Former Homosexual Turned Pastor Takes Vimeo To Court For Shutting Down Account …

Church United pastor James Domen has filed a lawsuit against video-sharing website Vimeo after it shut down his account for uploading videos supporting conversion therapy. The lawsuit said that Vimeo deleted his account for posting five videos about “religion and sexual orientation” but alleged that the video sharing company did it to silence the pastor, who himself was a “former homosexual.” “Church United’s account was deleted in an effort to censor James Domen from speaking about his preferred sexual orientation and his religious beliefs,” the lawsuit said, as per the New York Post. Domen admitted that he spent “three years” as a gay man before deciding to be heterosexual. “Because of his desire to pursue his faith in Christianity, he began to identify as a former homosexual,” the court documents read. “Through Church United, he shares his experience with other pastors and helps pastors counsel others that are on their own journey toward a heterosexual identity through a biblical perspective and a Christian worldview.” Domen’s organization hasd posted up to 89 videos until November 2018, when they received an email notifying them that their content violated Vimeo’s policy, which prohibits videos “that promote Sexual Orientation Change Efforts,” the video sharing…
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