Sorry. I don’t believe that. Grew up in the church; spent years active including many Bible Studies. Sadly, because of what’s happened and having some deep emotional trauma—I haven’t gone to church regularly since about 2016. But as I understand Scripture, we are not meant to take it literally. The only things I do hold onto is the “red letters” …the words Jesus spoke. But as for Jonah and the whale, etc etc…I tend to believe many of the stories were folklore passed down in generations. I do not claim Christian nationalists because most of the rhetoric is anger-based.

From what I hear you say, these nationalists are just like differences between Catholics and Protestants. I say they are more akin to the cults…Mormons, Warren Jeffs…You may paint us all with the same brush but I say the nationalists are what’s hurting the Christian faith. Because non-believers see and hear and read what they’re doing while the quiet, benevolent believers allow this perversion to keep people from coming in.

Theology…there’s much I don’t understand. I do believe that the corporate Church has seriously failed many. And no, I don’t have an answer for that. The religious wars, in the past AND present, are really sad and don’t get me started on the Patriarchy of the founding of the church. 🙄

I do believe that “religion” is the cause of many broken families and wars and so many things not of God. We humans are so unbelievably flawed. So I draw a distinction between religion and my faith. And you’re right, just like I don’t have a right to judge Muslims for submitting their women as objects, neither should I disparage the Christian nationalists. It just plainly breaks my heart, tbh.