Social media got Donald Trump elected. This is not a bold statement. Look back a week ago (which in our digital age is basically “history”) and remember the facts. A life-sized cartoon caricature of Middle America was elected President of the United States. By all accounts, he should not have won. He has no political experience. He made major gaffs. He did too well in the polls early on. But the Democratic Party ran, to be euphemistic, an unlikeable sea urchin. The FBI cleared her of her criminal activity and then went back on their clearing her of criminal activity. Despite that, she still had a strong chance. Enter Wikileaks, and a week later someone who is best known for telling people they’re fired is at the helm of our economic policies.
If you’ve studied American history, you have by now been able to infer that we would not have won the Second World War if the TV existed. It was the television, allowing Americans to see the devastation taking place in Vietnam, that turned the people’s opinion against the war, ultimately resulting in our loss of it. Knowing a war is happening across the ocean is one thing—seeing it is another. The American people saw the terrible truth of war and revolted against it. And so it went with Clinton. The people knew of her corruption, we heard about it here and there from a few major news outlets, but being able to see it with our own eyes as we perused the emails that WikiLeaks released was a whole new ball game. How’s that one adage go? “Seeing is believing”?
A message that we must not ignore was sent last week. Social media has power. Free information is power. It reminds me of that one time that an evil, giant church controlled what the people knew and didn’t know, and then that one thing was invented—the printing press—and everything changed. Suddenly, education didn’t belong to the State or the Church. Suddenly, people could read their own Bibles. Suddenly, the balance of power was upset and the people revolted. Suddenly, the ages weren’t so dark anymore. We are seeing it happen right before our eyes again. The idea that information and news can come from one controlled entity, the mainstream media, has always been medieval. We know we can’t trust them. We saw how Google manipulated searches to protect Clinton. We saw how little airtime was given to the most horrible things uncovered in Hillary Clinton’s emails. The people saw that the media couldn’t be trusted, and they turned to social media to discover the truth.
Rejoice with me, people. This is a new age. The best thing I have seen come out of this election so far is the fear from the liberal media and everyone involved in their agenda. Anti-Trump protests are being bought and paid for all over the country, reminding us all of the times when our toddler couldn’t have another cookie and they threw a fit accordingly. In true nanny nanny boo boo fashion, people are now donating to PP in Mike Pence’s name. Planned Parenthood released one of the silliest, straw-manliest statements I have ever read on their website today, which included these gems:
We are bigger and stronger and more powerful and more committed than you know. We won’t shrink or hide away. We’re standing strong— ready to fight. For our lives. For our rights.
So good, Summer. Excellent observations–may we, the Church, get off of our duffs…
Find it a wonderful world when I have the advantage of a biblical perspective to filter it through. Everyone has a set of “Perspective Goggles” to view the world through, but only those who have accepted Christ as their Lord can see it through crystal clear lenses not clouded by absurdity.
Excellent. Your zeal is infectious, Summer. Blessings to you.
Yes! Summer, thank you! I’ve had so many conversations with other pro-life people who think it’s just not a possibility but it is! People told William Wilberforce the same thing when he fought against the British slave trade, but he didn’t give up and did the unimaginable! He used a trade loophole that cripple the industry. We can do it too!
I’d really wish Evangelicals would stop with this “liberal” crap. It’s getting real tiring. (There are Democratic Christians just so you know.) For the life of me, I don’t understand how abortion is a “liberal” issue when a majority conservative Supreme Court issued the ruling in Roe v Wade. Furthermore, women of all races, ethnicities and religious backgrounds have had and are having abortions. (Yes, Christian women are having abortions.) Additionally, why are Evangelicals solely focused on SSM and abortion? Lying is a sin, but Evangelicals resoundly voted for a liar, meanwhile calling HRC a liar. Adultery is a sin, yet Evangelicals voted for an adulterer. Dishonesty is a sin, yet Evangelicals voted for a man whose business dealings are deplorable. If you’re going to take a stance against abortion, then be consistent and take a stance against every sin!! Call them all out! Here’s a novel idea – how about we (the church) get back to doing what God called us to do – Love God; Love People; Proclaim the Gospel; and Make Disciples. Evangelicals had made a mockery of the gospel and have now destroyed the credibility of the church with its hypocrisy in backing a man that is the exact opposite of what the Bible demands we be – Christ-like. Finally, what sins are easily besetting you? What areas of your life is God not pleased with? You may not have had an abortion, but make no mistake there is sin in your life. Maybe if we (the church) focused on working out our own salvation and doing kingdom business, we wouldn’t be so alarmed and preoccupied by sinners sinning. We’d know that they’re souls to be saved and be about winning them over.
I believe this article is just highlighting that there is an urgency and responsibility we need to take on when it comes to abortion.
I really don’t think she is saying that in the fight for abolishing abortion, you are making a claim that lying, adultery or even your own sin is inadmissible, or not important. I’m sure Summer grieves deeply on every point you’ve made about the church and its sad reputation, abortion and who has them, and the sin of the president even.
Stephanie – apart from salvation in Christ, all sin leads to hell. Lying, adultery, murder, etc. There’s really no distinction. But one of the big differences here is that no one believes murder is okay. It would be ludicrous to say that it would be acceptable to murder a two-year-old girl for any reason at all. And yet, a woman should have the right to kill a baby in her womb?
In terms of the presidency, no candidate without sin has ever existed. Our job as a Christian is to vote for who we believe to be the best candidate, and in some cases, the lesser of two evils. Voting for someone does not mean that you condone all of their practices.
We all wrestle with sin, but that does not mean that we should enable and encourage others to partake in it’s destructive nature.
Sorry, should be: “Evangelicals have made a mockery of the gospel….”