America under siege: an open letter to global south Anglicans
by David Virtue, VirtueOnline:
Dear Anglican Brothers and Sisters in Christ of the Global South,
I am writing to you as an evangelical Anglican from the United States, watching, as many of you are, the horrific, lawless events unfolding in the US. It has been a tragic and historic day.
To date, one person has died inside the U.S. Capitol building, a citadel of freedom. The National Guard from three states were called and violence has now been contained. On the world stage, what it says about our democracy is nothing short of appalling, like unto Benghazi and Belarus.
What is taking place is nothing short of violent insurrection and sedition, even treasonous, but not entirely unexpected. Those of us with eyes to see, saw this coming years ago when Donald Trump first took office with his language and rhetoric, inciting social unrest with his lies, taunts and tweets. Today it all came to a head.
But the problem in America is not just political, it is profoundly spiritual and theological…
…Tonight, my parish prayed The Great Litany, and I invite you, my brothers and sisters in the Anglican communion around the world, to pray for the United States. We are living in a dangerous moment. The testimony and witness of the Protestant Christian (read evangelical) Church in America is compromised in this hour. Pray, that as a nation we get beyond partisan politics, repent, humble ourselves and once again worship the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who stands above politics.
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