Gospel Coalition Trustee Emeritus Ray Ortlund is using his platform to support Vice President Kamala Harris as a presidential candidate.
“Never Trump. Now Harris. Always yes,” Ortland wrote in a post on a social media thread.
But this is not the first time he has weighed in on left-wing topics. In 2020, Ortland posted a photo of George Floyd with the words, “Dear racists, why do you continue to treat me so well?” Do you still not understand that I identify with the person on the sidewalk, not the person in power? So if you're going to continue your racist behavior, go after me too. I request it. I am also the man you hate, but God loves. ”
allie beth stuckey The author of “Relatable” believes that Ortlanto shows “a really great example of toxic empathy in action.”
“He says I'm that guy, I think I'm the same as the guy on the sidewalk. Well, when it comes to justice, when it comes to big voices that influence policy, it affects people's lives.” It doesn't really matter who we identify with; what matters is what is true.”
“We do not show favoritism towards anyone, whether they are white or black, because they are rich, because they are poor, because they have influence, because they have no influence. We recognize that we are on the side of the oppressor, because we recognize that we are on the side of the oppressor, because we recognize that we are on the side of the oppressor. It’s not,” she continues.
The problem with toxic empathy, Stuckey explains, is that “when you feel someone's feelings so strongly, you become blind to both reality and moral reality, which prevents you from making good decisions.”
In 2021, Ortlund received backlash for another post on social media in which he said he was “rejoicing in the decline of Bible Belt religions.”
“In the name of Jesus, it has made bad people even worse,” Ortlund wrote.
While there were some points in Ortlund's post that Stuckey agreed with, the overall message was one with which Stuckey disagreed.
“If we defend God's authority, God's ways, and God's righteousness, then it should be seen as a good thing for a culture to become more Christian,” she says.
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