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Let me put it this way: I’ve never had a “Christian Nationalist” vow to do everything in his power to excommunicate me from communion with Christ over my political opinions.
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This entire movement within NAPARC to “adopt a statement” on race to “join in solidarity with” the other denominations is one of the strangest and, frankly, most pathetic things I’ve seen pushed by conservatives in my adult life.
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Bill Boekestein of Immanuel Fellowship Church (URC) in Kalamazoo, MI asked the @OrthodoxPC delegates Alan Strange (MARS Seminary) and John Nymann of All Saints OPC in Suffolk, VA if the statement is amended or altered would that satisfy the demands of NAPARC and other churches to join with them in adopting the ridiculous ARP statement.
Nymann suggested we could in a sense say we are joining in spirit as a body, but not technically.
Unfortunately, Alan Strange could not be bothered to saunter up to the microphone from the seat he was holding down in the back of the room so he just hollered at our Synod.
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Look at this overzealous lunacy:
Chris Gordon conflates “CN” with “Ethnonationalism” and then accuses these conflated groups of attacking ministers and vows to double his efforts to excommunicate them both.
These folks need to take a massive chill pill.
Pray for them.
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I think we could really reach a lot of common ground if we stopped letting our pride drive this discussion, on ALL sides of the issue.
Stick to arguments, stick to debate, stick to persuasion.
Stop excommunicating each other, either IRL or online, over political views.
Look, everyone needs to calm down and relax. I don’t think any of these guys are trying to subvert the church.
What I see is a lot of pride and a lot of egos being bruised and people responding accordingly.
Always be mortifying your own sin, brother.
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I have heard it first hand from said “good men” that this is exactly what happened.
It’s also what Alan Strange appeared to do on the floor of the URCNA Synod just this past week.
FWIW, good men tried up until the absolute last moment to argue this distinction at the last PCAGA and were drowned out by the louder voices of anti-racist/anti-kinist fervor.
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Paul Biegler, D.A. retweeted
I feel some have forgotten that the Church has no right to enforce anything beyond what is stated by Scripture or what is proven by good & necessary consequence of it.
The parts of the report that talk about who deserves voting rights annoyed me for that reason.
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I actually generally agree with this, which is why I view the section addressing “Christian conduct” in the PCA Study Report on Christian Nationalism to be the only legitimate (albeit unrelated) portion of the report.
Demonstrably incorrect but even if it was, Scripture is by no means silent on the manner in which Christians ought to treat one another so meanness isn’t a throw away criticism
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It is within the purview of the church to police its members’ moral conduct.
It is outside the purview of the church to designate kosher vs non-kosher political systems.
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By the way: if the PCA Study Report had been simply confined to explaining the various phrases regarding the magistrate, etc. within the Standards, that would have been perfectly fine.
Anything beyond that was just inappropriate.
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Look at the type of outstanding clarity you can attain when your statement isn’t being written by ministers outsourcing their thinking to ChatGPT:
Maybe something like this, but I’m NOT a church council:
“[rejecting] any theological or political teaching that claims, implies, or promotes the inherent superiority or inferiority of any people, nation, race, or ethnic group, as though empirical moral differences between peoples were grounded in differing human nature; while also recognizing that peoples and cultures may be genuinely shaped, elevated, or corrupted over time by religion, custom, law, and the presence or absence of the gospel.”
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This is what all of the “Christian Nationalism” criticism ultimately boils down to, btw
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Do any of these men ever consider, in a moment of quiet reflection: “Would *any* of my theological ancestors be proud of my actions right now?”
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Alan Strange addresses the URCNA Synod on why it is imperative for NAPARC churches like the URCNA to recognize the historic moment & adopt or commend the ARP Statement without revision to make a statement against the people on the “far right” who are attacking “our churches.”
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This is sickening, from Alan Strange.
“Shut off your brains and wear the ribbon” type of stuff.
People, we don’t need to be like this.
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Alan Strange addresses the URCNA Synod on why it is imperative for NAPARC churches like the URCNA to recognize the historic moment & adopt or commend the ARP Statement without revision to make a statement against the people on the “far right” who are attacking “our churches.”
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Good grief… is this approaching Satanic Panic levels?
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Alan Strange went so far as to say the “far right” is anti-authoritarian, anti-intellectual and are coming after all of the churches, institutions and the clerical class.
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Any other dominoes falling?
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The Cleveland Clinic has agreed to end youth transgender care and has committed millions of dollars for detransition care.
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I might be the only person on earth who: 1. Actually likes Kevin DeYoung; but also 2. Hates this type of rhetoric from Sean DeMars.
His argument completely strips “masculinity” of any of its cultural meaning.
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These are your Democrat political leaders.
A knife used to kill someone was not deadly.
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Rep. Crockett (D) says the knife used to kill Metcalf "was not a deadly weapon"
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“Your honor, it was a first-time murder”
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35 years on your first offense is over sentencing. Yea there has to be a retrial. This is blatant injustice.
Community note
Karmelo Anthony was found guilty of murder, not a standard "first offense" misdemeanor. Under Texas law, a first-degree murder conviction carries a sentence of 5 to 99 years or life in prison. The 35-year sentence falls well within legal guidelines. tpr.org/news/2026-06-0…
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Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
Jun 10
BREAKING: Karmelo Anthony has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for the stabbing death of Austin Metcalf in 2025 after the same jury found him guilty of murder earlier today.
They rejected the sudden passion claim.
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