Just pre-ordered your book! 📕 History has proven Falwell wrong. His legacy is as corrupt as his son. Tutu’s legacy will shine as long as history is written!
I'm am so very grateful for you. I thought of you SeVerAl times at RTS/Orlando graduation last week, as we heard from the UF President on spiritual matters.....
"Falwell argued that working with the white apartheid government was the quickest way to get it to change its racist policies." And we see how effective THAT has been here in the US.
At a board meeting recently (here in FL), someone talked about 'things' just going 'too far' (DEI efforts). Asking him for more clarity, he had none.
If it's threatening to one's white comfort, it cannot be just and the only way intellectual laziness can qualify it is 'other', and 'other' easily slides into 'wrong' and 'wrong' settles on the side of communism, an utter contrast to perceived 'good'.
The hypocrisy and double standards of many Christian conservatives and all Christian nationalists is consistent! Their "spiritual father" was Jerry Falwell."
Only weeks after “Bloody Sunday” in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965 during Jerry Falwell gave his response during a sermon;
“Believing the Bible as I do, I would find it impossible to stop preaching the pure saving gospel of Jesus Christ and begin doing anything else—including the fighting of Communism, or participating in the civil rights reform… Preachers are not called to be politicians, but to be soul winners.”
By the 1970’s, Jerry Falwell reversed course and stated;
"The idea that religion and politics don't mix was invented by the Devil to keep Christians from running their own country.”
Precisely what you said. What we need to realize is that white conservative Christians were very selective in what they considered “political” and worthy of supporting or opposing.
Thank you for this. I was working in Lambeth Palace in 1985, and Bishop Tutu showed up one day and gave me a hug--leaned right out of the car he was in. I was a lowly library porter. Tutu had incredible energy radiating out of him. For Falwell to have said this, having felt that palpable energy--which happens in my experience with holy people, whether they're Tibetan lamas or Desmond Tutu--is in itself totally shocking. You'd really have to fight hard inside of yourself not even to say "Well, I admit he's a wonderful and powerful person..."
I have sensed holiness in a handful of people throughout my life. It’s an undeniable and wholesome feeling. Highlights how hard-hearted and willfully ignorant one has to be to insult such people.
I’m looking forward to reading THE SPIRIT OF JUSTICE. Thanks for the prompt to pre-order it!
Much appreciation for your writing.
Very glad for the support via preorder and on this publication! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Just pre-ordered your book! 📕 History has proven Falwell wrong. His legacy is as corrupt as his son. Tutu’s legacy will shine as long as history is written!
So grateful for the pre-order and for your support! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
I'm am so very grateful for you. I thought of you SeVerAl times at RTS/Orlando graduation last week, as we heard from the UF President on spiritual matters.....
"Falwell argued that working with the white apartheid government was the quickest way to get it to change its racist policies." And we see how effective THAT has been here in the US.
At a board meeting recently (here in FL), someone talked about 'things' just going 'too far' (DEI efforts). Asking him for more clarity, he had none.
If it's threatening to one's white comfort, it cannot be just and the only way intellectual laziness can qualify it is 'other', and 'other' easily slides into 'wrong' and 'wrong' settles on the side of communism, an utter contrast to perceived 'good'.
Good grief. Jesus, come quickly.
Thanks for sharing. I know it’s frustrating, but I’m glad you’re in those rooms!
🔥🔥🔥🔥
Can't wait to have you at our Jesus & Justice II Conference in Atlanta on October 5th!!!!!
Let’s gooo!!! 🙌🏾
The hypocrisy and double standards of many Christian conservatives and all Christian nationalists is consistent! Their "spiritual father" was Jerry Falwell."
Only weeks after “Bloody Sunday” in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965 during Jerry Falwell gave his response during a sermon;
“Believing the Bible as I do, I would find it impossible to stop preaching the pure saving gospel of Jesus Christ and begin doing anything else—including the fighting of Communism, or participating in the civil rights reform… Preachers are not called to be politicians, but to be soul winners.”
By the 1970’s, Jerry Falwell reversed course and stated;
"The idea that religion and politics don't mix was invented by the Devil to keep Christians from running their own country.”
Precisely what you said. What we need to realize is that white conservative Christians were very selective in what they considered “political” and worthy of supporting or opposing.
Thank you for this. I was working in Lambeth Palace in 1985, and Bishop Tutu showed up one day and gave me a hug--leaned right out of the car he was in. I was a lowly library porter. Tutu had incredible energy radiating out of him. For Falwell to have said this, having felt that palpable energy--which happens in my experience with holy people, whether they're Tibetan lamas or Desmond Tutu--is in itself totally shocking. You'd really have to fight hard inside of yourself not even to say "Well, I admit he's a wonderful and powerful person..."
I have sensed holiness in a handful of people throughout my life. It’s an undeniable and wholesome feeling. Highlights how hard-hearted and willfully ignorant one has to be to insult such people.
For real. That is so true.
Back in those days I used to wear a T-shirt that said "The Moral Majority is Neither". Thank you for shining light on this!
You’ve been resisting for a while! Thank you for your faithfulness.