‘Fox evangelism’ cheapens Christianity
Christian evangelism is being cheapened by actions that are blasphemous and hypocritical.
The editor-in-chief of the popular evangelical magazine Christianity Today, did not wait for votes to be counted to bemoan the Alabama Senate race. “Whoever wins, there is already one loser: the Christian faith,” wrote Mark Gallo. “Christianity’s integrity is severely tarnished.”
The day before that election, popular speaker and author Beth Moore wrote on Twitter: “We’ve let evil overtake the entire reputation of evangelism. The lust for power is nauseating. Racism, appalling. The arrogance, terrifying. The misogyny so far from Christlikeness, it can’t be Christianity.”
Another tweeter added: “The nationalistic, race-baiting, fear-mongering form of politics enthusiastically practiced by Mr. Trump and Roy Moore in Alabama is central to a new brand of evangelism.”
This unbiblical emerging religious worldview, let’s call it “Fox evangelism,” is preached from the pulpits of conservative media outlets. Fox’s fostering fear and mistrust of outsiders directly conflicts with numerous Biblical teachings to welcome the stranger and with the teachings of Christ.
Rev. John Culp
West Columbia
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This story was originally published January 24, 2018 at 11:03 AM with the headline "‘Fox evangelism’ cheapens Christianity."