Fired during Pride month in NYC for posting videos about Jesus

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In today's episode, Becket Cook interviews Richard Matthews about his viral TikTok video detailing how he was fired from his New York City job for posting Christian content and sharing his testimony of being rescued by God from homosexuality during Pride Month. Matthews recounts growing up in a single-parent home in Georgia without a father figure, facing bullying, discovering same-sex attraction through early internet pornography, battling porn addiction, depression, and anxiety, and ultimately choosing to fully follow Jesus after years of struggle with the gay lifestyle and "gay Christian" ideas.

Richard describes his powerful rooftop encounter with God, the freedom found in Scripture and community at his church in NYC, the launch of Redemption Ministries, and how authenticity about leaving same-sex attraction has opened doors for digital evangelism, podcasts, and equipping the church on biblical sexuality and the gospel.

https://www.therichardmatthews.com

Timestamps:
0:42 – Viral TikTok of Richard getting fired for Christian content
4:36 – Fired during Pride Month with no warning
11:44 – Early childhood trauma and absent, abusive father
23:24 – Discovers same-sex attraction via internet porn at age 10-11
1:00:19 – Rooftop encounter: God says “just come to me”
1:08:18 – Starts TikTok and begins sharing testimony

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