As one of the religious "nones" you mention, I don't have a lot to add to your discussion or about the intersection of politics and religion (other than to point out the many "mulligans" when someone's coming after me for being an immoral heathen).
That said, I wanted to say that as a reader, I really appreciate the honesty, curiosity, and intellectual consistency on display here at The Racket. You all are doing a great job and it's clear that you're pouring yourselves into it. Also, as someone who came over after Erik Erikson's Remnant shut down, it's been an absolute joy watching all of you make this not just a worthy successor of what came before, but to surpass the original in every way that matters.
In it he shreds the racism, idolatry, false teachers, and terrorists that plague not just the SBC but all of evangelicals. David French has been spending his time exploring the sexual, physical and mental abuse rampant throughout the church. For trying to speak truth they have been treated horrendously.
Meanwhile you have Erick Erickson, the son of slave owners and a proud descendant of the confederacy saying the reason you haven't heard of the Tulsa massacre is there "just isn't enough time" to teach it. You have you straight up saying that CRT is incompatible with christianity and to justify that nonsense you link to articles by the very people Moore is screaming about.
At some point maybe you should stop worrying about what is going on in black churches and wonder why you can come to a point in your life where you think voting for Donald Trump was the right answer.
Christianity has been a fake religion for decades more interested in political power and projecting a false morality than any sort of actual outreach. Churches spend more time demonizing Transgender people or gay people or black people than they do anything else. I just have to wonder how many "other" groups will the church harass and insult before they run out and finally have to look at what horrible trashy examples of humanity they are.
Oh and until that happens the church can't die quick enough as it is just a vehicle for hate and stupidity.
Jesus Christ was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, performed miracles, died a sacrificial death on a cross, his blood offered remission of sin to all who believe, was resurrected on the third day, his resurrected person seen by over 500, ascended to Heaven where he sits at the right hand of the Father, and will imminently return “in the fullness of time.” Agree or disagree?
Honestly Steve that isn't a simple agree or disagree question for me. I asked Christ for salvation at 10 years old. Was baptized at 13. Spent my whole childhood wondering what God had planned. But then I started reading and learning about the world I was raised in. I got to see how people act when they weren't in pretend church mode. I explored the origins of the bible from a non southern baptist viewpoint. Oh and I found out the racist disgusting backdrop our whole religion was built on.
I like to think I've keep my faith in Jesus Christ, that even if everything else is lies and hate at least His story is truth and its just been perverted by 2000 years of human sin. But its hard to see truth when everyone who is suppose to have lead the way has given into lies.
“Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.”
Romans 12:9 NIV
“Let us discern for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good.”
Job 34:4 NIV
“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.”
Philippians 4:8-9 NIV
There is a lot of darkness in the world. The light cannot be quenched by it, when your eyes are wide open. I am cynical on politics but the Gospel has no deception in it. The way to repair the church is to reconsecrate it. I read Dr. Moore’s email. He’s right.
As one of the religious "nones" you mention, I don't have a lot to add to your discussion or about the intersection of politics and religion (other than to point out the many "mulligans" when someone's coming after me for being an immoral heathen).
That said, I wanted to say that as a reader, I really appreciate the honesty, curiosity, and intellectual consistency on display here at The Racket. You all are doing a great job and it's clear that you're pouring yourselves into it. Also, as someone who came over after Erik Erikson's Remnant shut down, it's been an absolute joy watching all of you make this not just a worthy successor of what came before, but to surpass the original in every way that matters.
Keep up the good work.
Thank you.
Russell Moore leaked a letter he sent to the ERLC.
https://religionnews.com/2021/06/02/russell-moore-to-erlc-trustees-they-want-me-to-live-in-psychological-terror/
In it he shreds the racism, idolatry, false teachers, and terrorists that plague not just the SBC but all of evangelicals. David French has been spending his time exploring the sexual, physical and mental abuse rampant throughout the church. For trying to speak truth they have been treated horrendously.
Meanwhile you have Erick Erickson, the son of slave owners and a proud descendant of the confederacy saying the reason you haven't heard of the Tulsa massacre is there "just isn't enough time" to teach it. You have you straight up saying that CRT is incompatible with christianity and to justify that nonsense you link to articles by the very people Moore is screaming about.
At some point maybe you should stop worrying about what is going on in black churches and wonder why you can come to a point in your life where you think voting for Donald Trump was the right answer.
Christianity has been a fake religion for decades more interested in political power and projecting a false morality than any sort of actual outreach. Churches spend more time demonizing Transgender people or gay people or black people than they do anything else. I just have to wonder how many "other" groups will the church harass and insult before they run out and finally have to look at what horrible trashy examples of humanity they are.
Oh and until that happens the church can't die quick enough as it is just a vehicle for hate and stupidity.
Jesus Christ was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, performed miracles, died a sacrificial death on a cross, his blood offered remission of sin to all who believe, was resurrected on the third day, his resurrected person seen by over 500, ascended to Heaven where he sits at the right hand of the Father, and will imminently return “in the fullness of time.” Agree or disagree?
Honestly Steve that isn't a simple agree or disagree question for me. I asked Christ for salvation at 10 years old. Was baptized at 13. Spent my whole childhood wondering what God had planned. But then I started reading and learning about the world I was raised in. I got to see how people act when they weren't in pretend church mode. I explored the origins of the bible from a non southern baptist viewpoint. Oh and I found out the racist disgusting backdrop our whole religion was built on.
I like to think I've keep my faith in Jesus Christ, that even if everything else is lies and hate at least His story is truth and its just been perverted by 2000 years of human sin. But its hard to see truth when everyone who is suppose to have lead the way has given into lies.
Focus on what is good.
“Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.”
Romans 12:9 NIV
“Let us discern for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good.”
Job 34:4 NIV
“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.”
Philippians 4:8-9 NIV
There is a lot of darkness in the world. The light cannot be quenched by it, when your eyes are wide open. I am cynical on politics but the Gospel has no deception in it. The way to repair the church is to reconsecrate it. I read Dr. Moore’s email. He’s right.