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kalie callaway-george
March 1, 2023: ABC News: Christian school that embraced the LGBTQ community is forced to close its doors
Kalie Callaway-George, UCA’s executive director and co-founder, said this new language "is kind of what started the backlash from our donor base, which we anticipated. It was just that we anticipated a 50% loss in funding and made adjustments for that. We had an 80% loss in funding and that was too much to overcome."
Kalie Callaway-George, UCA’s executive director and co-founder, said this new language "is kind of what started the backlash from our donor base, which we anticipated. It was just that we anticipated a 50% loss in funding and made adjustments for that. We had an 80% loss in funding and that was too much to overcome."
Feb 24, 2023: Kansas City Star: Hole that sucked people in’: Teachers allege Christian school in Kansas City is ‘toxic’
School leaders denied many of the employees’ allegations. Kalie Callaway-George, executive director and co-founder, said in an email she is “grieved to hear that was anyone’s experience” of school leadership.
School leaders denied many of the employees’ allegations. Kalie Callaway-George, executive director and co-founder, said in an email she is “grieved to hear that was anyone’s experience” of school leadership.
tony campolo |
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Anthony Campolo (born February 25, 1935) is an American sociologist, Baptist pastor, author, public speaker and former spiritual advisor to U.S. President Bill Clinton. Campolo is known as one of the most influential leaders in the evangelical left and has been a major proponent of progressive thought and reform within the evangelical community. He has also become a leader of the Red-Letter Christian movement, which aims to put emphasis on the teachings of Jesus. Campolo is a popular commentator on religious, political, and social issues, and has been a guest on programs such as The Colbert Report, The Charlie Rose Show, Larry King Live, Nightline, Crossfire, Politically Incorrect and The Hour. Mar 16, 2023: Premier Christian: Tony Campolo: I refuse to call myself an Evangelical anymore
Speaking on Premier's Inspirational Breakfast, Tony Campolo said: "Evangelicals in the United States are anti-environment... If you say you're an Evangelical you're anti-gay, you're anti-women, you're pro-war... "In the southern states, eighty percent of the people go to church at least once a month [and yet it's] the strongest supporter for capital punishment. "How do you reconcile Evangelicals favouring capital punishment when Jesus said: 'blessed are the merciful'? "If you're going to get mercy you've got to show mercy. Evangelicals are hard-nosed people when it comes to punishing criminals." |
February 25, 1935: Anthony Campolo was born in Philadelpia, Pennsylvania.
June 7, 1958: Campolo married the former Peggy Davidson.
January 14, 2014: Campolo announced his plans to retire from leading the EAPE and to close that ministry.
In a recent podcast, Baptist theologian Al Mohler points out that Tony Campolo was right, but now he is wrong on same sex marriage:
Mohler points out Campolo's earlier comments:
And then this last week Campolo reversed his "theology":
In a way it kind of epitomizes the current changes going on in some churches where they once adhered to a Biblical structure to giving it up in order to be more socially acceptable. Truth, however, cannot be compromised so it has to be discarded and exhanged for a lie.
Mohler points out Campolo's earlier comments:
- “I believe that the Bible does not allow for same-gender sexual intercourse or marriage,” Campolo said in Sojourners Magazine in May 1999. “We can argue over this interpretation or that interpretation, but we must take the church very seriously,” Campolo said. “The fellowship of believers called the church of Jesus Christ has stood from the time of Christ to the present day, and I believe it speaks with authority. For almost 2,000 years, the church has read Romans 1 in a particular way. People who knew the Apostle Paul personally have written about what Paul meant when he wrote those verses.”
And then this last week Campolo reversed his "theology":
- In a 937-word statement titled Tony Campolo: For the Record, the 80-year-old leader of the evangelical left said he believes the Bible is divinely inspired and that he gives highest priority to words of Jesus in Matthew 25 concerning care for the poor and oppressed. “Because of my open concern for social justice, in recent years I have been asked the same question over and over again: Are you ready to fully accept into the church those gay Christian couples who have made a lifetime commitment to one another?” Campolo wrote. “While I have always tried to communicate grace and understanding to people on both sides of the issue, my answer to that question has always been somewhat ambiguous,” he said. After “countless hours of prayer, study, conversation and emotional turmoil,” Campolo said, “I am finally ready to call for the full acceptance of Christian gay couples into the church.” -
In a way it kind of epitomizes the current changes going on in some churches where they once adhered to a Biblical structure to giving it up in order to be more socially acceptable. Truth, however, cannot be compromised so it has to be discarded and exhanged for a lie.
mae elise cannon
Jan 24, 2021: Wyoming Public Media: Evangelical Leaders Condemn 'Radicalized Christian Nationalism'
During last week's Zoom call, Mae Elise Cannon, of the ecumenical group Churches for Middle East Peace, called out unnamed evangelical leaders who she said have declined to sign, citing concerns including how it would go over with their churches or religious organizations.
During last week's Zoom call, Mae Elise Cannon, of the ecumenical group Churches for Middle East Peace, called out unnamed evangelical leaders who she said have declined to sign, citing concerns including how it would go over with their churches or religious organizations.
Brian Carn |
Kingdom City Church; Charlotte - Brian Carn Ministries
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Apr 30, 2020: WSOTV: ‘It ain’t real’: Local pastor’s COVID-19 sermons raising eyebrows
Pastor Brian Carn at Kingdom City Church in southwest Charlotte held services after the stay-at-home order was first put in place. After several services, police talked to Carn and say he agreed not to hold church again until the stay-at-home order is lifted.
Pator Carn: “Evidently gas is most definitely as essential need. Gas prices are going up right now, we just wanted to be a blessing to the community and give people as much gas as we could possibly give them."
Pastor Brian Carn at Kingdom City Church in southwest Charlotte held services after the stay-at-home order was first put in place. After several services, police talked to Carn and say he agreed not to hold church again until the stay-at-home order is lifted.
Pator Carn: “Evidently gas is most definitely as essential need. Gas prices are going up right now, we just wanted to be a blessing to the community and give people as much gas as we could possibly give them."
Mar 13, 2021: WCCB: Charlotte Church Gives Away $10,000 Worth Of Gas
“Evidently gas is most definitely as essential need. Gas prices are going up right now, we just wanted to be a blessing to the community and give people as much gas as we could possibly give them,” says Pastor Brian Carn of Kingdom City Church.
“Evidently gas is most definitely as essential need. Gas prices are going up right now, we just wanted to be a blessing to the community and give people as much gas as we could possibly give them,” says Pastor Brian Carn of Kingdom City Church.
angela carson
Jan 14, 2023: Canton News: Carson selected as Mississippi Christian Living Leader of Year
For the fourth year in a row, Mississippi Christian Living (MCL) has taken nominations for Christian Leaders of the Year, and, this year, Cantonian Angela Carson was selected.
Carson is the founder and executive director of the Canton-based Pine Grove Association, which serves youth, the elderly, the Hispanic community and others.
She is the founder and president of Carson Consulting Services, which offers training, consulting and coaching for nonprofits, small businesses and government entities.
She is a member, secretary and Sunday school teacher at Priestley Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Canton.
For the fourth year in a row, Mississippi Christian Living (MCL) has taken nominations for Christian Leaders of the Year, and, this year, Cantonian Angela Carson was selected.
Carson is the founder and executive director of the Canton-based Pine Grove Association, which serves youth, the elderly, the Hispanic community and others.
She is the founder and president of Carson Consulting Services, which offers training, consulting and coaching for nonprofits, small businesses and government entities.
She is a member, secretary and Sunday school teacher at Priestley Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Canton.
donald carson
Jan 25, 2023: Catholic News Agency: Alabama governor adds another layer of protection to religious freedom
Donald Carson, communications director for the Diocese of Birmingham, applauded the governor’s action.
“Catholics in the Diocese of Birmingham, which covers central and northern Alabama, are blessed to live and work in this state with such strong affirmation of religious freedom,” Carson told CNA.
Donald Carson, communications director for the Diocese of Birmingham, applauded the governor’s action.
“Catholics in the Diocese of Birmingham, which covers central and northern Alabama, are blessed to live and work in this state with such strong affirmation of religious freedom,” Carson told CNA.
tom catena
March 10, 2023: Religion News: ‘Spiritual exemplars’ change the media narrative about religion
Here are a few of those we profiled:
Tom Catena is the only doctor for a population of nearly a million people in the Nuba Mountains, in Sudan. He is an evangelical Catholic whose first stop every morning at 6:30 a.m. is Mass before he heads to rounds and surgery.
Here are a few of those we profiled:
Tom Catena is the only doctor for a population of nearly a million people in the Nuba Mountains, in Sudan. He is an evangelical Catholic whose first stop every morning at 6:30 a.m. is Mass before he heads to rounds and surgery.
bo chancey
Dec 1, 2021: Union Leader: Manchester Christian Church to change its name, reach out to rural areas
Manchester Christian Church, the non-denominational church whose internet services flourished during last year’s COVID-19 shutdown, is changing its name and targeting rural New England for expansion, its pastor said.
The name change — to One Church — will be official on Jan. 1, said Senior Pastor Bo Chancey.
Manchester Christian Church, the non-denominational church whose internet services flourished during last year’s COVID-19 shutdown, is changing its name and targeting rural New England for expansion, its pastor said.
The name change — to One Church — will be official on Jan. 1, said Senior Pastor Bo Chancey.
bryan chapell
2010: Preaching: The 25 Most Influential Pastors of the Past 25 Years
A quarter-century has brought great changes to the preaching landscape, and today’s list of contributing editors includes names that would have been unknown to most pastors 25 years ago: Rick Warren, Bryan Chapell, James MacDonald, Robert Smith, Dave Stone, James Emery White and Ed Young Jr. (though his pastor dad would have been a good candidate for the original list—and is now among our senior consulting editors).
A quarter-century has brought great changes to the preaching landscape, and today’s list of contributing editors includes names that would have been unknown to most pastors 25 years ago: Rick Warren, Bryan Chapell, James MacDonald, Robert Smith, Dave Stone, James Emery White and Ed Young Jr. (though his pastor dad would have been a good candidate for the original list—and is now among our senior consulting editors).
MARK CHIRONNA
Oct 15, 2020: Los Angeles Sentinel: Prophetic Voices from Holy Prophets Join Apostle Dr. Beverly “Bam” Crawford at the 25th Annual L.A.M.P.S. Virtual Conference
Bishop Mark Chironna, an influential leader with a global reach of 175 nations
Aug 10, 2015: Youtube: Dr. Mark Chironna 8-9-15 Wisdom's Promise
Dr. Mark Chironna teaching that the wealth, residing inside each of us, is manifested outside of our comfort zones at Church On The Living Edge in Orlando, FL.
Apr 2, 2015: Youtube: Mark Chironna Ministries 2015: Dr Mark Chironna hosts Bishop Liston Page, Dr James Goll part 2
Dec 22, 2014: Youtube: Mark Chironna Message About Your Destiny In Christ
Mark Chironna Message About Your Destiny In Christ
Sept 13, 2014: My Word Like Fire: Mark Chironna’s New Age/Quantum Mysticism at Bethel Redding Conference
Bethel leader Bill Johnson contributed a chapter to the book, as did his wife, Beni Johnson.
Bishop Mark Chironna, an influential leader with a global reach of 175 nations
Aug 10, 2015: Youtube: Dr. Mark Chironna 8-9-15 Wisdom's Promise
Dr. Mark Chironna teaching that the wealth, residing inside each of us, is manifested outside of our comfort zones at Church On The Living Edge in Orlando, FL.
Apr 2, 2015: Youtube: Mark Chironna Ministries 2015: Dr Mark Chironna hosts Bishop Liston Page, Dr James Goll part 2
Dec 22, 2014: Youtube: Mark Chironna Message About Your Destiny In Christ
Mark Chironna Message About Your Destiny In Christ
Sept 13, 2014: My Word Like Fire: Mark Chironna’s New Age/Quantum Mysticism at Bethel Redding Conference
Bethel leader Bill Johnson contributed a chapter to the book, as did his wife, Beni Johnson.
Fredrerick Clarkson
Oct 25, 2014: On The Record: Fredrerick Clarkson, a self proclaimed expert on the subject of the "religious right" and co-founder of "Talk To Action" mentioned again just this week that:
"In Mississippi, for example, they have successfully passed legislation that exempts businesses from laws requiring equal treatment of LGBTQ people if business owners' claimed religious convictions are opposed to homosexuality."
He claims the law is a violation of religious liberty and titles his article "Real Religious Liberty is Not Oppression." I don't disagree with the point, but what Clarkson is saying is that it's not real religious liberty if it allows religious people to make a choice. Instead, real liberty, to him, is when it complies with laws which opt for no choice at all and instead religions will do whatever the state or Federal laws say. Hmm, yes, it's a confusing sentence, but so is the logic: Real religious liberty is the religious right to only do what the government says they can do.
The Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act became law on July 1 of this year. It's intent was that it "will guarantee freedom of religion without government interference." The First Amendment of the US Constitution actually already does that, but since groups of people involved mainly in the LGBTQ community disavow the Constitution, the Mississippi law was set in place. And you know how many complaints from LGBTQ people in Mississippi have had to register official complaints about being oppressed because of the law have been? None. In fact, a Jackson resident, Mitchell Moore took action as the Washington Blade reported:
"Moore, along with Eddie Outlaw, a gay salon owner who grew up outside Yazoo City in the Mississippi Delta, Joce Pritchett of Jackson and a handful of others soon launched the “We don’t discriminate” campaign that features blue stickers with a thin rainbow band and the slogan “If you’re buying, we’re selling.”
And many businesses have posted the sticker. Though maybe I dont agree with what the premise of the "sticker activism" was, it's a religious liberty they have a right to engage in. A choice=liberty. Unlike Clarkson who hates the idea of choice and would rather that the government void the First Amendment and encroach on religious freedom.
Frederick Clarkson is an American journalist and public speaker in the fields of politics and religion. He is the author of Eternal Hostility: The Struggle Between Theocracy and Democracy (1997); editor of Dispatches from the Religious Left: The Future of Faith and Politics in America (2008); and co-author of Challenging the Christian Right: The Activist’s Handbook (1992) for which he and his co-author were named among the "Media Heroes of 1992" by the Institute for Alternative Journalism.They were described as "especially brave at taking on powerful institutions and persistent about getting stories out...journalists and activists who persevere in fighting censorship and protecting the First Amendment," and "understanding the Christian Right's recent strategy of stealth politics early on, and or doggedly tracking its activities across the U.S." He has also published articles with Salon.com, Ms. magazine, The Christian Science Monitor, and other publications. As of 2008, he served on the advisory board of the Campaign to Defend the Constitution, an organization dedicated to opposing the religious right; and on the editorial boards of The Public Eye and In These Times magazines. His articles have been anthologized in such scholarly works as Encyclopedia of Millennialism and Millennial Movements, (Routledge, 2000); Harcourt Source Readings for American Government(Harcourt College Publishers, 2000); and Eyes Right: Challenging the Right-wing Backlash (South End Press, 1995). He is he editor of A Moment to Decide: The Crisis in Mainstream Presbyterianism (Institute for Democracy Studies, 2000).
He has often been cited by major media, including such major newspapers as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor and The Los Angeles Times. His radio appearances include NPR's Fresh Air, Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Talk of the Nation, as well as Pacifica's Democracy Now. His television interviews include CNN, Fox News, ABC's 20/20, and the CBS Evening News; as well as the BBC and the CBC. He was interviewed in Lake of Fire, the 2007 documentary film about abortion by Hollywood film director Tony Kaye. As of 2012 he has been Senior Fellow at Political Research Associates in Somerville, MA. He is the co-founder of Talk to Action, a group blog which features critical reports about the religious right.
"In Mississippi, for example, they have successfully passed legislation that exempts businesses from laws requiring equal treatment of LGBTQ people if business owners' claimed religious convictions are opposed to homosexuality."
He claims the law is a violation of religious liberty and titles his article "Real Religious Liberty is Not Oppression." I don't disagree with the point, but what Clarkson is saying is that it's not real religious liberty if it allows religious people to make a choice. Instead, real liberty, to him, is when it complies with laws which opt for no choice at all and instead religions will do whatever the state or Federal laws say. Hmm, yes, it's a confusing sentence, but so is the logic: Real religious liberty is the religious right to only do what the government says they can do.
The Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act became law on July 1 of this year. It's intent was that it "will guarantee freedom of religion without government interference." The First Amendment of the US Constitution actually already does that, but since groups of people involved mainly in the LGBTQ community disavow the Constitution, the Mississippi law was set in place. And you know how many complaints from LGBTQ people in Mississippi have had to register official complaints about being oppressed because of the law have been? None. In fact, a Jackson resident, Mitchell Moore took action as the Washington Blade reported:
"Moore, along with Eddie Outlaw, a gay salon owner who grew up outside Yazoo City in the Mississippi Delta, Joce Pritchett of Jackson and a handful of others soon launched the “We don’t discriminate” campaign that features blue stickers with a thin rainbow band and the slogan “If you’re buying, we’re selling.”
And many businesses have posted the sticker. Though maybe I dont agree with what the premise of the "sticker activism" was, it's a religious liberty they have a right to engage in. A choice=liberty. Unlike Clarkson who hates the idea of choice and would rather that the government void the First Amendment and encroach on religious freedom.
Frederick Clarkson is an American journalist and public speaker in the fields of politics and religion. He is the author of Eternal Hostility: The Struggle Between Theocracy and Democracy (1997); editor of Dispatches from the Religious Left: The Future of Faith and Politics in America (2008); and co-author of Challenging the Christian Right: The Activist’s Handbook (1992) for which he and his co-author were named among the "Media Heroes of 1992" by the Institute for Alternative Journalism.They were described as "especially brave at taking on powerful institutions and persistent about getting stories out...journalists and activists who persevere in fighting censorship and protecting the First Amendment," and "understanding the Christian Right's recent strategy of stealth politics early on, and or doggedly tracking its activities across the U.S." He has also published articles with Salon.com, Ms. magazine, The Christian Science Monitor, and other publications. As of 2008, he served on the advisory board of the Campaign to Defend the Constitution, an organization dedicated to opposing the religious right; and on the editorial boards of The Public Eye and In These Times magazines. His articles have been anthologized in such scholarly works as Encyclopedia of Millennialism and Millennial Movements, (Routledge, 2000); Harcourt Source Readings for American Government(Harcourt College Publishers, 2000); and Eyes Right: Challenging the Right-wing Backlash (South End Press, 1995). He is he editor of A Moment to Decide: The Crisis in Mainstream Presbyterianism (Institute for Democracy Studies, 2000).
He has often been cited by major media, including such major newspapers as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor and The Los Angeles Times. His radio appearances include NPR's Fresh Air, Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Talk of the Nation, as well as Pacifica's Democracy Now. His television interviews include CNN, Fox News, ABC's 20/20, and the CBS Evening News; as well as the BBC and the CBC. He was interviewed in Lake of Fire, the 2007 documentary film about abortion by Hollywood film director Tony Kaye. As of 2012 he has been Senior Fellow at Political Research Associates in Somerville, MA. He is the co-founder of Talk to Action, a group blog which features critical reports about the religious right.
emma colton
ON THE RECORD: June 4, 2014: Emma Colton (Daily Caller) reports that "If you’re religious and pregnant, Planned Parenthood wants to let you know God would be completely supportive of you having an abortion. Planned Parenthood recently posted a “Pastoral Letter” that explained God would champion women to terminate pregnancies because abortion is never mentioned in Christian or Jewish texts, reported The Christian Post." ("Planned Parenthood: God Supports Abortion")
In this case, the letter was quickly removed on June 3, yet various Planned Parenthood state chapter websites still have differing forms of the same religious, pro-abortion message.
So what's happening? I have noticed a change in narratives especially within the last month or so on various issues ranging from abortion to LGBTQ rights. More here: Beware the HiJacking of Christianity
In this case, the letter was quickly removed on June 3, yet various Planned Parenthood state chapter websites still have differing forms of the same religious, pro-abortion message.
So what's happening? I have noticed a change in narratives especially within the last month or so on various issues ranging from abortion to LGBTQ rights. More here: Beware the HiJacking of Christianity
thomas colyandro
Feb 13, 2023: The Daily News: Orthodox Church offers 'new' denomination of Christianity
The Rev. Thomas Colyandro, who serves as the priest of Galveston’s Saints Constantine and Helen Serbian Orthodox Church, can help explain these differences, especially on icons, which the Catholic church has, throughout history has in turns, either embraced or shunned.
“We strive to maintain a balance of familial and communal care with time for personal devotion,” he said. “This starts with our Sunday services. These focus our parishioners on the sacramental life: God’s gifts given to draw people closer to him. And, on our icons: artistic renderings of Jesus, Mary and the saints. They remind us of God’s presence and our own ability to respond to him and each other with love.”
The Rev. Thomas Colyandro, who serves as the priest of Galveston’s Saints Constantine and Helen Serbian Orthodox Church, can help explain these differences, especially on icons, which the Catholic church has, throughout history has in turns, either embraced or shunned.
“We strive to maintain a balance of familial and communal care with time for personal devotion,” he said. “This starts with our Sunday services. These focus our parishioners on the sacramental life: God’s gifts given to draw people closer to him. And, on our icons: artistic renderings of Jesus, Mary and the saints. They remind us of God’s presence and our own ability to respond to him and each other with love.”
ray comfort
Throughout history, politicians have used religious language to win elections. One world leader was particularly good at it:
"In this hour I would ask of the Lord God only this: that He would give His blessing to our work, and that He may ever give us the courage to do the right. I am convinced that men who are created by God should live in accordance with the will of the Almighty. No man can fashion world history unless upon his purpose and his powers there rests the blessings of this Providence."
That may sound like an ideal leader, but that speech was given in 1937 by the Chancellor of Germany, Adolf Hitler. In his speeches, he challenged people to love their neighbors, to care for the poor and sick, and to take a stand against violence.
“His speeches were filled with hope,” says Ray Comfort, the author of Hitler, God & the Bible. “He says ‘I’m going to restore the glory.’ He also said that ‘I believe I am acting in the sense of the Almighty Creator.‘”
In public, Hitler often referred to himself as a follower of Christ. Even today, many people still believe the Holocaust was carried out in the name of Christianity, but what was the real relationship between God and Hitler?
“Adolf Hitler was the nastiest, most hate-filled, almost wickedest man in history,” says Comfort, “and to say that he was a Christian is to be tremendously ignorant, or to be disingenuous.”
As a child, Hitler was baptized into the Catholic Church. He was an altar boy, and at one point he even wanted to become a priest. But as history would later show, a church member and a Christian are two different things.
From his earliest political speeches, Hitler invoked God: a smart political move in the mostly Christian nation of Germany.
“At the very beginning of his career, Adolf Hitler was a baby-kisser, believe it or not,” says Comfort. “Even nowadays, if you want to get anywhere as a politician, you flavor your language and your speeches with maybe a Bible verse here and there, maybe have your picture taken with a robed minister outside his church on a Sunday, show up at a prayer breakfast and say something about God – then once you’re in your place of political authority, you can let your agenda come out, and that’s exactly what Hitler did.”
One of Hitler’s most public shows of solidarity with the Church was the signing of the Nazi-Vatican Concordat in 1933.
“That pact was that the Catholic Church would support Adolf Hitler politically, and Hitler would make sure they had freedom of religion,” Comfort explains. “Hitler in 1933 said wonderful things about Christianity. He even said he hated atheism and wanted to get rid of it in the country, so Hitler was a wolf in sheep’s clothing, and he did pull the wool over the Catholic Church.”
So if Hitler wasn’t a Christian himself, why did he go to so much trouble to win the support of the Church?
As one author put it, he knew Christians would interfere with his plans if they were not hoodwinked first.
What you won’t hear in history class is that Hitler wasn’t just out to eliminate the Jews: he wanted to get rid of Christianity as well.
Hitler Youth leader Baldur von Schirach said, “The destruction of Christianity was explicitly recognized as a purpose of the national socialist movement.”
So where were Germany’s Christians in all this? Most of them were too frightened to protest, but a small remnant of Christians did stand up against the Reich Church. A group of 3,000 Protestants known as the “Confessing Church” openly defied Hitler and paid the price.
Hitler said, “I’ll make those damned pastors feel the power of the state in a way they’ve never believed possible. If I ever have the slightest suspicion that they’re getting dangerous, I’ll shoot the lot of them.”
Seven-hundred pastors from the Confessing Church were arrested. Many of them were murdered or sent to concentration camps.
“There is such a thing as evil, in my judgment, and this man is evil,” says Santoro. “Hitler has no permanent loyalties. If you cross him, you'll die.”
The most important aspect of Christianity that Hitler ignored was the belief that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the Savior of the world. That’s a role Hitler preferred to take for himself. And even when he did mention Jesus, it wasn’t the Jesus of the Bible. For example, he refused to admit the fact that Jesus was Jewish.
“They didn’t take any notice of John 4, where the woman at the well says, ‘How is it, you being a Jew…’ and Jesus didn’t say, ‘Hang on – I’m a gentile.’” says Comfort. “And then you find the genealogies in the book of Luke; they go right back through David, through to Abraham, so obviously, they didn’t believe the scriptures, and they made up their own Jesus. “
The Jesus Hitler made up was an Aryan, to whom he often referred as “The Nazarene” and “the first great enemy of the Jews.”
Hitler denied the deity of Christ and forced people to worship him as god. Then he killed or imprisoned hundreds of Christian pastors and developed a detailed plan to destroy the Church. If he was a Christian, as many people suggest, then he wasn’t a very good one.
“If you are regenerated by the Holy Spirit, if you are truly born again, you will have the evidence of fruit,” says Comfort. “The fruit of righteousness, the fruit of praise, the fruit of thanksgiving, the fruit of repentance, and especially, the fruit of the spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, generous, faith, meekness and temperance. So if you haven’t got love, you are not a Christian.”
If someone claims to be a prophet and does not acknowledge the truth about Jesus, that person is not from God. Such a person has the spirit of the Antichrist.
Anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear.
I John 4:3, 8, 18
- Ray Comfort; Was Hitler a Christian?
"In this hour I would ask of the Lord God only this: that He would give His blessing to our work, and that He may ever give us the courage to do the right. I am convinced that men who are created by God should live in accordance with the will of the Almighty. No man can fashion world history unless upon his purpose and his powers there rests the blessings of this Providence."
That may sound like an ideal leader, but that speech was given in 1937 by the Chancellor of Germany, Adolf Hitler. In his speeches, he challenged people to love their neighbors, to care for the poor and sick, and to take a stand against violence.
“His speeches were filled with hope,” says Ray Comfort, the author of Hitler, God & the Bible. “He says ‘I’m going to restore the glory.’ He also said that ‘I believe I am acting in the sense of the Almighty Creator.‘”
In public, Hitler often referred to himself as a follower of Christ. Even today, many people still believe the Holocaust was carried out in the name of Christianity, but what was the real relationship between God and Hitler?
“Adolf Hitler was the nastiest, most hate-filled, almost wickedest man in history,” says Comfort, “and to say that he was a Christian is to be tremendously ignorant, or to be disingenuous.”
As a child, Hitler was baptized into the Catholic Church. He was an altar boy, and at one point he even wanted to become a priest. But as history would later show, a church member and a Christian are two different things.
From his earliest political speeches, Hitler invoked God: a smart political move in the mostly Christian nation of Germany.
“At the very beginning of his career, Adolf Hitler was a baby-kisser, believe it or not,” says Comfort. “Even nowadays, if you want to get anywhere as a politician, you flavor your language and your speeches with maybe a Bible verse here and there, maybe have your picture taken with a robed minister outside his church on a Sunday, show up at a prayer breakfast and say something about God – then once you’re in your place of political authority, you can let your agenda come out, and that’s exactly what Hitler did.”
One of Hitler’s most public shows of solidarity with the Church was the signing of the Nazi-Vatican Concordat in 1933.
“That pact was that the Catholic Church would support Adolf Hitler politically, and Hitler would make sure they had freedom of religion,” Comfort explains. “Hitler in 1933 said wonderful things about Christianity. He even said he hated atheism and wanted to get rid of it in the country, so Hitler was a wolf in sheep’s clothing, and he did pull the wool over the Catholic Church.”
So if Hitler wasn’t a Christian himself, why did he go to so much trouble to win the support of the Church?
As one author put it, he knew Christians would interfere with his plans if they were not hoodwinked first.
What you won’t hear in history class is that Hitler wasn’t just out to eliminate the Jews: he wanted to get rid of Christianity as well.
Hitler Youth leader Baldur von Schirach said, “The destruction of Christianity was explicitly recognized as a purpose of the national socialist movement.”
So where were Germany’s Christians in all this? Most of them were too frightened to protest, but a small remnant of Christians did stand up against the Reich Church. A group of 3,000 Protestants known as the “Confessing Church” openly defied Hitler and paid the price.
Hitler said, “I’ll make those damned pastors feel the power of the state in a way they’ve never believed possible. If I ever have the slightest suspicion that they’re getting dangerous, I’ll shoot the lot of them.”
Seven-hundred pastors from the Confessing Church were arrested. Many of them were murdered or sent to concentration camps.
“There is such a thing as evil, in my judgment, and this man is evil,” says Santoro. “Hitler has no permanent loyalties. If you cross him, you'll die.”
The most important aspect of Christianity that Hitler ignored was the belief that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the Savior of the world. That’s a role Hitler preferred to take for himself. And even when he did mention Jesus, it wasn’t the Jesus of the Bible. For example, he refused to admit the fact that Jesus was Jewish.
“They didn’t take any notice of John 4, where the woman at the well says, ‘How is it, you being a Jew…’ and Jesus didn’t say, ‘Hang on – I’m a gentile.’” says Comfort. “And then you find the genealogies in the book of Luke; they go right back through David, through to Abraham, so obviously, they didn’t believe the scriptures, and they made up their own Jesus. “
The Jesus Hitler made up was an Aryan, to whom he often referred as “The Nazarene” and “the first great enemy of the Jews.”
Hitler denied the deity of Christ and forced people to worship him as god. Then he killed or imprisoned hundreds of Christian pastors and developed a detailed plan to destroy the Church. If he was a Christian, as many people suggest, then he wasn’t a very good one.
“If you are regenerated by the Holy Spirit, if you are truly born again, you will have the evidence of fruit,” says Comfort. “The fruit of righteousness, the fruit of praise, the fruit of thanksgiving, the fruit of repentance, and especially, the fruit of the spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, generous, faith, meekness and temperance. So if you haven’t got love, you are not a Christian.”
If someone claims to be a prophet and does not acknowledge the truth about Jesus, that person is not from God. Such a person has the spirit of the Antichrist.
Anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear.
I John 4:3, 8, 18
- Ray Comfort; Was Hitler a Christian?
carter conlon
Jan 31, 2023: Baptist News Global: Museum of the Bible to host Wednesday morning event to pray for God’s judgment on America, and breakfast is not included
Four keynote speakers will “call us to repentance,” publicity says. Those are Anne Graham Lotz, daughter of the late Billy Graham and sister to Franklin Graham; Carter Conlon, general overseer of Times Square Church in Manhattan; Andrew Brunson, an evangelical Presbyterian pastor who was imprisoned in Turkey for two years; and Jonathan Cahn, a Messianic Jew who is a pastor and taught that Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president was prophesied in the Bible.
Four keynote speakers will “call us to repentance,” publicity says. Those are Anne Graham Lotz, daughter of the late Billy Graham and sister to Franklin Graham; Carter Conlon, general overseer of Times Square Church in Manhattan; Andrew Brunson, an evangelical Presbyterian pastor who was imprisoned in Turkey for two years; and Jonathan Cahn, a Messianic Jew who is a pastor and taught that Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president was prophesied in the Bible.
james conrad
Dec 17, 2022: Frederick News-Post: Some Georgia pastors push back against spread of Christian nationalism
The Rev. James Conrad, senior pastor of Towne View Baptist Church in Kennesaw, for instance, says he avoids directly addressing political issues or taking partisan stands in his sermons.
However, he does address themes that may weave their way into certain issues, including those found in Christian nationalism.Earlier this month, for instance, Conrad preached about Jesus loving all people regardless of gender, race, sexuality or faith.
“That’s my way of addressing it,” he said. “I’ve been reluctant to this point to name Christian nationalism in a sermon,” worried that it is too loaded of a term in this politically charged environment.
“I’m very aware of what’s going on around us — in society and in the news — but to respond to every issue doesn’t leave much room to keep our focus on Jesus.”
The Rev. James Conrad, senior pastor of Towne View Baptist Church in Kennesaw, for instance, says he avoids directly addressing political issues or taking partisan stands in his sermons.
However, he does address themes that may weave their way into certain issues, including those found in Christian nationalism.Earlier this month, for instance, Conrad preached about Jesus loving all people regardless of gender, race, sexuality or faith.
“That’s my way of addressing it,” he said. “I’ve been reluctant to this point to name Christian nationalism in a sermon,” worried that it is too loaded of a term in this politically charged environment.
“I’m very aware of what’s going on around us — in society and in the news — but to respond to every issue doesn’t leave much room to keep our focus on Jesus.”
larry cook
Feb 14, 2023: Christianity Today: What Would Jesus Do in North Minneapolis? Buy a Gas Station.
Most people don’t take real estate advice from a drug dealer behind a gas station in North Minneapolis. But Larry Cook, bishop of Real Believers Faith Center, is not most people.
Most people don’t take real estate advice from a drug dealer behind a gas station in North Minneapolis. But Larry Cook, bishop of Real Believers Faith Center, is not most people.
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May 27, 2015: Mormon News: Elder Cook Calls for Global Effort to Protect Faith and Religious Freedom
Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints took the Church’s effort to protect and strengthen religious freedom to a global audience Wednesday. Aug 16, 2013: Youtube: Elder Quentin L. Cook on Same Gender Attraction |
September 8. 1940: Quentin LaMar Cook was born in Logan, Utah.
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tom cooper
Sept 2, 2016: Baptist Gobal News: Pastors oppose Franklin Graham crusade in Canada
Joining the Baptist pastors in objecting to the event were Marjeta Bobnar, coordinator of ecumenical and interfaith religions at the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver; Tom Cooper, president of the local charity City in Focus; and Ken Shigematsu, senior pastor of Tenth Church, a congregation affiliated with the Christian and Missionary Alliance.
Joining the Baptist pastors in objecting to the event were Marjeta Bobnar, coordinator of ecumenical and interfaith religions at the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver; Tom Cooper, president of the local charity City in Focus; and Ken Shigematsu, senior pastor of Tenth Church, a congregation affiliated with the Christian and Missionary Alliance.
Jedidiah Coppenger
Aug 26, 2019: Tennessean: Russell Moore: Southern Baptist churches must prevent sexual abuse, care for victims
Redemption City Church is one of them.
"We just know that we can't take a good enough approach to this kind of stuff and so we're always wanting to learn more and grow in our ability," said Jedidiah Coppenger, the church's lead pastor.
Redemption City Church is one of them.
"We just know that we can't take a good enough approach to this kind of stuff and so we're always wanting to learn more and grow in our ability," said Jedidiah Coppenger, the church's lead pastor.
Mar 28,2012: Youtube: Every Word Matters - Jedidiah Coppenger
An interview with Jedidiah Coppenger of B&H Publishing on the importance of every word.
An interview with Jedidiah Coppenger of B&H Publishing on the importance of every word.
Jedidiah became a Christian when he was 20. He has served in a number of pastoral roles over the past 13 years, both in the United States and around the world. He edited and/or contributed to Retreat or Risk: A Call for a Great Commission Resurgence and Theology and Practice of Mission: God, the Church, and the Nations. He earned his B.S. in Business Administration from North Greenville University, my M.Div. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. I
kendra cotton
May 20, 2022: AP: Religious backers of abortion rights say God’s on their side
“We need to have a real conversation about what we describe as Christianity,” said Kendra Cotton, a member of the Black Southern Women’s Collective, a network of Black women organizers, many of them from faith-based groups.
The white evangelical worldview that abortion is murder has consumed the conversation, flattening the understanding of how religion and views on abortion truly intersect, she said.
“We need to have a real conversation about what we describe as Christianity,” said Kendra Cotton, a member of the Black Southern Women’s Collective, a network of Black women organizers, many of them from faith-based groups.
The white evangelical worldview that abortion is murder has consumed the conversation, flattening the understanding of how religion and views on abortion truly intersect, she said.
mark creech
March 3, 2023: Blue Ridge Christian News: ‘In God We Trust’ Would be Placed in N.C. Legislative Chambers Under New Bill
“In Washington, our national motto, ‘In God We Trust,’ appears opposite the President of the United States Senate, who is also the Vice President of the United States,” said Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League. “The same phrase in very large letters appears in the marble, and backdrops the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. I know that I speak for all of the churches who support the Christian Action League when I say we are thrilled Rep. Moss has filed a bill to have ‘In God We Trust” placed before our state’s Senate and House.”
“In Washington, our national motto, ‘In God We Trust,’ appears opposite the President of the United States Senate, who is also the Vice President of the United States,” said Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League. “The same phrase in very large letters appears in the marble, and backdrops the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. I know that I speak for all of the churches who support the Christian Action League when I say we are thrilled Rep. Moss has filed a bill to have ‘In God We Trust” placed before our state’s Senate and House.”
franco crosby
Sept 26, 2020: Faith On View: A small southern town and her monument
Franco Crosby is the friend who we went out to support that first night of demonstrations. He is an alumnus of Lee University and is starting the Masters in Theology program at Vanderbilt University this fall. He has emerged as a leader in this demonstration and a voice for peace. Under his guidance, the demonstrators no longer yell in response to provocation. They have adopted a stance of non-engagement. They demonstrate peacefully and do not respond to provocations from the pro-monument protesters or motorists. A growing group of demonstrators, dedicated to change, gather virtually every evening to call attention to the issue.
Franco Crosby is the friend who we went out to support that first night of demonstrations. He is an alumnus of Lee University and is starting the Masters in Theology program at Vanderbilt University this fall. He has emerged as a leader in this demonstration and a voice for peace. Under his guidance, the demonstrators no longer yell in response to provocation. They have adopted a stance of non-engagement. They demonstrate peacefully and do not respond to provocations from the pro-monument protesters or motorists. A growing group of demonstrators, dedicated to change, gather virtually every evening to call attention to the issue.
michael curry
Mar 7, 2023: Christian Post: Frank Griswold, former head of Episcopal Church, dies at age 85
Current Presiding Bishop Michael Curry said Griswold was "a remarkable and faithful servant of God" and asked for prayers for "Bishop Griswold, and the souls of all the departed."
Current Presiding Bishop Michael Curry said Griswold was "a remarkable and faithful servant of God" and asked for prayers for "Bishop Griswold, and the souls of all the departed."