Thank you. I'm a Christian and your comment had me stop scrolling for a minute and reflect. You're right. As a Christian, it's solely A heart issue. It's never a government mandate that wins souls for Christ. In the Bible Israel wanted a king and they got Saul. Thank you for your candid comment.
So if a charity gets political then they should be barred tax exemptions on your terms and that would exempt every charity in America, that shows you are highly naive and need serious help and should try learning more about the constitution, charities and tax codes
If churches need to pay taxes because they talk of politics then lgbtq lobby as well… FYI a Bible can’t be read in a public school but the lgbtq currículum is mandatory
Religious organizations should have to follow the same tax rules as any other 501C non-profit organization, and submit financial records annually to maintain 501C status. Or pay property tax, like everyone else.
Evangelical churches are far away from Christ's teachings. I have taught about Christ more than 30 years. Jesus would throw you out of his church for the way you tell his words!
I grew up in the 60’s and went to church 3 days a week. The preachers never mentioned politics. We were taught to love thy neighbor as thy self. Taught, clear thinking, common sense and not to listen to propaganda.
Love, clear thinking or common sense have never been taught in a church. They’re breeding grounds for hatred, bigotry, ignorance, violence and primitive superstition. My wife and I are extremely fortunate to live in a society where our young children are strongly protected against religious indoctrination, by law.
The IRS has taken a very hands off approach. Unless they see a church spending actual money on things like political ads they aren’t inclined to revoke tax exempt status. They hate having to get involved with churches because of the 1st Amendment tensions.
For the longest time I’ve been against this, but I’m starting to see why people want this, and I’m leaning towards that now. Churches are giving up their institutional separation, so it makes sense that they should give up the benefits of that separation
Please! Yes!!!! I was so disturbed that churches were playing Kamala Harris’ s speech in their sanctuaries, last week. I was even unhappy with a church member wearing a political button on his lapel. Churches sole mission is to preach Jesus Christ.
Except that if you understand the context of Second Temple Judaism, then you understand that Jesus was being inherently political, because he was announcing that a new kingdom was breaking into the world as a foretaste of the new creation at the end of time. Jesus was not about "how to go to heaven when you die." Neither was St. Paul. Jesus was and is King, the one to whom all authority has been given, and not Caesar; and Jesus was announcing "the Kingdom of God was at hand," and that the REAL ruler rejected the dog-eat-dog, Social Darwinist, winner-take-all ethos of that (and this) "perverse and wicked generation" -- and that the Church has something to say about crushing debt burdens, oppression of the poor, cheating people out of just wages, and so on. This preacher is a pseudo-Christian nationalist heretic -- the Church is transnational and challenges the United States, instead of being co-opted by it. But under the First Amendment, he has every right to be a heretic.
Well stated. This guy is a charlatan and a con man who fits right in with criminals and con men just like Chump and the GOP. They absolutely should revoke any tax exempt status of fraudsters like this guy. Peters is not even a real christian of any sort whatsoever.
@@dleet86 Interesting. Good to know that. My view is that nobody should be tax free. Everyone uses and benefits from government goods and services and as such everyone, including religion and charities, should help pay for them.
It's outrageous to hear that from pastors. A comparison like apples vs orange Donkey didn't do alduterous like trump, Donkey didn't act mean to people like trump God can use trump to showcase what true Christian is all about
It's a scam, these pastors will just say "God told me that you should vote for these politician" and the whole congregation will vote for that politician who gave a huge donation for the votes.
It’s even worse than people think: The Evangelicals are attempting to install the NWO government in America. They are using the Republicans as the scapegoats because they really have no idea what they are doing. No-one even bothers to listen to me, but watch and see. It’s much much bigger than just losing our Democracy.
@@tjlightningbolt Trumpanzees have 48 chromosomes and thus no ability to create independent thoughts. BTW, a person born with ovaries and testicles has 47 chromosomes.
I think that most christians don't know the bible, they just believe what they're told in church. My husband is-as a serious hobby, to the point where I've told him he should write a book-a religious scholar, and from what he's told me during our conversations (I'm an ex- Baptist/ ex-Catholic atheist) I think that if most christians actually read the bible in the original language, they'd believe something completely different from what they're told in church. The problem comes when people go to church and then just let themselves be led by people who tell them their own interpretation of the bible, rather than what the bible actually says. Nowadays, god is created in man's image....he always seems to agree with what the pastors believe already. Conservative pastors hate gays, therefore, so does god...except there's nothing, really, in the bible that mentions gays. Conservative pastors hate vaccines, therefore, so does god. Except that the bible specifically speaks about how one should act during sickness. Conservative pastors hate abortion, therefore, so does god. Except that the bible specifically condones abortion. Conservative pastors hate immigrants, therefore, so does god. Except the bible says the exact opposite. Conservative pastors love the rich, and claim it's a sign of god's favor, and so does god. Except the bible REPEATEDLY says the opposite. Conservative pastors obnoxiously pray in public...except that the bible specifically speaks AGAINST doing so. (If you'd like to find the verses, they're easily found in the skeptic's annotated bible--or just through google--by doing a lookup search.) or
@@angeliaparker-savage5401 Excellent points. I sincerely doubt the people who need to hear this would disregard and dismiss anything which challenges their closed bubble of information. A lot of folks only give credence to the messages they receive from a small circle of sources. This closed circuit does not permit any introduction of material or information unacceptable or challenging the dogma.
@Gcode It is a law, as stated Under the Internal Revenue Code, all section 501(c)(3) organizations are absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office. Contributions to political campaign funds or public statements of position (verbal or written) made on behalf of the organization in favor of or in opposition to any candidate for public office clearly violate the prohibition against political campaign activity. Violating this prohibition may result in denial or revocation of tax-exempt status and the imposition of certain excise taxes. Why it isn’t being enforced is the real question.
@RJ Carter Howdy, The answer to your question could be answered in a short and to the point manner. But if I did that, I would feel as if I had failed. So, here is a big picture view. Please don't fall asleep. While Trump was a candidate in 2016, he was invited to meet with 1,000 Catholic Evangelical Christian Leaders in a huge ballroom in NYC. Under glittering pink-and-white chandeliers, evangelicals and conservative Catholics filled the large ballroom, some raising their hands and closing their eyes as they sang, "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God/And his righteousness/And all these things shall be added unto you." The meeting was closed-door and invitation-only, but NPR was granted permission to observe the event. Organizer Bill Dallas of the Christian group United in Purpose says the event was designed to give religious conservatives, some of whom have had concerns about Trump, a chance to "understand" him better before the November election. So did you get that part about "understanding" him better? Sure you did,... I think by the end of the event, they "understood each other" so well, it was as if they were all of the same Spirit. The Evangelical Catholic voters played a huge role in Trump becoming The Chosen One. The Johnson Amendment is a provision in the U.S. tax code, since 1954, that prohibits all 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations from endorsing or opposing political candidates. Section 501(c)(3) organizations are the most common type of nonprofit organization in the United States, ranging from charitable foundations to universities and churches. The amendment is named for then-Senator Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, who introduced it in a preliminary draft of the law in July 1954. Trump being a Good and Charitable Christian and remembering the "Mutual Understanding" He had with the Holy Profit$ i.e. a quid pro quo
4:16 Pastor of Life Church, Dr. Phil Nordstrom "I think that our association with political extremism has, especially, turned off a younger generation toward evangelicalism." THAT remark was music to my ears!
@Michael Stocker not just Christianity, ALL religions that preach that a man is better than a woman or that a woman is better than a man. Any religion that preaches favoritism need to go away for good! There will always be low IQ/weak minded people to follow those exact religions though, unfortunately.
Definitely, when you go to church you want to hear about Jesus and how to love and help each other no matter of their political views, sexualitet or whatever and not a brunch of political propaganda. Specially all the hate speach towards people with different views is extremely off putting. This is at least not the Christiany I grew up with and I grew up in a evangelical church but in Europe. I feel disgusted to find out that this is what the evangelisation church actually is and where it came from. I don't know what it is with specially older American Christians who want to follow a church like this. I think specially younger people and new Christians want to hear about Jesus and how to love, respect each other and then hear someone preach politics and ridicule politicians I would at least get disgusted and turn away even if I had the same political views and didn't like that politician. If God has chosen Trump to be the president he has as much chosen Biden, respect that and other Christians who follow him. And anyway Jesus to me seems more left wing than right wing if we have to go there and put political views on him.
God sees all, knows all, can do anything but for some reason, he always needs money. For some reason he just can’t handle money. (Paraphrasing from the great George CARLIN).
You said it WAS these so called religious people don't serve the purpose of God they serve the purpose of politician's and there own personal selfish interests.
Politics you say? More like forgetting the message of Jesus for a message of prejudicial hate. For many Christian observer are beginning to translate "Conservative" evangelical as "racist" xenophobic cultures. Jesus is about love and if you support hate, you really didn't read the bible!
Jesus was dead set against organized religion! ANY time money changes hands it becomes ANTI CHRIST! Jesus overturned the tables of the vendors and he SMITE them! Jesus DECKED THEM!
If the world has to ask where's the Christianity we have lost our way with leading with the gospel, not political Facebook talking points. It's a straight distraction from the gospel.
It's not representation but accepting and following Christ. Christ dinned with sinners but never supported or talked good of their actions. Likewise Christians should not hate anyone but boldly speak against the evil acts according to the word of God.
😱 Whaaaaat? Sounds like church groups are turning into cults. I thought the foundation of organized religion is to focus on 'Do unto others as you wish done unto you.' 'Love they neighbor.' 'Serve others with your gifts.' 'Share your abundance.'? It's one thing if a person strays, but a whole religion? I'm nervous.
WTF? Where have you been, under a rock? They have always been cults!flesh eating blood drinking cults! And their blood drinking flesh eating ritual (communion) they ripped off from the ancient PAGAN Egyptian religion!
The problem is common sense isn't common anymore. now people are "educated" which really is BRAINWASHED! their racist universities can sell an "education", but they cant sell common sense! ...They are really indoctrination centers!
all the while pushing the Jesus saves narrative as they destroy gods creation all in the self righteous justification from mistranslated text in their Nazi BIBLE!
The 20 year-long Princeton University research in 2014 revealed/confirmed the US is not a democracy or a republic, it's a corporate-controlled oligarchy which serves the corporations not the people.
It's pretty simple, it's democracy, not Democracy. A Democracy is a form of government in which majority rules, and the minority has no right. The United States is a Republic, that uses democracy, to elect the people that run our Republic. Small d democracy is something we engage it, something we do. It's an action word.
If he ever tries coming back to those unhinged heathens - as a Middle Eastern, olive-complected, bearded, vociferously anti-capitalist male, there is no doubt that Donald Grump and Stephen Müller would have Jesus immediately deported.
What do you read from? Not the Bible! Jesus hung out with the unwanted, the unloved. The prostitutes, the tax collectors. It was the political religious leaders of his day that killed him! Try reading Matthew, in the Bible and you’ll see, he loves his people. He loves you too, if you let him
Must be strange for pastors to get involved with politics, and can understand that, but how can these devout Christians being. O K with. The lying, cheating, grifting, womanizing and the hatred being spewed constantly with false information as well as conspiracy theories. Just can't understand this whole association and don't believe Jesus/God approves of any of that sinful behavior and rhetoric..
But the point is that they are neither Christians nor pastors. Rather they are charlatans, scammers, false prophets, con men, and such. They are misleading gullible and uninformed people for their own personal gain and advantage.
Maybe they weren’t really true loving Christians in the first place “Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us.” I John 2:18-19 NKJV “If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.” I John 4:20-21 NKJV
Organized religion and Organized crime (trumpism) is the perfect path to change America into fascism. Politics and religion was separated in America for a reason. We are seeing what happens when the mix. A complete teardown of common sense and the American way.
Sounds like this whole "1776" thing these evangelical whackjobs keep preaching about. Another revolution in the name of their "god", but this time, its a civil war.
I don't care what religion you have or what you believe in, all I care about is if you're capable of leading a country, especially one that is messed up as ours, to a better and brighter future and holding true to your claims. If you cannot and keep preaching about how "God and Jesus are going to help you change the country" or how "God chose you to lead", then I don't see a reason to vote for you.
Money poured into Mega Churches from Republican lobbyists. Originally, lobbyists for casino owners in Atlantic City gave money in strategic mega churches to get the congregation to vote against local Indian casinos in their local areas in order to eliminate competition. It worked so well, a new industry was born..
It's hard for me to believe that any Christian would not want the lives of suffering people to improve. I agree with you. I don't believe this is the intention of Christ.
I'm from Portugal. We used to mix religion and politics. More than 45 years ago, when we lived in a fascist dictatorship. Now, no one, not even the far right party in parliament dares to talk about God publicaly. Faith is an individual, intimate thing. Your religion is nobody's business. Seeing how USA uses bibles and the word God in political events is just strange to me.
Yea, if you believe in god, a lie, u will believe any lie that sounds good or right to u……. There is no god, Jesus isn’t coming back to save anyone, And I guess I exist for the good “religious” people to judge and condemn and try to control. Hail Satan! 😂
The Bible has it all . It's not strange even the Lord Jesus Christ was attacked because He preached against their teachings. They didn't understand Him because He taught the Truth and they were worldly people. Peter the pastor today can't be understood by those who support the same things Jesus preached against because they don't know Christ.
There is supposed to be a division between church and state. The church has NO BUSINESS discussing politics in the pulpit regardless of political affiliation!!
If you want division between church and state, stop allowing the state to tell the church what they can and CAN'T do. Such blind, ignorant hypocrisy in these comments.
Churches can do whatever they want. But per Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) they cannot engage in political activities and claim tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3).
I went to an evangelical southern Baptist private school ……… double whammy, I’m a black latino and the verbal abuse and insults I had to face not only from the students but also the adult teachers…. Overwhelming… they don’t see people of color as fully human and it showed
Mormons were just as bad til they realized their university (BYU) could benefit greatly from black basketball players then and only then did they change. Although they still look down on native Americans.
@@mikem9584 the Mormons are a cult! The Book of Mormon not only degrades Native Americans but African descendants as well. It was changed in the past few years but clearly stated that we have tails…….
If all buildings of worship paid taxes, our streets would actually get fixed. And not patched up, our property taxes would go down, and there would be more money towards social services.
Religion has no place in politics. Jesus Christ refused to participate in the political views of his day. He is a perfect reflection of his father. God's plan does not include anything political. Our creator with take care of all divisions and badness in his own time.
The pastors should focus on God's Words, not political issues. That's what's God wants them to do. A true Christian live his/her live with Jesus as example. If trump is in God's plan, who are we to be able to prevent God's plan to accomplish? If they pay more attention to God's Words , trust God, pray for the leaders, they will be awarded when Jesus comes back. If they're bogged down of political things around-the-clock, would they have intimate time with God and able to deliver God's word
@@timtran6425 exactly. They are bogged down with distractions. I checked on one Christian website and everything was political or trying to outspeak critical race theory. I went to the website for encouragement and biblical soundness. It totally missed the gospel. Distracted.
He talks more like a politician… When he sits there like a Relgious guy….. Don’t mention Rump in the same sentence as God…. OMG…… I went to Catholic Church & school… Your way off track, Way Off…….
Well, that is in line with the principle behind 1 Corinthians chapter 1 verses 19, 25, and 27. “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.” “For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.” “But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.”
Christians were called to share the good news that we are saved by the blood of Christ alone, and what He did on the cross for us already. Then because we were saved, to love our neighbors and to do good towards others. Not called to make laws, force man's law based religion, and spread hate.
@Howard Webber Red Scare Tactic politics cause paranoid delusions which created millions of paranoid schizophrenics. Look into your mental health coverage
@Howard Webber I actually don't like what she did. Where was your rage when trump's is being worshipped by talibangelical church leaders across America? They tell their congregations trump is an imperfect vessel being used by their god. They literally worship a strange orange god that mocked Jewish people and Christians with that golden statue of rump on a stage shaped like a nazi insignia. How many times did trump say , I did more for churches than anyone else?
@@armyantlocsta If you’re a religious African American I’d like to make an honest plea to you from an anti-theist Latino (raised Christian): Q: Do you think that Conservative Christians and their powerbase in America have YOUR best interests at heart? Why or why not? (This is why you felt the need to respond like that, isn't it? Because you don't like what the quote implies about how the RW EXPLOITS your religiousity...)
"Christianity started out in Palestine as a fellowship; it moved to Greece and became a philosophy; it moved to Italy and became an institution; it moved to Europe and became a culture; it came to America and became an enterprise." ~Sam Pascoe
Christianity was not "under attack" by secular forces - it was suffering the souless dispassionate and mean-spirited intolerance of itself. It drove away those who care about their fellow man - even if they were on the LGBTQ spectrum, even if they were immigrants, even if they were from another religion.
Back in the 90s being a Christian in church had nothing to do with politics or the nation, I never heard any politics ever in church back in the 90s but now there’s this obsession with trump as if he’s the new savior, being Christian doesn’t mean your a republicans or democrats, it means your a believer and you live by the word of God
I spent too many of my formative years in the Evangelical church. It sufficed to make me aware of how intolerant, ignorant, power hungry, manipulative and dangerous it truly can be. I still believe in freedom of religion, but when religion seeks to enter politics with the aim ultimately of limiting my freedoms, that’s when public tolerance should come to a grinding halt.
I was forced to attend Calvary Chapel, which is super Christian Nationalist. They separated the children from the parents and would force us to watch violent and terrifying movies from the A Thief in the Night trilogy. They told us Jesus was probably coming back in our lifetime and that if we didn’t choose to get baptised and join their church we would have to go to the guillotine. Then they showed us the movies with people in white robes being taken to a guillotine with a bloody basket and we heard the sounds of the people screaming on their way to the guillotine. I was 6 years old and lots of the other kids were super young too.
When ya see someone parrot “Let’s go Brandon” it just means they soiled their pants. Or that they married their cousin. Or both. Either way, I agree it’s an odd new trend that’s taken a wild twist for sure Thanks
A Liberal projecting wouldn’t be enough to stop them changing that. And yes, it is a Mexican who tells you that. Supongo que entiendes lo que digo, ¿verdad gringo?
The Johnson Ammendment states the following: "Which does not participate in or intervene in, including the publishing or distributing of statements of any political campaign on behalf of or opposition to any candidate for public office." *By breaking this ammendment the church can loose their tax exempt status. Why isn't this law being enforced?
So Trump made a Faustian deal with the evangelical church promising to repeal the Johnson amendment if they support him. Did he cheat them and not repeal the amendment leaving them open to penalties?
I always agree when I hear people say.." they don't go to church for them to tell them how to vote anymore than they turn to politicians to be told how to pray" !!
I am through with Christianity ! As soon as these evangelicals starting worshiping an evil man like Donald Trump over Jesus then it showed their hypocrisy. It’s all about money and power for them.
Our country reminds me of the song and movie."Go ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend, do in the name of heaven you'll be justified in the end."
Christianity's feebleness about standing up for truth is very disgusting. "The TRUTH and the Life." Notice the preaching that guy pushing the cult stays away from Jesus' real teachings, and leaps to extremes plucked from various parts of the Bible.
1:55 I'm on the left and I don't wish to trouble Israel. I simply wish that they are held to the standards of international law. I happen to be a Christian and I know that there are Palestinian Christians that are suffering under the boot of the IDF. I feel that its my duty to speak up for the Christian people of Palestine because they are my brothers and sisters in Christ.
I was raised in the church; and although I lost my faith some time ago, I never disliked the church until it started to get involved in politics. The founding fathers were keenly aware of the brutal history of state run religion. The mixing of religion and politics poisons both.
Jesus said "whosoever" let them come. What's scary is the number of "Christians " who have abandoned Jesus' love walk for everything that Jesus said NOT to do.
IT IS ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE FREEDOM OF RELIGION WITH OUT HAVING FREEDOM FROM RELIGION. There are just to many different religions. These people refuse to believe that there are any other religions in the world than theirs.
Isn't there something in our country where we have separation of church and state? This even as a Christian is manipulative and wrong. Also hearing churches and mega churches that do this is very culty and feels like these people are living in an echo chamber. It was great to see a church like Nordstrom that kept their political beliefs on the side and wanting to preach the right way.
A lot of these churches are very different from the old mainline Protestant churches and the Catholic church. They don’t have strong centralized governance structures. The more traditional churches did and this helped keep everyone on the same page. The centralized leadership saw their role as promoting faith but also serving as a stabilizing force in our society. These newer churches that lack these centralized governance structures often seek to do the opposite - they thrive off theatrical local pastors who actively encourage the destabilization of our society and government.
As a Christian I find this so very disturbing. My husband is a Presbyterian minister. Politics is never preached from his pulpit. Church is about God. And the thought that Trump was chosen by God makes my skin crawl. Trump shows absolutely NO fruit of the spirit. Everything he does is contrary to God’s word. The fact that so called Christian leaders are so supportive of Trump is just absolutely mind numbing to me. Charles Spurgeon said when faced with the choice of the lesser of two evils ...choose neither.
Oh for heavens sakes. No one is pushing you. You do you buddy and let others do what they want. God didn’t pick Trump.. these fools did.
Thank you. I'm a Christian and your comment had me stop scrolling for a minute and reflect. You're right. As a Christian, it's solely A heart issue. It's never a government mandate that wins souls for Christ. In the Bible Israel wanted a king and they got Saul. Thank you for your candid comment.
@@4knewt505 you bet. God helps us all, he doesn’t choose a political party.
Curiously, they never preach that God chose Bill Clinton, Obama, Biden... he only chooses the guy who gives them their precious tax cuts.
This pastor is full of it god would puke on trump and this pastor
@@4knewt505 always interpreting the bible according to what you want to believe
If you’re preaching politics from the pulpit your“church” Should not be tax exempt!
Bingo!
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So if a charity gets political then they should be barred tax exemptions on your terms and that would exempt every charity in America, that shows you are highly naive and need serious help and should try learning more about the constitution, charities and tax codes
Man....that's deep!
"go to church once a month or less"...I don't need to go to church to "practice". My relationship with Jesus is ongoing...24/7.
If they want a say in politics then they need to start paying taxes!!
they already have a say and have from the very beginning! DUH!!!!!!!!!!
Yes 👍
If churches need to pay taxes because they talk of politics then lgbtq lobby as well… FYI a Bible can’t be read in a public school but the lgbtq currículum is mandatory
Religious organizations should have to follow the same tax rules as any other 501C non-profit organization, and submit financial records annually to maintain 501C status. Or pay property tax, like everyone else.
Evangelical churches are far away from Christ's teachings. I have taught about Christ more than 30 years. Jesus would throw you out of his church for the way you tell his words!
I grew up in the 60’s and went to church 3 days a week. The preachers never mentioned politics.
We were taught to love thy neighbor as thy self. Taught, clear thinking, common sense and not to listen to propaganda.
Love, clear thinking or common sense have never been taught in a church. They’re breeding grounds for hatred, bigotry, ignorance, violence and primitive superstition. My wife and I are extremely fortunate to live in a society where our young children are strongly protected against religious indoctrination, by law.
True. That was then.
3 days per week is serious indoctrination. No church can teach “clear thinking”or “common sense.”
No tax exempt status for any politically active church.
no tax exemption for ANY church!
You are a fool thing you can take GOD out of of our Country .
The IRS has taken a very hands off approach. Unless they see a church spending actual money on things like political ads they aren’t inclined to revoke tax exempt status. They hate having to get involved with churches because of the 1st Amendment tensions.
For the longest time I’ve been against this, but I’m starting to see why people want this, and I’m leaning towards that now. Churches are giving up their institutional separation, so it makes sense that they should give up the benefits of that separation
ANY church that preaches politics from the pulpit should lose tax-free status!!
Please! Yes!!!!
I was so disturbed that churches were playing Kamala Harris’ s speech in their sanctuaries, last week.
I was even unhappy with a church member wearing a political button on his lapel.
Churches sole mission is to preach Jesus Christ.
Yup. I'm in TX.... we have about 100+ Christian church's in one city
@@gailcarey3597 I agree with you. Let's make every church that preach politics pay tax.
Except that if you understand the context of Second Temple Judaism, then you understand that Jesus was being inherently political, because he was announcing that a new kingdom was breaking into the world as a foretaste of the new creation at the end of time. Jesus was not about "how to go to heaven when you die." Neither was St. Paul. Jesus was and is King, the one to whom all authority has been given, and not Caesar; and Jesus was announcing "the Kingdom of God was at hand," and that the REAL ruler rejected the dog-eat-dog, Social Darwinist, winner-take-all ethos of that (and this) "perverse and wicked generation" -- and that the Church has something to say about crushing debt burdens, oppression of the poor, cheating people out of just wages, and so on. This preacher is a pseudo-Christian nationalist heretic -- the Church is transnational and challenges the United States, instead of being co-opted by it. But under the First Amendment, he has every right to be a heretic.
I agree they should pay taxes if there going to be in politics
That "preacher" isn't a preacher. That "church" isn't a church. Stay away from liars and propagandists.
If you want to see what people who look and act like when nailing Jesus to the cross next time you are at church look around your will see them all.
Well stated. This guy is a charlatan and a con man who fits right in with criminals and con men just like Chump and the GOP. They absolutely should revoke any tax exempt status of fraudsters like this guy. Peters is not even a real christian of any sort whatsoever.
he's a preacher all right. He preaches Propaganda!
@@coreyham3753 9.1% of USA's GDP is religion and tax free.
@@dleet86 Interesting. Good to know that. My view is that nobody should be tax free. Everyone uses and benefits from government goods and services and as such everyone, including religion and charities, should help pay for them.
He said: "God can use a Donkey... he can use Donald Trump!" OMG, that is too funny. The Irony is too much. LMAO
It's outrageous to hear that from pastors.
A comparison like apples vs orange
Donkey didn't do alduterous like trump, Donkey didn't act mean to people like trump
God can use trump to showcase what true Christian is all about
CULT
I actually will vote for a donkey before I do Trump. They repeat that donkey line like if it's some compliment to their intellect or Trump's.
God may be using Trump, but I'm not sure its for the ends that this pastor envisions.
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It's a scam, these pastors will just say "God told me that you should vote for these politician" and the whole congregation will vote for that politician who gave a huge donation for the votes.
It’s even worse than people think: The Evangelicals are attempting to install the NWO government in America. They are using the Republicans as the scapegoats because they really have no idea what they are doing. No-one even bothers to listen to me, but watch and see. It’s much much bigger than just losing our Democracy.
That's how religion started
So in other words evangelicals don’t know what’s in the Bible they just believe what their told.
Yes exactly! They dont think for themselves! they just buy into the mis- translations!
I'm guessing they're the ones who are being deceived by a false prophet, according to the words in the Bible.
@@tjlightningbolt Trumpanzees have 48 chromosomes and thus no ability to create independent thoughts. BTW, a person born with ovaries and testicles has 47 chromosomes.
I think that most christians don't know the bible, they just believe what they're told in church. My husband is-as a serious hobby, to the point where I've told him he should write a book-a religious scholar, and from what he's told me during our conversations (I'm an ex- Baptist/ ex-Catholic atheist) I think that if most christians actually read the bible in the original language, they'd believe something completely different from what they're told in church.
The problem comes when people go to church and then just let themselves be led by people who tell them their own interpretation of the bible, rather than what the bible actually says. Nowadays, god is created in man's image....he always seems to agree with what the pastors believe already.
Conservative pastors hate gays, therefore, so does god...except there's nothing, really, in the bible that mentions gays.
Conservative pastors hate vaccines, therefore, so does god. Except that the bible specifically speaks about how one should act during sickness.
Conservative pastors hate abortion, therefore, so does god. Except that the bible specifically condones abortion.
Conservative pastors hate immigrants, therefore, so does god. Except the bible says the exact opposite.
Conservative pastors love the rich, and claim it's a sign of god's favor, and so does god. Except the bible REPEATEDLY says the opposite.
Conservative pastors obnoxiously pray in public...except that the bible specifically speaks AGAINST doing so.
(If you'd like to find the verses, they're easily found in the skeptic's annotated bible--or just through google--by doing a lookup search.)
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@@angeliaparker-savage5401 Excellent points.
I sincerely doubt the people who need to hear this would disregard and dismiss anything which challenges their closed bubble of information. A lot of folks only give credence to the messages they receive from a small circle of sources. This closed circuit does not permit any introduction of material or information unacceptable or challenging the dogma.
I don't understand how, under IRS code, a non-profit (church) can express political views and not have to pay taxes...
@GSD it is already law. Look up the Johnson Amendment to Religious Tax Exemption. Needs to be enforced.
@@dacreamofthecrop sad
@Gcode
It is a law, as stated Under the Internal Revenue Code, all section 501(c)(3) organizations are absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office. Contributions to political campaign funds or public statements of position (verbal or written) made on behalf of the organization in favor of or in opposition to any candidate for public office clearly violate the prohibition against political campaign activity. Violating this prohibition may result in denial or revocation of tax-exempt status and the imposition of certain excise taxes.
Why it isn’t being enforced is the real question.
@RJ Carter Howdy,
The answer to your question could be answered in a short and to the point manner.
But if I did that, I would feel as if I had failed. So, here is a big picture view. Please don't fall asleep.
While Trump was a candidate in 2016, he was invited to meet with 1,000 Catholic Evangelical Christian Leaders in a huge ballroom in NYC.
Under glittering pink-and-white chandeliers, evangelicals and conservative Catholics filled the large ballroom, some raising their hands and closing their eyes as they sang, "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God/And his righteousness/And all these things shall be added unto you."
The meeting was closed-door and invitation-only, but NPR was granted permission to observe the event.
Organizer Bill Dallas of the Christian group United in Purpose says the event was designed to give religious conservatives, some of whom have had concerns about Trump, a chance to "understand" him better before the November election.
So did you get that part about "understanding" him better? Sure you did,... I think by the end of the event, they "understood each other" so well, it was as if they were all of the same Spirit.
The Evangelical Catholic voters played a huge role in Trump becoming The Chosen One.
The Johnson Amendment is a provision in the U.S. tax code, since 1954, that prohibits all 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations from endorsing or opposing political candidates. Section 501(c)(3) organizations are the most common type of nonprofit organization in the United States, ranging from charitable foundations to universities and churches. The amendment is named for then-Senator Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, who introduced it in a preliminary draft of the law in July 1954.
Trump being a Good and Charitable Christian and remembering the "Mutual Understanding"
He had with the Holy Profit$ i.e. a quid pro quo
@@markgenn8967
Excellent response!!!
4:16 Pastor of Life Church, Dr. Phil Nordstrom "I think that our association with political extremism has, especially, turned off a younger generation toward evangelicalism." THAT remark was music to my ears!
@Michael Stocker not just Christianity, ALL religions that preach that a man is better than a woman or that a woman is better than a man. Any religion that preaches favoritism need to go away for good! There will always be low IQ/weak minded people to follow those exact religions though, unfortunately.
Definitely, when you go to church you want to hear about Jesus and how to love and help each other no matter of their political views, sexualitet or whatever and not a brunch of political propaganda. Specially all the hate speach towards people with different views is extremely off putting. This is at least not the Christiany I grew up with and I grew up in a evangelical church but in Europe. I feel disgusted to find out that this is what the evangelisation church actually is and where it came from. I don't know what it is with specially older American Christians who want to follow a church like this. I think specially younger people and new Christians want to hear about Jesus and how to love, respect each other and then hear someone preach politics and ridicule politicians I would at least get disgusted and turn away even if I had the same political views and didn't like that politician. If God has chosen Trump to be the president he has as much chosen Biden, respect that and other Christians who follow him. And anyway Jesus to me seems more left wing than right wing if we have to go there and put political views on him.
“I think president Trump is a miracle.”
Said no one with any rational thought or any common sense, ever. 🤦🏻♂️
Exactly!!!
A miracle?? ODG!!
We need to expose the church leaders
Size of their homes, how many cars they own or if they OWN private jets
Agreed
I agree but I honestly dont know if that would even matter... the people who give these pastors that money have been seriously manipulated smh.
@@ismth I can definitely see that side as well
This guy is just another grifter.
Don't hide behind tax=free exemption. If you're going to preach politics, you can't have the religious exemptions !!!
God sees all, knows all, can do anything but for some reason, he always needs money. For some reason he just can’t handle money. (Paraphrasing from the great George CARLIN).
MONEY!!!! Jesus over turned the vendors tables!
God can do incredible things with a lump of clay!
Always sucked with money though.
I agree wholeheartedly. I’m a Christian and these extreme right wing “Christians” are way way off of Jesus’ Teachings
Amen!
The pastor preaching politics needs to pay TAXES
Especially in black churches
@@josephinehlaisi5660 any churches🙏
@ROOK yes and I am black
But religion would still have no place in our government
People cannot force their religion onto others
Keep religion out of politics
This country was started on separation of church and state. Freedom of religion not forcing your religious beliefs on others.
You said it WAS these so called religious people don't serve the purpose of God they serve the purpose of politician's and there own personal selfish interests.
Politics you say? More like forgetting the message of Jesus for a message of prejudicial hate. For many Christian observer are beginning to translate "Conservative" evangelical as "racist" xenophobic cultures. Jesus is about love and if you support hate, you really didn't read the bible!
Agree. “Talibangelicals” accurately describes them
Well said Newaka...
Jesus was dead set against organized religion! ANY time money changes hands it becomes ANTI CHRIST! Jesus overturned the tables of the vendors and he SMITE them! Jesus DECKED THEM!
Evangelicals have traded Jesus for Trump. Plain as that.
If the world has to ask where's the Christianity we have lost our way with leading with the gospel, not political Facebook talking points. It's a straight distraction from the gospel.
I'm just curious Pastor Peters acknowledge christianity is for all people but I don't see all people being represented in his congregation.
It's not representation but accepting and following Christ. Christ dinned with sinners but never supported or talked good of their actions. Likewise Christians should not hate anyone but boldly speak against the evil acts according to the word of God.
@@herberttwiine1516 LOLOLOL I love that you think everything you're saying is FACTS 😂😂 PUHLEASE. Yall are brain sick
Wonder how people in that church feel that are democrats. Bet they don't talk about it,and maybe a little scared of some of the gun toting types.
Oh!by the way politics killed Jesus.
Lp
😱 Whaaaaat? Sounds like church groups are turning into cults. I thought the foundation of organized religion is to focus on 'Do unto others as you wish done unto you.' 'Love they neighbor.' 'Serve others with your gifts.' 'Share your abundance.'? It's one thing if a person strays, but a whole religion? I'm nervous.
WTF? Where have you been, under a rock? They have always been cults!flesh eating blood drinking cults! And their blood drinking flesh eating ritual (communion) they ripped off from the ancient PAGAN Egyptian religion!
@@tjlightningbolt Good point. You are right. All organized religions started out as cults.
At least you're not a sap, like the fools buying the con-men's jets.
all churches and religions are cults
You know them by their works. Jesus lived a simple life, those who use money to build temples are not followers of Christ! We know you by your works!
The best thing Nature gifted me was common sense to see what religion is.
The problem is common sense isn't common anymore. now people are "educated" which really is BRAINWASHED! their racist universities can sell an "education", but they cant sell common sense! ...They are really indoctrination centers!
@@Ty_MathiesonLiberalism is not forced on anyone, people choose it! You are against freedom!🤔🤡
@@Ty_MathiesonAre you slow? You literally said everyone must agree with you.🤔🤡
@@Ty_MathiesonLol the payed troll thinks I am fake, just like everything else that doesn't fit his narrative!🤔🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣🤣😂🤡
@@Ty_MathiesonNo! Melt some more for me my little snowflake!🤔😂🤣😂🤣😂🤡
These people are wolves in sheep's clothing. Beware!
It is rich that the minister condemns politicians who support choice yet supports covid prevention that has saved millions.
Well if they wanna get in the game then their tax free status must be revolked !
jesus is not into politics ,jesus is in the soul saving business
The cult that is evangilicalism
Funny to learn that Mormons fall in to the Evangelical camp!
@@bonnierobinson8684
Not really if you grew up around them. Very similar indeed.
Evangelical motto....'A friend of the devil is a friend of mine'
It worked for trump.
Ah... don't you just love cult mentality...?
*It's pretty simple... as the RICH GOT RICHER our Democracy became Weaker!*
all the while pushing the Jesus saves narrative as they destroy gods creation all in the self righteous justification from mistranslated text in their Nazi BIBLE!
The 20 year-long Princeton University research in 2014 revealed/confirmed the US is not a democracy or a republic, it's a corporate-controlled oligarchy which serves the corporations not the people.
It's pretty simple, it's democracy, not Democracy. A Democracy is a form of government in which majority rules, and the minority has no right. The United States is a Republic, that uses democracy, to elect the people that run our Republic. Small d democracy is something we engage it, something we do. It's an action word.
Remove tax exempt status now!!
" Do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly..."
The evidence of a true Christian
Evangelicals seem to have learned much about Jesus's number 1 main point: how to HATE! Wait... was that Jesus's teaching?
If he ever tries coming back to those unhinged heathens - as a Middle Eastern, olive-complected, bearded, vociferously anti-capitalist male, there is no doubt that Donald Grump and Stephen Müller would have Jesus immediately deported.
I believe that's the Maga motto !
When your sins or forgiven no matter what, why stop sinning!🤔
@@rickyedwards5480 Summarizes also the mindset of the US ruling class.
What do you read from? Not the Bible! Jesus hung out with the unwanted, the unloved. The prostitutes, the tax collectors. It was the political religious leaders of his day that killed him! Try reading Matthew, in the Bible and you’ll see, he loves his people. He loves you too, if you let him
Must be strange for pastors to get involved with politics, and can understand that, but how can these devout Christians being. O K with. The lying, cheating, grifting, womanizing and the hatred being spewed constantly with false information as well as conspiracy theories. Just can't understand this whole association and don't believe Jesus/God approves of any of that sinful behavior and rhetoric..
But the point is that they are neither Christians nor pastors. Rather they are charlatans, scammers, false prophets, con men, and such. They are misleading gullible and uninformed people for their own personal gain and advantage.
Maybe they weren’t really true loving Christians in the first place
“Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us.”
I John 2:18-19 NKJV
“If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.”
I John 4:20-21 NKJV
They are in support of the antichrist himself! So sad!
So if these churches are not recognizing separation of church and state and becoming depot's of political ideology, they should be taxed!
Organized religion and Organized crime (trumpism) is the perfect path to change America into fascism. Politics and religion was separated in America for a reason. We are seeing what happens when the mix. A complete teardown of common sense and the American way.
Funny, I seem to remember hearing this from George Carlin back in 1988.
Sounds like this whole "1776" thing these evangelical whackjobs keep preaching about. Another revolution in the name of their "god", but this time, its a civil war.
I'll say this again: RELIGION DOES NOT BELONG IN POLITICS AT ALL
i 100% agree with you good sir
I don't care what religion you have or what you believe in, all I care about is if you're capable of leading a country, especially one that is messed up as ours, to a better and brighter future and holding true to your claims. If you cannot and keep preaching about how "God and Jesus are going to help you change the country" or how "God chose you to lead", then I don't see a reason to vote for you.
Tax. These. Political. Interest. Groups.
Money poured into Mega Churches from Republican lobbyists. Originally, lobbyists for casino owners in Atlantic City gave money in strategic mega churches to get the congregation to vote against local Indian casinos in their local areas in order to eliminate competition. It worked so well, a new industry was born..
It's pretty telling how the first pastor talked about "reconstruction" as a bad thing.
@Beet Oven especially since reconstruction would provide American jobs!
It's hard for me to believe that any Christian would not want the lives of suffering people to improve. I agree with you. I don't believe this is the intention of Christ.
I'm from Portugal. We used to mix religion and politics. More than 45 years ago, when we lived in a fascist dictatorship. Now, no one, not even the far right party in parliament dares to talk about God publicaly. Faith is an individual, intimate thing. Your religion is nobody's business. Seeing how USA uses bibles and the word God in political events is just strange to me.
You can not have a pluralistic society that is run by any Religion. Keep church and state separate....for the love of God.
Just keep money away from these people. Much better to give to the poor directly Nathan to follow this path!
or Pete....
I grew up evangelical. I left all of those self-indulgent lies behind.
Good for you!!!
People who believe in the fairytale also believe in the Don the con...big surprise.
Why do you exist?
@@quantum864 my existence has nothing to do woith donald.
Yes. The blind leading the blind.
@@quantum864 No reason at all really just like you.
Yea, if you believe in god, a lie, u will believe any lie that sounds good or right to u…….
There is no god, Jesus isn’t coming back to save anyone,
And I guess I exist for the good “religious” people to judge and condemn and try to control.
Hail Satan! 😂
This pastors are not being good Christians and are lost
Maybe
The Bible has it all . It's not strange even the Lord Jesus Christ was attacked because He preached against their teachings. They didn't understand Him because He taught the Truth and they were worldly people. Peter the pastor today can't be understood by those who support the same things Jesus preached against because they don't know Christ.
You can thank Trump for the coarsening of the discourse.
There is supposed to be a division between church and state. The church has NO BUSINESS discussing politics in the pulpit regardless of political affiliation!!
If you want division between church and state, stop allowing the state to tell the church what they can and CAN'T do. Such blind, ignorant hypocrisy in these comments.
True religious people serve the purpose of God not the politics of men. God is not a politician as much as these people are pastors.
Churches can do whatever they want. But per Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) they cannot engage in political activities and claim tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3).
😂😂😂😂 IF GOD CAN USE A DONKEY, HE CAN USE DONALD TRUMP! 😂😂😂😂 He doesn't even see what he did there🤣 LAWDT!
Well his congregation didn't look very diverse to me
I went to an evangelical southern Baptist private school ……… double whammy, I’m a black latino and the verbal abuse and insults I had to face not only from the students but also the adult teachers…. Overwhelming… they don’t see people of color as fully human and it showed
Mormons were just as bad til they realized their university (BYU) could benefit greatly from black basketball players then and only then did they change. Although they still look down on native Americans.
@@mikem9584 the Mormons are a cult! The Book of Mormon not only degrades Native Americans but African descendants as well. It was changed in the past few years but clearly stated that we have tails…….
True
If all buildings of worship paid taxes, our streets would actually get fixed. And not patched up, our property taxes would go down, and there would be more money towards social services.
From the Pulpit to absolute Hate should be the title of this. Tax those grifters!
“Talibangelicals”
If God’s using Donald Trump, he’s doing so to show what hypocrisy looks like. So maybe the pastor’s right about that one.
These churches should be taxed.
Mega million churches.
Our country was built on separation of church and state, chuck todd.
"Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God."
To call them value voters is a joke. Every person in the world has values.
They need to pay taxes if their spreading false claims in politics
God Is revealing American Christianity in real time for the hypocrisy of lies, greed, hate, ignorance and political pondering.
Religion has no place in politics. Jesus Christ refused to participate in the political views of his day. He is a perfect reflection of his father. God's plan does not include anything political. Our creator with take care of all divisions and badness in his own time.
The pastors should focus on God's Words, not political issues. That's what's God wants them to do. A true Christian live his/her live with Jesus as example. If trump is in God's plan, who are we to be able to prevent God's plan to accomplish? If they pay more attention to God's Words , trust God, pray for the leaders, they will be awarded when Jesus comes back. If they're bogged down of political things around-the-clock, would they have intimate time with God and able to deliver God's word
Amen.
@@timtran6425 exactly. They are bogged down with distractions. I checked on one Christian website and everything was political or trying to outspeak critical race theory. I went to the website for encouragement and biblical soundness. It totally missed the gospel. Distracted.
He talks more like a politician… When he sits there like a Relgious guy….. Don’t mention Rump in the same sentence as God…. OMG…… I went to Catholic Church & school… Your way off track, Way Off…….
"If god can use a donkey, he can use president trump"
Not the best comparison, my man.
*snicker*
Well, that is in line with the principle behind 1 Corinthians chapter 1 verses 19, 25, and 27.
“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”
“For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.”
“But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.”
The bilble belt is being unbuckeled by meth
Yes
Christians were called to share the good news that we are saved by the blood of Christ alone, and what He did on the cross for us already. Then because we were saved, to love our neighbors and to do good towards others. Not called to make laws, force man's law based religion, and spread hate.
I DO NOT WANT TRUMP
What became of separation of church and state?
Reagan.
Yeah tell Kamala that... why is she campaigning in churches?
@Howard Webber no , actually we see your feeble attempt to brainwash us.
@Howard Webber Red Scare Tactic politics cause paranoid delusions which created millions of paranoid schizophrenics. Look into your mental health coverage
@Howard Webber I actually don't like what she did.
Where was your rage when trump's is being worshipped by talibangelical church leaders across America?
They tell their congregations trump is an imperfect vessel being used by their god.
They literally worship a strange orange god that mocked Jewish people and Christians with that golden statue of rump on a stage shaped like a nazi insignia.
How many times did trump say , I did more for churches than anyone else?
How can a grown man sit there with his head up high and a straight face, saying he believes in fairytales?
If he's a man that's willing to throw his own dignity in the name of getting attention and the naive sheep's interest.
"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."
~Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Liar
@@armyantlocsta If you’re a religious African American I’d like to make an honest plea to you from an anti-theist Latino (raised Christian):
Q: Do you think that Conservative Christians and their powerbase in America have YOUR best interests at heart? Why or why not?
(This is why you felt the need to respond like that, isn't it? Because you don't like what the quote implies about how the RW EXPLOITS your religiousity...)
I am confused. America didn't even exist when the Bible was written, so how is it okay to substitute Trump for Jesus?
"Christianity started out in Palestine as a fellowship; it moved to Greece and became a philosophy; it moved to Italy and became an institution; it moved to Europe and became a culture; it came to America and became an enterprise."
~Sam Pascoe
Worst thing that ever happened to the United States of America was Evangelicals
Workstation thing in your life was wrote this :God note and decides your future about this
These people make me very sad😢
It makes me think, there hasn't been ANY development in humanity.
Compared, to 1800s humans, or even earlier?
No, we’ve been idiots since the beginning.
Christianity was not "under attack" by secular forces - it was suffering the souless dispassionate and mean-spirited intolerance of itself. It drove away those who care about their fellow man - even if they were on the LGBTQ spectrum, even if they were immigrants, even if they were from another religion.
Back in the 90s being a Christian in church had nothing to do with politics or the nation, I never heard any politics ever in church back in the 90s but now there’s this obsession with trump as if he’s the new savior, being Christian doesn’t mean your a republicans or democrats, it means your a believer and you live by the word of God
Money poured into mega churches from Republican lobbyists..
I spent too many of my formative years in the Evangelical church. It sufficed to make me aware of how intolerant, ignorant, power hungry, manipulative and dangerous it truly can be. I still believe in freedom of religion, but when religion seeks to enter politics with the aim ultimately of limiting my freedoms, that’s when public tolerance should come to a grinding halt.
Well said.
I was forced to attend Calvary Chapel, which is super Christian Nationalist. They separated the children from the parents and would force us to watch violent and terrifying movies from the A Thief in the Night trilogy. They told us Jesus was probably coming back in our lifetime and that if we didn’t choose to get baptised and join their church we would have to go to the guillotine. Then they showed us the movies with people in white robes being taken to a guillotine with a bloody basket and we heard the sounds of the people screaming on their way to the guillotine. I was 6 years old and lots of the other kids were super young too.
@@katiez688 They are some sick individuals; and sad and ironic part is that they think they are the righteous people.
@@katiez688 So sorry that happened to you. I hope as an adult, you are running away from such Church's.
When ya see someone parrot “Let’s go Brandon” it just means they soiled their pants. Or that they married their cousin. Or both.
Either way, I agree it’s an odd new trend that’s taken a wild twist for sure Thanks
My aunt mamma and uncle daddy like totally agree with you.
A Liberal projecting wouldn’t be enough to stop them changing that.
And yes, it is a Mexican who tells you that.
Supongo que entiendes lo que digo, ¿verdad gringo?
Tax the church.
The Johnson Ammendment states the following:
"Which does not participate in or intervene in, including the publishing or distributing of statements of any political campaign on behalf of or opposition to any candidate for public office."
*By breaking this ammendment the church can loose their tax exempt status.
Why isn't this law being enforced?
So Trump made a Faustian deal with the evangelical church promising to repeal the Johnson amendment if they support him.
Did he cheat them and not repeal the amendment leaving them open to penalties?
@@TWILS02119 Trump lying and cheating??? 99.9% probability.
@@Seamonkies321 Friend I agree with you 100 %.
How can anyone believe Trump is a Christian the way he’s treated people for the last 4 years
A vessel is something you can pour something into. But when you are full of yourself it makes it a little difficult to take anything else in.
So true! Thank you!
I always agree when I hear people say.." they don't go to church for them to tell them how to vote anymore than they turn to politicians to be told how to pray" !!
Revelations talks about the "anti-Christ"..... Are we sure that's not Trump? Sounds like Trump.
I am through with Christianity ! As soon as these evangelicals starting worshiping an evil man like Donald Trump over Jesus then it showed their hypocrisy. It’s all about money and power for them.
@@justanobserver5354 wow. Thanks for sharing. I believe it !
Our country reminds me of the song and movie."Go ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend, do in the name of heaven you'll be justified in the end."
Christianity's feebleness about standing up for truth is very disgusting. "The TRUTH and the Life." Notice the preaching that guy pushing the cult stays away from Jesus' real teachings, and leaps to extremes plucked from various parts of the Bible.
One of the most worrying things about modern America…white American evangelicals.
Trump doesn't act like a Christian!
1:55 I'm on the left and I don't wish to trouble Israel. I simply wish that they are held to the standards of international law. I happen to be a Christian and I know that there are Palestinian Christians that are suffering under the boot of the IDF. I feel that its my duty to speak up for the Christian people of Palestine because they are my brothers and sisters in Christ.
Forgive them father for they know not what they do.
Oh they know EXACTLY what they’re doing!!
The bigger question is why does the word patriot mean ignorance now?
I was raised in the church; and although I lost my faith some time ago, I never disliked the church until it started to get involved in politics. The founding fathers were keenly aware of the brutal history of state run religion. The mixing of religion and politics poisons both.
Power and influence: the two great tenets of Christianity. 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
Evangelicals already believe in a sky god, why wouldn't they believe in trump.
Bible says beware of false prophets
Jesus said "whosoever" let them come. What's scary is the number of "Christians " who have abandoned Jesus' love walk for everything that Jesus said NOT to do.
Distractions from the gospel. It's becoming Christian country club, bashing those who haven't grown into the Love of Christ yet.
IT IS ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE FREEDOM OF RELIGION WITH OUT HAVING FREEDOM FROM RELIGION. There are just to many different religions. These people refuse to believe that there are any other religions in the world than theirs.
end their tax free status immediately
Wrong it is "From Pulpits to Terrorism"
Isn't there something in our country where we have separation of church and state? This even as a Christian is manipulative and wrong. Also hearing churches and mega churches that do this is very culty and feels like these people are living in an echo chamber. It was great to see a church like Nordstrom that kept their political beliefs on the side and wanting to preach the right way.
A lot of these churches are very different from the old mainline Protestant churches and the Catholic church. They don’t have strong centralized governance structures. The more traditional churches did and this helped keep everyone on the same page. The centralized leadership saw their role as promoting faith but also serving as a stabilizing force in our society. These newer churches that lack these centralized governance structures often seek to do the opposite - they thrive off theatrical local pastors who actively encourage the destabilization of our society and government.
As a Christian I find this so very disturbing. My husband is a Presbyterian minister. Politics is never preached from his pulpit. Church is about God. And the thought that Trump was chosen by God makes my skin crawl. Trump shows absolutely NO fruit of the spirit. Everything he does is contrary to God’s word. The fact that so called Christian leaders are so supportive of Trump is just absolutely mind numbing to me. Charles Spurgeon said when faced with the choice of the lesser of two evils ...choose neither.