Watch: Progressive Preacher Calls Drag ‘Holy’

It’s certainly an interesting interpretation of scripture.

According to one minister, the political debate over all-age drag shows isn’t merely much ado about nothing — it’s sacred.

In fact, Rev. Dr. Caleb J. Lines goes on to claim that Jesus Christ was God in drag. According to Dr. Lines, the Bible reaffirms gender is a construct because Jesus compared himself to a mother hen protecting her chicks.

“If Jesus can be a hen, then you can dress in drag,” he proclaims. (RELATED: New Report Documents Explosion of Leftist Terror Attacks on US Churches)

Beyond serving as senior minister of University Christian Church in San Diego, Dr. Lines’ passion for social justice and skills as an objectively proficient public speaker have garnered attention from mainstream media outlets.

He wields real power beyond the confines of left-wing Twitter:

Caleb’s views on the intersection of religion and public life have been featured in diverse publications, such as The Nation Magazine, The Economist, The LA Times, Disciples News Service, Chalice Press, The Christian Left, The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, The Center for Prophetic Imagination, the Convergence Leadership Project, and Sojourners. He currently serves on the national boards of ProgressiveChristianity.org and Jubilee USA Network. Caleb has served churches and nonprofits in Missouri, Connecticut, and Washington, D.C. Caleb is the author of The Great Digital Commission: Embracing Social Media for Church Growth and Transformation (Cascade Books, 2021), which quickly reached #1 on Amazon’s New Releases for Church Growth and was awarded a Silver Medal Illumination Book Award in Ministry/Mission. [emphasis added]

Hot Air‘s David Strom has more on Dr. Lines and this particular strain of social justice theology:

So Caleb has some minor claim to fame, and clearly, there is some real money behind him and his message.

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I tend to like my theology seasoned with a large dose of reason and nuance. My catechist was both a priest and a professor of philosophy, and we got along great because of that. We discussed not just the theology, but the thinking behind it. Reason and revelation are not in conflict, but in harmony.

I try to rely on reason as much as possible. God gave it to us, in addition to Natural Law, in order for us to discern His will. Not infallibly, of course, but well enough to avoid falling into the trap of believing that men parading around in scanty women’s clothes is not a sacrament. I am pretty sure that if some man tried to thrust his crotch into a kid’s face Jesus’ reaction would involve whips and tables flipping over.

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