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Robert Jeffress

Robert J Jeffress, Jr., is the pastor of the First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, a megachurch with 11,000 members. He hosts the program, Pathway to Victory, which is broadcast on more than 1,200 television stations and dozens of radio outlets. Jeffress has gained notoriety, in part, for his statements about the LGBT community. In 2011, Jeffress told a crowd at the Values Voters Summit that gays should not be allowed in the military because “seventy percent of the gay population” has AIDS.

    • GOP congressman calls on Christian leaders to repent for lying to congregations about Trump
      Politics

      GOP congressman calls on Christian leaders to repent for lying to congregations about Trump

      And he’s naming names…

      Thursday, January 14, 2021
    • How to avoid being a Christian asshole during the holiday season
      Commentary

      How to avoid being a Christian asshole during the holiday season

      The secularization of religion strengthens Christian privilege by perpetuating Christian hegemony in such a way as to avoid its detection.

      Friday, November 27, 2020
    • Mike Pence spoke to 2,100 people jammed into an anti-LGBTQ megachurch in a COVID hotspot
      Politics

      Mike Pence spoke to 2,100 people jammed into an anti-LGBTQ megachurch in a COVID hotspot

      Pence helped lure over 2,000 people into a Dallas church to hear him speak live, even though the city is experiencing a serious COVID-19 outbreak.

      Monday, June 29, 2020
    • A Trump advisor told a lesbian teen considering suicide to get conversion therapy
      Politics

      A Trump advisor told a lesbian teen considering suicide to get conversion therapy

      She said coming out made her “happier” after years of suicidal thoughts, disappointing Robert Jeffress who just wanted her to be straight.

      Tuesday, January 14, 2020
    • Donald Trump invites hate group leader Tim Wildmon to his “Faith Advisory Council”
      Bias Watch

      Donald Trump invites hate group leader Tim Wildmon to his “Faith Advisory Council”

      Tim Wildmon has said that transgender-inclusive bathroom policies are “exactly how sexual predators get access to their victims.”

      Wednesday, December 18, 2019
    • The religious right is really happy about the study saying there is no single ‘gay gene’
      Bias Watch

      The religious right is really happy about the study saying there is no single ‘gay gene’

      Anti-LGBTQ conservatives are using the study to argue being gay is a choice that can be cured by ex-gay “therapy.”

      Monday, September 2, 2019
    • The religious right is crowing that Trump does their bidding & that’s why they support him
      Election 2020

      The religious right is crowing that Trump does their bidding & that’s why they support him

      In exchange for their votes, they say Trump has delivered on 90% of the anti-LGBT wish list that hate groups drew up.

      Friday, August 23, 2019
    • Evangelicals finally find a reason to criticize Trump: He curses

      Evangelicals finally find a reason to criticize Trump: He curses

      The religious right cringes at Trump’s foul mouth, but not enough to abandon him at the polls.

      Sunday, August 18, 2019
    • The religious right is less than thrilled with Brett Kavanaugh
      News (USA)

      The religious right is less than thrilled with Brett Kavanaugh

      Most religious right leaders are damning Trump’s Supreme Court pick with faint praise, but none are happy with the nomination.

      Tuesday, July 10, 2018
    • Trump sends his most homophobic preachers to pray at opening of Jerusalem embassy
      News (USA)

      Trump sends his most homophobic preachers to pray at opening of Jerusalem embassy

      One of them says Catholics, Muslims and Jews are going to hell. The other says Hitler did God’s work by killing Jews and gays.

      Monday, May 14, 2018
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