The Community Church of Chesterland, located in a small community east of Cleveland, was recently the victim of arson. Aimenn Penny, 20, is accused of trying to burn down the church building in order to prevent the congregation from hosting a drag show that was scheduled to take place there. The building sustained minimal damage. Penny faces up to 50 years behind bars if he is convicted of all the charges that have been levied against him.

A couple of questions come to mind. First, is arson really the best option that Penny could come up with to protest a decision with which he disagreed?

Secondly, what did the church hope to accomplish by hosting a drag show? How in the world would such an event go along with the mission of the church? Don’t they understand that God forbids cross-dressing?

“A woman must not wear men’s clothing, nor a man wear women’s clothing, for the Lord your God detests anyone who does this.”—Deuteronomy 22:5.