rumitoid

More than 100 prominent evangelical Christian pastors and church leaders have spoken out against what they call the “perversion” of Christian nationalism and the role it played in enabling the violent i**********n at the US Capitol in Washington on 6 January.

In an open letter released on Wednesday, the evangelical leaders say they are speaking out now because they do not want to be “quiet accomplices in this ongoing sin”.

They call on all church people to clarify that Christianity is incompatible with “calls to violence, support of white Christian nationalism, conspiracy theories, and all religious and racial prejudice”.

The letter, first reported by NPR, notes that the evangelical community in the US has long been susceptible to the “heresy” of Christian nationalism – the belief that the country is fundamentally Christian and run by and for white conservative Americans. The signatories blame that tendency on church leaders accommodating w***e s*******y over many years.

As a result the ideology of Christian nationalism was allowed to flourish and helped to legitimize the 6 January attack by giving participants the false impression that their actions were “blessed by God”, the religious leaders said.

The presence of Christian nationalists was evident during the i**********n. R****rs carried signs proclaiming “Jesus Saves” and “In God We Trust”, and crosses were erected among the crowd.

A video of the unfolding catastrophe filmed by the New Yorker magazine showed one of the s******nists saying a prayer from the rostrum of the US Senate. He said: “Thank you Heavenly Father for gracing us with this opportunity to stand up for our God-given unalienable rights … and to send a message to all the tyrants, the c*******ts and the g*******ts that this is our nation, not theirs.”

Among the influential figures who signed the letter were Jerushah Duford, granddaughter of the TV evangelical preacher, the late Billy Graham. She told NPR that the events of 6 January had long been brewing. “It felt like this was a symptom of what has been happening for a long time,” she said.

White evangelical Christians remained remarkably loyal to former president Donald Trump in both the 2016 and 2020 e******ns. They v**ed for him on both occasions by about 80%, exit polls showed.

A survey by the American Enterprise Institute earlier this month found that 60% of white evangelicals continue to believe Trump’s “big lie” that last November’s e******n was s****n from him and that he should have been returned to the White House.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/evangelical-leaders-condemn-role-christian-144845985.html

ChJoe

So what is your point? They are simply saying that these were not "Christians" who did the r**ting.

But I believe we KNOW that the r**ting, l**ting, burning and k*****g going on this past year was, in fact, done by A****A/B*M.

Liberty Tree

A little research will show this granddaughter of Billy Graham is an anti- Trumper who supports the corrupt Lincoln Project. Speaking out against violence is correct but how much will this group speak out when Christian rights are taken away and innocent unborn children continue to be murdered?

Larry Joe

Ramrod, I won’t agree with you often, but in this case I do. I do not use religion in my political arguments. I do not know if the Creator (and there really is a Creator) is a Democrat, Republican, liberal/socialist, or conservative. In fact, I doubt the Creator is any of the above. In my view, tying Christianity to the conservative movement has greatly damaged religion in this country.
Your Friend,
Larry Joe

Liberty Tree

Your condemnation of violence and anarchism by l*****t groups is long overdue.

Parky60 Loc: People's Republic of Illinois

Maybe these evangelical "leaders" should spend less time being social justice warriors and more time on saving souls.

RandyBrian Loc: Texas

As a white, older, conservative evangelical Christian, I agree with you whole heartedly. There is a whole group of clowns who claim to be Christian who are NOT! Everything from Woodsboro "Baptist" to the new Senator from Georgia to our current excuse for a President.
The Bible clearly states that we shall know them by their fruits. And all the fruit on THESE vines are rotten.

Remember that the Bible is not a set of guidelines to follow if you happen to agree with them.
There are way too many Christian "leaders" who want to please men rather than our Savior. Really shortsighted choice.

MeadowFields

I never could understand the Evangelicals' fanatical support of Trump. He came out in in favor of anti-a******n laws strictly to win over the Christian right v**es. Trump has no Christian values or morals - just look at his lavish lifestyle and demeaning manner toward his non-followers and his boorish ways. He is the antithesis of what Christ preached and died for. All of Trump's loyalists have sold their soul and should do penance for their sinful adherence to his blasphemy. He has brought this country to a low point in history.
There are still too many Christian Nationalists out there who would disagree.

RandyBrian Loc: Texas

I do not agree with the term "Christian Nationalist". The left is always ready and anxious to label people, assign them certain characteristics, then apply it to them all. For example. I am white. According to the progressives, I am therefore r****t, probably a w***e s*********t, and definitely a happy consumer of my 'white privilege'.
What I am is a Christian conservative who attends a evangelical church, and tries to live my life according to the owner's manual written by God.
And I am a Trump supporter. Why?
I do not like Trump's life style. I dislike many of his personal characteristics. I have little reason to think that he is a committed Christian. So WHY do I support him?
Reason #1. I do not care WHY he is pro-life. His policies are strongly pro-life, and so am I.
Reason #2. He is battling against the entrenched government bureaucracy, the primary danger to our freedom in this country.
Reason #3. He is very pro-Israel, which I am as well, as is any true Christian.
Reason #4. Every candidate nominated by the democrats in the last thirty years wanted, demanded, and proposed the exact opposite of reasons 1 - 3.
There are other reasons I support him, but these are the big ones.
Nor am I a fanatic. I have logical, solid, reasoned, and Christian reasons for supporting him.
He is nowhere near perfect, but then we were not v****g in a religious leader. We were v****g in a political leader. Political actions speak a whole lot louder than words or life style.
The REAL question is, why would any Christian NOT v**e for him?

MeadowFields

You sound like a reasonable and knowledgeable person and I appreciate your honesty.
In a country where there's only a two party system you don't have many choices to select from when v****g for your candidate. You chose the candidate who most leans in the direction you deem as proper and I respect that.
What you fail to comprehend is that you've been exploited by a sociopathic, megalomaniac individual who's only passion for entering politics is not to be a political servant, but to have the political system serve his greedy needs and gain attention for his outsized ego. He is not a patriot (refused to serve in the military - bone spurs) capitalized on his stature to earn more profits for himself and plays the quid-pro-quo game like an expert.
Doesn't a person's character enter into your decision when v****g for a leader of the free world? In the end that's what counts as we saw the end results on J*** 6th when Trump couldn't win the e******n fairly so he incited an i**********n and lied about having been robbed of a win. If that wasn't enough for you to separate yourself from a NY Conman and a dirtbag then you need to search your soul for rationalizing and stretching the limits of justifying his emergence to power. Trump is unfit for the Presidency and is a long term loser and a r****t and misogynist and a serial liar. Why would you ever consider v****g in a misanthrope like him?

saltwind 78 Loc: Murrells Inlet, South Carolina

rumitoid, I think I have to remind you that the founding fathers all championed religious freedom. Thomas Jefferson wrote that a wall should separate religion and the state. Like so many other things, they were right. This wall protects the state from undue interference from a church. The church must be free to preach its beliefs without government interference. Both are wise and desirable. Why mess with a good thing? Letting your faith guide your actions is never a bad thing. Getting involved in politics for preachers is traditional in both the Black Church and the with traditional white Evangelical preachers. Many of which have tv and radio talk shows. These religious evangelicals are usually right wing. I don't like it, but I try to understand it. As a twenty one year old, I v**ed against my clergyman running for Congress.

the evangelical right.

RandyBrian Loc: Texas

I wouldn't. If, of course, even part of what you said were true.
I will not go through your list item by item, but I could. Very few of them have even a shred of t***h. None of them are completely true. It sounds like you have been listening to the democrats and the MSM as they use their magic mental abilities to listen in on Trumps deepest thoughts and intentions, then interpret them and pass them on to all their supporters. Of course a person's character matters. That's why Hillary was not elected, and why Biden should not have been. Trump's actions and policies speak louder than his character flaws.
As to that idiocy of Trump 'inciting a r**t'......complete and utter nonsense.
As for the rest of the trash you called President Trump.....you are entitled to your opinion. But it sure does not reflect well on you as a Christian......if you are one.

Big Kahuna

The establishment church is just like our establishment political system. Corrupt to its core with a housecleaning overdue. Still, a national Christian role is better for our country than a secular, corrupt, immoral totalitarian marxist state.

Big Kahuna

And the Lincoln Project leadership is now shown to be involved in p********a, homosexuality and immorality of every sort. The Lincoln Project should be called the Larry flint, L***QXYZ sexually perverse project which stands for everything that Trump and the Patriots oppose.

Big Kahuna

But yet Trump, though imperfect, is God's anointed to lead our nation. Slo Joe will be gone as hopefully will the entire corrupt dem party and all the rino's. Cancel culture will soon be cancelling the corrupt demorat party.