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@megbasham Hey there, Meg. That’s not an argument for supporting him. That’s an argument for not choosing her.

Here is the Christian argument for supporting him: Kamala Harris—who is so committed to the murder of babies that she promised she would allow no religious exemptions to employer provided abortions—was the alternative.

@davideprince It saddens and angers me. Too many of my fellow Evangelical pastors will excuse, justify, or even applaud these disgraceful words and his bizarre behavior—This fact angers me even more.

The President's crass and vulgar Truth Social rhetoric about something as somber, weighty, and horrible as war is completely disgraceful. His reckless speech is beneath the dignity of the office and dishonors the God before whom all rulers will give an account. It saddens me.

@megbasham @ericmetaxas Clergy visits aren’t the problem. Heretical clergy visits are. Purportedly stalwart conservative Evangelical clergy acquiescence to heretical clergy blasphemy is.

I notice an inconsistency in when clergy visits to the White House are a concern for the evangelical establishment.

It’s OPENING NIGHT!!! #RepBX

@christopherrufo I don’t think that’s the point. I’ve heard too many people say that African brought to America as cattle slaves should’ve been grateful because they had it so much better than their friends and family back in Africa. That’s appalling.

Whenever I read about the history of chattel slavery, I've never really thought, "Man, they sure did have it better than I do now"

MAGA Christians have been doing on the right what James Talarico is doing on the left for a decade - applying public faith in distorted ways that serve political ideology (the political tail wagging the spiritual dog). But now they are shocked and appalled by Talarico. Selective.

That time of the year when the town turns teal !!!! 🙂‍↕️

@unionstationkc is Home Opener ready 🙌

@pastordmack Holy cow! The ignorance and arrogance of CBL & Meg is astounding.

Every time the Great Commission SBC council and the SBC Seminary Presidents Council meet, it is a segregated conference.

Tim Keller was right that applying the same biblical standard equally will often draw ire from both the political left and right. Christianity is not the mushy middle. It’s the rock on which idols are dashed.

@toddstarnes You do mean, of course as you said previously, unless they are at a protest. Your hypocrisy, or at least duplicity, is showing.

Law-abiding gun owners should be armed at all times - especially in public. Be on guard for the Islamists. Biden allowed thousands of them to breach our borders and it's only a matter of when, not if, another attack happens. These are dangerous times, folks.

@Will_C_W Yes. It. Does!

This sounds like fun. @SAGordon

Isn’t it strange…Evangelicals are all over social media holding Bad Bunny to a higher standard for his language and behavior than they do their President.

@pastordmack It looks like they will try to push through with a task force recommendation what they haven’t been able to do the other way…codify the Law Ammendment through something that only needs a simple majority vote to pass. I guess by whatever means possible is the rule of the day.

Sincere question? Can you help me understand Willy Rice’s plan to appoint a task force to address the “women pastors” issue? Is he looking for a resolution only? Will the task force make a recommendation to amend the constitution? I simply don’t understand exactly what it is the task force will recommend that will only require a simple majority to gain approval. In a sentence, what’s the endgame and timeline to accomplish their goal? If a resolution passed is the goal, it will not have binding authority, so, I’m really baffled as to the goal.

@BaptistLeaders Your guess? I thought WillyW said you are the man who knows. Or was that just spin & hype?

“There seems to be a consensus that the SBC EC is both out of money and probably needs more to do its function. And then we look at where to get that—who's going to give that up? And the ERLC is the source of constant frustration, and so my guess is that's the leadership consensus.” —@jrwhitehead

I share this post in earnest and (what may prove a naive) hope that a few people caught in the situation I’m about to describe will hear instead of rushing to the usual tropes, criticisms and caricatures. For what it’s worth, I offer this in good faith. Between 2016 and 2022, I faced a test of the genuineness of my faith so large and consequential, I’m almost at a loss to think of the right adjectives to describe it. It might not have been so big to someone else but it involved so much of my Christian identity, it was all but existential. Well more than that. It was a dying. It is this test that helps me understand why people who seem deeply devoted to the Lord Jesus and hold the scriptures in highest esteem also hold to a system, institution or leader no matter what they do and defend a side or individual to a degree that is baffling. I can tell you why because I had to face every bit of it. Identity, community, camaraderie, what we’ve known and loved, what part of it we still love, the people we loved, the people we still love, reputation, what people will think, how you will be judged and condemned and thrown over to the other side who doesn’t want you either. And to whom you also do not align and would not belong. Friendships. How you will be misunderstood and misrepresented. How adrift and alone you will feel. How disliked. And then there’s this and it would be a mistake to minimize it: your JOB. Your source of income. Your vocation. This is the part of the crisis I most write these words to convey because I think they are most in play for many right now, whether in media, ministry or politics. Let me try to put this in the words that were constantly resonant in my spirit in those years. And to this day. Though you have no other place to go, Beth, and no place to fit and it not only MAY have financial repercussions but WILL have financial repercussions to the ministry and to your family and will also make them targets and none of it will ever look the same or be the same, will you choose what you believe to be right and put everything else in your vocational life at risk? This is what is at risk for many people whose professional reputations and positions are tied up with leaders, institutions and political parties. Mine was, too. The cost is enormous and the options are often untenable. And so there we are. Having to cast ourselves on the mercy of God. Not for a third way. But as THE ONLY WAY. The only truth. The only life. I’ve made multiple errors in judgment. Jumped too quickly to condemn. Spoken wrongly. Remained silent wrongly and confusingly. I never get it completely together. But what I will tell you is that I believe we are meant first and foremost to call out our own house, our own side, and our own identity group for its mind-boggling hypocrisy. These were my people. Evangelicals. Conservatives. Claim what you will but I know who I am: I am pro life from conception to casket. I am pro small government. I am pro godliness and the pursuit of a holy life. I am pro marriage and family and pro-those God calls to remain single and sanctified and I’m deeply thankful for them. I am pro traditional sexual ethics. I am pro love of God and love of neighbor and the dignity of every person as an image bearer of Christ. I am pro love all. I am pro church. I believe in the community of the saints. I am pro Bible study to the death and believe the aim of all discipleship is to know and love and follow and emulate Jesus Christ. I am pro gospel. Dear God in heaven, I am pro gospel. I believe there is one name by whom we must be saved. Jesus. What I am not is pro Trump. Wasn’t pro Clinton. Wasn’t pro Biden. But those were not the candidates many in the world that I loved so much were cheering on. I accept that Donald Trump is my president. I pray for him on a regular basis. I’m a law abiding citizen and pay my taxes. But I believe Trump fosters something in people that makes them lose their way.

If the Church’s only response to evil is whataboutisms, then we have utterly failed in our sacred calling to be salt and light in the world. Why can’t we simply deal with the issue at hand?

@JennMGreenberg It also so weird that he put church ladies in quotes. Why? Are they not church ladies?

I have so many questions. For example: Why are they matching? Why are they wearing cocktail dresses? Why are they wearing chokers? Is this the church choir? Does your choir usually dress like this?

@toddstarnes It's really not that simple...but keep telling yourself that.

If you don't attack ICE agents with a weapon they won't shoot you. It's really that simple.

In his "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," Dr King wrote: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." This includes unjust laws...AND unjust enforcement of laws. All my 'rule of law' friends don't get to give ICE an exemption from being held accountable.