flamy grant – Protestia

By now we’re accustomed to the usual coterie of rainbow-clad pagans that populate denominations like PCUSA and ELCA acting like their father the devil. Having long ago abandoned biblical fidelity or any pretense of affection for the Lord, these vessels for Legion are almost entirely comprised of either octogenarians or twenty-something blue-haired lesbians who have no compunction about inviting over men with body dysmorphia to perform drag shows for the entertainment of their goatlings.

But, it’s not typically behavior associated with baptist churches, until now.

Courtney Allen is the Senior impastor of Grace Baptist Church Richmond, Va– a congregation she co-pastors with Rev. Lauryn Everic. While not SBC, they are affiliated with the CBF- the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.

In fact, this pro-LGBTQ, pro-choice hove of theological villainy is the same denomination that @Jonathan_Howe, the interim President of the SBC Executive Committee, is part of.

Days ago, this ‘church’ put out a message announcing that they were hosting a free concert featuring drag queen Flamt Grant, who we’ve covered here, with all proceeds going to support Diversity Richmond, a hub for the LGBTQ+ community.

Surely, the SBC is next.

Bonus. Next year Flamy Grant is going on tour with fellow cross-dresser Derek Webb, currently of Caedmon’s Call.

In less than two weeks, Drag Queen and musician Flamy Grant (Real name Matthew Blake) is set to release his album ‘Bible Belt Baby,’ about the spiritual trauma he endured growing up in a town where his whole world was a “faith-saturated, fundamentalist, very evangelical space that didn’t exactly embrace a queer kid with cross-dressing tendencies.”

@flamygrant The first single from #BibleBeltBaby is due very soon. 💅🏼💚 #dragqueen #exvangelical #religioustrauma #evangelical #ccm #gospelmusic ♬ original sound – Flamy Grant

Blake, who describes himself as a “shame-slaying, soothsaying, hip-swaying heathen and infidel” while singing “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord a look. A bless his hearts, we’re gonna leave them feeling shook” has a bit of help on this nasty little endeavor, with collaborators Jennifer Knapp, Grace Baldridge (Semler) and Derek Webb lending a hand.

Jennifer Knapp is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter who sold a million albums with her first three releases Kansas, Lay It Down (2000), and The Way I Am (2001). Perhaps best known for the song ‘Undo me,’ she won four Dove Awards before going on hiatus for the better part of a the decade, reemerging as a lesbian and LGBTQ advocate who recently sang at an ELCA ordination while being accompanied by drag queen nuns.

Webb apostatized several years ago into the purest form of paganism, but used to be the frontman for Caedmon’s Call, garnering 10 GMA Dove Award nominations and half as many Christian radio hits.

Semler is an openly queer artist breaking into the Christian music scene, gaining some publicity after her profanity-laced album briefly the top spot on iTunes Christian and Gospel charts. She gained prominence after going on tour with gay-affirming Relient K and for getting Switchfoot lead singer Jon Foreman to make gay-affirming statements.

According to his website, “Flamy is founder and co-host of Heathen Podcast, a show about breaking up with bad religion; a songstress and musician who performs across the country; and the internet’s polygender preacher, taking on toxic religion by turning looks and tearing down shame in her signature 60-second sermons on TikTok.”

A featured panelist at the upcoming Spiritual DragCon, his single ‘What Did You Drag Me Into? is set for release on September 12, with the whole album dropping on the 23rd.