Republicans & Trump have thrown Evangelical Christianity into a full-blown crisis

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30. It has seeped into the church I attend.

It's not even Evangelical, but United Methodist.

I love being a Methodist and what it stands for. However, I live in one of the reddest counties in Southern Illinois, and most of my brethren have gone batshit nutty.

They became incensed about wearing masks, social distancing, and not coming to church at all when the virus was really bad. They blamed the pastor and the bishop for requesting and advocating for these things. They now want to completely separate from the Methodist Church altogether. They were really mad when they found out that the building is owned by the Methodist Church. In other words, it's not going to be that easy.

Other churches in our area never shut down, never required masks, and never distanced themselves from each other. They bring this up all the time. Never mind the fact that people in this church have contracted the virus and some have died, including my uncle. I have asked many times when people discuss this about stewardship and what that means. Evidently these people don't know the definition of the word.

I'm afraid I am going to have to find a different Methodist Church to attend and I'm sad. I grew up in this church and have many wonderful memories there. Unfortunately the bad memories are starting to outweigh the good.