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    Fixer Upper Stars Chip and Johanna Gaines Under Fire for Attending Evangelical Church

    By Todd Starnes

    One of my guilty pleasures in life is to watch Fixer Upper marathons on HGTV.

    Hosts Chip and Joanna Gaines have not only made Waco, Texas a tourist destination, but they've also educated us about the many uses of shiplap.

    If you aren't a fan of the show, you might want to Google that.

    I also appreciate that Chip and Joanna are devout Christians. Viewers can see how their faith flavors not only their television program – but also their family life.

    But not everyone appreciates those Christian beliefs – especially the militant LGBT crowd.

    And now, they are on the warpath.

    The Mainstream Media and militant LGBT activists are unleashing their fury over reports the Gaines family attends Antioch Community Church, a non-denominational megachurch.

    "Chip and Joanna Gaines's Pastor Preaches 'Homosexuality is a Sin'" – blared a headline on Cosmopolitan.

    "Chip and Joanna Gaines' Church is Firmly Against Same-Sex Marriage," screamed a Buzzfeed headline. "Their pastor considers homosexuality to be a 'sin' caused by abuse – whether the Fixer Upper couple agrees is unclear."

    What the shiplap, America?!"

    "Their pastor, Jimmy Seibert, is both staunchly against same-sex marriage and a strong believer that homosexuality is a 'lifestyle' choice and a 'sin'," Cosmo reported.

    This bit of news was more than their feeble journalistic minds could handle.

    "Given the diversity of Fixer Upper's audience, this is a startling revelation that has left many wondering where Chip and Jo stand," Cosmo reported.

    Buzzfeed went so far as to investigate Pastor Seibert's sermons – demonstrating that what is preached from the pulpit at Antioch Community Church is the same kind of message being preached in nearly every evangelical church in America.

    Our friends at Newsbusters tracked down this item from US Weekly:

    "As a Fixer Upper fan, I would love to know @joannagaines and @chippergaines's thoughts on their pastor's hateful, anti-LGBT beliefs," one viewer declared. Another went further, writing: "If Chip and Joanna Gaines end up being anti-LGBT, I am cancelling my mag subscription and ignoring their show."

    An HGTV spokesperson told me in a statement, they "respect the privacy of our show hosts and will not comment on matters related to their personal lives."

    Understandably, neither the Gaines family nor the church wanted to comment. And nor should they have to comment.

    "While fans shouldn't necessarily jump to conclusions about what this might mean, for many people who watch the show, their silence speaks volumes," Cosmo wrote. 'Here's hoping they speak up about this soon."

    Well, here's a truth bomb for Cosmo and Buzzfeed. It's really none of your business where Chip and Joanna Gaines worship.

    And for the record, where were their hysterical screeds when President Obama's pastor was asking God to damn America? Anybody want to talk about those roosting chickens?

    If anybody knows what Chip and Joanna are going through it is David and Jason Benham.

    The Benham Brothers, who run a very successful North Carolina real estate company, were fired from HGTV in 2014 after a militant LGBT mob bullied the network into submission.

    The brothers are well-known evangelical Christian leaders – and are outspoken proponents of traditional marriage.

    "We were actually filming our show the exact same time the Gaines were filming their first episode," David told me. "We developed a great relationship."

    And the first telephone call the brothers received when they were given the heave-ho was from Chip.

    "He called to support us – to say, 'Guys, I'm in this with you, brother," Jason said. "The Gaines' believe as we do – as millions as other Christians do – that marriage is between a man and a woman."


    "That's not anti-anything," Jason continued. "That's not hateful. Chip and Joanna don't hate anybody. It's ridiculous."

    The Benham Brothers said they especially feel bad for HGTV being pushed into another faux controversy.

    "It's a mafia," David said referring to the militant activists. "They are going to go after the Gaines family. They are going to try and vilify them. They are going to try and vilify their church and their pastor. And if they can't get anyone to bend or concede, they are going to start vilifying HGTV and going after their advertisers."

    It's absolutely true that the Gaines family attends a church that believes marriage is between one man and one woman.

    Should that disqualify them from having a television program on HGTV?

    Do the militant LGBT activists want to create a Black List – banning individuals who attend evangelical Christian churches from working in the industry? Is that what they really want?

    Friends, this is nothing more than a modern-day witch hunt.


    And it's time for all freedom-loving Americans to rise up and stand with HGTV and the Gaines family. To the militant LGBT mob, we say stand down.

    Buzzfeed quoted a rather appropriate statement from one of Pastor Seibert's messages:

    "We're being called to a higher calling. A greater compassion and love, but a greater clarity than ever before. Because it is coming now. Starting Monday morning, we will not have that option anymore. And with that, will come persecution."

    Prophecy fulfilled.

    Perhaps next season Chip and Joanna spend a few episodes refurbishing safe spaces for emotionally fragile snowflakes?

    http://www.toddstarnes.com/column/fi...gelical-church

    Here is the article from Cosmo:

    Chip and Joanna Gaines's Pastor Preaches "Homosexuality Is a Sin"


    http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertai...jimmy-seibert/

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    One thing about this is, and may help them, is they have an already established show like Duck Dynasty did when they were attacked. So many people came to their defense that they had to put Duck Dynasty back on the air. Hopefully if it gets to it everyone will do the same for Fixer Upper.

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    HGTV is not Christian friendly. They cancelled a proposed show when it came to light the two brothers involved were Christians (like the Gaines). If the Gaines were just getting started, they'd never be hired. They have a great show.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bookman View Post
    HGTV is not Christian friendly. They cancelled a proposed show when it came to light the two brothers involved were Christians (like the Gaines). If the Gaines were just getting started, they'd never be hired. They have a great show.
    Yeah, it mentions the Benham brothers in the article above. It's time for the networks to fight back against this. Liberal ideology has become so normalized that anybody that opposes it is branded and harassed.

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    I watch their show all the time - It's entertaining, fun and informative.

    Jo-Jo's design style is simple, yet elegant and gorgeous, Chip is quite a lovable goofball, and their kids appear to be well-adjusted and happy.

    I've noticed that HGTV has made a point of including same-sex couples in all of their programming - House Hunters, Property Brothers, etc. over the last few years, and it's unnerving, to say the least.

    Hopefully, this will die down, and the Gaines Family can go on with their lives, but if HGTV decides to cave to the LGBT pressure, then they can embrace Romans 8:28.

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    Of course, adding fuel to the fire...Todd Starnes, won't help.

    We must at all times polarize! It doesn't matter who gets burnt!

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    This is why (in my opinion) the church needs to make clear that we do not hate gays. In fact, we need to repeatedly ingrain it in our culture's mind that the best friend any gay man or woman has is the Christian buddy praying for them and walking with them through their struggle. I hate it that the church is perceived as hating gays. It's partly the media, but we are to blame too.

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    Chip & Joanna Gaines’ Pastor Responds to Buzzfeed’s Public Shaming
    By Todd Starnes Published on December 1, 2016
    https://stream.org/chip-joanna-gaine...ublic-shaming/

    ...So let’s cut to the chase — is Antioch Community Church anti-gay?

    “Absolutely not, Pastor Seibert told me in an exclusive interview. “We are not only not anti-gay, but we are pro-helping people in their journey to find out who God is and who He has made them to be.”

    The pastor told me he was surprised by the controversy surrounding a message he delivered more than a year ago pointing out that people from all different walks of life attend the church. “For us — our heart has always been to love Jesus, preach the word of God and help people in their journey,” he said.

    But what about the church’s position on same-sex marriage?

    Our definition is not the definition we made up. It’s straight from the Scripture,” the pastor said. “One man, one woman for life. That’s how God created us. That’s what he has for us.”

    “The main reason for the sermon is for the confused middle — the majority of America. People don’t know what the Bible says anymore on issues of sexuality,” he added. “People don’t know what God says on homosexuality or any other issue. I felt the need to say we are all a mess — but the fixed points were set by God — not us.”

    Chip and Joanna have been members of the church for 15 years and are dear friends with pastor Seibert. “This is who they have always been,” he said. “They are tremendous people with tremendous values and I’ve known them for many, many years.”...


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    Openly gay man defends HGTV’s Chip and Joanna Gaines: ‘Does ideological diversity count for nothing?

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