

Cathedral of Hope, a Dallas church, drew protests Sunday for inviting drag queens onto its stage for a blessing during their 10 a.m. service.
Around 40 people demonstrated in front of the church’s property with signs and megaphones condemning LGBTQ people.
On Sunday, the church’s service began with choral music and a performer in a bedazzled blue dress reading from Matthew 9:35-38. From that passage, Thomas preached a message about compassion in action, and after the sermon, a number of local drag performers were invited onto the stage while church leaders read a blessing over them.
On the sidewalk outside the church, protestors focused much of their criticism on the church’s decision to invite members of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a national drag group that has been the subject of recent controversy.