![]() ![]() “I think moments like this make churches and church leaders, as I am a church leader, have to answer the question, ‘Can we honestly, and with full integrity, say that we exist for the common good and for public benefit?’ Which is the requirement of tax deductibility and not just to service our own outcomes of our own people for our own benefits.” “I do think churches have to continue to make an argument if they want to function in the nonprofit sector, that they're going to behave for the public good and not for the good of a particular political party or of only particular subsets of our society,” said Pagitt. He referenced critics who want churches to be taxed. Pagitt said churches need to look within themselves to question their own motives. But what's going on here is something different, and it all fits, unfortunately, into a larger pattern of where the Donald Trump movement of politics has taken our country and has chosen to feel the followers of it.” “If people disagree with Joe Biden and don't want him to be president, I think they should work as hard as they can to try to make him, not to allow him to be reelected. “I just don't think it fits our civil discourse,” he said. ![]() He said the type of rhetoric he heard at the event doesn’t belong in a church. Pastor Doug Pagitt is the executive director of Vote Common Good, a nonprofit organization that targets evangelicals who are not comfortable with extreme right-wing politics. So you can miss me with that bull crap because that's a white nationalist cult rally - who needs to start paying taxes.” ![]() “It's meant to be a place where everybody can come together in unity and love and worship Jesus. That means your Republican neighbor, your Democrat neighbor, your gay neighbor, your straight neighbor, your Black neighbor, your white neighbor, your American neighbor, your immigrant neighbor,” Coleman said. Churches are meant to be places of unconditional love for your neighbor. “Look, if you're going to be a white nationalist cult rally, just say that if you're going to be a bigoted political rally, just say that, but don't call yourself a church. Oklahoma Pastor Jeremy Coleman shared his thoughts on TikTok: They railed against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and election fraud, and Flynn was caught on video calling for “one religion” in the United States.Ĭritics, including religious leaders, have condemned organizers for holding the political event in a religious setting. All three are well-known conspiracy theorists. 11-13, and speakers included former National Security Advisor Mike Flynn, Trump political consultant Roger Stone and My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell. In the future, Cornerstone Church will ensure that organizations using our facility are an appropriate reflection of our mission and vision. I deeply regret, and ask forgiveness, for what took place in the Cornerstone sanctuary as a result of my oversight. I was invited to welcome the crowd where I thanked veterans for their service and thanked the crowd for their commitment to their faith. The Church is not associated with this organization and does not endorse their views. It was not appropriate to allow this event at our church. Regrettably, the organization was not properly vetted. Last week I allowed an event to be held at Cornerstone Church by an outside organization. ![]()
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