In typical fashion, a Christian megachurch pastor heard a rumor, did no investigation of his own, then passed along the lie to his congregation during a sermon. That might sound par for the course for white evangelicals, but in this case, it’s particularly egregious because the anti-abortion lie that was spread was also used to justify anti-transgender bigotry.
Blake Bergstrom, the lead pastor of ONE Church in Peachtree City, Georgia, told the lie last week. It was later shared online by @ChristnNitemare: