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'''Matthew Grech''' (29 wrt. 2018) is a [[Malta|Maltese]] singer, a vocal teacher, who used to live as a [[gay]] man until he became a [[Christian]].<ref name="CIT4NOV2018">{{cite web |title=X Factor Malta silences Christian testimony of ex-gay man |publisher=[[Core Issues Trust]]  |date=4 Nov 2018 |url=https://www.core-issues.org/news/x-factor-malta-silences-christian-testimony-of-ex-gay-man |accessdate=7 Dec 2018}}</ref> When he, as a contestant<ref>{{cite web |title=X Factor Malta - Auditions - Day 3 - Matthew Grech |publisher=X Factor Malta |date=30 Oct 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7Amh0R1s5I&feature=youtu.be |quote=Local singer Matthew Grech sings in front of the judges, but little did he know that a surprise awaits... |accessdate=9 Dec 2018}}</ref>, shared in his audition video for a famous national television talent competition ''“The X-Factor”'' that he had been inspired by his [[Christian]] faith to give up [[homosexuality]]<ref name="LSN29OCT2018">{{cite web |title=Ex-gay Christian singer tells ‘X-factor’ audience gay acts are a ‘sin’, Govt. gets involved |author=Dorothy Cummings McLean |publisher=LifeSiteNews |date=29 Oct 2018 |url=https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/ex-gay-christian-singer-tells-x-factor-audience-gay-acts-are-a-sin-govt.-ge |accessdate=7 Dec 2018 }}</ref>, this made some [[Gay activism|LGBT activists]] and allies who were viewing the show very angry. The news spread from [[Malta]] to the gay press in [[Italy]] and to [[Pink News]] in [[London]]. LGBT activists and their allies managed to get the video clip of the interview taken off [[Facebook]] and [[YouTube]] within minutes. They also slammed the judges of X Factor Malta for not criticizing Matthew Grech’s comments about homosexuality and God’s pattern for marriage.<ref name="CIT4NOV2018"/> After a firestorm of controversy, the alarmed Maltese government stated confusingly, in line with [[Dialectical unity of self-contradictions]], that ''“[[Sexual orientation]] is not a lifestyle but is present in all people and manifests itself in affectionate and sexual attraction.”'' Despite embarrassing emotions stirred up among LGBT activists, this was by far not the first time Grech has brought his story of [[metanoia]] to Maltese television. He had appeared on primetime talk show ''Xarabank'', ''Skjetti'', and other mainstream shows. He has also appeared on his pastor’s programme on a minor TV station.<ref name="LSN29OCT2018"/>  

'''Matthew Grech''' (29 wrt. 2018) is a [[Malta|Maltese]] singer, a vocal teacher, who used to live as a [[gay]] man until he became a [[Christian]].<ref name="CIT4NOV2018">{{cite web |title=X Factor Malta silences Christian testimony of ex-gay man |publisher=[[Core Issues Trust]]  |date=4 Nov 2018 |url=https://www.core-issues.org/news/x-factor-malta-silences-christian-testimony-of-ex-gay-man |accessdate=7 Dec 2018}}</ref> When he, as a contestant<ref>{{cite web |title=X Factor Malta - Auditions - Day 3 - Matthew Grech |publisher=X Factor Malta |date=30 Oct 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7Amh0R1s5I&feature=youtu.be |quote=Local singer Matthew Grech sings in front of the judges, but little did he know that a surprise awaits... |accessdate=9 Dec 2018}}</ref>, shared in his audition video for a famous national television talent competition ''“The X-Factor”'' that he had been inspired by his [[Christian]] faith to give up [[homosexuality]]<ref name="LSN29OCT2018">{{cite web |title=Ex-gay Christian singer tells ‘X-factor’ audience gay acts are a ‘sin’, Govt. gets involved |author=Dorothy Cummings McLean |publisher=LifeSiteNews |date=29 Oct 2018 |url=https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/ex-gay-christian-singer-tells-x-factor-audience-gay-acts-are-a-sin-govt.-ge |accessdate=7 Dec 2018 }}</ref>, this made some [[Gay activism|LGBT activists]] and allies who were viewing the show very angry. The news spread from [[Malta]] to the gay press in [[Italy]] and to [[Pink News]] in [[London]]. LGBT activists and their allies managed to get the video clip of the interview taken off [[Facebook]] and [[YouTube]] within minutes. They also slammed the judges of X Factor Malta for not criticizing Matthew Grech's comments about homosexuality and God's pattern for marriage.<ref name="CIT4NOV2018"/> After a firestorm of controversy, the alarmed Maltese government stated confusingly, in line with [[Dialectical unity of self-contradictions]], that ''“[[Sexual orientation]] is not a lifestyle but is present in all people and manifests itself in affectionate and sexual attraction.”'' Despite embarrassing emotions stirred up among LGBT activists, this was by far not the first time Grech has brought his story of [[metanoia]] to Maltese television. He had appeared on primetime talk show ''Xarabank'', ''Skjetti'', and other mainstream shows. He has also appeared on his pastor's programme on a minor TV station.<ref name="LSN29OCT2018"/>  

==Life==

==Life==

==Reaction to silencing ex-gays and Christians==

==Reaction to silencing ex-gays and Christians==

According to Grech, LGBT activists made up a fabrication that he was promoting the "Gay [[conversion therapy]]" in his self-introduction to “The X-Factor” reality TV show as a way for them to start silencing [[ex-gay]]s and Christians.<ref name="LSN29OCT2018"/> Following the criticism levelled at Grech as X Factor Malta contestant, Ivan Grech Mintoff has made clear his political party’s intention to seek the court’s help in reviewing this matter. Details of the concerns he raised were explored in the “Exodus” programmes which he presented on Maltese TV. Exodus Programme 6 has looked at this issue in the context of [[freedom of speech]], conscience, and expression. The programme asked invited guests incl. [[Mike Davidson]] of [[Core Issues Trust]] to comment on the X Factor case.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Real Purpose of Therapy Bans: Maltese Christians Speak Out |publisher=IFTCC |url=https://iftcc.org/news/the-real-purpose-of-therapy-bans-maltese-christians-speak-out/ |accessdate=8 Dec 2018}}</ref>

According to Grech, LGBT activists made up a fabrication that he was promoting the "Gay [[conversion therapy]]" in his self-introduction to “The X-Factor” reality TV show as a way for them to start silencing [[ex-gay]]s and Christians.<ref name="LSN29OCT2018"/> Following the criticism levelled at Grech as X Factor Malta contestant, Ivan Grech Mintoff has made clear his political party's intention to seek the court's help in reviewing this matter. Details of the concerns he raised were explored in the “Exodus” programmes which he presented on Maltese TV. Exodus Programme 6 has looked at this issue in the context of [[freedom of speech]], conscience, and expression. The programme asked invited guests incl. [[Mike Davidson]] of [[Core Issues Trust]] to comment on the X Factor case.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Real Purpose of Therapy Bans: Maltese Christians Speak Out |publisher=IFTCC |url=https://iftcc.org/news/the-real-purpose-of-therapy-bans-maltese-christians-speak-out/ |accessdate=8 Dec 2018}}</ref>

==See also==

==See also==