Houston Church Allegedly Fires Hurricane Harvey Volunteer For Being Gay, Jewish

A Houston-area woman who volunteered at a church in the wake of Hurricane Harvey says she was sent away by the pastor because she is Jewish and a lesbian.

After seeing the destruction caused by Harvey in her area, Carmen Hix decided she wanted to help. The 64-year-old Navy combat veteran heard that Calvary Houston, a nondenominational church in Friendswood, where Hix lives, was in need of volunteers.

Hix said she volunteered for three days at the church’s food bank. Each morning, volunteers met for prayer before they began working. During the prayers, Hix bowed her head out of respect for the rest of the group. At the end of the prayers, she would quietly say, “Shalom,” a Hebrew salutation meaning “peace be with you.”

At one point, Hix said another volunteer began asking questions about her personal life. Hix told the volunteer that she was Jewish and had raised two children with her partner of 20 years.

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