A historic United Methodist Church in Durham, North Carolina, raised eyebrows this month when a song that couldn’t be further from a hymn was played on the bells in the church’s bell tower on June 1. Duke Memorial , which was founded in 1886, played a song by Chappell Roan, who identifies as “queer,” from its century-old bell tower. The song, “HOT TO GO!,” is decidedly not a religious tune, with including “call me hot,” “No one’s touched me there in a damn hot minute,” and “sleep with me.
” The song is all things sexual and secular — everything the modern “pride” movement’ glories in. Despite that, congregation leader Katelyn MacDonald claimed responsibility for playing the song and happily told that members who play the bells can choose whatever they want. MacDonald, who is “transgender,” “queer,” and an activist and LGBT supporter, said he was thrilled to have his choice of songs go viral on TikTok.
MacDonald posted a “point of view” video on his own account. “I did it primarily because I thought it would be a fun song to play,” MacDonald said, according to . “Also, I mean, you can’t like, practice on an instrument like that.
You play a note and the whole city hears it. So, I did it because I thought it would be fun, but also because it might put a smile on faces in Durham.” The activist churchgoer said he was touched by the outpouring of support from the gay community.
“I got these DMs from people that were just beau.
