Vimeo Calls Church United’s Opinion, “Hate”!

Vimeo, an online company that hosts, shares and streams videos, has permanently terminated Church United’s account!

                Church United, was founded by Southern California Pastor, Jim Domen to awaken the church. The non-profit ministry’s main goal is to unite California’s churches to help pastors respond together to the spiritual problems threatening our communities and transform our government.
                Just before Christmas, Church United was given just 24 hours to download all 89 of their videos – 2 years’ worth – from their online account! The reason they gave was that 5 of the videos spoke of sexual orientation change efforts.  

                Under Vimeo’s community guidelines, videos that support such efforts are in violation of the “Community Agreement” and subject to termination. Vimeo’s statement read, “Your account has been removed by the Vimeo Staff for violating our Guidelines. Reason: Vimeo does not allow videos that harass, incite hatred, or include discriminatory or defamatory speech.”

                The fact is, none of Church United’s videos do any of that. What they do, is share a different opinion – a loving, biblical opinion.  Apparently, an opinion that Vimeo wants to stifle. 
 
                You may remember, in 2018, Assembly Bill 2493 was up for a vote in California’s state legislature. The bill would prohibit adults who experience unwanted same sex attraction from seeking professional therapy, calling it “fraud”.
 
                This is a clear violation of their constitutional rights! So, after tremendous citizen outrage led by church leaders, the Christian community, and former homosexuals who have been comforted, helped and even set free from their same sex attraction through the same therapy the law sought to ban, the bill was withdrawn.
(Photo: Pastor Domen (on left) and “changed” former homosexuals.)

                At this time, Advocates for Faith & Freedom, who would have represented Church United in a lawsuit had 2493 become law, is drafting a letter to Vimeo, asking them to reinstate Church United’s account.  If they don’t, we will file a lawsuit based on free speech and religious/sexual orientation discrimination.

            Please pray with us as we fight to bring Church United’s videos back so the world can see the amazing power of God’s love working in the LGBT community.  And, if you are able, please consider donating any amount to our important ministry of helping organizations like Church United fight these legal battles so they can continue their work in our churches and our culture.

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