Did yall see where pastor Chris issued an apology because he like some of Charlie Kirk's social media posts debunking white privilege? I like Charlie Kirk's material as it is factual and think he does a good job. I think Pastor Chris does a good job, not sure what to make of his apology. Kind of tired of seeing people apologize for everything, we are all different not sure why we cant just accept that move along.

Pastor Chris is pretty conservative in his political beliefs. However, the Bible says that you should not cause each other to stumble, and him liking those posts did just that. It gave heartburn to some of his congregation regarding the pastor publicly supporting one political party over the other. While I don’t think his apology was necessary on a personal level, I don’t have an issue with it from a pastoral standpoint. He needs to be able to minister to people regardless of their political affiliations, and he may not be able to do that if he’s liking staunchly conservative things on social media.

Don’t know anything about this preacher. But it’s a sad day when you aren’t allowed to have an opinion anymore and having to apologize for no reason. I guess the congregation monitors social media of their members and pastors.

It's not the first time they called him a racist and i doubt its the last... It pissed me off the he apologized for it but I understand why he did . I listen to a lot of sermons while driving and when I'm in south Alabama I often listen to sermons from black preachers. Its pathetic how much racist crap they spew from the pulpit ! No wonder so many blacks hate us. I try to love my neighbor but its hard not to get caught up in all this .
If yall get a minute, read straycats devotional from yesterday. Did me some good.

The Bible also says something about truth, and being honest. The pastor was doing exactly that and he owed nobody an apology.

What's hard to grasp and I often forget is Jesus chose the cross for those that are rioting, same as those on the other side. Jesus died for Democrats, Republicans, and conservatives. I'm beginning to think there are no races, we are all descended from Adam.

Someone tell him it’s ok to be white.

Boom!

Afraid it might wind up like Funnymaine.

Is this "feel good" religion? Some things are needed to make us feel uncomfortable. Not everyone is going to heaven and they need to be told that. Of course that includes liberals and conservatives. Right and wrong is right and wrong.

Often, Pastors of mega churches try to do alot of fence straddling. Guys like Joel Osteen and Rick Warren started out well.
Once the money started flowing well they felt pressured to soften the contours of their messaging to please everyone. I
Im not sure if it applies here, but in the fullness of time we will know.

^^Truth^^. Afraid it’ll hit him in the pocket.

Not only mega churches. I would say most churches. When was the last time you heard from the pulpit, divorce is wrong, abortion is wrong, etc...... Pastors need to galvanized their stance with scripture and not based on recruiting and the amount in the tithe plate.

He should have just apologized if he offended anyone and moved on. He sent out a letter basically apologizing for his white privilege and now is putting together "forums" to listen to people. You can no longer talk about crime statistics and who is committing those crimes. If you haven't been pulled over or arrested it is only because you are white.

Now that he has done that it would be the last church I would attend. He’s catering to the all mighty dollar.

Piss on him. There’s right and wrong. Pick one and have the BALLS to stand by what you believe.

I find his letter very concerning. Satan is having a field day right now.

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My wife and I have been members there for a number of years. COTH appears to strive for excellence and everything that I've personally seen/heard is Biblically accurate. That being said, the continued self-imposed coronavirus shutdown thru 21 June, and now this response is becoming too much for me personally. I don't believe that churches should have closed the doors to everyone during a health crisis, and I absolutely disagree with apologizing for liking political content that was truthful. Will they apologize for upsetting those who disagree with their stance on abortion, homosexuality, and other Biblical truths? If churches fold under this political correctness, government mandates, and fear of a disease, how can they withstand real persecution when times get worse? I'm personally not angry at Pastor Chris or COTH in any way. I'm just tired of Christian men caving in to political pressure, and the subsequent virtue signaling that follows. We as Christian men have got to stand firm in our beliefs and not be tossed around by the waves of political correctness. The constant apologies are fuel on the fire of the constantly offended.

The rest of the letter is cut off Jmudler