October 30, 2023
Family Values: Mike Johnson's Anti-Gay Sentiments Are Shared By His Wife Kelly
Emell Adolphus READ TIME: 2 MIN.
It seems dangerous, homophobic policies run in the Johnson household. According to HuffPost, newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has a wife whose Bible-based counseling business compares homosexuality to bestiality and incest.
HuffPost reports that Johnson and his wife Kelly have been key figures in the support of a Louisiana that makes it harder for people to get divorced. Now they co-host a podcast, "Truth Be Told," where they focus on political and social issues from a conservative Christian perspective.
"We have been working in ministry side by side and together for our whole marriage," said Johnson in an interview with The Message last year. The Message is an online forum connecting members of the Louisiana Southern Baptist community.
Since being elected House Speaker, he has only doubled down on his Christian views.
"Go pick up a Bible off your shelf and read it ― that's my worldview," Johnson told Fox News' Sean Hannity in a Thursday night interview. "That's what I believe, and so I make no apologies for it."
On the website for Kelly's Onward Christian Counseling Services, a link to its 2017 operating agreement outlines the businesses conservative beliefs about LGBTQ+ people and women's reproductive rights.
In addition to a belief that same-sex is offensive to God, it considers gayness to be a "sexual immorality."
"We believe and the Bible teaches that any form of sexual immorality, such as adultery, fornication, homosexuality, bisexual conduct, bestiality, incest, pornography or any attempt to change one's sex, or disagreement with one's biological sex, is sinful and offensive to God," reads the Onward Christian Counseling Services' eight-page business document.
Read the complete operating agreement here.
Caroline Ciccone, president of Accountable US, warned that Johnson now in the role of House speaker could mean "more attempts to force a far-right agenda on everyday Americans."
"The more we learn about Speaker Mike Johnson, the worse it gets," Ciccone said. "His extensive far-right voting record and history of radical anti-LGBTQ and anti-abortion statements make him one of the most extreme members of the House MAGA majority."
