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b'Christian Music Festival, a Toronto-based ministry founded by Molly and Jay Banerjei, has joined a long list of Christian organizations being targeted by social media giant Facebook. \\n\\nFor several years, the Banerjeis have produced community events in the Toronto area, and they have frequently used Facebook to promote them on their page Christian Music Festival, with phenomenal results. But this year, that changed. Their attempts to boost October\\u2019s Christian Music Festival event failed, as did attempts to boost a GoFundMe page associated with the event. Assuming that it was a glitch, they reached out to Facebook. And the results were shocking.\\n\\nIn a series of emails from \\u201cRyan\\u201d at Facebook, the Banerjeis were told that Christian Music Festival is a "political account.\\u201d The annual Christian Music Festival is not a political event. Instead it is a celebration of faith and freedom. Diverse and multi-ethnic Christian groups and musicians from a variety of churches and cultures participate in this event held at Nathan Phillips Square, a premier location. They come from different parts of Canada and the United States to express their freedom in music, drama and the arts.\\n\\nFacebook\\u2019s chat support insisted that the Banerjeis sign a non-discriminatory form even though they have never been accused of discriminating against anyone. They gladly signed the form, assuming that it would resolve the matter. But it did not. Facebook then asked for permission to access Molly\'s account. She gave consent with the assumption that they were correcting the issue. But again, no resolution. \\n\\n--- \\n\\nSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/edboston/message'