Meet Our Friend: The Naked Pastor (aka David Hayward)

A vibrant heart-shaped illustration filled with diverse cartoon faces, emphasizing the powerful message of unity and social commentary through art, featured on Naked Pastor's website.

If you're a follower of the Where True Love Is movement on Facebook, Instagram, or other platforms, there's a good chance you're familiar with David's work. He focuses on deconstructing evangelical Christianity, recovery from purity culture, the rising tide of Christofacism, and a variety of other topics.

Here's one example of his insightful work, a collage of images of Christ:

A creative collage of 16 illustrations features various interpretations of Jesus, each adorned with different symbolic elements, blending religious themes with modern cultural references.

Cartoonists over the past century have made history for their societal influence, and David will be similarly remembered in future years for his progressive political cartoons.

In addition to edgy purity culture cartoons and Christian deconstruction illustrations, David creates fine art, does commission work, and is a reliable provider of encouraging messaging through social media, an email newsletter, and his blog.

Seeing the efforts of people like The Naked Pastor is encouragement for all of us to change the world from our place in it, using our unique gifts and abilities. Scroll to the bottom of this page on his website to find a variety of ways to follow his work, and you'll experience that encouragement first hand.

Meanwhile, smile!

A shepherd joyfully tosses a sheep wearing a trans pride flag pattern, while another sheep displays the rainbow flag of LGBT pride, symbolizing celebration and inclusion within the flock.