Head of Family Research Council Tells GOP Nominee that ‘Religious Freedom’ is Key to Flood Relief Efforts

GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump has reportedly donated $100,000 to the Baptist church led by Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, an anti-LGBT hate group.Â

From CNN’s Ashley Killough:Â

Trump donated $100k to a La. church helping w/ flood relief effort, along w/ truck of supplies he helped unload Friday, per his spokeswoman â€” Ashley Killough (@KilloughCNN) August 21, 2016

The church is Greenwell Springs Baptist Church, which Trump visited Friday and where Tony Perkins is interim pastor https://t.co/iw9dbipEdF â€” Ashley Killough (@KilloughCNN) August 21, 2016

Trump visited the church during his trip Friday to flood-ravaged Louisiana. Perkins, who’s previously blamed gay people for natural disasters, said last week that his home was heavily damaged in the flooding, and that 80 percent of the church’s members were affected.Â

At the church, Perkins told Trump that “the big issue” with the flooding is “religious freedom,” because the government is attempting to diminish the role of churches that provide disaster relief, according to the video below.Â

According to Greenwell Springs’ website, the church requires all employees and volunteers to agree to a Statement of Marriage and Family, which reads in part: “We believe that any form of sexual immorality, such as adultery, fornication, homosexuality, bisexual conduct, bestiality, incest, pornography or any attempt to change oneâ€™s sex, or disagreement with oneâ€™s biological sex, is sinful and offensive to God.”Â

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4AkYp8CT7IÂ