How did loving your enemies—a command of Jesus—suddenly become a sign that you’re “woke”? And why is “owning the libs” now the answer to “What would Jesus do?”

On this edition of The Roys Report, bestselling author and journalist Tim Alberta joins host Julie Roys to explore a disturbing phenomenon in American evangelicalism. Though once evangelicals understood that the Kingdom of God and the kingdom of man were separate, now the two are being combined into an unholy mix. And sadly, for millions of conservative Christians, America is their kingdom—and proper adherence to their political ideology is their litmus test for Christian orthodoxy!

  • Eldritch@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    That which is dead cannot die. All the Puritans evangelicals and hardcore Protestants that made up a large portion of early settlers to America. Came here because the whole of Europe largely decided to stop putting up with their shit. Not all Protestants are created equal. But the lions share of the ones that came to America always were corrupt, oppressive, and preaching against the teachings of Christ in many cases.