Pastor Ray Ortland
immanuel church Nashville, Tennessee, got a bad rap over the weekend for supporting Kamala Harris. After attempting to defend the statement, the Ministry of Regeneration president ultimately deleted the social media post with the endorsement, saying the statement had been “misinterpreted.”
“It's never Trump. This time it's Harris. It's always yes.” Ortlund
I wrote in thread.
David French, a self-proclaimed conservative at the New York Times — recently
I tried my best Characterizing a vote for Harris as a way to “save conservatism” — answered To Ortland: “This is the way.''
Other Christians are
poor understanding And it piled up quickly.
William Wolfe, Founder and Executive Director, Baptist Leadership Center;
I wrote Ortlund, Russell Moore's pastor, is “the quintessential 'Big Eva' pastor.” [a]And now he's using the name of Christ to support pro-abortion, pro-transgender communists. ”
In addition to supporting taxpayer-funded sex changes for illegal aliens, Ms. Harris was instrumental in codifying abortion as a federal right and exposed the trafficking of butchered infant bodies. personally targeted pro-life activists.
“The Democratic Party platform and the Bible cannot coexist without one overriding the other.”
Oklahoma State Senator Dusty Devers (Republican)
noticed Ortranto's support for a ticket that supports “kidnapping the children of parents who oppose child genital mutilation.”[;] tampons in the men's restroom[;] Child murder before birth and afterward[;] New coronavirus snitch line[;] communism[;] And more. ”
some critics
shared a video Harris' running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, announced protections for those who perform sex reassignment mutilation on minors, and President Donald Trump has vowed to criminalize it.
“You claim to be an evangelical while supporting the most liberal senator and the most progressive platform in American history (both clearly inconsistent with the fundamental principles of Biblical order of creation and justice)” If you want to, you have no right to lecture others about sticking to evangelical principles and honest voting.”
I wrote Andrew T. Walker, Associate Professor of Christian Ethics and Public Theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. “The Democratic Party platform and the Bible cannot coexist without one overriding the other.”
“It's my fault.”
Megan Basham, author of “Shepherd for Sale”
noticed “I understand why some Christians feel unable to support Trump. I also don't understand why they support Harris. Ortlund should not be confused with a principled third-party voter or abstainer. . This is indefensible.”
When asked how someone could vote for Harris and Walz, especially given their pro-abortion agenda, Ortlund replied:
answered“Abortion is a terrible evil, but the evil on the other side has risen to a level that threatens the basic rule of law in our country. I'm voting.'' ”
The pastor's defense prompted further criticism.
“If Reverend Ortlund is truly concerned about endangering the rule of law in America, you have to wonder where he has been for nearly the past four years.”
I wrote John G. West, Deputy Director, Discovery Institute;
West cited the Democratic Party's legal problems, the Biden-Harris administration's encouragement of social media censorship, prosecution of peaceful pro-life protesters, and “refusal to enforce laws already in place,” before saying: He said so. [is] Just a short list of what happened. But Ortlandt assures us that to protect the rule of law, we must vote for the same people who are responsible for these things. ”
On Sunday evening, Ortland removed his endorsement.
write“I deleted my post earlier today because it was misunderstood. I should have foreseen it. It's my fault.”
When asked how that would be interpreted, the pastor suggested that answering the question “may risk reversal.” [his] Deletion decision. ”
Amid the backlash, Ortlund received numerous comments on the thread thanking Harris for her support, several of which Ortlund expressed gratitude for.
Mr. French and Mr. Ortolan, who are participating in Redeming Babel's “afterparty” course for churches, are not alone in thinking that voting for Mr. Trump is un-Christian.
Blaze News previously reported that Texas Congressman James Talarico said:
pro-abortion Democratic Party In the Texas Planned Parenthood Poll, displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms received a 100% rating as “extremely un-Christian.” said MSNBC's Katie Pang said Saturday that “too many Christians have forgotten all about Jesus and are now worshiping at the feet of business fraudster and pathological liar Donald Trump.” serial adulterertwice-impeached insurrectionist, convicted felon, and convicted rapist. ”
“I think it's about hating the sin and choosing the sinner. That seems to be the new motto for too many Christians in this country,” Talarico added.
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