John ShirleyAug 12, 2023

Evangelicals Are Now Rejecting JESUS as TOO LIBERAL (not a joke! Not The Onion!)

"Multiple pastors tell me, essentially, the same story about quoting the Sermon on the Mount and...'Where did you get those liberal talking points?'"

"When the pastor would say, 'I'm literally quoting Jesus Christ' ... The response would be, 'Yes, but that doesn't work anymore.' "When we get to the point where the teachings of Jesus himself are seen as subversive to us, we're in a crisis."
https://www.newsweek.com/evangelicals-rejecting-jesus-teachings-liberal-talking-points-pastor-1818706

Evangelicals Are Now Rejecting ‘Liberal’ Teachings of Jesus

Christian devotees of former President Donald Trump are denouncing Bible verses attributed to Jesus as “weak,“ according to an evangelical leader.

Newsweek
Show threadWoodchazAug 12, 2023
@JohnShirley2023
Christian is only a cultural signifier for them. At most, they (we?) were following Paul anyway. It went from Jesus asking Mary and Martha for their opinions to "women be silent." Jesus was too liberal for Jews, Greeks and Romans also.
Show threadDrew Costen
@Woodchaz Honestly, they weren’t even following Paul. Paul is extremely misunderstood, and MAGA Christians would dislike his teachings as much as the teachings Jesus gave while He walked the earth, if they actually understand what he was saying (Paul taught that everyone will eventually experience salvation, which even Jesus didn’t teach during His earthly ministry, but saved for Paul to teach later).
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