"Unfriending" America: The Christian right is coming for the enemies of God -- like you and me

[Nevilledog]

https://www.salon.com/2023/06/17/unfriending-america-the-christian-right-is-coming-for-the-enemies-of-god--like-you-and-me/

"You've got a friend in Pennsylvania!" was the theme of the state's ad campaign to promote tourism in the 1980s. That was a veiled historical reference to the Society of Friends, better known as the Quakers, the liberal Christian sect to which William Penn, for whom Pennsylvania is named, belonged. But since the early 2000s there has been a quiet campaign in the Keystone State and beyond to unfriend anyone outside certain precincts of Christianity — and most Quakers would almost certainly be among the outcasts.

That campaign got a lot less quiet this April, as many leaders of the neo-charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, who have been hiding in plain sight for a generation, began ramping up a contest for theocratic power in the nation and the world. Their first target is Pennsylvania.

All roads lead to Pennsylvania

On April 30, Sean Feucht, a musician and evangelist for conservative Christian dominion, spoke at Life Center Ministries, the Harrisburg megachurch of Apostle Charles Stock. (The honorific "Apostle" designates a leading church office in the NAR. That said, there are many apostles in the movement, and not all of them pastor churches.) During his appearance, Feucht highlighted his national tour of state capitals, called Kingdom to the Capitol, that he was conducting along with Turning Point USA, the far-right youth group led by Charlie Kirk. "[W]e are going to end this 50-state tour here in Harrisburg," he announced.

It will probably be three to four weeks before the general election. This is a state, it's the Keystone State — the seed of a nation — God is not done with this state.

The "seed of a nation" refers to the famous 17th-century words of William Penn. (Much more on this below.)

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[Peacetrain]

1. Matt 24:24

"For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect."

As a committed Christian myself.. It is my community of faith.. Matt 24:24 explains the maga right and Trump.. Just saying

[lees1975]

8. You said it!

I wouldn't ever question the sincerity of anyone's faith, but I would say that any Christian who also supports Trump has been led astray, deceived and has failed to rely on the core principles, doctrine and theology of the Christian gospel to determine who they will support.

It takes less than five minutes at a Trump rally to determine that there is not a single word that comes out of his mouth which exhibits any kind of resemblance to the Christian gospel's message or principles or characteristics. He is, by the definition found in scripture, written by the Apostle John in his first Epistle, chapter 4, verses 1 through 3, an "antichrist."

[SARose]

2. What Is the New Apostolic Reformation?

Whether the Christian Nationalism is driven by Premillennialism or the New Apostolic Reformation’s victorious eschatology, what could it mean for YOU?

You or your loved ones could be forced to live by the rules of Christianity, even if you adhere to another faith or don’t currently practice faith.

You or someone you love could be compelled to live in a world where there is no meaningful medical research, no contraception, no divorce, forced marriage, and no women working outside the home.

If you’re female, you could lose the right to vote, own property, have your own passport apart from your husband or other male authority, have a bank account, or access credit. Of course, if you become a true female apostle, you could see some of those privileges restored, provided Christian Nationalist men agree.

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No comment.

[StarryNite]

4. That sounds like where we're headed if Dump

winds up back in the White House.

[lees1975]

9. If you are black or latino,

you would either be enslaved or deported. No matter how long your family may have been here.

I cannot, for the life of me, understand why a Latino or Black person would vote for a man who is opposed to their liberty and interests.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. They're going after "mainstream Christianity"

first. Will be labeled apostates and heretics.

Then Non-Christians next. (News, Muslims and Jews). Then atheists, secular humanists, freethinkers, etc.)

[SARose]

5. But, but, but

I’m a insert here (Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Episcopalian, etc).

Why are you sending me to reeducation camp?

Believe these folks, folks. You, too, are going to lose your churches and be declared apostate if you don’t go along.

And, no, this is not a joke.

[pwb]

6. I am not an enemy of God.

And God is not my enemy. Just because someone says it.. Lots of religious Democrats and Independents in Pennsylvania that love us all.

[hunter]

7. I'm not an enemy of God, just *their* cruel and capricious god...

... the same asshole god who promotes Trump as some kind of great leader.

[Initech]

10. I am not an enemy of God.

I am an enemy of the MAGA Christian Fox News GQP Taliban - they can go get royally fucked.

[Deep State Witch]

11. Pagans/Witches/Nature Worshippers

Will probably be dragged out and shot. Or burned at the stake, like the bad old days.

[JoseBalow]

12. I am an enemy of chupacabra