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John MacArthur vs. Christian nationalism
Such Christian nationalists disdain MacArthur’s 20th-century brand of premillennial dispensationalism that assumes the church’s role is chiefly saving souls before the end times.
Erasing Jesus from Israel
This statement was very unfair and very stupid. When dealing with terror strikes like October 7, what are the alternatives to “violence?”
Understanding key differences: Christian conservatism vs. Christian nationalism
Nearly all self-identified Christian Nationalists are Calvinists, typically Presbyterian like Wolfe, but often theologically Reformed Baptists like the subjects of the Politico article.
Asbury revival – My reflection 1 year later
One Asbury Seminary professor recounted his brief visit to the university auditorium, citing a great sense of serenity. He could have stayed for hours, he said. But like the woman healed by the mere touch of Jesus’s garment, as he described it, he felt whole and left contentedly after 90 minutes.
Pope Francis and Protestants
Catholic thinkers would provide the intellectual leadership for the more numerous evangelical spearcarriers. With evangelicals, Catholics could potentially create a political majority for social conservatism.
Resenting rich men north of Richmond
The fallen human condition is such that every person and every group has misguided and often selfish views of what is best.
The politics of Jesus
Religious views that are perceived to be imposed become unpopular, and the coercion enforcing them becomes ultimately unsustainable.
‘Christian Nationalism’ and mocking victims
Mocking genuine victims hearkens to a more brutal, pre-Christian ethos in which strength and not lowliness is esteemed.
Mainline Protestantism vs. Christian Nationalism
Climate activist Bill McKibben, in an article for The New Yorker, commends Mainline Protestantism as an antidote for Christian Nationalism. He doesn’t realize that the demographic and spiritual collapse of Mainline Protestantism is partly responsible for the rise of Christian Nationalism.
Christian single-payer health care?
Totalizing political proposals, even if labeled as “Christian,” usually replace one set of problems with even worse problems.