Be Kind?!?

[abcaines]

I do find it interesting that the different responses have a similar thought pattern. First express doubt that it happened at all then say something to the effect that even if it did happen he basically deserved it because he should have known better. The net conclusion is that the people reacted in a perfectly reasonable manner.

Another option:

I'm not saying it didn't happen; I'm saying the narrative doesn't make sense. It's vague. It lacks context. It's constructed so that the reader is emotionally sucked in into one side then used to decry the politicizing of a congregation as though this is a perfect example of what's happening everywhere.

 

[DrHuk&Duck]

I live on the Gulf and no longer call it Gulf of America due to the fact that I have more unbelieving friends than believers.

Literally no one ever calls it the “Gulf of America” or calls it the “Gulf of Mexico.” People who actually use or live near it just call it “the Gulf.” And this is coming from someone who lives near, fishes and duck hunts on its water yearly. This “Gulf of America” thing was just a political marketing stunt by Trump, and quite frankly, I’ve always thought it was stupid. And yes, I voted for Trump—three times!

 

[FSSL]

I disagree. The people who were offended politicized it....Turn the story over and tell me that it would be fine for a church to treat a man like that because he had MAGA sympathies.

I did turn the story. I said that I would not post a picture of me standing with Trump, either.

If this is a factual event: Can't both be true? The pastor lacked discernment by posting a picture with him standing next to a corrupt politician and a congregation triggered by the picture.

 

[abcaines]

If this is a factual event: Can't both be true? The pastor lacked discernment by posting a picture with him standing next to a corrupt politician and a congregation triggered by the picture.

One glaring omission from the story is the name of the governor: Gretchen Whitmer. I don't know much about her but from news reports from the plandemic, I was left with the impression that she was fairly despotic, not to the extent of Gavin Newsom, but up there. As for how corrupt she is, I can't say because I don't have first hand information.

 

[DrHuk&Duck]

I still don’t understand the drama that concerns a picture posted with a government official. Was a glowing endorsement added as a caption to the picture, or was it literally just a picture?

I’ve had a few pictures taken with famous athletes and celebrities over the years, and I certainly can’t say that when I shared or posted the pictures, that it meant an endorsement of their lives and actions.

 

[subllibrm]

I did turn the story. I said that I would not post a picture of me standing with Trump, either.

If this is a factual event: Can't both be true? The pastor lacked discernment by posting a picture with him standing next to a corrupt politician and a congregation triggered by the picture.

Sure it can be true. But the triggered congregation is the bigger problem in my opinion. One of the common complaints during COVID was that no one was listening to contrary views and refused to answer legitimate questions. So Ms. Witmer holds a session to do those very things. What's the response from the congregation? To get angry that she took away the talking point and the pastor aided and abetted her in the crime. Her actions didn't align with their narrative and they took it out on him.

 

[subllibrm]

My concern about the church has not been alleviated at all by this thread. Regardless of the position an individual took regarding the pandemic, and how it was handled, their response was not a matter of spiritual purity. It was personal opinion often turned over to ungodly behavior. The vitriol between those who claim Christ was shameful, in both directions. We were/are what might be referred to as a stiff necked generation. Grace didn't abound, it barely existed.

 

[FSSL]

One glaring omission from the story is the name of the governor: Gretchen Whitmer. I don't know much about her but from news reports from the plandemic, I was left with the impression that she was fairly despotic, not to the extent of Gavin Newsom, but up there. As for how corrupt she is, I can't say because I don't have first hand information.

She followed Cuomo's lead in putting Covid patients in nursing home. Then they underreported the deaths in the nursing homes.

Michigan Undercounted Deaths in Nursing Homes by 42%

www.mackinac.org

 

[abcaines]

She followed Cuomo's lead in putting Covid patients in nursing home. Then they underreported the deaths in ethe nursing homes.

Michigan Undercounted Deaths in Nursing Homes by 42%

www.mackinac.org

Call it personal prejudice against the left side of the aisle, but my gut feeling is that she wasn't interested in hearing from the faith community (if this meeting actually took place). Given the attendees were encouraged to post pictures and praises, positive PR was the agenda and those who fell in line were merely tools of a political machine.

 

[subllibrm]

Call it personal prejudice against the left side of the aisle, but my gut feeling is that she wasn't interested in hearing from the faith community (if this meeting actually took place). Given the attendees were encouraged to post pictures and praises, positive PR was the agenda and those who fell in line were merely tools of a political machine.

Wow. Your ability to glean all of that from between the lines is impressive.

I do find it interesting how on one hand you suggest it never happened and then proceed to say that the photographs taken at the "nonexistent" event were merely a cynical ploy. Of course having a foot firmly in both positions relieves you from any obligation to admit that the narrative that she ignored all who disagreed was patently false.

 

[subllibrm]

She followed Cuomo's lead in putting Covid patients in nursing home. Then they underreported the deaths in the nursing homes.

Michigan Undercounted Deaths in Nursing Homes by 42%

www.mackinac.org

Worse, the majority of the people who were returned to their nursing home beds were minorities in the Detroit metro region. Once they started the domino effect of dying the administration pulled out the racism card that blacks were being disproportionately impacted by the virus. It wasn't a case of misreading statistics it was a case of creating them.

 

[ALAYMAN]

The question that I have is why would anyone be mad at a pastor for accepting an invitation to talk to the highest elected official of his state?

The story don’t make sense. If this pastor had fed his people and shepherded appropriately I have a hard time believing that they would kick him to the curb for this isolated incident, regardless of whether it was a political faux pas or some other similar mis-step. Do you have any links to the story to corroborate it?

 

[subllibrm]

The story don’t make sense. If this pastor had fed his people and shepherded appropriately I have a hard time believing that they would kick him to the curb for this isolated incident, regardless of whether it was a political faux pas or some other similar mis-step. Do you have any links to the story to corroborate it?

No.