The Charlie Kirk Show Is Your Church's Pastor "For Sale"?
Apr 18, 2024
Megan Basham delves into the influence of big money promoting a leftist version of Christianity in American churches. They discuss the betrayal of truth for political motives, woke policies in evangelical circles, connections between Evangelical groups and left-wing organizations, the impact of Russell Moore in the Southern Baptist Convention, and the funding of pastors by NGOs for advocacy work.
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Reporter Leaves World Magazine Over Racial Sensitivity Push
- Megan Basham recounts leaving World Magazine after witnessing internal pressure to adopt racially sensitive editorial practices.
- She describes harassment over omission of victims' race in a brief news hit and creation of a secret race committee.
COVID Partnerships Framed As Propaganda
- Evangelical leaders partnered with public health figures and federal programs during COVID, which Basham frames as propaganda rather than open debate.
- She cites Francis Collins' involvement and formal partnerships like Ed Stetzer's Billy Graham Center with government.
Immigration Advocacy Tied To Left Wing NGO
- The Evangelical Immigration Table publicly pushed open-borders messaging, but Basham says it's legally intertwined with a left-wing NGO.
- She traces high-profile signatures and ads opposing Trump's refugee moratorium to that network.