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Library ‘UnCancels’ Pastor Story Hour After Threat of Lawsuit

The Chelmsford Public Library in Chelmsford, MA, has walked back its decision to cancel “pastor story hour” after being threatened with a lawsuit, according to their Facebook page.

Previously, Pastor Kendall Lankford of The Shepherd’s Church reserved a slot to read a book to children, offering an alternative to the groiteque “Drag Queen Story Hour” The Libray initially approved the event but then cancelled it, saying it contradicted their policies.

Pastor Kendal obtained legal counsel from the Massachusetts Family Institute. They sent a letter to the library threatening legal action, which them to relent. Chelmsford Public Library told the CP:

“We now recognize … that actions taken after the approval of the reservation, and communications immediately before the event, seemed to violate some details of library policy and directs hate at members of our community played too large a role in our decision, to the detriment of our commitment to everyone’s right to free speech.”

Several commenters were critical on Facebook, however, with one person pointing out:
It took a pastor getting a lawyer to be able to hold a meeting. Had it been trans-drag-queen-naked hour, you would have had no issue. You tried. And failed. You got legal counsel alright….HIS legal counsel sent you a letter letting you know you can get ready for court. THEN you had a sudden reality check.

Christian Ministers Combat Drag Queen Reading Craze with ‘Pastor Story Hour’

A couple of Christian ministers have started fighting back against the cauldron of perversion that is ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’ by putting on their own events, reading books that seek to combat the propaganda gushing from the pustules of these society-scarring sessions.

On his social media page, Pastor Dale Partridge explained what led him to begin fighting back in the manner:

I was tired of complaining about the Drag Queen Story Hour movement, so I hosted a “Pastor Story Hour” at our Public Library.
Yes, I read my book “Jesus and My Gender.”
Ultimately, I asked myself this question: Why are drag queens seemingly more devoted to influencing kids in their community than pastors? Why is the LGBTQ+ community more effective at engaging the culture than Christians? These are serious questions we must answer.
Passive, quiet, and effeminate Christianity is NOT working. We must return to a strong, politically engaged, and Gospel-aggressive Christianity. A Christianity where the men (and women) not only speak up but also stop the evil that is coming after our kids.
So, here’s one way I’m getting into the fight. What about you?
Which way America? Pastor or Pervert?

He read from his own book, Jesus and my Gender, which “lays out a cohesive theological presentation of biblical gender.”

Likewise, Michael Foster, pastor of East River Church and co-author of It’s Good to Be a Man put on his own event that saw nearly 35 children attend. Foster, explained that “men in lingerie, reading books to little kids and twerking things is super disturbing and twisted…. ‘(and I thought) You know what, we should just do our own, we should just go to our libraries and do a really good job at telling good wholesome Bible stories.”

He read The King and the Dragon” by James Shrimpton, which teaches children “the story of redemption in the Bible through the lens of dragon slaying.”