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Brian Kaylor
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Baptist minister with PhD in political communication. New book: 'Baptizing America.' President & Editor-in-Chief - @WordAndWay.bsky.social [email protected] http://publicwitness.wordandway.org
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Some Christians today argue that empathy is wrong, even calling it a sin and unbiblical.

For @boozybiblescholar.bsky.social, an associate professor of New Testament and Greek at the McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University, this idea is absurd.
Reading the Bible in Ways That Challenge White Supremacy and Patriarchy
Some Christians today argue that empathy is wrong, even calling it a sin and unbiblical.
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Word&Way @wordandway.bsky.social · 8h
“The Bible According to Christian Nationalists” is officially out now!

This book unpacks the techniques behind the misuse of biblical texts like numerology, selective key words, and rewriting scripture, showing how these misinterpretations distort the teachings of Jesus.
The Bible According to Christian Nationalists: Exploiting Scripture for Political Power
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Word&Way @wordandway.bsky.social · 22h
As the news demonstrates pretty much every day, Christian Nationalism is a threat to democracy and the Christian witness.

Those of us seeking to follow the teachings and example of Jesus should not stand quietly by and allow Christian Nationalists to profane our sacred texts.
Out in the World
On Friday, a group of Anglican men declared they would gather “for such a time as this” to oppose the selection of Sarah Mullally as the first female head of the Anglican Communion.
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Brian Kaylor @briankaylor.bsky.social · 1d
Department of Homeland Security recruiting people to join ICE & help "protect our sacred land." You don't get to claim you're protecting sacred land & show a church when you're arresting pastors & took away protection churches have from immigration raids!
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Word&Way @wordandway.bsky.social · 1d
The latest review from @drbobcornwall.bsky.social covers the new book “The Bible According to Christian Nationalists: Exploiting Scripture for Political Power” by our own @briankaylor.bsky.social.

“[Brian] suggests that knowing the Bible can aid in resistance to Christian Nationalism.”
Review: The Bible According to Christian Nationalists - Word&Way
In this new book, Brian Kaylor exposes the ways Christian Nationalism distorts scripture through seven different problematic approaches to interpreting and applying the biblical text.
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Brian Kaylor @briankaylor.bsky.social · 1d
Over on X, Fox News highlights how Johnson read the Bible during press conference full of inaccurate claims & partisan attacks. It's almost like he's trying to advertise my new book that releases today:
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Brian Kaylor @briankaylor.bsky.social · 1d
After my report last week about a person chosen to serve as a public school chaplain in Florida (publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/pastor-pus...), @ffrf.org urges Hernando County to remove #ChristianNationalist chaplain:
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FFRF urges Hernando County (Fla.) to remove Christian nationalist chaplain
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling on the Hernando County School Board (Fla.) to end its newly created chaplain program and rescind the appointment of Rev. John “Jack” Martin as the state...
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Brian Kaylor @briankaylor.bsky.social · 1d
With my new book releasing today, it's a great day to go to @bookshop.org & buy it while supporting indie bookstores: bookshop.org/a/110819/978...
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d
Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
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Word&Way @wordandway.bsky.social · 1d
With the weaponization of Scripture regularly making headline news, “The Bible According to Christian Nationalists” officially releases today to point to better ways of reading and applying sacred texts.
Out in the World
On Friday, a group of Anglican men declared they would gather “for such a time as this” to oppose the selection of Sarah Mullally as the first female head of the Anglican Communion.
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Brian Kaylor @briankaylor.bsky.social · 1d
'The Bible According to Christian Nationalists' is officially out today. Order your copy & help spread the word:
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Out in the World
On Friday, a group of Anglican men declared they would gather “for such a time as this” to oppose the selection of Sarah Mullally as the first female head of the Anglican Communion.
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Brian Kaylor @briankaylor.bsky.social · 1d
Thanks for taking the time to read & write about it!
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Bob Cornwall @drbobcornwall.bsky.social · 1d
Review- The Bible According to Christian Nationalists: Exploiting Scripture for Political Power by @briankaylor.bsky.social (@chalicepress.bsky.social). Addresses distortions of bible in pursuit of political power by #ChristianNationalists.
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The Bible According to Christian Nationalists: Exploiting Scripture for Political Power. (Brian Kaylor) -- A Review
A blog about Christianity, theology, religion and public life.
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Word&Way @wordandway.bsky.social · 1d
It’s book release day!

Get your copy of “The Bible According to Christian Nationalists: Exploiting Scripture for Political Power” now:
The Bible According to Christian Nationalists: Exploiting Scripture for Political Power
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Will (Faithful Politics) @faithfulpolitics.bsky.social · 1d
What happens when politics and Scripture mix?
@briankaylor.bsky.social of @wordandway.bsky.social joins Faithful Politics to explore how the Bible is used in public life—and how to keep faith from being reduced to a political brand.
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Brian Kaylor @briankaylor.bsky.social · 2d
It's "Banned Books Week." Also, my new book releases tomorrow. Is that an omen? 🤔
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Word&Way @wordandway.bsky.social · 2d
It’s officially book release week!

Order your copy of “The Bible According to Christian Nationalists: Exploiting Scripture for Political Power” now from your preferred bookseller.
Review & Giveaway: The Bible According to Christian Nationalists
The Department of Homeland Security posted a promotional video quoting Proverbs that implies undocumented immigrants are wicked and the law enforcement agents pursuing them are righteous.
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Brian Kaylor @briankaylor.bsky.social · 2d
As we watch Department of Homeland Security (& Department of War) co-opt Bible verses, we need to push back against such weaponization of Scripture. My new book drops tomorrow to help do that: The Bible According to Christian Nationalists bookshop.org/a/110819/978...
The Bible According to Christian Nationalists: Exploiting Scripture for Political Power
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Brian Kaylor @briankaylor.bsky.social · 2d
DHS kidnaps verse from Psalm 28 while suggesting God blesses their work. They should try reading the whole chapter instead of taking it out of context: youtube.com/shorts/o2h6r...
Sadly, not 1st time DHS has misused Bible lately: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/the-bible-...
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Brian Kaylor @briankaylor.bsky.social · 2d
DHS kidnaps verse from Psalm 28 while suggesting God blesses their work. They should try reading the whole chapter instead of taking it out of context: youtube.com/shorts/o2h6r...
Sadly, not 1st time DHS has misused Bible lately: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/the-bible-...
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Brian Kaylor @briankaylor.bsky.social · 4d
So a Christian Nationalist politician in Alaska complains that people labeled Kirk a Christian Nationalist. To be clear, he was. He shows up several times in my new book (written before his death but coming out Tuesday), 'The Bible According to Christian Nationalists': bookshop.org/a/110819/978...
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 4d
For example the GOP lawmaker, a Christian nationalist, said it was "prejudicial" to label Kirk a Christian nationalist. But it is a factual statement. He was labeled Christian nationalist by mainstream media! Christian nationalists embrace him! He espoused their views!
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"From the opening paragraphs, reporter Chloe Pleznac branded Charlie Kirk with prejudicial labels such as 'far-right' and 'Christian-Nationalist icon,' while smearing his views as 'racist,' 'controversial,' and 'conspiracy theories," Vance wrote on a letter printed on official legislative stationery and posted to her official Facebook account. "These are not facts, they are editorial judgments and political talking points. If the intent was to write an opinion piece, it should have been clearly marked as such." While Vance takes issue with the label "Christian nationalist" as prejudicial, it's important to note that Vance is quite literally a charter member of the National Association of Christian Lawmakers, a group whose focus is on injecting their brand of hard-right Christianity into government and American life. She also hired a fellow NACL charter member behind one of the strictest abortion bans in the country to work in her legislative office despite having no connection to Alaska. headline describing Kirk as a Christian nationalist Christian nationalist describing Kirk as a Christian nationalist
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Brian Kaylor @briankaylor.bsky.social · 5d
Maricopa Co. Board of Supervisors meeting this week opened with invocation by John Yep of Christian Nationalist group Catholics for Catholics. Yep invoked Kirk & said Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel. Michael is patron saint of far-right Catholics: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/trump-invo...
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Word&Way @wordandway.bsky.social · 5d
Here’s the weekly roundup from A Public Witness.

You will find a report on the first public school chaplain in Florida, a conversation with historian Randall Balmer, a look at a problematic argument that uses biblical maps to decide who should control the Middle East today, and much more!
Weekly Roundup: Oct. 3
Here’s the weekly roundup from A Public Witness. In addition to a report on the first public school chaplain in Florida and an excerpt from a conversation with historian Randall Balmer that are free f...
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Word&Way @wordandway.bsky.social · 5d
Sadly, one of the biggest obstacles to a lasting and just peace in the Middle East is the way the Bible is misused by some preachers and politicians.
The Danger of Doing Theology by Cartography
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Word&Way @wordandway.bsky.social · 6d
How do we make sense of the relationship between religion and politics in this confusing moment?

“The Bible According to Christian Nationalists: Exploiting Scripture for Political Power” — out next week — is the codebook that deciphers it all.
Review & Giveaway: The Bible According to Christian Nationalists
The Department of Homeland Security posted a promotional video quoting Proverbs that implies undocumented immigrants are wicked and the law enforcement agents pursuing them are righteous.
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Word&Way @wordandway.bsky.social · 6d
Today’s issue of A Public Witness flips to the maps section of the Bible to see who should really control the “biblical heartland.”
The Danger of Doing Theology by Cartography
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