When a Christian Actually Knew the Bible.
I just watched that clip of the aerospace engineering student questioning Charlie Kirk, and wow it was the smartest question anyone has asked him in a long time.
The student wasn't attacking faith. He was defending it. He basically said: The early church didn't try to take over Rome, they tried to live like Jesus _inside_ Rome. So how do we reconcile Christian Nationalism this idea of fusing political power with Christian identity with that?
Charlie's answer was classic Charlie. He went straight to the Old Testament Joseph advising Pharaoh, Daniel in Babylon, David as King. And yes, that's in the Bible.
But here's my take, and this is where the student was 100% right:
The Old Testament is full of theocracies and prophets advising kings. The NEW Testament, the part Christians claim to follow after Christ, is completely different. Jesus literally said "My kingdom is not of this world." Paul wrote letters under a pagan empire and never once said "take over the Senate." The early Christians were persecuted because they _refused_ to make Caesar their Lord.
That's the disconnect.
Faith SHOULD inform politics. If you are a Christian, your values will absolutely affect how you vote, how you serve, how you treat people. That's civic responsibility.
But when you flip it when politics starts informing your faith, when you need political power to feel like your faith is valid you've lost the plot. You've turned a cross into a flagpole.
The student understood something Charlie missed. Christianity was never meant to be the government. It was meant to be the conscience OF the government.
What do you guys think? Should faith shape politics, or should politics stay out of faith?
Gina Hinojosa is lying about her record to get elected.
High Tax Hinojosa voted against banning a state income tax, which is the very piece of legislation she is referencing here. This isn't just political rhetoric -- it's a straight up lie. And she thinks Texans are too stupid to know the difference.
This clip shows the exact moment 100 of us — including Republicans and Democrats — voted to permanently ban a state income tax in Texas. As you’ll see, Gina Hinojosa voted NO, sending a clear and unmistakable message to the people of Texas that she knows better than the taxpayers how to spend, save and steward their hard-earned money. #txlege
A state income tax would dismantle and destroy our Texas economy. And so would Gina.
🌟 LEGISLATOR SPOTLIGHT 🌟
This week, Texas Freedom Alliance is highlighting Rep. @JanieLopezForTX and her fight for House District 37 and South Texas.
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We need strong conservative leaders back in Austin.
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The VP was just down in the Valley, and you know what that means, Democrats are gunning for Republican @JanieLopezForTX seat in HD-37. They want to replace her with one of their puppets. Not on our watch. She is our firewall against the communist agenda trying to creep into our communities. Texas isn't being replaced.
Team Janie Lopez was grateful to be a part of the 5th Annual Fundraiser GALA -- Red Carpet Dinner and a Movie hosted by M.I. Academy at TSTC Harlingen.
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Team Janie Lopez was proud to participate in the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health celebration 25 years of serving the Rio Grande Valley anniversary reception. It was at the historic Alonso Building in downtown Brownsville, a beautiful location!
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This October, the Speaker’s Strike Force is hitting the road to help Republican House members and candidates turn out voters in the districts that will decide the future of the Texas House.
From October 19–30, we’ll be working alongside our members, candidates, campaign teams, and volunteers to build the strongest Get Out the Vote effort the Texas House has ever undertaken.
Our mission is clear. Protect our Republican majority and make sure our members have the support they need to win in November.
We are one party with one mission, and we are ready to work. We’ll see you on the trail and at the polls. #OnePartyOneMission #txlege
Concerns about water & power are real—and need to be addressed—but understand that every time you see a tweet that data centers are destroying the world…
…that the Chinese communists are spending millions trying to convince you to believe that.
NEW: South Texas Democrat Oziel Ochoa sponsored a May Day march co-hosted by the Rio Grande Valley Democratic Socialists of America.
RGV DSA has celebrated Zohran Mamdani, declared “trans is beautiful,” and quoted the Communist Manifesto. https://t.co/4mtMqASEgS
As your State Representative, Team Janie Lopez was thrilled to be at the San Benito Lions Club dinner. The club was collecting canned goods and we were grateful to give!
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She flipped HD37 red. She made history doing it. Now State Rep. @JanieLopezForTX is fighting for the next generation of Texas Republicans too!
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