They blame the Left for attacking them, but conservative Christians are being subverted by the far right.

[lees1975]

https://signalpress.blogspot.com/2024/03/evangelical-christians-claim-they-are.html

Growing up in an Evangelical church, I learned pretty quickly that most of the church members had a very distinctive "us versus them" way of looking at the world around them. The church had a seige mentality. The leadership and membership saw itself as being the victims of all kinds of worldly plots, from the nebulous part of society known as "the liberals" or simply, "the left." Of course, all of the enemies of the church were guided by demonic forces, and any time a pastor needed to get church members up off their rear ends and engaged in some kind of activity, a straw man enemy would pop up to motivate the membership.

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Dr. Russell Moore, formerly the executive director of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) and currently editor of Christianity Today has made some interesting observations about the shocking, but clearly heretical departure some white Evangelicals are making from the core doctrines and theology of the Christian gospel. These departures are not just from commonly accepted doctrine related to commonly held beliefs among the broader Christian community, but are also denials and departures from the unique, literal interpretation approach of their own brand of Christian faith.

"When we get to the point where the teachings of Jesus are seen as subversive to us, we're in a crisis," said Moore, after hearing reports from pastors who, after preaching on themes from the Sermon on the Mount, would have members of the church come up to them afterward and ask, "Where did you get those liberal talking points?"

Those specific points, according to Moore, specifically included the passage where Jesus preaches to those gathered, the core Christian principle of "turning the other cheek."

[flying_wahini]

1. This is why Atheism is fastest growing religion in the US.

They did it to themselves. Tax the churches. A LOT.

[usonian]

2. When you go out on a limb ...

Everything and everyone seems your enemy, even a gentle breeze.

The tree is life and humanity. It has deep roots and branches touching the sky.

When you fall off, it's the landfill or the burn pile. Actions have consequences.

[Earth-shine]

3. Personally, I'd rather reign in hell than serve in heaven.

The saying "Better to rule in Hell, than serve in Heaven" comes from John Milton's epic poem "Paradise Lost." It is a quote spoken by the character Satan, and it reflects his preference for having power and control, even in a place of evil and suffering, rather than submitting to a higher authority in a place of peace. -- Wikipedia