Dark Times
As our country inches closer towards authoritarianism every day with our government scapegoating and vilifying the least of these in the eyes of Jesus, ripping immigrant children from their mothers and putting them in cages where their screaming can be heard outside, with our President and Republican Senators targeting elected congressional representatives of color calling them “the four horsewomen of the apocalypse” and telling them to “go back to the places from which they came,” to we find ourselves in dark, evil times led by liars who praise murderous dictators and castigate our allies.
We watch horrified as the majority of “Christians” in the US, 81% of white evangelicals, not only support the atrocities taking place, the environment being destroyed, health insurance being ripped away from those who can’t afford it, rampant corruption and profit taking from the President and his family, trade policies being put in place that are well-known to crash the economy, unnecessary walls being built, Supreme court rulings that erode the rights of women, massive tax cuts to corporations and billionaires while wages have remained stagnant for decades, corporations taking their tax cuts, closing their manufacturing plants, and buying back stock, these “Christians” will shout you down for even questioning what they support.
They have abandoned Jesus. They know nothing of Jesus and his ways, of the things he taught. Yet they tell us we worship an imaginary God and we aren’t Christians. Everything is upside down.
There are very few places left where Christians who have NOT forgotten about Jesus’ instructions can gather, discuss the events of the day, support one another and welcome allies who see what is happening as well. Social media has made it possible to band together from all over the nation in one place.
We were the first of our kind and we remain the only one of our kind set up and designed to do this from the beginning, which was 10 years ago. We’re here to serve this ministry and community and we have done so 16 hours a day, 7 days a week for a decade. We curate content, moderate the page, keep the forum free of conservative trolls and continuously scour the internet seeking content that matters to you.
We’re more than a Facebook page. Our team travels around the country meeting with other progressive Christian thought leaders when we can. We will be involved in the efforts of Vote Common Good this election season. We recently met with their core planning team and we’re looking forward to participating in their political action between now and November of 2020.
Way back in 2012 we were the first progressive Christian organization to set up a fully legal Super PAC. It was called “Christians For A Change.” We were obviously ahead of our time on that because we couldn’t sustain the ongoing costs of our mission. We were forced to close it down. We think times have changed since then. More people are open to the message we carry, especially with the election of our current President. While we’re not planning on another Super PAC we’re participating in other political actions as we move forward. We’ll keep you posted on that.
All of this has of course required large-scale human effort and the personal time of our team. We are user supported. We would not be able to carry out this mission without your backing. We know tens of thousands of you would be devastated if we had to fold. You’ve told us so. Make a donation today and sign up for a monthly contribution if you can. Keep one of the last havens alive and well as we all gather together to weather this darkness. Here’s how: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr…
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