"I mean, part of it is that because inside of white Christianity, the largest Protestant expression of Christianity stems directly from this move to say that, oh, no, actually enslaving others is completely compatible with the gospel and the worship of Jesus and the worship of white Jesus."

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"They were like, No, no, no. We think this is perfectly consistent with the gospel and the Jesus that we worship. They founded an entire denomination on that. And that denomination has become the largest Protestant expression of Christianity in the country today. So if we're confused about, like, why is this so easily acceptable?"

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/3

"This is the denomination I grew up in, was founded in 1845. And they were founded that year because they decided that they could no longer be in fellowship with their Northern brethren because the Northern brethren were saying to them, It's inconsistent to call yourself Christian and enslave others based on the color of their skin."

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/2

Robert T. Jones tells Wajahat Ali that he grew up Southern Baptist with roots in Mississippi, and has a degree from a Southern Baptist seminary. When a demonstration happened at a church in St. Paul last Sunday pastored by the head of ICE in that area, Jones noticed right away that this was not just any church: it was a Southern Baptist church. He says:

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https://www.whitetoolong.net/p/magas-white-christian-nationalist

A pastor is a leader of the militarized force terrorizing his community. A sex shop has transformed itself to help serve its neighbors. The words of Jesus to the religious leaders are fulfilled.

'Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you.'”

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/14

"Later, I saw an article about a Minneapolis sex shop that pushed aside their adult toys and other products so volunteers can use the space to organize needs to help immigrants and other vulnerable people in the community."

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"There are two stories I’ve thought about in contrast with each other this week. The first was the Southern Baptist pastor in St. Paul, Minnesota, who is also the acting field director for the St. Paul ICE office."

~ Brian Kaylor

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https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/weekly-roundup-jan-23

"The U.S. Department of Justice quickly promised to press charges against the protesters and many pastors, with three individuals arrested on Thursday."

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/11

"While ICE terrorizes people in the Twin Cities, the acting director for the St. Paul field office is also one of the pastors at a Southern Baptist congregation there. After learning about the dual roles of David Easterwood, a group of activists interrupted Sunday worship on Jan. 18 to protest ICE, Easterwood, and the church."

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/10

"On Sunday (Jan. 18), an unplanned liturgy of 'ICE out!' and 'Justice for Renee Good!' erupted in the sanctuary of a Southern Baptist church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Activists marched into the building to protest the fact that one of the congregation’s pastors is the acting director of the St. Paul ICE field office."

~ Brian Kaylor

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https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/protesters-disrupt-southern-baptist

"'You cannot worship a Savior on Sunday who was crucified by a violent State, while the rest of the week acting as a violent agent of an unjust state force who is killing and targeting Americans according to hate,' added Denker, author of Disciples of White Jesus. 'Christian Nationalism is diametrically opposed to the gospel of Jesus.'"

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/5

"As videos of the protest quickly spread on social media Sunday, Angela Denker, a Lutheran minister in Minneapolis, praised the activists 'for holding [Eastwood] and his congregation accountable.'"

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"[Jonathan] Parnell [lead pastor of Cities Church] also serves on the board of trustees of Bethlehem College and Seminary in Minneapolis, a school founded by Baptist Calvinist preacher John Piper. Last week, a professor at that school used the Sunday service at another church in the area to pray for God to bless ICE and 'break the teeth' of ICE’s opponents."

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"David Easterwood, who is one of the pastors listed on the website of Cities Church in St. Paul, appeared on C-SPAN in October as acting director for the St. Paul ICE field office. Speaking during a press conference with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Easterwood talked about being 'proud' of leading his ICE team."

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"On Sunday (Jan. 18), an unplanned liturgy of 'ICE out!' and 'Justice for Renee Good!' erupted in the sanctuary of a Southern Baptist church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Activists marched into the building to protest the fact that one of the congregation’s pastors is the acting director of the St. Paul ICE field office."

~ Brian Kaylor

#Trump #ICE #Minnesota #fascism #SouthernBaptists
/1

https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/protesters-disrupt-southern-baptist

"In October 2024, Matt Queen pled guilty to lying to the FBI in a sexual abuse investigation, and now, just a year later, Queen has been hired as associate pastor at a prominent Southern Baptist church [Plymouth Park SBC in Irving, Texas]."

~ Christa Brown

#SouthernBaptists #SexualAbuse #women #MaleDomination #MaleEntitlement #patriarchy #misogyny
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https://baptistnews.com/article/matt-queens-return-to-the-pastorate-sends-a-message/

"Most clergy sex abuse survivors say the greatest harm was done not by the abuse itself, but by the way so many others in the faith community responded. And actions always speak louder than words."

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"What we see is yet another example of this powerful institution — the Southern Baptist Convention — telling us by its actions that what was done to us doesn’t really matter and that what is far more important is the perpetuation of a man’s ministerial career."

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"In October 2024, Matt Queen pled guilty to lying to the FBI in a sexual abuse investigation, and now, just a year later, Queen has been hired as associate pastor at a prominent Southern Baptist church [Plymouth Park SBC in Irving, Texas]."

~ Christa Brown

#SouthernBaptists #SexualAbuse #women #MaleDomination #MaleEntitlement #patriarchy #misogyny
/1

https://baptistnews.com/article/matt-queens-return-to-the-pastorate-sends-a-message/