Raising money brings extremist right wing anti-patriots together with some far right Evangelicals

[lees1975]

https://signalpress.blogspot.com/2023/07/intersectionality-money-far-right-wing.html

What does raising money for Kyle Rittenhouse's legal defense expenses, or those of Derek Chauvan, or for Daniel Penny, the marine who killed a homeless man on the New York subway, or the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers being charged and convicted with insurrection crimes for January 6th have in common with raising money for a Christian "ministry" or cause? And why would those things be brought together on a public crowdfunding site billed as both "The #1 Free Christian Fundraising Site," and "The Leader in Freedom Fundraising"?

Some conservative Evangelicals have been particularly caustic in their dismissal of Critical Race Theory because much of the theory is based on "intersectionality," those places in the culture where ideology and discrimination combined to create institutional, systemic racism. They vehemently deny this theory, claiming that it is illigitimate because it has "no Biblical origin." I think they need to rethink that statement, but nevertheless, here is an example of one of those intersections where like minded groups come together around the common cause of generating money to help subversives, traitors, and vicious racists cover their legal expenses, and then, oh by the way, give something to a Christian ministry as well, since they happen to be raising money on the same site.

The excuse offered in this instance by the owner of the site, who set it up because GoFundMe has standards which don't permit misinformation or lies to be used in raising money, or, apparently, ideas that are anti-Amercan, traitorous and subversive. So they can all go here, along with Christian ministries, and not have to worry that their crazy conspiracy theory or outright lies will get them turned down. This is just about as close to what the extreme right, which includes the whole MAGA mess, stands for as you can get.

They'd better be thanking God for the American constitutional democracy that allows this pathetic hatred to exist and speak its conscience.

[keithbvadu2]

1. Religion and politics use each other to gain power and wealth.

[lees1975]

2. Owners of the site would be OK if the Ku Klux Klan wanted to use it to raise money.

The owner of the site told the interviewer for the article in Baptist News Global, linked above, that if the Ku Klux Klan wanted to use his site to raise money, he'd be OK with that. Because he's not about "controlling the narrative." So he can step back and not feel responsible for whatever crosses through the intersection, regardless of how harmful it may be to the cause of Christ or the image of Christians and the church. I'm a firm believer in free speech, and the constitutional protection of individual conscience, so much so that I believe the Klan has a right to its existence and its abhorrent, disgusting, evil message of bigotry and hatred. They, along with the whole array of ignorance and wickedness displayed across this crowdfunding website, can do what they do because the first amendment freedom of speech, protected by democratic government, gives them that freedom.

But there is no room for the Ku Klux Klan in the Christian tent. Those on the far right wing of American Christianity, including those who are identified as Fundamentalist, and most Evangelicals, are quick to exclude and condemn anyone who disagrees with their doctrinal and theological perspective. That runs counter to the true Christian doctrine and conviction, which offers a message of grace, restoration to God, and spiritual freedom. The Klan, and other racist ideologies, are philosophically and religiously hostile to that perspective and their racism and bigotry are sinful obstacles to any Christian theology, doctrine and spiritual redemption.