Dear Lighthouse Trails:
Your article about SBC adopting CRT was well-written and quite interesting. I hope you continue to talk about this and keep informing us of the vast changes going on in most of today’s denominations. Your comments about Calvinism overtaking SB churches is true, too. I’m a member of a Baptist church here in the South and see their doctrine is basically Calvinistic. They also have a “Trunk or Treat” activity around Halloween, which bothers me greatly.
I rarely go to church now, due to both health issues and biblical disagreement with the leaders.
The problem with articles like yours is, rarely does a Christian even know what “Cultural Marxism” or Critical Race Theory are or even the philosophies of Plato and Aristotle.
Please, in the future, take time to define, clearly and easily with simple wording, what all of these things are. It’s imperative for Christians to get out of their worldliness and foggy thinking. Remember most people are “dumbed down” effectively by the gadgets and gods of this world, so in the future, when you write excellent articles dealing with subjects like this, remind yourself who you’re probably talking to, and go from there.
I do agree with your article and was nodding my head in agreement when you said “if SBC does have a racist problem, then they have a salvation problem with too many of it’s members.” AMEN. Keep telling the absolute, un-sugar-coated truth.
N.B.
[Critical Race Theory] doesn’t depend on your personal feeling, sentiment, [or] heart condition—it’s based on the group that you’re born into. . . . It completely eliminates individual responsibility, individual sin and expands it to corporate sin. And based on how you’re born, you are immediately ascribed into an “oppressor” or “oppressed” group. . . . Jesus articulated the primary commandments: love God with your heart, soul, mind and strength, and love your neighbor as yourself . . . We don’t need these anti-Christ, unbiblical tools to teach us how to love our neighbors as ourselves—the scripture is sufficient for that.—Abraham Hamilton III
LTRP Comment: Lighthouse Trails plans to do further reporting on this issue in 2020.
Below is the documentary on Critical Race Theory that the December 2019 Lighthouse Trails article referred to.
(illustration designed by Lighthouse Trails; taken from photos from bigstockphoto.com; used with permission)
I looked up the origin of the word “racist” and indeed it was coined by the Russian communist Leon Trotsky while writing his memoirs on the Russian Communist Revolution and weaponized by subsequent Marxists who read his book. Rather than trying to “prove you aren’t a racist” which is fundamentally a losing argument, maybe we should simply point out the Marxist origin of the word and that the word and spirit that uses it are both devilish. I believe the Lord will bless such a response. Re. SBC, total separation from that corrupt convention is a sound biblical response.
Cultural Marxism began in America in the 60s. It’s objective was to attack culture, nation, family and Religion. An example in society: The Rolling Stones song Sympathy for the Devil. Just 2 lines sung by Mick Jagger. He said Satan was at Calvary and all cops were criminals and all sinners saints. He also sang satan was a man of wealth and fame. Why? Good is bad and bad is good. Maybe Satan is not so bad? Satan was at the Cross and made sure Pilate washed his hands. What an abomination! Marxism .Is their really a God? Abortions became legal in 1973. 46 years ago. Money has become our god. Homosexuality came out of the closet. Divorce is destroying our families. Government corruption. Men and women marriages to their own sex. Cultural Marxism helped open our nation to the drug world. Cultural Marxism took over Russia and turned them into a Communist nation that murdered 66 million Russians from the Bolshevik revolution to 1938. All Christians need to get down on their knees and pray for forgiveness and pray for wisdom and to read our Bibles. We live in a dark world that is on the brink of judgement from our Holy God in Heaven. Go into all the world and Preach the Gospel.
Jesus warned us, “For nation shall rise against nation (ethnos), and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences (it’s debated that this word occurs in the original) and earthquakes, in divers places.” Matt. 24:7. In my Greek-English N.T. the Nestle Greek text it says, “For will be raised nation (ethnos) against nation (ethnos) and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes throughout places.” When one thinks of ‘ethnos’ we are reminded that the #1 nation the world hates is the Jews (of many colors). I see it everywhere even among so called Christians, on blogs, news feeds, etc. We know it is satanic and we should call it what it is. Satanic. I have read that churches are to be inclusive because maybe there is not enough people of color, or that are gay or whatever. This conversation is also Satanic. Ephesians 6. As believer’s our job is to correct the lies in love to whomever the Lord puts in our path and lead them to Christ (1 Cor. 15:1-4), and if they are Christians we are to rebuke them, in love.
I believe you just described how the anti-Christ will take over the world…
How many times does a person have to apologize for slavery and racism? What ever happened to the miracle of repentance? Will we always be branded by the color of our skin? According to Albert M. we will be. Moses married a dark woman. Some slave owners
were black in the North. Many slaves in the U.S. accepted Jesus as their Savior because of kind masters on the plantations and the result was many beautiful Negro Spirituals. Our previous Prez stirred up hatreds that did not exist anymore. Jesus Christ does not see color , only our hearts. Those who love our Savior are all one in Christ irregardless of skin color. They will know we are Christians by our love for other believers and for our neighbors, and even love for our enemies. The color of our skin should not be an issue here. Instead of sharing the gospel with others the SBC is spinning their wheels spewing hatred and discord.
LHT, Thank you for continuing to shine the Light where the Darkness is trying to take over! May God be with you as you faithfully serve Him!
N. B.,
I concur with your letter completely! Stay strong in the Lord Jesus, and the power of His might! He is so faithful!💕
C. Read
The truth about cultural Marxism is to …..” incite societal collapse via the promotion of degeneracy to tear down everything that supports a stable society.”
The leftists not only deny and denounce this as a myth, they blame this, “myth”, on white supremacist to keep the oppressed down.
“Critical Theory” and “Critical Race Theory” (CT/CRT): This stratagem originated with the Frankfurt School—where some Marxists came up with the more subtle scheme of “Cultural Marxism”—and is a political tactic which is all about gaining power over society (as is Marxism). In other words, CT/CRT is used to deceive people and increase the number of Marxist-minded individuals in order to undermine existing power so that Marxism can take over. This overthrow will first be achieved “culturally,” and then complete economic, political, and societal control will follow. This is all done under the guise of things like: releasing the Oppressed; “setting the captives free;” social justice; helping the downtrodden and “the least of these;” overthrowing white supremacy; “smashing the patriarchy;” and a prevailing “us verses them” mentality. Religion and politics are often melded into one. And, as a result, Alt-Left politics overtakes an individual’s religion, and that person’s religion becomes Leftist politics. [Note: It is common for a few verses to be used and perverted in order to sway Christ-Followers into Marxist ideology (e.g. “seeking the peace of the city”); e.g. Jer 29:7; Lk 4:18; cp 2 Pet 3:16; 2 Tim 2:15-18).] [CRT/CT also includes being “Woke,” politically speaking.] The main approach in CRT/CT is to cause division, bitterness, envy, and strife by perpetually pitting classes against each other, particularly through false accusations. This is chiefly done by segregating everyone into the Oppressors or the Oppressed—and to then persistently demonize and seek to destroy those falsely judged to be Oppressors.