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6 Jan, 7 tweets, 1 min read
Soon you will hear claims that today's events are the work of antifa. And I suppose that's plausible... If the sitting president whose name is on their banners hadn't just called them patriots.
If his supporters hadn't been threatening these very actions for months...
If chat rooms & threads & vast networks of conspiracies hadn't been discussing the likelihood...
If multiple state capitals hadn't experienced the same events on the same day...
If when the news broke, MAGA grassroots hadn't expressed "understanding" at these actions...
If you didn't know that this rhetoric & energy has been alive & well for years, spoken across family dinners, promoted under the guise of faith & faithfulness, & shared by those who "know."
Do not let them tell you that you do not see what you see & that you do not hear what you hear. Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

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8 Jan
Okay folks, you all have been very kind over the last few days. I promise this account hasn't been highjacked. There's a lot going on & evangelical proximity to it is maddening.

But I promised you a thread about cancel culture, socioeconomics, & vocation.
First, let me say that I believe peer pressure & shunning happens in every social group. I believe the group can rally against the individual to force them comply w/ established norms & established powers. It is feature of human community.
So I don't disbelieve that something akin to "cancel culture" exists. But living in & ministering in working class spaces, I've never understood the emotion attached to popular iteration.
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8 Jan
"When the rich wage war, it's the poor who die." --Sartre
I believe that individuals must be held accountable for their actions. In particular, those with social & political power must be held accountable for how they use it.
We must prosecute those who committed acts of violence. But if we prosecute them & give a pass to those who fomented & encouraged it--on whose behalf they acted--we will be the worst kind of hypocrites.
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7 Jan
IME, a whole lot of Christian leaders preach grace, but only a few believe it. The ones who truly believe it are the ones who can admit a mistake & acknowledge when they were wrong.
Too many folks have built their platforms on doctrines of grace but live as if they don't need it. Grace is available in theory but unnecessary in practice.
Some of you are hoping that Christian leaders will disavow the unholy alliance btwn church & politics that helped spur on the events at the Capitol. If they do, welcome it. But also, don't hold your breath.
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6 Jan
The flag in the middle of this picture is why I spend time talking about US politics as part of my calling to serve the church thru writing & speaking.
For me, the motivation to speak about politics stems from a sincere desire to see Christians live as Christ, to see the Church give full allegiance to Christ.
Insofar as pursuit of political power disorders our affections, I will speak about politics. Insofar as our earthly citizenship blinds us to our heavenly citizenship, I will ask Qs that some will deem devisive.
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6 Jan
Also, to all my followers outside US, thanks for your patience w/ thoughts being shaped by what's happening here right now. It's hard to explain, but American Xianity (& American evangelicalism in particular) cannot be understood apart from larger political forces.
There are #reasons, of course, just as there are plenty of American evangelicals who see the danger of this entanglement to the health of the church & discipleship of her people.
More than ever, American evangelicals need the voices of global evangelicals. We need to see different models. We need to know what faithful witness looks like as a cultural minority. So thanks for bearing with me & us.
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6 Jan
Is this the point in the story where the 20-something assistant pastor splits the church b/c he senses God calling him to plant a new party... uh... I mean, church?
Look, I know you come here for measured thoughtfulness but you all are going to have to BEAR WITH ME for a bit.
I know a lot of you work in low church evangelicalism & the patterns & machinations in US politics over last few years have been brutal. You know these dynamics. You've seen them up close & personal.
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