Amanda Tyler and The BJC

[Owlwatcher]

Anybody have an opinion on her and the Baptist Joint Commission for Religious Freedom? They claim to oppose Christian Nationalism, which seems to be a very broad term. I personally see them as maybe doing more harm than good to religious discussions. Certainly they come across as progressive. Amanda Tyler is the person mentioned as directing it.

[Maxmars]

I want to have and keep a deep respect for anyone who volunteers to encourage and grow spiritual awareness... almost universally.

But I hate the tools and postures of the zealot... the activist... the believers in the "divine lie."

I will lie, and that's OK, to promote the truth and harm my enemies....

I pray she is not one... I doubt that prayer will be  well met.

Fret not though, for each activist their is a counter-activists...
that's part of what makes it so damned profitable as a profession.

[chr0naut]

Anybody have an opinion on her and the Baptist Joint Commission for Religious Freedom? They claim to oppose Christian Nationalism, which seems to be a very broad term. I personally see them as maybe doing more harm than good to religious discussions. Certainly they come across as progressive. Amanda Tyler is the person mentioned as directing it.

The concatenation of the words 'Christian' and 'nationalism' is as much a contradiction in terms as 'millitary intelligence'.

[DBCowboy]

Anybody have an opinion on her and the Baptist Joint Commission for Religious Freedom? They claim to oppose Christian Nationalism, which seems to be a very broad term. I personally see them as maybe doing more harm than good to religious discussions. Certainly they come across as progressive. Amanda Tyler is the person mentioned as directing it.

I have faith that there is a God, I don't like organized religion as a rule though.

[Owlwatcher]

I have my gut opinions. I am all for separation of church and state, but that also means i don't want politics being dragged into religion. And while the separation of church and state may be the stated goal of the BJC, they use political influence as their primary tool being based in Washington DC. And are quick to endorse liberal ideals and to oppose conservative ones. Now as to Christian Nationalism. Is a resurgence of conservative Christian values into mainstream religious ideology necessarily bad if it leads to strengthening the Christian religion?  Charlie Kirk was called on sharing some of those beliefs, yet he sought to talk  with any who opposed them and defended his own views and invited others to defend theirs in an open dialogue.
   I saw the BJC defended Islam against " Islamophobia" but aren't they being phobic against Christian nationalists?
I think this group isn't the defender of freedom it claims to be, rather a progressive activist group using the guise of religious freedom. More like religious policing.