Growing up conservative, Joe is familiar with the antics of charismatic churchgoers who speak in tongues, worship their pastors as prophets, and when not serving as online experts in geopolitical relations, the media, and submersibles lick the cowboy boots of far-right elected officials. But this? This was just
Roots Markets on Magnolia, a crafts market launched in May, denied vendor Carlie Alaniz a spot in its market because it has “biblically based values” that do not “have the same views as LGBTQ+” people, the market’s email to Alaniz said.