Dreher was “knocked flat” by statements from Metaxas, a longtime friend. “What kind of a person calls for spilling blood in defense of a political cause for which he does not care if any factual justification exists?” he asks. “A religious zealot, that’s the kind.”
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (SBTS) President and influential theologian Albert Mohler, a Trump supporter, called the march “a strange mix of politics and theology.” In his daily web briefing Monday, Mohler lists five areas of concern regarding the event:
- The danger of rejectionism, or “saying the entire government, the entire society is broken, there is no way to fix it.”
- The allure of nihilism, with “everything [coming] down to power rather than morality.
- The possibility of “likely embarrassment” for Christians—both socially and in the eyes of our watching Lord.
- “Very bizarre theology,” including troubling claims of “private, compelling, divine revelation.”
- Turning voting into a moral issue. For Christians, says Mohler, casting a vote “is not reduceable to absolute right and absolute wrong, as if our side can do no wrong and the other side can do no right.”
Mohler emphasizes the importance of humility in the public sphere, urging Christians “to encourage one another to be ever more biblical.”
BLM Signs Vandalized at D.C. Churches
Although the Jericho Marchers were reportedly peaceful, other Trump supporters engaged in violent confrontations with counter-demonstrators Saturday evening. Four people were stabbed, eight police officers were injured, and more than 30 people were arrested. Among the crowd were members of the neo-fascist Proud Boys, some wearing bulletproof vests.
At two historic Black D.C. churches, “Black Lives Matter” signs were set on fire. The Rev. Dr. Ianther Mills, senior pastor at Asbury United Methodist Church, said, “For me it was reminiscent of cross burnings. Seeing this act on video made me both indignant and determined to fight the evil that has reared its ugly head.”
When Pastor William H. Lamar IV of Metropolitan A.M.E. Church learned his congregation’s BLM sign was vandalized, he said the perpetrators “don’t want to just ruin signs, they want to destroy lives, they want to destroy hope, they want to erase history. And they’re not going to be able to do that … We will not be afraid.”
Metropolitan A.M.E. member Cornell Brooks posted video of the “disgusting” incident that he woke up to “on my sabbath.” He asks, “Will #Trump , who held up a bible in front of a church, bless not condemn this racist vandalism?”
