On May 18, the city of Springfield granted $1 million to Bransford Community Center. Twenty “Tennessean” articles have chronicled the precarious start-up trajectory of Bransford, which is projected to occupy the site of an historic but now demolished high school from which my grandmother graduated.
Its stated mission is to “instill hope in all Robertson County residents, regardless of their race, socio-economic status or age.” Sounds inclusive and welcoming, right?
Yet, from June to September of last year, Bransford founder and board president Robert Gardner took to Facebook Live — here’s a montage — to preach recurring Bible lessons and sermons replete with anti-LGBTQ conspiracies, disinformation and stereotypes.
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