27 giug 2022 anni - Christians against Christian Nationalism

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REV. DR. JOHN C. DORHAUER,
GENERAL MINISTER AND PRESIDENT,
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
“I have been tracking our government's covert attempts to embrace Christian nationalism for a couple decades now, and the level at which America is endorsing this is - quite frankly - frightening. We are watching core values of and foundational commitments to our Democracy disappear as one of the least Christ-like presidents we have ever seen has forged alliances with Christian nationalists who want to rewrite our Constitution. We cannot sit by and watch this happen, or we - as Christians who oppose this abuse of our own faith - will be as complicit as the Christians who manipulated our government into submitting to their ambitions.”

SHANE CLAIBORNE,
A FOUNDER OF THE RED LETTER CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT
In ages past, we have seen distortions of the Christian faith that warrant a response. Church leaders have held emergency councils in order to unilaterally denounce mutations of orthodox faith, and to affirm the core values at the heart of Christianity. It is in that Spirit that we unite our diverse voices as Christian leaders to declare that “Christian” nationalism is a heresy. What we saw manifest itself in the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6 is the most recent deadly fruit of this heresy. It is a threat to democracy. And it is a threat to orthodox Christian faith.

THE MOST REV. MICHAEL B. CURRY, PRESIDING BISHOP AND PRIMATE,
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
“As followers of Jesus, his command to love our neighbors means neighbors of every type, of every faith, not just our own. Through our baptism and in our democracy, we are called to a way of love that creates a community in which the dignity of every human being is recognized and respected, and where all can have an equal say in the governing of our civic life. The violence, intimidation and distortion of scripture associated with “Christian nationalism” does not reflect the person and teachings of Jesus Christ, and so I stand with fellow leaders in the Christian community and call for a better way.”

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