Fixer Upper Couple Targeted By The Left For Their Faith

For viewers of the popular program Fixer Upper with Chip and Joanna Gaines, it came as a surprise this week when gossip magazines and tabloids such as Cosmopolitan and Buzzfeed hit the couple with anti-Christian attack articles. 

With titles such as "Chip and Joanna Gaines's Pastor Preaches "Homosexuality Is a Sin: But do they agree?" and "Chip and Joanna Gaines' Church Is Firmly Against Same-Sex Marriage" the radical LGBT community has both revealed itself and shown the weakness of its own position. 

Calling for the boycott of popular Christian brands and entertainers has started to become a popular tactic in recent years for LGBT extremists with the cancellation of the Beckham Brothers HGTV show and the firing of Sports commentator Craig Jones as other recent examples. But this latest attack takes the witch hunt a step further.

For those not familiar with the show, the premise is both heart-warming and highly entertaining. Chip and Joanna Gaines, a happily married and invariably upbeat couple, take on house flipping projects for clients who purchase modest homes in need of some "fixing up" in Waco, Texas. 

Combining a healthy dose of positivity and entrepreneurial spirit with the image of the ideal Christian family, the proud parents don't hesitate to bring their young children onto the show and the result is the perfect combination of Christian spirit, family values and the American dream of success through love and hard work. 

Often praised for their goofy charm and down-to-earth appeal, their success can be felt in their hometown of Waco as well as the magazine Magnolia Journal and Joanna's line of home decor.

So what can be so terrible that Chip and Joanna have earned the ire of the liberal left?

The answer appears to be simply their attendance in the Antioch Community Church, a nondenominational evangelical church headed by pastor, Jimmy Seibert. 

As even the LGBT extremists have to admit, the Gaines made no hateful remarks, practiced no discrimination and have not harmed anyone in any way. 

All of the original liberal media articles and calls for boycotts point to the church's stance on homosexuality as a lifestyle choice and as a sin while they pose the question, "Do the Gaines agree?" as if this were a condemnation worthy of public scorn. 

As if believing in God and following His clearly written Word were now a badge of shame.

According to Cosmopolitan Magazine, "Their pastor, Jimmy Seibert, is both staunchly against same-sex marriage and a strong believer that homosexuality is a 'lifestyle' choice and a 'sin'." 

The gossip rag went on to report, brave journalists that they are, "While fans shouldn't necessarily jump to conclusions about what this might mean, for many people who watch the show, their silence speaks volumes. Here's hoping they speak up about this soon." 

How fair and balanced of Cosmo to remind their readers not to jump to conclusions while the premise of their hit piece is exactly that.

Since the original attack on the Gaines ran, HGTV, the network that produces Fixer Upper, has responded to the Huffington Post by saying that "We don't discriminate against members of the LGBT community in any of our shows. 

HGTV is proud to have a crystal clear, consistent record of including people from all walks of life in its series." But that doesn't matter to the LGBT extremists for whom their entire witch hunt is "an elaborate extrapolation of an hypothetical question" as one writer called it, all of whom attack their Christian beliefs.

This brazen anti-Christian hate mongering is dangerous and must be condemned for what it is. It is not their actions that are under attack here, it is their beliefs. 

The Gaines don't believe anything different than tens of millions of Bible-following Christians across the country and they have never expressed any sentiment condemning or discriminating against those in the LGBT community. 

It is a dark day when popular home improvement hosts and sports commentators can be publicly shamed or fired for their private religious beliefs.

Just as a few vocal extremists in the liberal media can make their voices heard as they attack Christian beliefs, those who believe in God or just freedom itself to speak out take a stand for Chip and Joanna Gaines, the quintessentially American family.