I don’t think it’s overdramatic to call for prayer & support for members of the press. Imitating Putin, the President of the United States is doubling-down on the “enemy of the people” language, overtly declaring war on the free press. This is dangerous & frightening. Resist.
Yes, the abuse of migrant children, the threats to healthcare and civil rights, and the rampant corruption are perhaps more serious than this fight with the media, but we’ll never know the truth about those things without a free press. That’s why he’s aiming at them.
In Russia, journalists who report the truth about Putin often wind up dead. It is not hyperbolic to say that with his recent rhetoric, the president wants to turn our country in the same direction.
And I will never, as long as I live, forget the fact that the @GOP and (most) white evangelical Christians stood by as the president overtly declared war on the free press, on the truth, and on the rule of law. He is a corrupt, vile, immoral despot, and they have his back.
We have to work hard to elect Democrats in the midterms. I really believe the survival of the Republic is on the line.
(And yes, I know the kingdom of God will endure no matter what, but I’d still like to protect my vulnerable neighbors from white nationalism and I’d like my kids to grow up in a functioning democracy. So you’re damn right I’m getting political.)
I’m going to create some political “channels” on social media focused on winning swing districts in the Bible Belt, so stay tuned for that.
