On today's podcast I had the pleasure of the company of Episcopal priest, Fr. David Gierlach speaking from his parish in Honolulu, in Hawaii.

Fr. David was encouraged to speak his mind on social media a couple of years' ago when many people were outraged that Transgender Appreciation Day coincidentally fell on the same day as Easter Sunday.

His post blew up!

Fr. David realised that he had a powerful platform and his gift for communication could take his voice beyond the congregation in his own parish.

Two years later this skilled and passionate priest has amassed a following of over 600,000 people between Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok and he uses this to talk straight regularly about basic human values, and in particular the dangerous MAGA cult of morally absent Donald Trump and the damage he is doing.

Fr. David started off life in a Catholic seminary, but he left because it wasn't for him. He worked for an alcohol and drug residential centre, he studied law and had a successful two decade career as a lawyer and then in 2009 he became an Episcopal priest.

He has recently written a book, 'Jesus Christ! He Still Matters', to remind people about real faith, and not the version that seems to be brainwashing so many at the moment.

We need many more like Fr. David.

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