The Southern Baptist mother of Lance Bass is speaking out against the way gays are treated by churches.

'When I hear fellow Sunday School members, co-workers, politicians,and Christian people on TV and radio say negative, judgmental things about gays, I just cringe and it breaks my heart,' Diane Bass said in a speech to a local church that her son shared in a column on Thursday (9 January).

'Not only are the Christian community pushing away gays who are Christians, we are alienating those who are lost.'

She shared the story of a gay man who told her he visited a church on Easter Sunday. Everyone was standing singing a hymn and when he sat down there was a note in his chair. It said, 'You know you are going to hell.'

He never went to church again.

'My heart is telling me that something is wrong with the way the church treats those who are gay,' Diane Bass said.

It was seven years ago that she found out that her son is gay and she said she and her husband 'were totally blindsided and devastated.' They did not expect it 'in a million years.'

'Never once did I ever think about turning my back on him,' she said. 'Never once was I ashamed or embarrassed. My feelings were more of sadness and just sheer disappointment in life.'

She no longer prays for a 'miracle' that would turn her son from gay to straight.

'I did get a miracle. It is just not the miracle I prayed for. ... The miracle is that I learned to have unconditional love and compassion for my son and others in the gay community,'

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They are alienating gays tbh. Good on her for speaking out.

at this though.

And good for her for doing it in a classy, composed way

Not when the entire public already assumed he was gay tho

Fun fact: I had her as a teacher in Middle School and when Lance was on Dancing With The Stars she would announce on the intercom of the school for people to watch and support him. Such a nice lady.

I agree with her.