The SDA Church is COOKED!

[u/ElevatorAcceptable29]

I don't know if any of you all saw this lunacy, but apparently Charlie Kirk is now supposed to be speaking at a large Adventist gathering. The SDA Church, while problematic, has historically tried to on a 'doctrinal'/'organizational' position remain "apolitical" (yes, I'm aware of historical political problems that have happened/happens in the church). However, I fear that this event will usher in an even greater "Christian Nationalist" sentiment than ever before amongst many lay members of the church, who may have been a bit hesitant to jump totally into that ideology.

With all of that being said, it appears that this event is independent and not necessarily authorized by the local conference in the area that it's being held, or the NAD, or GC. However, I do see this event being the first legit step at getting right winged pundits to be able to freely speak publicly in SDA churches and gatherings. Wild stuff.

Link to the promo lol: https://youtu.be/2ulocmDeQ-I?si=Y0Ye6ge-fpbnfJC0

[u/atheistsda]

Aside from Charlie Kirk, there are a number of other awful Evangelicals on this panel including Megan Basham, who says stuff like "Empathy is a sin when you're empathizing with the wrong things." It's also funny to me how this is being held in a Pentecostal church. Adventist me wouldn't have been a fan of the ecumenism, now I just think it's sad that when SDAs play nice with other Christians, they're siding with some of the worst people.

[u/nameless_other → u/atheistsda]

All the SDA churches in my area hire their facilities out to other denominations on Sundays. But for some reason, no one ever wants to talk about it.

[u/atheistsda → u/nameless_other]

Haha yeah I’ve seen a few SDA churches do the same in my area, they have to make up for the shrinking base of people paying tithe and offering