What I’ve watched over the past several years is the radicalization of white evangelicals by clerics who are driven by the dominionist heresy, a mythical view of American history, racist xenophobia, charismatic extremism, & fear of losing cultural hegemony.

They have led people into violence and away from Christ. They saw in the GOP a vehicle for their ascent to power and the GOP saw in them the same. To the GOP belongs shame for allowing religious fanaticism to infiltrate & take over its ranks.

To the Church belongs the shame of whipping up apocalyptic frenzy & dumbing down discipleship, so poorly teaching people that they would fall for the most outrageous of charlatans in both religion & politics, buy the lies of dark web conspiracies, commit acts of violence...

...and excuse them, all in the name of Christ, patriotism, & pro-life. This is a terrible day & a fearful assault on the foundations of truth & freedom. The reckoning for these missteps is only just beginning to roll in. They’ve sown the wind and the whirlwind is being reaped.