During a speech at the National Religious Broadcasters convention in Nashville last week, wannabe reality TV star and house flipper David Benham told an audience that he convinced a gay critic of his to walk away from his lifestyle merely by buying him tickets to a Chicago Cubs game and showing him “love.” Benham and his twin brother Jason became household names last year when they saw their HGTY do-it-yourself show canceled after their intolerant views on homosexuality and gay marriage became public. The two are sons of noted Christian evangelist Flip Benham.

Since the kerfuffle over the show’s cancellation, the brothers have become celebrities among the far-right Christian crowd and have been booked to speak at numerous religious and conservative events. Having their program axed has only given them more credibility and notoriety with evangelicals and conservative advocates as it presents them as martyrs for both free speech and traditional Christian teachings. At the NRB conference, they found themselves warmly embraced and decided to tell a tale about how they converted a homosexual man and made him straight through good ol’ fashioned Christian love.

While sharing the stage with his brother, David started talking about how the two of them had been besieged by criticism from “hostile” gays after their views and beliefs became public in the aftermath of their show’s cancellation. He explained to the crowd that instead of confronting their critics, they respond with love and kindness. In one particular instance, David said that after having a conversation with a gay man, he asked him who his favorite baseball team was and then later sent him tickets to a game.

Below is an excerpt from The Blaze article recapping the Benhams’ speech:

“We had so many people from the gay community reaching out to us and one man in particular from the city of Chicago reached out � and he said things to me that made me lose my appetite,” David Benham told the crowd during a panel discussion about religious liberty. “But I simply responded in love.” And that positive tone went well beyond merely listening and speaking with kindness. “After a little conversation back and forth, I found out he loved baseball � and I got him tickets to a Cubs game,” Benham continued. “He shot me a Facebook post and said, �I was not expecting that � and I’ve been thinking a lot about this. I’ve chosen to walk away from my lifestyle.'”

According to The Blaze, after David recounted that story, the crowd gave the brothers a round of applause. The two concluded their speech by telling the audience that we need to insert God back into our country and they will continue to do what they do because they have “absolutely no hatred” in their hearts.