#  Can an evangelical, progressive Democrat succeed in Florida? | Religion News Service 

 





June 15, 2017

 

 

ORLANDO, Fla. (RNS) A few days after the Pulse nightclub shootings, in which most of the 49 patrons who were killed were gay and Latino, a local businessman and active Christian layman contributed a guest column to the Orlando Sentinel titled “Christian to LGBTs: We are sorry.”“I believe one source of hope may come from the Christian church, an institution I have loved and been a part of since I was a little boy,” wrote Chris King. “Historically, I see a church that has often gotten it wrong — really wrong — when it comes to serving the needs of the LGBTQ community.Source: *[Can an evangelical, progressive Democrat succeed in Florida? | Religion News Service](http://religionnews.com/2017/06/12/can-an-evangelical-progressive-democrat-succeed-in-florida/)*

 

 

 



 

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