‘Progressive’ Christianity Is a Suicide Cult

[Michie]

Don’t drink the Kool-Aid, even if your pope or pastor is pouring it.​

Day in and day out, both in the press and in the pulpit, leftists try to use our Christian faith to justify political or economic ideas loved by secular elites, which seem to us wildly unnatural or outrageously impractical. These range from socialism and open borders to “welcoming” gender “transitions” and sniveling pacifism in the face of jihadi aggression. (For specific examples, see: Everything Pope Francis Has Ever Said on Any Subject, and: Whatever Christianity Today has published since Donald Trump threw his hat into the ring.)

When we raise rational objections to such wild claims, we get accused of being “worldly,” “selfish,” or even “racist.” This puts us on the defensive. We don’t want to seem like the stodgy Pharisees or the Prodigal Son’s smug older brother. And we certainly don’t wish to be stigmatized and ostracized, or surveilled as “domestic extremists” by our local FBI. So we might well be tempted to club our reason into submission for the sake of feeling better about ourselves, plus avoiding scorn and spitting.

And that’s how so many Christians ended up spouting fashionable nonsense, as Megan Basham documents in her new book Shepherds for Sale.

My Brain Is a Woodchipper​

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‘Progressive’ Christianity Is a Suicide Cult - The Stream

Woke, progressive Christians try to turn the Gospel into a civilizational suicide cult, to curry favor with rich powerful leftists.

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[AlexB23]

Don’t drink the Kool-Aid, even if your pope or pastor is pouring it.​

Day in and day out, both in the press and in the pulpit, leftists try to use our Christian faith to justify political or economic ideas loved by secular elites, which seem to us wildly unnatural or outrageously impractical. These range from socialism and open borders to “welcoming” gender “transitions” and sniveling pacifism in the face of jihadi aggression. (For specific examples, see: Everything Pope Francis Has Ever Said on Any Subject, and: Whatever Christianity Today has published since Donald Trump threw his hat into the ring.)

When we raise rational objections to such wild claims, we get accused of being “worldly,” “selfish,” or even “racist.” This puts us on the defensive. We don’t want to seem like the stodgy Pharisees or the Prodigal Son’s smug older brother. And we certainly don’t wish to be stigmatized and ostracized, or surveilled as “domestic extremists” by our local FBI. So we might well be tempted to club our reason into submission for the sake of feeling better about ourselves, plus avoiding scorn and spitting.

And that’s how so many Christians ended up spouting fashionable nonsense, as Megan Basham documents in her new book Shepherds for Sale.

My Brain Is a Woodchipper​

Continued below.

‘Progressive’ Christianity Is a Suicide Cult - The Stream

Woke, progressive Christians try to turn the Gospel into a civilizational suicide cult, to curry favor with rich powerful leftists.

stream.org

The far-left supports demonic practices such as baby deletion and the Olympics opening ceremony. The far-right does similar stuff, but more with racism and lies.

 

[chevyontheriver]

The far-left supports demonic practices such as baby deletion and the Olympics opening ceremony. The far-right does similar stuff, but more with racism and lies.

Go for the middle.

 

[RileyG]

Progressive Christianity is going to hell in a hand basket.

 

[AlexB23]

Go for the middle.

Agreed. I am tempted to go for the middle in 2024. As long as voting is still a thing, I will vote for the middle as much as possible in my lifetime.

 

[NBB]

Agreed. I am tempted to go for the middle in 2024. As long as voting is still a thing, I will vote for the middle as much as possible in my lifetime.

They call you far right just for having traditional values, i think is something to keep in mind.

 

[AlexB23]

They call you far right just for having traditional values, i think is something to keep in mind.

Yeah, I have noticed that. Some people on the left say that if I vote 3rd party, I'd be voting for Trump. Man, just let me vote 3rd party guys. I do not like Trump, nor do I like some of the stuff on the left. Yes, pro-environment ideals are good, and cheaper healthcare is good, but the pro-choice stuff is dangerous, same with the LGTV gender stuff.