I’ve never enjoyed listening to someone preach politics from the pulpit. It’s one of the reasons I’m glad I am no longer an Episcopalian. That said, churches continue to preach politics, but the degree to which a church can get away with it without facing accusations of blending church and state and eliciting calls for an end to tax-exempt status have heretofore been dependent on the politics in question.
We heard ad nauseam of the dangers of Christian nationalism during the last election cycle. We all know how well that worked out for the Left. But projection is the chief export of progressivism, and I am sure no one among liberal ranks raised eyebrows about a sermon that a pastor preached this past Sunday.
Dr. Steve Caudle of Greater Second Missionary Baptist Church in Chattanooga, Tenn., took to the pulpit to warn that violence could be necessary when responding to Elon Musk and the efforts of DOGE. The preacher commented:
Misinformation and violent rhetoric about DOGE is spilling out into pulpits across the nation:
"No one likes violence, but sometimes violence is necessary. When Elon Musk forces his way into the U.S. Treasury and threatens to steal your personal information and your Social… pic.twitter.com/JJl0XWVRAd
— Woke Preacher Clips (@WokePreacherTV) February 10, 2025
For those who might find it a bit ironic that someone would preach violence from the pulpit, Caudle offered Mathew 11:12 to support his call to arms. The verse in question is “From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence, and violent people have been raiding it.” […]
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