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21. How one evangelical leader uses the Bible to expose the 'False White Gospel'

Mon Oct 7, 2024, 11:47 PM

Oct 7

Jim Wallis who was spiritual advisor to President Obama and teaches at Georgetown University has done a great job of exposing how White Christian Nationalists take tremendous liberties in pushing hate while ignoring the bulk of the bible that address such topics as providing aid to the poor.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/28/us/evangelical-christianity-false-white-gospel-wallis-cec/index.html

Jim Wallis was a long-haired student activist in the early 1970s who read Marx, marched against the Vietnam War and had little use for evangelical Christianity. But one day he conducted an unusual theological experiment that would change his life.

Wallis and several friends wanted to know how many scriptures in the Bible dealt with issues such as poverty, oppression and justice. So they took a pair of scissors and cut out every biblical verse mentioning the poor.

“When we were done, all of those verses had fallen to the floor — about two thousand verses in total,” Wallis recalled. “We were left with a Bible full of holes.”

Wallis would devote his life to championing those discarded scriptures. He is now one of the most eloquent defenders of a brand of evangelical Christianity that insists that faith is not entirely a private matter — that the church should address racism and public policy issues that affect the poor.

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U.S. Christians pushing back on Christian nationalism [View all] BumRushDaShow Oct 7 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 7 #1

Omg right??? LearnedHand Oct 7 #3

The Great Deception (R) BoRaGard Oct 7 #2

Don't believe the "pushback" angrychair Oct 7 #4

You might want to update and expand your understanding of wnylib Oct 7 #18

What an amazing post; very educational and puts things in proper perspective. Thank you. nt Frank D. Lincoln Oct 8 #22

That Is The Same Attitude That Is Used To Condemn Muslims, Jews, Etc. TomCADem Oct 7 #20

This is absolutely essential for them to do if we are to survive Hekate Oct 7 #5

It's OK. No real Christians will be harmed by damning the "christian nationalists" (AKA Nazis) erronis Oct 7 #6

(In Al Michaels' field goal voice) Kid Berwyn Oct 7 #7

This is WAY too little and WAY too late!! JoetheShow Oct 7 #8

+1 Hotler Oct 8 #30

ABOUT TIME 4catsmom Oct 7 #9

Didn't Jesus say, "Render to Cesar the things that are Cesar's, and to God the things that are God's"? patphil Oct 7 #10

This. nt Frank D. Lincoln Oct 8 #23

Ha Roy Rolling Oct 8 #24

All organized religion is 90% politics... dchill Oct 7 #11

For quite some time the MSM has lumped all practicing Christians in with the extremely conservative evangelicals led by Ford_Prefect Oct 7 #12

Regardless of the topic, slightlv Oct 7 #16

People, especially the young are pushing back on politicized religion, especially Christianity Warpy Oct 7 #13

I talked to a lifelong friend yesterday who lives in one of Chicago's western suburbs. Talitha Oct 7 #14

And right then and there, that priest slightlv Oct 7 #17

Using their rules Roy Rolling Oct 8 #25

Gee, you think maybe flirting with authoritarian dictatorships is a terrible idea? Initech Oct 7 #15

Christian Nationalism has been tried before. Marcuse Oct 7 #19

How one evangelical leader uses the Bible to expose the 'False White Gospel' TomCADem Oct 7 #21

My Mrs goes to a fairly liberal wing of the Lutherans.. yourout Oct 8 #26

I saw a "Evangelicals for Harris" ad somewhere. oldsoftie Oct 8 #27

Yup and the estate got mad and the video of the ad was pulled from youtube BumRushDaShow Oct 8 #28

Wasnt Graham quoting the Bible? Remake the ad without using him. oldsoftie Oct 8 #29

They may have re-done the ad and/or done additional ones BumRushDaShow Oct 8 #31

"Adherents and allies of the movement have aligned themselves with Donald Trump" -- Martin Eden Oct 8 #32

"...primarily led by individuals rather than any church hierarchy" maxsolomon Oct 8 #33