Quot of the day, re: Minneapolis Church attack

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Quot of the day, re: Minneapolis Church attack

#1 Post by BackInTex » Mon Jan 19, 2026 4:56 pm

"Nazis aren’t people who deport people for sneaking into a country illegally, Nazis are people who storm churches and harass worshippers and force them to leave."
..what country can preserve it’s liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? let them take arms.
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Re: Quot of the day, re: Minneapolis Church attack

#2 Post by tlynn78 » Mon Jan 19, 2026 6:04 pm

BackInTex wrote:
Mon Jan 19, 2026 4:56 pm
"Nazis aren’t people who deport people for sneaking into a country illegally, Nazis are people who storm churches and harass worshippers and force them to leave."
There's that.
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Re: Quot of the day, re: Minneapolis Church attack

#3 Post by Weyoun » Mon Jan 19, 2026 6:14 pm

You mean like this?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Xc6aKQHFGnQ

One thing we are learning is that this church apparently was a wicked, weird place - one of the offshoots of John Piper's ultimately failed ministry in Minneapolis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a21iXsxHVVI

That goes into a story about how a member of the congregation was abused by her husband - so Cities Church excommunicated her. This story is over a year ago, and I am sure more tea will be spilled.

To be clear - that protest was counterproductive, even if Pastor Easterwood is a pig, and a great example of how far the Christian Church has fallen to accommodate evil.

But to compare that to Nazism? Stop. The better analogy would be all the mainline German denominations that shrugged and went along with Hitler.

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Re: Quot of the day, re: Minneapolis Church attack

#4 Post by Beebs52 » Mon Jan 19, 2026 6:54 pm

Weyoun wrote:
Mon Jan 19, 2026 6:14 pm
You mean like this?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Xc6aKQHFGnQ

One thing we are learning is that this church apparently was a wicked, weird place - one of the offshoots of John Piper's ultimately failed ministry in Minneapolis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a21iXsxHVVI

That goes into a story about how a member of the congregation was abused by her husband - so Cities Church excommunicated her. This story is over a year ago, and I am sure more tea will be spilled.

To be clear - that protest was counterproductive, even if Pastor Easterwood is a pig, and a great example of how far the Christian Church has fallen to accommodate evil.

But to compare that to Nazism? Stop. The better analogy would be all the mainline German denominations that shrugged and went along with Hitler.
Talk about falling into the weeds, especially for someone who is less than up on Christian doctrine.
Well, then

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Re: Quot of the day, re: Minneapolis Church attack

#5 Post by BackInTex » Tue Jan 20, 2026 8:42 am

Beebs52 wrote:
Mon Jan 19, 2026 6:54 pm
Weyoun wrote:
Mon Jan 19, 2026 6:14 pm
You mean like this?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Xc6aKQHFGnQ

One thing we are learning is that this church apparently was a wicked, weird place - one of the offshoots of John Piper's ultimately failed ministry in Minneapolis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a21iXsxHVVI

That goes into a story about how a member of the congregation was abused by her husband - so Cities Church excommunicated her. This story is over a year ago, and I am sure more tea will be spilled.

To be clear - that protest was counterproductive, even if Pastor Easterwood is a pig, and a great example of how far the Christian Church has fallen to accommodate evil.

But to compare that to Nazism? Stop. The better analogy would be all the mainline German denominations that shrugged and went along with Hitler.
Talk about falling into the weeds, especially for someone who is less than up on Christian doctrine.
To be fair, I hear wearing jackboots and walking in high weeds it tough.
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Re: Quot of the day, re: Minneapolis Church attack

#6 Post by Weyoun » Tue Jan 20, 2026 4:14 pm

I’m not surprised to learn that Trumpers believe they have some special insight into Christianity

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Re: Quot of the day, re: Minneapolis Church attack

#7 Post by Beebs52 » Tue Jan 20, 2026 4:46 pm

Weyoun wrote:
Tue Jan 20, 2026 4:14 pm
I’m not surprised to learn that Trumpers believe they have some special insight into Christianity
I'm not surprised that non trumpers don'r realize that sorta trumpers in the past have changed minds.
Plus don't even tell me about Christianity. Weyoun, don't even. It's embarrassing
Well, then

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Re: Quot of the day, re: Minneapolis Church attack

#8 Post by Weyoun » Tue Jan 20, 2026 5:55 pm

Beebs52 wrote:
Tue Jan 20, 2026 4:46 pm
Weyoun wrote:
Tue Jan 20, 2026 4:14 pm
I’m not surprised to learn that Trumpers believe they have some special insight into Christianity
I'm not surprised that non trumpers don'r realize that sorta trumpers in the past have changed minds.
Plus don't even tell me about Christianity. Weyoun, don't even. It's embarrassing
I am not disagreeing with you. American Christianity, in its current state, is embarrassing.

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Re: Quot of the day, re: Minneapolis Church attack

#9 Post by Beebs52 » Tue Jan 20, 2026 6:26 pm

Weyoun wrote:
Tue Jan 20, 2026 5:55 pm
Beebs52 wrote:
Tue Jan 20, 2026 4:46 pm
Weyoun wrote:
Tue Jan 20, 2026 4:14 pm
I’m not surprised to learn that Trumpers believe they have some special insight into Christianity
I'm not surprised that non trumpers don'r realize that sorta trumpers in the past have changed minds.
Plus don't even tell me about Christianity. Weyoun, don't even. It's embarrassing
I am not disagreeing with you. American Christianity, in its current state, is embarrassing.
Christianity is what it is. Christianity isn"t "American"
Well, then

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Re: Quot of the day, re: Minneapolis Church attack

#10 Post by Weyoun » Tue Jan 20, 2026 8:55 pm

Beebs52 wrote:
Tue Jan 20, 2026 6:26 pm
Weyoun wrote:
Tue Jan 20, 2026 5:55 pm
Beebs52 wrote:
Tue Jan 20, 2026 4:46 pm

I'm not surprised that non trumpers don'r realize that sorta trumpers in the past have changed minds.
Plus don't even tell me about Christianity. Weyoun, don't even. It's embarrassing
I am not disagreeing with you. American Christianity, in its current state, is embarrassing.
Christianity is what it is. Christianity isn"t "American"
You should tell that to some Americans

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