I have had to be a firefighter this morning amongst our leaders still in the aftermath of the elections and the manipulation of the evangelical electorate using "false gay cards". Let me explain.
A few years back a very intelligent and articulate gay man called Jean Wyllys won the Brazilian version of Big Brother on the largest Globo TV network which projected him to fame and election as an MP (Federal Deputy). Realising the sensitive nature of the "gay issue" in evangelical circles the hard right has set out to manipulate the evangelical electorate inventing lies involving this your man.
First we were told that President Dilma has invited him to be the national leader of Brazilian youth in the national Congress (Parliament). At this many evangelicals exploded and voted against the incumbent president. The only problem was that this was simply a lie and the chap had never been invited to anything of the sort.
Then this week in a hard right backlash to the centre-left's victory in the elections they invented the story that the same young man has proposed to the Congress that evangelical weddings be banned! Now I know this sounds ridiculous and was a pack of lives, but some of our pastors believed it and started openly attacking the non-existent idea on the internet.
Hence today I have published a message to all our leaders and members clarifying the lies and asking for everyone to calm down and check the sources of their criticisms prior to talking rhubarb! Oh Lord!
The fact is that the hard right funds false "Gospel News Sites" just to wind up evangelicals and manipulate them to their own ends.
I am now preparing my sermon, amidst all this flack, to preach up in the mountains at Princesa Isabel tonight. I value your prayers. We will be back in Patos tomorrow to lead the service here.
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