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“Conspiracy stories…promise heroes and villains, secret clues, and moral urgency. And each one invites the listener to join a righteous crusade.” - The Dispatch
Why do people, both on the political left and right, get so angry that they decide to kill political figures with whom they disagree? Why is it happening in America even more, lately? Why do people murder state lawmakers in Minneapolis, and kill Christian political activists in Utah, and nearly succeed in slaying presidential candidates—all in the past 15 months?
Sure, “sin” is a cheap answer. It’s a good Sunday School answer, but it’s still a safe and lame answer. What is causing human sinfulness to show itself in this way? It’s because we let political passions become our life. That’s very bad.
“Politics and religion sometimes collapse into each other. Christianity and the Republican party become so enmeshed in someone’s mind that they forget they have more in common with a ‘woke’ Christian who is genuinely converted and living for Christ than with their redneck, gun-loving MAGA neighbor who has rejected the gospel.” - P&D
“It’s this lack of belief in the good, true, and beautiful that leads us down the paths of perpetual power struggle, to thirsting for nothing beyond the will to power, and to a dark abyss. We must not lose sight of that as we search for answers to what ails us.” - Dispatch Faith
“After describing how, ‘on the cross, our Savior said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do,”’ she said, ‘I forgive him,’ leading to heartfelt applause from the audience.” - CPost
“If our study of often small Bible details can stand up to the reality of eternal hell, it can stand up to anything. To admit that we can retain our interest in Bible study under the shadow of these eternal issues, but not under the shadow of a flaming hot culture war would be to admit that our ears are closed to the voice of reason and very wide open to the voice of our nerves and our mass emotions.” - Mark Ward
“Charlie Kirk, one of the most influential podcasters in the MAGA world and the co-founder of Turning Point USA, died Wednesday from injuries following a shooting in Utah, his organization confirmed Wednesday.” - Axios
And…
Charlie Kirk Urges Pastors to Mobilize Churches for Trump - Ministry Watch
“Sure, celebrities can be a draw…But what happens when that celebrity that we’ve platformed and called people to follow lives in ways that contradict the teachings of Jesus?” - Roys Report