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Evangelical roundup for October 4, 2021

John Fea   |  October 4, 2021

What is happening in Evangelical land:

Two Rhode Island evangelicals talk race.

The CCCU is hiring:

We're hiring in our Washington, D.C. office! If you are an experienced, strategic communications professional, we invite you to learn more about this exciting opportunity by clicking the link and applying to join our team today!https://t.co/PAqPW57YvE pic.twitter.com/FIDB1YUFQK

— CCCU (@cccuorg) September 28, 2021

Mark Driscoll on demonic “critical theory” and the “woke, joke, folk”:

Shared on Mark’s IG 19 hours ago…@GatewayPeople is this what you believe and stand by? @BoweDante and @karijobe this is who was platformed at the conference you lead worship at. pic.twitter.com/IRVTe21VUj

— The New Evangelicals (@newvangelicals) September 29, 2021

World magazine teams-up with Southern Baptists Al Mohler and Andrew Walker to create “World Opinions.”

“Gospel rednecks”:

Paul Washer is an absolute gospel roughneck, and I love it.

The type of man who’s got the smell of hell’s courtyard on his clothes—because he’s taken the gospel deep into enemy territory, survived by the skin of his teeth, and can’t wait to go back.#G32021 pic.twitter.com/RxC6LKw14o

— Owen Strachan (@ostrachan) October 1, 2021

More “invasion” rhetoric from an evangelical nativist:

400,000 illegals crossing our border in a single month isn't immigration, it's an invasion.

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) October 1, 2021

A Trump evangelical and former fellow at the Liberty University Standing for Freedom Center turns on Mike Pence:

Why is Politico reporting what Pence is doing?

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— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) October 1, 2021

Also, Jenna Ellis does not like the new president of the Southern Baptist Convention:

I wonder if the SBC is experiencing Litton Regret, similar to Biden voters https://t.co/vfbt7XrOVo

— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) October 1, 2021

Shane Claiborne on the Trump cult:

Trump-evangelicalism is a cult.
The ā€œgospelā€ of Trump is so different from the Gospel of Jesus. https://t.co/wiDASKMHxE

— Shane Claiborne (@ShaneClaiborne) September 23, 2021

Who are the key players in the Southern Baptist Executive Committee’s response to sexual abuse in the convention?

True:

Speaking as a former pastor and as an Evangelical, who doesn't ascribe to much of contemporary Evangelicalism, this has always been a problem in American Evangelical thought. pic.twitter.com/J94OIBl7jM

— John A. "Twos" Taylor ā˜¦ļøāœŒļøšƒ (@johnataylor) September 25, 2021

A California newspaper columnist visits Jack Hibbs’s Calvary Chapel–Chino Hills.

Dr. Ryan Cole is on record making baseless claims about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines. On the Eric Metaxas Show he is an expert:

Two evangelical writers turn to The American Conservative to compare Russell Moore and Christianity Today with the Moscow, Idaho Calvinists led by Doug Wilson.

Robert Jeffress’s daughter has a podcast:

Join my daughter, @JuliaJSadler for the launch of her new podcast, Unapologetic featuring influential Christian guests: Shannon Bream, Sheila Walsh, Madi Prewett, and more! https://t.co/2ZwKpKOSoo pic.twitter.com/xZfyOecfAm

— Dr. Robert Jeffress (@robertjeffress) October 1, 2021

Southern Baptist seminary presidents urge the SBC Executive Committee to act on the sex abuse investigation.

Survivors of sexual abuse at Moody Bible Institute.

Blast from the past:

Joel Rosenberg: Jewish evangelical.

The latest from Karen Swallow Prior:

I'm thrilled to have an article in the latest issue of Southeastern Theological Review: "The Importance of Being Earnest: Evangelicalism's Aesthetics of Sincerity."

You can read it here: https://t.co/CuYjavIqkn

— Karen Swallow Prior (Notorious KSP at The Priory) (@KSPrior) September 29, 2021

A revival or a political rally?

Owen Strachan on John MacArthur:

The last lion. pic.twitter.com/7Tlh7oRJmp

— Owen Strachan (@ostrachan) September 30, 2021

More on “The Jesus Music.” Christianity Today says the documentary draws on “insider language.”

Trump chats with Kenneth Copeland disciples:

Trump is currently calling into Flashpoint, a prophecy-focused conservative talk show on Kenneth Copeland's Victory Channel. "Nobody has done more for Christianity or for evangelicals or for religion itself than I have."

— Ruth Graham (@publicroad) October 1, 2021

Here you go:

Donald Trump called into the religious-right "Flashpoint" program last night, where he bragged that "nobody has done more for Christianity, or for evangelicals, or for religious itself" than him. pic.twitter.com/m3XHgcsb3V

— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) October 1, 2021

Speaking of Copeland:

Kenneth Copeland argues that he needs a private jet because airlines are imposing vaccine requirements and "to me, that's the Mark of the Beast." https://t.co/pWZsRLY5PH pic.twitter.com/x0HaenznuY

— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) September 22, 2021

Pat Robertson steps down from the “700 Club.”

Dinesh D’Souza, the former president of evangelical The Kings College:

I wonder if history will view January 6, in retrospect, as America’s Tiananmen Square. Desperate protesters seeking to have their voices heard. Vicious government crackdown and prosecution. No dissent policy enforced across society via mass censorship and one-party media

— Dinesh D'Souza (@DineshDSouza) October 1, 2021

Terry Mattingly on New York governor Kathy Hochul’s visit to an evangelical megachurch.

An evangelical documentary filmmaker tackles abortion.

Wow:

Dr. John MacArthur's stinging comments on today's panel at the 2021 G3 National Conference. Join us on Friday via livestream: https://t.co/S8La6YnNxN #G32021 @johnmacarthur pic.twitter.com/KwxzrHSY05

— G3 Ministries (@G3Conference) October 1, 2021

Lance Wallnau is quoting Francis Schaeffer:

Francis Shaeffer warned, ā€œI believe the majority of the silent majority, young and old will sustain the loss of liberties without raising their voices as long as their own life-styles are not threatened.ā€ pic.twitter.com/Ubbr1G3PXQ

— Lance Wallnau (@lancewallnau) October 1, 2021

More conspiratorial thinking from Lance:

Trump-loving evangelist Lance Wallnau says the pipe bombs planted on Capitol Hill the night before the Jan. 6 insurrection "were planted there by the people that wanted optics for an incident," by which he means the Democrats, media, and the FBI. pic.twitter.com/09EOe1SIie

— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) September 27, 2021

Here is Jack Hibbs on Facebook on enduring the same mistakes all over again. That rings true. Hibbs should take a deeper dive into history and then take a hard look in the mirror.

Look! The wicked bend their bow. They make ready their arrow on the string. That they may shoot secretly at the upright in heart. If the foundations are destroyed, What can the righteous do?–Psalm 11:2-3. Karl Marx said, “take away the heritage of a people and they are easily destroyed.” It was Alexander Solzhenitsyn who said, “if you don’t know your own history, you will simply have to endure all the same mistakes, sacrifices, and absurdities all over again. And of course it was Ronald Reagan who said “freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. Let’s return to studying our past. The American story is HISstory.

I am guessing Tony and Kevin don’t see this bill as part of their pro-life agenda:

Great to join @tperkins yesterday to discuss the Democrats’ massive $3.5T spending bill and the debate on the debt ceiling. Catch my full interview šŸ‘‡ https://t.co/tPDpjAmjo5

— Kevin Brady (@RepKevinBrady) October 1, 2021

Franklin wishes Jimmy a happy 97th:

Today is President Jimmy Carter’s 97th birthday. He’s pictured here with his wife and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, my father @BillyGraham, and my mother Ruth Bell Graham at the White House in 1979. #Throwback pic.twitter.com/PkE9djcZum

— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) October 1, 2021

I echo this endorsement:

Another book on Christianity and culture that plots the same way between cultural takeover, cultural retreat, and cultural assimilation. https://t.co/b0lNgX6nWy pic.twitter.com/dQ2HuCfHBO

— Timothy Keller (1950-2023) (@timkellernyc) September 26, 2021

I this statement historically accurate?:

https://twitter.com/edstetzer/status/1444065653321867264
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