Religious Radicalization and Politics
🔥The unprecedented fanaticism around Donald Trump, fueled by supernatural prophecies and a sense of divine mission, has created a friend-enemy dynamic where opposing Trump is seen as opposing God.
🏛️The New Apostolic Reformation, a Pentecostal movement, significantly influences Trump's Christian base with prophecies that America will fall if he doesn't win, escalating religious support.
🔄A stunning shift in white Evangelical data shows a transition from casually attached label-bearers in 2016 to weekly churchgoers more likely to vote for Trump by January 7th, 2021.
Faith and Political Ideology
🧠The "bleaching out" of Jesus from Evangelical faith has led to a post-Christian phenomenon focusing on party and ideology rather than traditional Christian virtues and gospel teachings.
📚The Bible emphasizes virtue, ethics, morality, and justice, not policy specifics, suggesting Christians should focus on non-negotiable minimum standards of conduct in politics.
Church's Role and Future
🌱The church has a unique opportunity to heal the country by demonstrating love in the face of hatred and embracing "love your neighbor" Christianity.
🕊️Genuine hope in Christianity is long-term, rooted in the belief that suffering leads to endurance, endurance to character, and character to hope.
🔮The Afterparty organization has created a new Christian political curriculum focusing on the "how" of politics, emphasizing the Bible's teachings on justice, kindness, and humility.