Tag: Tonyia Rawls

Lesbian Bishop ‘Straight up’ Details Plan To Co-Opt Black Church Leaders

“Bishop” Tonyia Rawls, founder of North Carolina’s “Sacred Souls Community Church,” discusses how she is targeting clergy at black churches for private meetings to slowly lead them towards LGBTQIA+ affirmation in their congregations. This clip comes from a Zoom panel discussion for Virginia’s Union Presbyterian Seminary, titled “Pride: Queer Justice