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Evangelical roundup for March 30, 2023

John Fea   |  March 30, 2023

What is happening in Evangelical land?

A 9-year-old hero at Covenant School in Nashville.

European evangelicals against abuse.

Rick Warren on sexual abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention:

My wife Kay was molested in church as a child. The continuing dribble of #SBCcoverup stories is sickening & enraging. Decades of sexual abuse #COVERUPS by evil institutional leaders have tarnished the good name of every local SBC church. They should be fired now & prosecuted.

— Rick Warren (@RickWarren) March 27, 2023

Spanish evangelicals recommend Christian leaders “avoid using their pastoral influence to condition the vote of believers.”

33% of American evangelicals think Trump did nothing wrong.

Yes:

Then coming together to seek solutions as we all try to make sense of the human condition.

— Justin Giboney (@JustinEGiboney) March 29, 2023

The Covenant School’s custodian: Mike Hill.

Shane on gun control:

Honestly, I don’t believe folks who say “new laws won’t change anything” on guns… in part because many of those same folks are actively working to change abortion laws because they know that laws change things. We KNOW that laws can save lives. The red line here is when… pic.twitter.com/qrjRokM5cd

— Shane Claiborne (@ShaneClaiborne) March 29, 2023

An evangelical Anglican on Episcopalian politics in Florida.

Methodism and the Jesus Revolution.

True:

The problem is not thoughts and prayers, but praying with the thought in your mind that nothing must change, with your mind closed to what God might do with your prayers and your thoughts.

— Michael Wear (@MichaelRWear) March 28, 2023

David French on prayer in the midst of tragedy.

Biola University’s Spanish program:

This a very encouraging and innovative advancement for @biolau! We love seeing #ChristianHigherEd working to impact and serve the multitudes and communities in, around, and influenced by each institution. https://t.co/83icZe9Qjw

— CCCU (@cccuorg) March 29, 2023

Russell Moore on “moral numbness” in the wake of the Nashville shootings.

Blast from the past:

A conservative website on why The Kings College “must be saved.” And an interview with a former board member.

Bad behavior in a California church affiliated with ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians.

There are a lot of evangelical colleges on this list.

Pat Robertson on transgenderism in 2013:

https://twitter.com/petrosky_miguel/status/1641120393124536320

A new president at Colorado Christian University.

Jenna Ellis wants everyone to know that she no longer works for Donald Trump:

So there is no confusion here, my role with DJT and DJTFP ended when the 2020 campaign wrapped. Per standard practice I sent a conclusion of representation letter to the campaign’s counsel.

I have not worked for DJT in any capacity since this date, though we remain friends. https://t.co/vBPBwH4SEA pic.twitter.com/jVBFtpp7Sj

— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) March 29, 2023

Jenna talks about the “transgender agenda” with GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and megachurch pastor Jack Hibbs.

And more here. Instead of making the Nashville shooting about gun control, the MAGA Christian Right is playing the transgender card. It’s “transterrorism”:

Meanwhile, the Standing for Freedom Center at Liberty University is offering a defense of the second amendment. And they are also playing the transgenderism card:

“Transgenderism is, in many ways, the ultimate act of physical rebellion against the Creator God.” – William Wolfe

— Standing for Freedom Center (@freedomcenterlu) March 27, 2023

Charlie Kirk:

TPM's @libbyemmons discusses the disturbing and violent ideology of the "Trans Vengeance" movement: "This is being organized on the basis that there is a huge amount of hate directed at trans people … there is not a trans genocide going on at all…" pic.twitter.com/SnMDoBtrZJ

— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) March 29, 2023

Kirk continues to fuel the culture wars:

Tucker Carlson's monologue tonight is MUST WATCH.

"The Trans movement is the mirror image of Christianity, and therefore its natural enemy." pic.twitter.com/dkCbG1ij2X

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) March 29, 2023

Here is Kirk again. Something tells me that pastor Scruggs would reject the culture war venom of this tweet and the politicization of Hallie Scruggs’s death:

This is Pastor Chad Scruggs and his daughter Hallie Scruggs.

Hallie was murdered along with 2 of her classmates in Nashville by a radical transgender activist.

When the media wants you to think about the "plight of transgender people," remind them of Hallie. pic.twitter.com/yZL32qlSrk

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) March 28, 2023

This tweet makes me wonder what Kirk wants to do with transgender people? He seems to suggest that they don’t belong. If they don’t, what does he want to happen to them?:

Any comment Scott on the Nashville trans shooter? https://t.co/jrkm1oZECc

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) March 27, 2023

A documentary on Hillsong megachurches.

Carl Lentz, the disgraced “celebrity pastor,” gets a new job.

Lance is making new friends:

Christian nationalist Lance Wallnau reports that Kari Lake, Michael Flynn, and Eric Trump will be participating in his "Holy Ghost Fire & Glory Tour" that aims to break the "demonic strongholds" that are preventing GOP candidates from winning in swing states. https://t.co/giFhqSgnbQ pic.twitter.com/9MtXuHm1A0

— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) March 29, 2023

Here is Lance telling how God put him on the Trump train:

Christian nationalist Lance Wallnau reports that Kari Lake, Michael Flynn, and Eric Trump will be participating in his "Holy Ghost Fire & Glory Tour" that aims to break the "demonic strongholds" that are preventing GOP candidates from winning in swing states. https://t.co/giFhqSgnbQ pic.twitter.com/9MtXuHm1A0

— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) March 29, 2023

Evangelical churches doing helicopter egg drops for Easter.

Samuel Rodriguez thinks we are on the brink of a major revival:

David Barton has a captive audience in Washington D.C.:

What an honor to be an American!
@FaithWinsOrg @ChadConnelly @DavidBartonWB @AwakeAmericaDC @joe_kirby#America #Heritage #Faith # pic.twitter.com/P0odIhnVXC

— Brad Wells 🇺🇸 (@BradWellsDC) March 29, 2023

Jack Hibbs says that we should not be surprised by the Nashville shooting because our nation has forgotten God:

Before tonight's National Prayer Gathering, organized in response to the Covenant School shooting, @RealJackHibbs reflects on this week's violence in Nashville.

Full interview: https://t.co/9eBvLjU8xd pic.twitter.com/xiLi4UQVTO

— Tony Perkins (@tperkins) March 29, 2023

Hibbs preaching “demonic activity among planet earth.” It seems to have something to do with balloons and UFOs:

Recent events have primed us to accept a level of deception that is demonic and satanic. The Bible warns that in the Last Days, deception will be tremendous. Demons and fallen angels have the ability to take form, and something has happened recently that https://t.co/tTpwhUum8D… pic.twitter.com/1euCaaH470

— Jack Hibbs (@RealJackHibbs) March 28, 2023

More Hibbs: This time its a blend of Ezekiel and Ben Franklin: “Every Christian around the world should be reading Ezekiel chapters 37 and 38 with their eye on the news in the Middle East. Make no mistake about it – just as Benjamin Franklin said “God governs in the affairs of men” so it is possible that this US administration is leading our nation, and our military, and our economy into an absolute fatal situation. America as a nation must repent before God and turn from her sins or certain judgment will fall.” Hibbs is responding to this video.

Facebook has had enough:

Facebook has blocked our livestream. You can watch here: https://t.co/RMiUiqZBZb

— Jack Hibbs (@RealJackHibbs) March 26, 2023

Robert Jeffress: It’s not a gun problem, it’s a heart problem:

Yesterday was not a gun problem, it was a heart problem. Only God can change a heart. Watch my interview from @foxnewsnight as I share about the hope in Christ amidst horrific tragedy. pic.twitter.com/ESkyvAc2Uq

— Dr. Robert Jeffress (@robertjeffress) March 28, 2023

Tony Perkins offers his take on the Nashville shooting.

Missouri Senator Josh Hawley and Perkins are all-in on the “hate crime” angle:

"If you commit an act of violence against an American based on their religious affiliation, that is a hate crime."@HawleyMO discusses his Senate resolution condemning the Nashville Christian school shooting as a hate crime.https://t.co/9eBvLjU8xd pic.twitter.com/KU5N0lkQqf

— Tony Perkins (@tperkins) March 29, 2023

Jack Graham offers thoughts and prayers for the Nashville victims:

Reflecting with tears this morning on the suffering of the precious families at Covenant Christian School and remembering the message of Hope we believe. Preparing to preach Easter and the Promise of the resurrection with conviction that Jesus is Lord

— Jack Graham (@jackngraham) March 28, 2023

A former court evangelical is doing work for Trump’s America First Policy Institute:

Every pastor and church leader should watch yesterday’s program and learn how you can play a role in turning our nation back to God. Link to watch here: https://t.co/0Nm0bODMmQ

— Jentezen Franklin (@Jentezen) March 28, 2023

Owen Strachan writes a letter about sex to his 7-year-old son

The Nashville Christian music scene responds to the shooting at Covenant School.

I’ve seen multiple “secular” news outlets use the term “Christian” in their reporting of the shooting.

Scott McKnight reviews Isaac Sharp’s The Other Evangelicals: A Story of Liberal, Black, Progressive, Feminist, and Gay Christians.

Tucker speaking with “greater clarity”:

It’s sad that Tucker Carlson is speaking with greater clarity on the evil that is driving the transgender movement than many evangelical leaders. pic.twitter.com/0nbKkreLvS

— Tom Buck (Five Point Buck) (@TomBuck) March 29, 2023

Al Mohler on the Nashville shooting.

Huckabee on why he is endorsing Donald Trump in 2024.

Greg Locke is countersuing Wilson County, Tennessee.

Feucht and Driscoll:

This is one podcast you won’t wanna miss.🔥 @PastorMark pic.twitter.com/IdQ4Qf3pJt

— Sean Feucht (@seanfeucht) March 29, 2023

Why is this “evil”?:

The media is EVIL. They are liars. They are corrupt. They are complicit. pic.twitter.com/1SuBu2WCYT

— Sean Feucht (@seanfeucht) March 29, 2023

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