Taipei Times
Date: Nov 24, 2016
By: Abraham Gerber / Staff reporter

Gay rights advocates yesterday accused churches of illegally using donations to support a massive demonstration against same-sex marriage last week, calling for an investigation and new sunshine regulations on religious groups’ use of donated funds.

“Even though it is impossible for us to see direct evidence of funding, we did see some church pastors and elders openly calling for participation or stating that they would mobilize their entire church or have church staff take the day off to take part [in the rally],” Taiwan International Association for Gay Rights president Chen Chih-ming (陳志明) said, citing the Taipei Truth Lutheran Church and the Bread of Life Church in Taipei as examples.

He said that in some cases, protesters had convened outside churches to ride chartered buses to the protest site.    [FULL  STORY]