“Benjamin has mentioned that for over a decade he’s run a ‘ministry’ referred to as Escape Corridor, with ‘Corridor’ standing for ‘gay and lesbian residing,’” Media Issues reviews. Intelligent, eyeroll. Whereas the Fb submit claiming to remedy LGBTQ individuals dates from greater than a decade in the past, Benjamin was selling his horrible views as lately as final summer time, the report mentioned.
Throughout that right-wing talking engagement, Benjamin claimed LGBTQ individuals can “get healed,” and I believe steered that LGBTQ persons are by some means being possessed or tricked by demonic forces? Right here I used to be pondering that what’s been bothering me, a famous gay, is just a few acid reflux disorder.
“The satan lied to you and I. He advised you that you could change your intercourse, however he’s a liar,” Benjamin claimed throughout August 2022 remarks at a ReAwaken America rally. He urged homosexual individuals “to return out of homosexuality,” and mentioned that “the burden of the Holy Ghost is extra highly effective than any demon.”
Oh pricey. Benjamin tried to defend his reprehensible beliefs throughout a latest interview with MSNBC’s Jonathan Capeheart, the place he claimed that “the LGBTQ and the homosexuals” (oh pricey once more) are simply as involved about fuel costs and inflation, and that he’s truly combating for them too! “I believe all of us are coping with points, and we shouldn’t marginalize them, and I believe my compassion actually reveals sturdy sufficient,” he claimed. It’s nice that you just imagine that, however you can shove your “compassion,” buddy.
Whereas this bigot can’t lose and disappear shortly sufficient, what we will’t so shortly overlook is who’s lined up behind this candidate regardless of the actual fact it’s public information that he’s headed for probably defeat (the district went for Biden 67-32 in 2020, Each day Kos Election mentioned). He’s bought the help of each the Republican Occasion of Virginia and Youngkin, who “endorsed Benjamin throughout his 2022 run and appeared at at the very least one occasion with him,” Media Issues mentioned.
Youngkin bought a hell of a go from the media throughout his personal gubernatorial run, pushing this perception that he was some type of average. He wore a purple vest! What sort of extremist would don a vest, of us? However since profitable, Mr. Average has pushed for a 15-week abortion ban within the commonwealth. Since then, “Democrat Aaron Rouse has gained a particular election for a state Senate seat in Virginia after his Republican opponent conceded in a race that was extensively considered as a proxy struggle over abortion,” NBC Information reported.
Youngkin has additionally given clues that he’s prone to run for president in 2024 regardless of being in workplace for barely a yr. Very similar to Florida’s Ron DeSantis, he doesn’t view his present position as his job, however slightly as only a stepping stone to extra energy, particularly extra energy to squash anybody that doesn’t align or agree with their views.
