12 Radical Teachings of Jesus That American Christians Have Abandoned

KRISTI BURKE ON 12 RADICAL TEACHINGS OF JESUS THAT AMERICAN CHRISTIAN HAVE ABANDONED

Kristi Burke presents a very great case against Christian nationalist thinking in the U.S. and its very damaging and dangerous rhetoric. She speaks also about the cleric and Episcopal bishop of Washington, Mariann Budde, who recently defended immigrants and LGBTQ+ children during a service at the National Cathedral — pleading with Trump to have mercy on them. Trump aired his frustrations on Truth Social, demanding an apology from a cleric! and calling Mariann Budde a “Radical Left hard line Trump hater” who is “not very good at her job” (‘I Am Not Going to Apologize’: The Bishop Who Confronted Trump Speaks Out). It should be noted that these similar words the bishop gave to Trump were the same given to Biden, and at every Inaugural service, and in this case, in the face of a narcissistic ruler hiding behind religion. “Christian” Trump supporters took to social media to make fun of her appearance and call her a heretic.

I want to fight to get rid of the belief or notion that the United States is a “Christian Nation,” through scholarship, through old and new arguments by reason, and challenge those who believe we are, were and should be a “Christian Nation.” These beliefs need to be confronted head on.