The Legend of Donnie Davies

Donnie Davies and his hit song "The Bible
Says (God Hates Fags)" is the biggest thing
on the internet lately... but is it a joke?The biggest thing burning up the internet today is Donnie Davies... the erstwhile gay, portly, mustachioed, evangelical country boy singing his hit song "The Bible Says (God Hates Fags)," and preaching his message of love through his ministry, Love God's Way.

You see, Donnie is (or... seems) so genuine, but he (accidentally?) adds just enough sugar to the mix to keep you guessing about the true status of his sexuality: Is this really a joke? Is the reference in his song that there is "no backdoor to Heaven" a little wink-wink-nudge-nudge to let people know this is a joke, or is it a schoolboy taunt of gay sex? Is the pink shirt he wears borne out of fashion ignorance or is it some kind of "I just can't help myself" symbol of his quashed gayness, or is it — yet again — a little wink-wink-nudge-nudge to the gay crowd?

Every aspect of this fellow seems to allow the most skeptical of minds to find a humurous, gay-sex double-entendre. (The name of his band is "Evening Service". Put your mind in the gutter for a minute and see where that takes you. Take the initials of "Love God's Way Ministries", LGWM, and see where that takes you.)

I would say that the ratio is that 90% of people think Donnie Davies whole effort is a grand comedic act, while 10% of the people seem to think otherwise. Andrew Sullivan (who Donnie thanks for (ahem) "getting behind me") seems to think it is a joke. I'm inclined to agree.

Here is my guess: Donnie isn't targeting the gay crowd with his joke. Donnie is targeting the ex-gay crowd. Donnie is a Trojan Horse. He wants to infiltrate the ex-gay upper echelons with his earnest demeanor, musical talent, and down-home appeal, and then explode like a big, gay, pink-shirted bomb all over Narth headquarters... preferably after he has made the cover of Newsweek magazine.

Most importantly however, in my opinion: If this weren't a joke, Donnie would have said so by now. I mean, if it were me... If I had put all my time into building a ministry, creating a cure for gay people (called C.H.O.P.), and producing a song and music video... and it wasn't a joke... I'd be out there defending it against the people who said it was.

But that's just me. Donnie is probably just too... uhhh... (what's another word for happy?) ... about his newfound success to care one way or the other.

Anyway, here is the video, "The Bible Says (God Hates Fags)." Enjoy.