“Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them.” ― Barry Goldwater
Living in an age where we're being told that truth isn't the truth. It's hard to know what's actually going on when the goalposts are constantly changing. How far can you stretch the truth and still get away with it? Well, if you look at American Christianity, you can stretch it pretty far and no one seems to notice.
Christianity has a big problem with the truth. It's traded timeless truths for prestige, power, and platform and lost the message of Jesus in the process.
We've swapped the mission of God for a terrestrial power grab. When faith becomes obsessed with politics, wealth and influence we've certainly lost the plot.
Christians say the word 'love' but when they say it, the meaning of the word is lost. The 'love' they speak of isn't the same 'love' Jesus talked about. To look at Conservative Christianity, do we see love? The word has become empty and inert.
American Christianity has become a con where it only seems to care about itself. The mandate to love has been lost. If we've lost that message of sacrificial love, then we've lost Jesus. We've lost his truth. We've lost it all.
It's not too late, but we need to stop buying the lies and remaining silent.
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