rights, Rachel Dee said that “it is wrong to deprive a client of services... no matter what his views on LGBTQ+ are.”
Let us recall that according to the “Fundamentals of the Social Concept” of the Russian Orthodox Church (p. X.1.), “the difference between the sexes is a special gift of the Creator to the people He created. “And God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female he created them" (Gen. 1:27)."
The Church emphasizes (clause XII.9) that “the desire to renounce belonging to the gender that was given to man by the Creator can only have detrimental consequences for the further development of the individual.”
The modern sodom and gamorrah makes the Biblical sodom and gamorrah pale by comparison.
Watch the recent Tucker on X that goes into depth on the money-making industry forming that takes advantage of the questions, weaknesses and discovery of human puberty (by the child). If this sickness is not taught to children, the pollution that it causes will not spread. Stop them from targeting children and young adults (in school). Teachers have to understand sin and race are different. Accepting of one does not mean acceptance of the other.