Jimmy Seibert, who pastors the Texas church attended by HGTV stars Chip and Joanna Gaines, says there is a reason to be “grateful” for the recent BuzzFeed article targeting him and the popular Christian couple because of his biblical teachings in opposition to same-sex marriage.
After BuzzFeed published what some consider to be a “hit piece” on Tuesday criticizing the Gaines for their association with Seibert and his views against homosexuality and last June’s Supreme Court gay marriage decision, Seibert spoke with Family Research Council President Tony Perkins on his “Washington Watch” radio program on Thursday.
As the BuzzFeed article and other websites piggybacking off BuzzFeed directly linked to a sermon that Seibert, the senior pastor at Antioch Community Church in Waco, preached the Sunday after the Supreme Court deemed gay marriage to be a constitutional right, Perkins asked Seibert if traffic on the church website had spiked in the days after the publication of the BuzzFeed piece.
Seibert responded by saying that the traffic to the sermon and website increased “a thousandfold yesterday.”
“That reminds me of another passage in scripture [Romans 8:28] that says ‘All things work together for good, for those who love the Lord and are called according to His purpose,'” Perkins stated. “You know, the evil meant for good is actually giving a platform to the truth. A lot of people are seeing something they may not have seen before.”
Seibert agreed and said the increase in Web traffic has been the “most encouraging” development that spawned from the BuzzFeed article, which many Christian conservatives believe was meant to incite LGBT outrage toward the Gaineses.
“Thousands and maybe hundreds of thousands of people are now getting some Scripture, getting some clarity, some truth and some thought on this issue or marriage and life and sexual identity and all that,” Seibert explained. “In a weird way, we are grateful that message is getting out.”
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"Fixer Upper" Chip & Joanna Gaines' Pastor Jimmy Seibert says he's thankful for Buzzfeed "hit" piece on his church https://t.co/iRN3EhNNsO
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