Thousands of Christians Condemn Rep. Greene, Mike Flynn as 'False Prophets'

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Thousands of people have signed an online petition circulated by a Christian organization condemning Republicans including Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, and former Trump national security adviser, Michael Flynn, as "false prophets."

In a description of its petition, the organization, Faithful America, blasts leaders of the "Christian nationalist movement," who "come to us in sheep's clothing by claiming to speak for Jesus, but ultimately prove themselves to be ravenous wolves who manipulate the language of religion and care only for themselves, devouring the rights of non-Christians, women, migrant families, voters, and the LGBTQ community."

In addition to Greene and Flynn, the organization labels Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Republican Ohio U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Vance, Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano, and Representative Lauren Boebert, a Colorado Republican, as "false prophets," according to the organization's website.

The petition, which has a goal of 15,000 signatures, currently has close to 14,000 signatures as of Saturday morning.

"Whether they speak from the halls of power or the front of a sanctuary, each individual on this list has a track record of misusing and appropriating Christianity for their own political gain at the expense of everyone else. Our goal is to expose Christian nationalism's distortion of our faith and to hold unjust rulers and corrupt religious leaders accountable - just as Jesus and the Hebrew prophets did," Reverend Kate Froehlich said in a statement in a press release.

Newsweek has reached out to Greene and Flynn for comment.

This isn't the first time Faithful America has criticized Republicans. In a petition the organization circulated in July, which garnered more than 10,000 online signatures, the organization blasted Greene after she said that Christian nationalism is "a good thing."

Speaking during the conservative Turning Point USA Student Action Summit in Florida in July, the GOP lawmaker said: "There's nothing wrong with leading with your faith....If we do not live our lives and vote like we are nationalists—caring about our country, and putting our country first and wanting that to be the focus of our federal government—if we do not lead that way, then we will not be able to fix it."

"Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) just essentially declared that America has no place for Jews, Muslims, or the LGBTQ community when she explicitly stated 'we should be Christian nationalists,'" the introduction to the petition stated at the time.

Faithful America describes itself as the largest online community of Christians dedicated to social justice.

"Our members -- Catholic, Protestant, and more -- are sick of sitting by quietly while Jesus' message of good news is hijacked by the religious right to serve a hateful political agenda," the organization states on its website.

Meanwhile, Representative Adam Kinzinger, an Illinois Republican, criticized an evangelical Christian group in July that he said is led by "false prophets." At the time, the GOP lawmaker retweeted a post of a viral video clip from a FlashPoint Live Church event on July 1 at the Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia, and wrote: "To my fellow Christians: these are the false prophets you were warned about."

The speakers at the event included preacher Gene Bailey, evangelical leader Lance Wallnau, preacher Mario Murillo and pastor Hank Kunneman.

TritiumH30 on November 5th, 2022 at 17:06 UTC »

About time. This is needs to happen at 100000X the current scale though.

This needs to be put down—stat.

wave_PhD on November 5th, 2022 at 16:14 UTC »

"Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you.'"

Gullible_Peach on November 5th, 2022 at 16:14 UTC »

The hard right has no interest in religion except to manipulate it." - Billy Graham