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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,112 posts)
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 01:53 PM Feb 2022

Doug Baldwin calls out 'Christians' who say they support Putin

Some days it’s difficult to focus on football. While we keep it as light as possible here at Seahawks Wire, the last several days have been harrowing for anyone following current events.

The short version: Russian president Vladimir Putin has invaded Ukraine in an unprovoked act of aggression – putting all of Europe at risk for a new world war. So far the Ukrainian people and their President have responded with an incredibly courageous resistance despite being overwhelmed by a far superior military force. Picking sides here should be easy for anyone with a moral compass – especially those who profess to call themselves Christians.

Seahawks great Doug Baldwin hit the nail on the head in a late-night tweet, calling out Christians who support what Putin is doing in Ukraine.




Baldwin may be just speaking in general terms, but it’s possible he’s referring to one specific individual. Former Republican Delaware Senatorial candidate Lauren Witzke has made the news in recent days for saying she identifies with Putin’s “Christian values” more than President Joe Biden.




https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/doug-baldwin-calls-out-christians-who-say-they-support-putin/ar-AAUl7m6
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Doug Baldwin calls out 'Christians' who say they support Putin (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2022 OP
It proves they're not really christian at all. onecaliberal Feb 2022 #1
Putin is a murderer and a liar,Biden is a lifelong devout Catholic Walleye Feb 2022 #2
As a Seahawks fan - and a human being, I approve this message... Wounded Bear Feb 2022 #3
Who's going to tell them? Tanuki Feb 2022 #4
K&R, MAGA is running from their supporter of Putler DON'T LET THEM !!!! uponit7771 Feb 2022 #5
Lauren Witzke is a NAZI moron. Kid Berwyn Feb 2022 #6
Yep. So stupid to publicly say she identifies with evil Putin... brush Feb 2022 #7
This crisis has revealed those who betray Christ and the US Constitution. Kid Berwyn Feb 2022 #9
Putin has Christian values? LiberalFighter Feb 2022 #8

Walleye

(30,729 posts)
2. Putin is a murderer and a liar,Biden is a lifelong devout Catholic
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 02:11 PM
Feb 2022

Let’s see, which one aligns with her values. Hmmm
I thought she was Kate McKinnon there for a minute. Embarrassing that she purports to be from Delaware. Hannity et al tried to get Christine O’Donnell elected in 2010. She was no Delawarean either

Tanuki

(14,893 posts)
4. Who's going to tell them?
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 02:19 PM
Feb 2022
https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2022/february/crimea-russia-protestant-christians-religious-freedom.html

"Russia Keeps Punishing Evangelicals in Crimea

  Since Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in 2014—one of the central points of conflict in the current clash between the two countries—Protestant Christians in the territory have faced greater government penalties for practicing their faith.

Like elsewhere in Russia, meeting together to sing and read Scripture or letting others know about a church gathering puts believers at risk under a strict 2016 anti-evangelism law. Last year, authorities prosecuted 23 cases of such activity in Crimea, up from 13 the year before, according to Forum 18, which tracks religious freedom violations in the region.

Evangelical Protestants in Crimea received the most penalties. At least nine people from Pentecostal, Baptist, and other Protestant churches were fined for “missionary activity.”

Four of those cases involved members of the Potter’s House, a Protestant congregation in Sevastopol, a southern port and the largest city in Crimea. Pastor Evgenii Kornev leads efforts to proclaim the gospel online and in the streets; his Twitter feed features clips of an Easter procession and service, new home Bible groups, ministry to former drug addicts, and open-air evangelism. Even when Kornev came down with COVID-19, he continued to preach over video."...(more)

brush

(53,475 posts)
7. Yep. So stupid to publicly say she identifies with evil Putin...
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 02:45 PM
Feb 2022

instead of her own president. And what makes her think Putin is a Christian?

How dumb to spew plainly stupid repug talking points praising someone who just ordered an unprovoked invasion of another country.

Kid Berwyn

(14,651 posts)
9. This crisis has revealed those who betray Christ and the US Constitution.
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 02:53 PM
Feb 2022

Some are surprised to discover they so often are the same people — and so stupid.

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