Facebook has now restored the pages of Christian ministries it says were “incorrectly removed” from its platform amid a purge of content that offers “services that aim to change people’s sexual orientation or gender identity.”
The head of Help 4 Families, a Christian ministry and its sister organization called Living Stone Ministries, which aim to help individuals and families seeking to live in accordance with Christian sexual ethics, said Facebook removed the organizations’ pages from its platform at the behest of LGBT activists.
Denise Shick, the director of Help 4 Families and Living Stone Ministries, both of which Facebook recently removed, said in an email to The Christian Post on Monday that the pages were taken down after a report was released by the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism that compiled a list of groups and organizations that minister to and counsel people struggling with unwanted sexual attractions or gender confusion. GPAHE has been pushing for social media giants like Facebook to ban these organizations — many being Christian — from its platform.
Shick is the daughter of a man who told her when she was 9 years old that he wanted to be a woman.
She said Facebook no longer believes in the right to freedom of speech without censorship. Her ministries notified their supporters and readers via email of the latest developments and have also moved their online communications on social media to MeWe.