E-2 PEOPLE FILES
- Mark W Elliot - Neil Ellis - Nathan Empsall - John Endriss - CJ Engel - Lou Engle - Patricia Engler - Luigi Maria Epicoco - Christopher Esget - Crissa Esse - Braden Etcheson - Mike Evans - Rachel Held Evans - Kevin Ezell -
==mark w elliot======
Mark W. Elliott, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, was schooled in Glasgow. For university he went to read Law at Oxford (St John’s), then he studied Divinity at Aberdeen and gained his PhD in Patristics at Cambridge University. After completing his education, he taught at the universities of Nottingham, Liverpool Hope and St Andrews from 2003-18, and then at Glasgow University from 2019 to 2022. He teaches at the University of the Highland and Islands (Highland Theological College) where he is Professor Biblical and Historical Theology and Head of Research in Theology. He also holds a half-time position at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto. Dr. Elliot has taught classes in Modern Christology, the Doctrine of Providence, Biblical Hermeneutics, Historical Ecclesiology, the Church Fathers in the Reformation, Early Christian Ethics, Acts of the Apostles in the history of interpretation, Bible, Doctrine and Freedom of Interpretation in the modern era, select historical theologians (Origen, Augustine, Maximus, Thomas Aquinas, Melanchthon, Calvin) as well as the History of Scottish Theology. He supervises in the history of biblical interpretation, history of doctrine, spirituality and ethics. He has also served as a co-chair of the History of Interpretation Section at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Biblical Literature (2015-21). He is also an editor of the Mohr Siebeck Series, History of Biblical Exegesis. His recent projects include History of Scottish Theology (co-edited with David Fergusson, published by Oxford University Press, 2019), Providence: Biblical and Theological with Baker (2020), and Psalms 42-72 (ITC: Bloomsbury, 2023). He is currently working on Acts of the Apostles in the history of interpretation for a book and is interested in the history of Moral Theology/Christian Ethics. Besides his academic endeavors, he also preaches regularly at a Scottish Episcopal Church and enjoys the Scottish Highlands.
==NEIL ELLIS======
Bishop Neil C. Ellis is a Bahamian Baptist pastor, founder, and Presiding Bishop-Emeritus of the Global United Fellowship. He is a global preacher, author, and speaker known for his spiritual leadership, founding the Mount Tabor Union Baptist Church, and serving in the Full Gospel Baptist Church International before creating his own fellowship. Ellis has received numerous accolades for his work, including a Trumpet Award and recognition from Queen Elizabeth II for his service. He stepped down as the Presiding Bishop of Global United Fellowship in October 2023
Nov 17, 2020: Eyewitness News: Bishop Ellis urges Bimini residents to follow COVID protocols
Global United Fellowship Bishop Neil Ellis today urged residents of Bimini to adhere to COVID-19 protocols. His appeal comes on the heels of a large beach party on Bimini over the weekend drawing public criticism and police citations.
Global United Fellowship Bishop Neil Ellis today urged residents of Bimini to adhere to COVID-19 protocols. His appeal comes on the heels of a large beach party on Bimini over the weekend drawing public criticism and police citations.
Dec 21, 2014
Shekinah Prophetic Dance Ministry introduction of a mime to "The Wave of Glory" by Bishop Neil C Ellis.
Aug 16, 2014: BCNN1: Neil C. Ellis, Presiding Bishop of the Global United Fellowship, Issues Statement Regarding the Shooting of Mike Brown in Ferguson, MO
It is with a deep sense of outrage and a heavy heart that I address the Ferguson, MO shooting of an unarmed teenager earlier this week. On behalf of Global United Fellowship, I offer my deepest condolences to the parents, family and friends of Mike Brown. Your loss, under any circumstances, would be intensely significant. Under the tragedy of these circumstances, your loss is indescribable. I pray that the God we know as comforter brings you peace as you wrestle with your unimaginable personal grief.
It is with a deep sense of outrage and a heavy heart that I address the Ferguson, MO shooting of an unarmed teenager earlier this week. On behalf of Global United Fellowship, I offer my deepest condolences to the parents, family and friends of Mike Brown. Your loss, under any circumstances, would be intensely significant. Under the tragedy of these circumstances, your loss is indescribable. I pray that the God we know as comforter brings you peace as you wrestle with your unimaginable personal grief.
==nathan empsall======
Rev. Nathan Empsall is the executive director of Faithful America, the largest online community of grassroots Christians putting faith into action for love and social justice — and against the religious right. As a leading expert on Christian resistance to white Christian nationalism and MAGA’s Christofascism, Rev. Nathan’s writing has appeared in Time, Newsweek, NBC News, the Daily Beast, Red Letter Christians, Religion News Service, and more.
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Wooster Square Church's Activist Priest Against Christian Nationalism The Episcopal Church of St. Paul and St. James, affectionately known as St. PJ’s around its Wooster Square neighborhood, has a familiar-yet-new face at the helm. The Rev. Nathan Empsall, a former associate priest and supply (or substitute) preacher at the church, is now settling in as the new priest-in-charge. The parish is now led by Empsall, former executive director of the 200,000-member Christian organization Faithful America. Empsall was the director of Faithful America from 2019 until January 2025, an online community of approximately 200,000 grassroots Christians putting faith into action for love and social justice and against white Christian nationalism. A resource guide against Christian nationalism that Empsall authored for Faithful America -- including a preachers' toolkit -- received national recognition from the Southern Poverty Law Center. In 2024, Faithful America protested religious support for Donald Trump's re-election campaign with a 15-foot-tall balloon of a Golden Calf featuring Trump's hairdo. (Patch 4/24/25) READ MORE>>>>>  Nathan Empsall
“Christians across the country are sick and tired of seeing right-wing extremists hijack the gospel in an attempt to spread hatred and violently destroy American democracy. Christian nationalist leaders come to us in sheep’s clothing, claiming to promote the teachings of Jesus, but instead inject poison into society and our churches by distorting Scripture, spreading misinformation and inciting political violence. These false prophets do not speak for a majority of American Christians, many of whom are speaking out to reclaim Jesus’s name and promote the true Christian values of love, truth, peace and justice.” --Nathan Empsall, executive director of Faithful America 11/6/23
 Nathan Empsall
"Certainly, as patriotic Americans, we can and do honor our nation's flag, and as Christians, we venerate Christ before the cross—but while both objects are of great importance to us, only one is godly and only one is part of our faith..It's absolutely heartbreaking to see so many far-right politicians and pastors go a different direction, twisting the Gospel to seize power at any cost, attack equal rights, demonize their opponents, and spread dangerous conspiracy theories.. Toxic Christian nationalism is the single biggest threat to both democracy and the church, and we pastors have a moral obligation to loudly oppose it as a dangerous hijacking of our faith." --Rev. Nathan Empsall; Faithful America; 6.3.23
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October 31, 2024: Empsall article posted at Baptist News Global: ...while it is imperative that preachers lift a prophetic voice against both the rise of authoritarian American fascism and the hijacking of our faith, it is equally imperative for us to share what we are for — and what we believe Jesus is for. We cannot and should not tell our parishioners whom to vote for or against, but we can encourage them to vote, and we must urge them to do so with Christ-like values in mind: Values like peace, equality, justice and love for all our neighbors, including our LGBTQ sisters and brothers, those seeking reproductive care and abortion access, immigrants and refugees, those in poverty, and even the climate itself. Whatever we do for the least of these, we do for Jesus himself, and voting to support their dignity and rights is no exception.  Zorek Richards
May 16, 2023:
National and state Christian leaders spoke out against the white supremacist ideology espoused during two recent Christian nationalist rallies in South Florida. Christians Against Christian Nationalism and Faithful America organized a livestreamed event as a counter perspective to the May 11 “Pastors for Trump” reception and the May 12 ReAwaken America Tour rally, both held at the Trump Doral resort in Miami. “We are here today as Christians who are horrified to see the faith we hold dear being used to spread lies, violence and authoritarian theocracy,” said Amanda Tyler, executive director of Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty and lead organizer of Christians Against Christian Nationalism. Tyler was joined at All Angels Episcopal Church in Miami Springs by Nathan Empsall of Faithful America, Russell Meyer of the Florida Council of Churches, Jennifer Butler of Faith in Public Life Action, James Golden of Pastors for Florida Children and Charles Toy of The Christian Left. More at Baptist News Global |
==john endriss======
Pastor John Endriss is interim executive director-treasurer of the Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention. Endriss leads Engage Church in Hilo and is president of HPBC’s executive board.
Mar 9, 2023: Baptist Press: Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention names interim executive-director
The executive board of the Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention (HPBC) announced March 8 that John Endriss will serve as interim executive director during the continued search for a long-term candidate. Endriss currently serves as pastor of Engage Church in Hilo and is president of the HPBC executive board.
The executive board of the Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention (HPBC) announced March 8 that John Endriss will serve as interim executive director during the continued search for a long-term candidate. Endriss currently serves as pastor of Engage Church in Hilo and is president of the HPBC executive board.
==cj engel======
C. Jay Engel is a podcaster and author known for his conservative Christian nationalist views. He co-hosts the podcast Contra Mundum and has been associated with proposals to establish a Christian nationalist community in Tennessee. Engel is a proponent of a movement called "Reverse Diaspora". Engel co-hosts the Contra Mundum podcast and hosts the Chronicles Magazine podcast. He also appeared as a guest on The Tom Woods Show in 2019. His writings have appeared in conservative publications like American Reformer, where he is listed as a contributor. His works are also published by Bloomsbury Publishing (US). In 2024, Engel and fellow podcaster Andrew Isker made headlines for announcing plans to build a new community in Tennessee based on Christian nationalist principles. The plan is part of a broader concept they promote called "Reverse Diaspora," which involves Christians leaving politically and culturally liberal areas to concentrate in more conservative ones. The movement has drawn criticism and has been described by some as promoting white nationalism. According to his author biography on American Reformer, Engel previously lived in the Sierra Nevada in Northern California before his announced move to Tennessee. He and his wife have four homeschooled children. He reportedly operates a small manufacturing business. He is active on social media platforms, including Substack and X
The fight over Christian nationalism in a small Tennessee town
Initially he didn't attract much local attention after setting up shop in Jackson County. But in late 2024, a local TV news report broadcast controversial statements made by two of Mr Abbotoy's first, and most outspoken, customers: Andrew Isker, a pastor and author originally from Minnesota, and C Jay Engel, a businessman from California. They are self-described "Christian nationalists" who question modern values, such as whether female suffrage and the civil rights movement were good ideas, and call for mass deportations of legal immigrants far in excess of President Donald Trump's current plan. Another thing they sometimes say: "Repeal the 20th Century." (BBC 12.29.25) READMORE>>>>>
Initially he didn't attract much local attention after setting up shop in Jackson County. But in late 2024, a local TV news report broadcast controversial statements made by two of Mr Abbotoy's first, and most outspoken, customers: Andrew Isker, a pastor and author originally from Minnesota, and C Jay Engel, a businessman from California. They are self-described "Christian nationalists" who question modern values, such as whether female suffrage and the civil rights movement were good ideas, and call for mass deportations of legal immigrants far in excess of President Donald Trump's current plan. Another thing they sometimes say: "Repeal the 20th Century." (BBC 12.29.25) READMORE>>>>>
A Company Is Building Communities for Right-Wing Christians. Some Neighbors Aren’t Happy
Two of his first customers, Andrew Isker and C. Jay Engel, have sparked considerable alarm here. According to Abbotoy, they’re just two guys who’ve bought land from RidgeRunner and moved here with their families into rental homes until their land is ready to build on. But they’ve also become de facto ambassadors for the company, setting up shop in RidgeRunner’s Gainesboro office, hosting what Isker has called “the number-one Christian Nationalist podcast in the world.”Isker, a pastor from Minnesota, co-authored a 2022 book, Christian Nationalism: A Biblical Guide to Taking Dominion and Discipling Nations, with Andrew Torba, the founder of Gab, a social media platform popular with white supremacists, antisemites, and conspiracy theorists. Isker, who’s said he’d “like to dissolve Congress and the judiciary and vest all power into a sovereign ruler named Donald J. Trump,” has a history of inflammatory remarks about women, immigrants, Jewish people, and the LGBTQ+ community. (Rolling Stone 10/23/25) READMORE>>>>
Two of his first customers, Andrew Isker and C. Jay Engel, have sparked considerable alarm here. According to Abbotoy, they’re just two guys who’ve bought land from RidgeRunner and moved here with their families into rental homes until their land is ready to build on. But they’ve also become de facto ambassadors for the company, setting up shop in RidgeRunner’s Gainesboro office, hosting what Isker has called “the number-one Christian Nationalist podcast in the world.”Isker, a pastor from Minnesota, co-authored a 2022 book, Christian Nationalism: A Biblical Guide to Taking Dominion and Discipling Nations, with Andrew Torba, the founder of Gab, a social media platform popular with white supremacists, antisemites, and conspiracy theorists. Isker, who’s said he’d “like to dissolve Congress and the judiciary and vest all power into a sovereign ruler named Donald J. Trump,” has a history of inflammatory remarks about women, immigrants, Jewish people, and the LGBTQ+ community. (Rolling Stone 10/23/25) READMORE>>>>
==lou engle=====
July 11, 2023: Bucks County Beacon: Pennsylvania’s Prayer Warrior: Abby Abildness And Her Dominionist Crusade In The Commonwealth
We initially reported on the NAR in August last year. As stated in that report, some of the NAR’s most prominent leaders include: Cindy Jacobs, John Benefiel, Lance Wallnau, Abby Abildness, Dutch Sheets, Chuck Pierce, Ché Ahn, Lou Engle, Jim Garlow, Steve Strang (Charisma News), Steve Shultz (Elijah List).
We initially reported on the NAR in August last year. As stated in that report, some of the NAR’s most prominent leaders include: Cindy Jacobs, John Benefiel, Lance Wallnau, Abby Abildness, Dutch Sheets, Chuck Pierce, Ché Ahn, Lou Engle, Jim Garlow, Steve Strang (Charisma News), Steve Shultz (Elijah List).
Jan 10, 2023: Baptist News Global: The New Apostolic Reformation drove the January 6 riots, so why was it overlooked by the House Select Committee?
In September 2000, as that year’s presidential campaign was heating up, two independent charismatic apostles named Lou Engle and Che Ahn organized The Call DC, which claimed to have brought 400,000 people to the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
In September 2000, as that year’s presidential campaign was heating up, two independent charismatic apostles named Lou Engle and Che Ahn organized The Call DC, which claimed to have brought 400,000 people to the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
==patricia engler======
Feb 20, 2023: Baptist News Global: Questions to ask while pondering if Asbury is hosting a ‘true revival’
Surprise! It’s a revival!
Patricia Engler of Answers in Genesis reported, “The university’s director of strategic communications … told me the phenomenon has come as a surprise to everyone — including staff.”
Surprise! It’s a revival!
Patricia Engler of Answers in Genesis reported, “The university’s director of strategic communications … told me the phenomenon has come as a surprise to everyone — including staff.”
luigi maria epicoco
Luigi Maria Epicoco
The expulsion of the sellers from the temple is one of those pages of the Gospel that clash a bit with our imagery of an always serene, peaceful, meek Jesus. Actually, those who know the meek know that they almost never get angry, but when they do get angry, it’s big trouble.
And Jesus has a very serious reason to get angry: the Temple, which represents humanity’s relationship with God, is full of commerce and empty of love.
To understand the concrete fallout of this in our lives we can consider an example. How would we judge a relationship based only on opportunism? Would we consider it love, or hypocrisy?
Jesus is denouncing the opportunism that can lurk even in our relationship with God. If faith becomes only an exchange of petitions and graces then it’s no longer faith, but only religion, and a pagan one at that. Only when we reestablish a true prayerful relationship with God, which is a gratuitous relationship of good, does our religion cease to be pagan and become Christian faith.
-Father Luigi Maria Epicoco; Aletia; Careful: You might be treating God like a pagan 11.18.22
And Jesus has a very serious reason to get angry: the Temple, which represents humanity’s relationship with God, is full of commerce and empty of love.
To understand the concrete fallout of this in our lives we can consider an example. How would we judge a relationship based only on opportunism? Would we consider it love, or hypocrisy?
Jesus is denouncing the opportunism that can lurk even in our relationship with God. If faith becomes only an exchange of petitions and graces then it’s no longer faith, but only religion, and a pagan one at that. Only when we reestablish a true prayerful relationship with God, which is a gratuitous relationship of good, does our religion cease to be pagan and become Christian faith.
-Father Luigi Maria Epicoco; Aletia; Careful: You might be treating God like a pagan 11.18.22
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Reverend Christopher S. Esget has served as Immanuel's Pastor (Alexandria, Virginia) since 2001. He is married to Kassie, and they have one son, James. Before going to Immanuel, Pastor Esget served at Bethel Lutheran Church, DuQuoin, IL, where he was ordained in 1998. He attended Concordia Theological Seminary (Fort Wayne, IN) where he earned the Master of Divinity degree (1997, concentration in systematic theology) and the Master of Sacred Theology degree (2005, major in systematic theology, minor in church history). His STM thesis was a comparison of the doctrine of original sin in Patristic and contemporary Eastern Orthodox theology. Pastor Esget's undergraduate degree is from Berklee College of Music (Summa cum laude 1993, with an emphasis in film scoring). He also studied classical piano performance at the University of Minnesota. Pastor Esget is the Fifth Vice-President of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (East-Southeast Region; 2015 – present). He is a member of the Board of Regents of Concordia College—New York. He is a contributing author to The Gates of Hell: Confessing Christ in a Hostile World (CPH, 2018) and Words of Strength and Promise: Devotions for Youth (CPH 2021).
Deaconess Tiffany Manor, director of Life Ministry for The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), explained the connection: “We like to start with a Divine Service in which we receive the forgiveness of sins, lament the lives lost to abortion, and are strengthened through the Word preached to us and the Sacraments received.”
Following the service, worshipers exited the church, led by the processional cross. “The liturgical statement of the crucifix leading us both toward the altar and, later, out of the church is a statement that in this alone is the good that overcomes the world’s evil,” preached the Rev. Christopher Esget, senior pastor of Immanuel and fifth vice-president of the LCMS. Esget continued, “The march for life is a march behind the cross.” -Roy S Askins; LCMS Reporter 3.3.22
Following the service, worshipers exited the church, led by the processional cross. “The liturgical statement of the crucifix leading us both toward the altar and, later, out of the church is a statement that in this alone is the good that overcomes the world’s evil,” preached the Rev. Christopher Esget, senior pastor of Immanuel and fifth vice-president of the LCMS. Esget continued, “The march for life is a march behind the cross.” -Roy S Askins; LCMS Reporter 3.3.22
==crissa esse======
Crissa Esse
According to Romans 10:14, for someone to hear the powerful Word of God, someone else has to proclaim it. Dear pastors, proclaiming God’s Word is the greatest responsibility and privilege God gave you, so never neglect or belittle it. Be encouraged—it matters more than you realize.
--Crissa Esse; Gospel Coalition; Faithful Pastors, You Matter to Your Youth 9.1.23
--Crissa Esse; Gospel Coalition; Faithful Pastors, You Matter to Your Youth 9.1.23
Crissa Esse
The Bible’s power has never been bound by generations, cultures, or human imperfections. It’s a sharp sword (Heb. 4:12) that changes lives, saves souls, convicts sinners, and gives hope to the humble. The Bible matters to 5-year-olds, and the Bible matters to 50-year-olds. To doubt the Bible’s sufficiency and immutable power is to doubt God himself, for he said, “[My Word] shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it” and “the word of our God will stand forever” (Isa. 55:11; 40:8). According to Romans 10:14, for someone to hear the powerful Word of God, someone else has to proclaim it. Dear pastors, proclaiming God’s Word is the greatest responsibility and privilege God gave you, so never neglect or belittle it. Be encouraged—it matters more than you realize.
--Crissa Esse; Gospel Coalition; Faithful Pastors, You Matter to Your Youth 9.1.23
--Crissa Esse; Gospel Coalition; Faithful Pastors, You Matter to Your Youth 9.1.23
==braden etcheson======
Rutland couple opens new ONE Church in a familiar space
Five years ago, in their Kansas City home, Lindsey and Braden Etcheson came across an article in the Rutland Herald detailing the upcoming move of Rutland United Methodist Church from its 71 Williams St. location. The two, who already had been considering moving to Vermont, immediately felt a connection to the 22,000-square-foot building and developed a dream of reopening the space to the community. This fall, that dream became a reality as ONE Church Rutland officially made its new home at the Williams Street property.
(Sophia Buckley/Rutland Herald 12/12/22)
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Five years ago, in their Kansas City home, Lindsey and Braden Etcheson came across an article in the Rutland Herald detailing the upcoming move of Rutland United Methodist Church from its 71 Williams St. location. The two, who already had been considering moving to Vermont, immediately felt a connection to the 22,000-square-foot building and developed a dream of reopening the space to the community. This fall, that dream became a reality as ONE Church Rutland officially made its new home at the Williams Street property.
(Sophia Buckley/Rutland Herald 12/12/22)
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Dec 1, 2021: Union Leader: Manchester Christian Church to change its name, reach out to rural areas
In Rutland, Manchester Christian Church has hired Braden Etcheson to be pastor. He moved to the area to start a church, part of the Christian restoration movement, but his funding source dried up.
The owner of a closed Methodist church is giving the building to Manchester Christian, Chancey said.
In Rutland, Manchester Christian Church has hired Braden Etcheson to be pastor. He moved to the area to start a church, part of the Christian restoration movement, but his funding source dried up.
The owner of a closed Methodist church is giving the building to Manchester Christian, Chancey said.
==mike evans======
Michael David Evans (born June 30, 1947) is an American author, journalist, and commentator. Evans has written books and has provided analysis and commentary on Middle East affairs. He founded and serves as the head of many politically conservative Christian organizations.
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Video: US evangelical preacher says he’ll train 100k ‘Christians’ for Israel Israel-fanatic US ‘Christian’ preacher Dr Mike Evans is a leading example of the religious ultra-right’s blind — uncaring is probably more accurate — devotion to the Israeli genocidal colonial project. He has founded multiple pro-Israel groups and museums. Evans has written dozens of books, with Israel as the dominant theme. He has given awards to fascist presidents Donald Trump — at an event literally called “Night of Heroes” — and Jair Bolsonaro, as well as to genocide-denying Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, all for their services to Israel. He also appears to be as negatively obsessed with Muslims as he is positively obsessed with genocidal state. Take for example, his book The Samson Option. The book’s synopsis on Goodreads.com features “Muslim terrorist” after “Muslim terrorist”: An Islamic radical drives a Suburban loaded with explosives into the early morning drop-off line at a school in Denver. In Chicago, another fanatical Muslim drives a gasoline truck into the Chicago Board of Trade building. Death and destruction rain down. Terrorists crash small, explosive-laden airplanes into the airport in Atlanta, destroying two jumbo jets and the main terminal. All flights are grounded. A nuclear bomb is exploded high above Washington, D.C. The entire East Coast power grid collapses. Everything is at a standstill. (Canary; 12/11/25) READMORE>>>>> |
December 14, 2022: The Independent reported: Mike Evans, a Christian Zionist and former member of Trump’s evangelical advisory board, wrote in an essay sent to the Washington Post that “Donald Trump can’t save America. He can’t even save himself.” |
Palestinian evangelical leader says Israel visit by 1,000 pastors overlooked local Christians
Mike Evans, founder of the Friends of Zion Museum, told CBN the effort was designed to “commission” pastors as ambassadors against antisemitism and to equip them to address what he described as an ideological campaign targeting Israel. Speakers, including former Arkansas governor and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, urged pastors to address antisemitism more directly from their pulpits.(Christian Daily; 12/8/25) READMORE>>>>>
Mike Evans, founder of the Friends of Zion Museum, told CBN the effort was designed to “commission” pastors as ambassadors against antisemitism and to equip them to address what he described as an ideological campaign targeting Israel. Speakers, including former Arkansas governor and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, urged pastors to address antisemitism more directly from their pulpits.(Christian Daily; 12/8/25) READMORE>>>>>
Tucker Carlson has ‘no moral compass,’ evangelical leader tells pastors in Shiloh
The American conservative commentator Tucker Carlson is “a guided missile with no moral compass” who is fracturing the Republican Party and endangering its victory in next year’s midterm elections, an American evangelical leader said Friday during a visit to Israel. The remarks by Mike Evans, founder of Jerusalem’s Friends of Zion Museum, in an address to hundreds of American pastors touring the biblical heartland highlighted the pushback Carlson is receiving among bible-believing evangelicals for his criticism of U.S. support for the Jewish state and his rhetoric that has been widely condemned as antisemitic.
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The American conservative commentator Tucker Carlson is “a guided missile with no moral compass” who is fracturing the Republican Party and endangering its victory in next year’s midterm elections, an American evangelical leader said Friday during a visit to Israel. The remarks by Mike Evans, founder of Jerusalem’s Friends of Zion Museum, in an address to hundreds of American pastors touring the biblical heartland highlighted the pushback Carlson is receiving among bible-believing evangelicals for his criticism of U.S. support for the Jewish state and his rhetoric that has been widely condemned as antisemitic.
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Prominent evangelical calls Tucker Carlson’s anti-Israel comments ‘worse than Nazi Party’
A prominent U.S. evangelical leader has warned that parts of the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement are turning against Israel and suggested that some of the rhetoric is worse than the Nazi Party platform of 1920. “Right now we are having a movement within the MAGA movement that is anti-Israel,” Dr. Mike Evans, founder of the Friends of Zion (FOZ) Heritage Center and Museum, told the Jerusalem Post. In October, Carlson interviewed Nick Fuentes on his podcast. Fuentes is known for his deeply antisemitic, racist, and misogynistic worldviews. Both men decried conservatives who support Israel. According to The Guardian, Carlson called out Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), former president George W. Bush, and Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, calling them "Christian Zionists." (Premier Christianity 12/5/25) READMORE>>>>
A prominent U.S. evangelical leader has warned that parts of the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement are turning against Israel and suggested that some of the rhetoric is worse than the Nazi Party platform of 1920. “Right now we are having a movement within the MAGA movement that is anti-Israel,” Dr. Mike Evans, founder of the Friends of Zion (FOZ) Heritage Center and Museum, told the Jerusalem Post. In October, Carlson interviewed Nick Fuentes on his podcast. Fuentes is known for his deeply antisemitic, racist, and misogynistic worldviews. Both men decried conservatives who support Israel. According to The Guardian, Carlson called out Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), former president George W. Bush, and Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, calling them "Christian Zionists." (Premier Christianity 12/5/25) READMORE>>>>
==rachel held evans======
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July 30, 2010: Rachel Held Evans: A Response to Ken Ham: Let’s Make Peace
Evolving in Monkey Town made national news last week when it was featured in a Nashville Tennessean story that was picked up by USA Today. The story described various views regarding the evolution-creationism debate and included my perspective that young Christians long for a more nuanced, constructive approach to this issue. |
According to Ken, the fact that thousands of young people visit the creation museum each year proves that this army is growing. But if you take a step back and look at the bigger picture, the numbers tell a different story. Young adults are leaving the church, with some studies suggesting that up to seventy percent of Protestants age 18-30 drop out of church before they turn 23. (In fact, Ken himself has observed this phenomenon.) --Rachel Held Evans |
==kevin ezell======
April 18, 2023: Baptist Press: SBC leaders, former presidents react to death of Charles Stanley
“I will always be grateful to him for what he did to anchor Southern Baptists solidly on the truth of God’s Word. That’s a legacy that can’t be fully measured. Dr. Stanley was a master communicator in a communications age. God gave him a gift for connecting with people—even over a television screen. And he used that gift to tell as many people as possible about how they can have a relationship with Christ.” --Kevin Ezell, president, North American Mission Board
“I will always be grateful to him for what he did to anchor Southern Baptists solidly on the truth of God’s Word. That’s a legacy that can’t be fully measured. Dr. Stanley was a master communicator in a communications age. God gave him a gift for connecting with people—even over a television screen. And he used that gift to tell as many people as possible about how they can have a relationship with Christ.” --Kevin Ezell, president, North American Mission Board