I have probably shared this with you before. But when Marjorie Taylor Greene originally ran for congress, she claimed my former church as her church home. She claimed that she was a small group leader and active. I asked around and she had gone there. She had been baptized and had volunteered with (although not led) small group that were for people with questions about Christianity.
I kept asking questions and talking to friends who were on staff. After they did a little digging they came back and said that there was no evidence she participated in the church at all for about 7-8 years prior to her running for election.
I suggested that if the church was trying to actively address racial issues (they were) and they wanted to not be tied to her claiming to be a member of the church, they needed to invite a friendly reporter to do a story about something else and get the reporter to ask about her claim to be a member of the church. They don't have to disassociate from her, they just needed to say, she had not been an active attender for several years.
The church leadership was unwilling to take that level of statement. There were other things than just that, but effectively the work on racial justice issues stopped not long after and several staff left or changed jobs.
It was a very real example back in 2020, accomodators covering for ambassadors. There were other reasons in addition to that about why I left the church. But white christian nationalism not being a bridge too far was certainly part of the reason we left.
I have probably shared this with you before. But when Marjorie Taylor Greene originally ran for congress, she claimed my former church as her church home. She claimed that she was a small group leader and active. I asked around and she had gone there. She had been baptized and had volunteered with (although not led) small group that were for people with questions about Christianity.
I kept asking questions and talking to friends who were on staff. After they did a little digging they came back and said that there was no evidence she participated in the church at all for about 7-8 years prior to her running for election.
I suggested that if the church was trying to actively address racial issues (they were) and they wanted to not be tied to her claiming to be a member of the church, they needed to invite a friendly reporter to do a story about something else and get the reporter to ask about her claim to be a member of the church. They don't have to disassociate from her, they just needed to say, she had not been an active attender for several years.
The church leadership was unwilling to take that level of statement. There were other things than just that, but effectively the work on racial justice issues stopped not long after and several staff left or changed jobs.
It was a very real example back in 2020, accomodators covering for ambassadors. There were other reasons in addition to that about why I left the church. But white christian nationalism not being a bridge too far was certainly part of the reason we left.