“In The Case for Christian Nationalism, widely considered the strongest argument for this position, Stephen Wolfe contends that the “classical Protestant position is that the civil magistrate can punish external religion—e.g., heretical teaching, false rites, blasphemy, and Sabbath-breaking—because such actions can cause public harm, both harm to the soul and harm to the body politic.” Late eighteenth-century Virginia Presbyterians would have vigorously disagreed. In fact, they championed disestablishment and religious liberty because they feared the opposite—that a civil magistrate enforcing religious conformity caused harm to individuals’ souls, the church, and the body politic.” Full article from P. C. Kemeny below 👇

Chris Folkerts from New Covenant URC in Twin Falls, ID laments the influence of @PerfInjust, @New_Christendom, and the @crechurches as he begs the URCNA Synod to adopt the ARP statement since three families in their church are at a conference entitled “The War for Normal”.

The worst thing you can do as a right-wing person is talk to your pastor about your political views. Every single one of them is taught in seminary that the key to doing evangelism is to first drive all the right-leaning people out of their churches.

I wasn’t aware that sharing public testimony of a public meeting of a body of Christ’s church is bombastic. So you’re telling me that truth, justice, and the merits of my appeals are inextricably tied to the emotions of presbyters? That is noted.

“The arminians were racist, I believe…” —Gerben Meijer of the Reformed Churches in South Africa (Gereformeerde Kerke in Suid-Afrika) addressing URCNA Synod 2026

Chris Folkerts from New Covenant URC in Twin Falls, ID laments the influence of @PerfInjust, @New_Christendom, and the @crechurches as he begs the URCNA Synod to adopt the ARP statement since three families in their church are at a conference entitled “The War for Normal”.

Chris Folkerts from New Covenant URC in Twin Falls, ID laments the influence of @PerfInjust, @New_Christendom, and the @crechurches as he begs the URCNA Synod to adopt the ARP statement since three families in their church are at a conference entitled “The War for Normal”.

Its the youth groups too. Raising up beta squirrelly men. Maximizing those traits is how they get a wife through youth group

Do these guys really think all of this just came out of nowhere? It seems they never stop to ask what might’ve prompted young men to desire a more godly government in the first place. Do they even care? I can’t imagine my sons coming to me with a serious concern that’s bothering them and just issuing moral platitudes condemning them for even bringing it up.

This discussion proved not merely theoretical, as it was a point of debate in the lead-up to Holcomb's election as bishop in 2023. "Holcomb agreed that churchwide canons (permitting same-sex marriage) take precedence over diocesan canons (forbidding them)" episcopalnewsservice.org/202…

In addition to co-hosting WHI, Holcomb is an adjunct professor at RTS and has guest taught at many other NAPARC-adjacent seminaries. He is the bishop of the Diocese of Central Florida of the Episcopal Church. Not one of the conservative offshoots, *the* Episcopal Church.

Where were these guys on all the BLM stuff, Aimee Byrd, Covid, churches soft on gays, and feminism in general? Until they start fighting the real enemies in our day, they will continue to be dumbstruck on why they can’t capture the allegiance of young, right-wing men.

At the local Charkie Kirk vigil, this pastor encouraged all those who were gathered to not be angry and divisive, but to unite with those of different political persuasions.

This doesn’t surprise me one bit that this is coming from the URC. I’ve counseled men from 3 different URCs in 3 different states & all 3 are led by White Knights who shamelessly have destroyed 3 marriages.

It’s definitely trying to address a real problem. But it’s doing it with the cart before the horse.

I love my brothers here, but can we at least have good argumentation.

“Condemn without distinction” is an unfortunate phrase. It’s just a little disappointing it’s continually affirmed without any distinction. Not even a little footnote to cross out obvious absurdities from the artificiality of its generation. Exposing oneself to absurdities and ridicule does not serve the pastoral cause. “We make distinctions.”