"But when people insist on denying reality and empathy, you do not have an obligation to keep banging your head against a wall and calling it faithfulness. ...

At this point, people have declared themselves.

We know where folks stand. Not in theory but in practice.

The lines are not blurry anymore. They have been drawn, reinforced, and, in many cases, hardened."

#Trump #Hegseth #JDVance #PopeLeo #WhiteChristianNationalism #BlackChurch
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"Which means we have to stop pretending we are still in a moment of uncertainty.

We are not. These are times of moral clarity."

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"Stop trying to persuade white Christian nationalists.

Not only are you likely to be unsuccessful, but you are also misdirecting your energy from places that need you.

This is not giving up on people. It’s setting a boundary.

You declare where you stand. You remain open to discussing it in good faith."

~ Jemar Tisby

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https://jemartisby.substack.com/p/stop-trying-to-persuade-white-christian

"The problem isn’t that people are finally hearing a Christian politician talk about justice. The problem is that many of them had to hear it from a white man before they recognized it as Christianity."

#JamesTalarico #WhiteChristianNationalism #WhiteChristians #BlackChurch #Trump #WhiteEvangelicals
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