Jamin Bradley

Free Methodist Mystic. Pastor. Theologian. Author. Exorcist. Musician. Nerd.

[Shane Claiborne @ShaneClaiborne]

I know this may ruffle some feathers on the Left and on the Right, but...

I am convinced that we cannot responsibly speak out against Christian Nationalism without also speaking out against Christian Zionism. And there are more Christian Zionists than there are Jewish Zionists.

Christian nationalism and Zionism share so much in common...
Both twist Scripture to justify violence, colonization, and the pursuit of power...
Both embrace a distorted theology of "chosenness" that leads to a hierarchy of human value, where some lives matter more than other lives...
Both manipulate the character of God to favor one group of people over another... in such a way that it would be unthinkable for any human parent to act towards their children.
And both Zionism and nationalism create an idol of the nation-state, be it Israel or America, where the State replaces Jesus as God's central messianic force in the world. The State becomes the hand of God. This is why "America First" or "Israel First" is a theology heresy.

The conflation of the ancient Israelites with the contemporary nation of Israel is bad theology and dangerous politics. It gives theological cover and moral immunity to a government that continues to exploit that power and do tremendous harm.

It is certainly important to be clear about the difference between anti-semitism and anti-Zionism. Antisemitism is wicked -- it is targeted hatred, bigotry, and discrimination aimed at Jewish people simply because of who they are as Jews. Anti-Zionism is altogether different -- it distinguishes between Jewish people and the nation of Israel, honoring the fact that Jews around the world are leading the way in standing against Israel's escalating violence in Gaza and throughout the Middle East. Anti-Zionism is a rejection of the political ideology and divine sanction of the nation-state of Israel that allows it to do things we would never allow for any other nation in the world to do -- collective punishment, forced starvation, ethnic cleansing, genocide... all of which operate through a theological worldview that Israel can do no wrong, and to stand against the contemporary state of Israel is to stand against God.

This is why we must reject all forms of Christian nationalism while also standing against anti-semitism and hatred in every form.

Every human being is made in the image of God -- No exceptions.

It is always wrong to kill children. It was wrong on October 7 and it is wrong right now. Violence is the disease not the cure.

Destroying a human life is an attack on the image of God...

So let us stand on the side of love. God is love.

Our enemy is hatred. Let us unite our hearts in love as we stand against the drums of war and the escalating violence in Israel and Iran. And let us all reject the lie that some lives are more precious than others.

[Jamin Bradley @jaminbradley]

@philvischer I think you can be deconstructed Larry Boy is in Fortnite now.

[Jamin Bradley @jaminbradley]

Anyone I know still use this platform? All I get is insane political notifications from this app and I never open it. I think I’m about done here, not that I’ve used it much in the first place.

[Shane Claiborne @ShaneClaiborne]

It has been 400 days of merciless bloodshed in Gaza since Oct. 7.

According to the United Nations and Reuters — The age group with the most deaths is 5-9 year olds. Let that sink in.

Next is 10-14 year olds.
Next is 0-4 year olds.

44% of the deaths so far are children.

It is sick.
The US sent the money, and the weapons. Biden, Harris, and the DNC have blood on their hands.

It must stop now.

[Jamin Bradley @jaminbradley]

I smelled Christmas candles and now I want it to snow so bad.

[Jamin Bradley @jaminbradley]

I accidentally came across a livestream of a Trump rally and it’s terrifying.

[Jamin Bradley @jaminbradley]

I'm 100 pages into writing "How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Ministry" after someone felt the Spirit was encouraging me to write it. It is the angriest and most emotional book I've written. lol. Maybe this is just some kind of therapy and I'm supposed to burn it after?

[Jamin Bradley @jaminbradley]

@CaseyMellinger

[Jamin Bradley @jaminbradley]

Dear internet. I see you are all against Safari for some reason and are forcing me to change. I have like 6 million passwords I will have to move if you do this. Please... I beg you.... Think of the children.😢

[Jamin Bradley @jaminbradley]

@philvischer Whoa. Weird application to make from Jesus who used to be a refugee.

[Jamin Bradley @jaminbradley]

This season of Rings of Power was SO GOOD.

[Jamin Bradley @jaminbradley]

It was nice to hear that small bit in the debate about how sides should work together on issues.

[Jamin Bradley @jaminbradley]

Walks into The Wild Robot expecting nothing. Leaves forever changed.

[Jamin Bradley @jaminbradley]

@philvischer Love you Phil! Thanks for the great work you do. Also, your commenters are scary. lol

[Jamin Bradley @jaminbradley]

@MUTEMATH

[Jamin Bradley @jaminbradley]

@JB_Durham80 We’re just jumping straight to me being a false teacher, heretic, and acting like the devil rather than taking an ecumenical approach and recognizing the Bible can substantiate many views on many doctrines? Alright, I’ll take my leave then.

[Jamin Bradley @jaminbradley]

@FudgeFuturistic @JB_Durham80 I cannot fit all that in a tweet, and I imagine you would disagree. If you’d genuinely like to learn more, you can search the term “women” on my webpage for all the articles I’ve written on the topic. https://t.co/NIAzTVQJyK

[Jamin Bradley @jaminbradley]

@FudgeFuturistic @JB_Durham80 Yes, we use many passages from throughout the whole sphere of the Bible to support our view.

[Jamin Bradley @jaminbradley]

When we fear “the other” and spread rumors about them, we should fear that we might have done the same thing to Jesus several times over. May we guard our ears as the words we hear work hard to make their way down to our hearts. https://t.co/GI50ZG4Dhd