Instead, the formerly registered security guard has stuck to spewing dunderheaded damnations.
Women who wear tights? “Hoochie mamas.” The city where he preaches? “Ghetto.” Vaccines? “Unclean.” He’s even hated on Día de los Muertos.
But Mejia eventually made a name for himself among hate-watch groups for antigay rhetoric of the vilest kind imaginable.
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At national conferences, Mejia has ripped apart LGBTQ pride flags and openly wished for the American government to execute “fags.” He has proudly described himself from the pulpit as “homo-hatin’” and called one critic a “stinking, filthy sodomite” and another a “wicked dyke.”
On social media, the father of three tells critics to “hang yourself.” He not only shared on Twitter last year a picture captioned “West Hollywood 2022” with his face superimposed on an Islamic State fighter who was about to throw someone off a roof, but also wrote “I love it.”
January 25, 2021
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The FBI and local police are investigating an explosion over the weekend at a Los Angeles-area church known for its anti-LGBTQ message. Officers responded early Saturday morning to First Works Baptist Church in El Monte when they noticed smoke coming from inside. El Monte police chief David Reynoso says they still don’t know who set off some kind of explosive device in the church early Saturday morning, causing some damage but no injuries…
Authorities say the windows of the church were blown out from some type of blast. No injuries were reported. Protesters have repeatedly targeted First Works for condemning same-sex relationships. An online petition has been started by a group called Keep El Monte Friendly and calls for the church to be kicked out of the city.
Authorities are investigating an explosion at First Works Baptist Church (Screenshot: ABC7)
The First Works Baptist Church in LA, California, labelled a hate group for its anti-LGBT+ teachings, has been bombed.
The FBI are investigating after a bomb exploded at the controversial Los Angeles church that had been accused of anti-LGBT+ hate speech.
Police and fire crews were called to the First Works Baptist Church in El Monte shortly after 1.00am on Saturday (23 January) following reports of an explosion.
Authorities found the windows blown out by the force of the blast, which they believe was caused by an improvised explosive device. The outer walls were also graffitied with the words “get out”, police said.