Posted: Dec. 1, 2022
Ye, the rapper previously known as Kanye West, has been losing sponsors and contracts left and right over his harmful antisemitism -- yet one California pastor says Ye's recent hatred isn't a dealbreaker for their Christian business partnership.
Pastor Ronald Nagin of Cornerstone Christian Church in Los Angeles is considering renting space on his church campus to Ye for Donda Academy, Ye's unaccredited pre-k - 12 Christian school. Nagin told TMZ this week that he has met with Ye three times about the possibility, and he thinks they could be close to reaching an agreement.
Nagin calls Ye a good friend, and seemingly has no problem renting his church to an antisemitic public figure whose entourage now includes Nick Fuentes and Milo Yiannopoulos. Fuentes is a prominent Holocaust denier and white nationalist, while Yiannopoulos is a former Marjorie Taylor Greene staffer who was once forced from the alt-right publication Breitbart for defending pedophilia.
On December 1, Ye clutched a Bible and shockingly said "I see good things about Hitler" and "I like Hitler" during an appearance on conspiracy theorist Alex Jones's show "InfoWars." He has previously tweeted other threats and conspiracy theories about Jewish people.
As Christians, let's stand with our Jewish neighbors against the scourge of antisemitism -- and make sure that no church continues to be complicit in its spread. Together, let's tell Pastor Nagin that there's never a place for antisemitism nor any hatred in God's house.
Sign the petition:
Love thy neighbor.