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Samuel Perry
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THREAD: Every so often I'll get a "Hey bro, are you still a Christian?" text/email from an old friend. Usually this is in response to something critical I've posted about evangelicals, certain versions of the Bible, etc. Those texts/emails don't bother me. These are sincere...1/5
...friends who love me & because I keep it pretty professional on Twitter & don't divulge much about my family/faith life, I don't blame them for asking. FWIW, I NEVER mind talking about those things with friends (or even with strangers in more personal contexts). But what... 2/5
...bothers me about those emails/texts is that I'm fairly certain those friends' churches are jam packed with people who voted for Trump in 2016; vocally support him today; & actually kinda like him, his personality, and his way of doing things. And I'm truly disturbed that...3/5
...these people don't get the same "Hey bro, are you still a Christian?" questions. I'm disturbed that enthusiastically supporting & enjoying Trump and what he's about is still a live option for Christians in my friends' minds while being critical of white evangelicals... 4/5
...and the weird subculture they live in provokes doubts about your faith & earns you inquiries from sincerely concerned evangelical friends. 5/5
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