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November 11, 2024

Answer to NAR Shane Idleman's Open Letter Asking to Sing Kumbaya

By Anthony Wade

Dominionist Shane Idleman pens an open letter to continue to scatter people away from Christ and gaslight his sheep...

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Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. - Matthew 12:30 (ESV)

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Shane Idleman used to be considered a good bible preacher. Then COVID hit and he found himself enamored with the shift in the apostate church to fully embrace the elements of NAR dominionism. He reveled in it. He pitched his tent there and has become more rabid as the years have worn on. His entire brand now is this pro-Trump, faux-Christian, fake preacher model. For example, he had posted on Election Day a quote from Democratic Senator Jamie Raskin saying he would make sure that Trump never sets foot in the Oval Office. The problem? Jamie Raskin of course, never said this. It was a fake meme citing a fake quote for the sole purpose of trying swing some votes on Election Day. It took literally 30 seconds to debunk, so, I responded in the thread that he was bearing false witness and a sliver of credit to him for taking down the post. There was no apology however, so who knows how many of his 31,000 followers were fed the lie and never even noticed that he removed it or why. So, Shane is obviously giddy that his idol won the election. Now, he is on a bent to rewrite history and try and appeal to unity, after being such a divisive force in the church and politics. The above link is to a new "open letter" he claims is meant to woo the left into some kind of Kumbaya moment but it is wrapped in the same disinformation and arrogance he always traffics in. Let us reason together beloved responding not from the left, but from the truth, not allowing the gaslighting and lies to continue.

"The Trump victory was a severe blow to many who claim that "Trump is a threat to democracy and freedom!" For example, Elizabeth Warren posted: "To everyone afraid of what happens next, I share your fears." Yahoo News even reported that Canadian police are bracing for a worst-case scenario as asylum-seekers flee a Trump presidency, and Universities recently came under fire for canceling classes and providing safe spaces to students upset by Trump's win. According to Governor Gavin Newsom, California is ready to fight. He posted: "I just called an emergency special session to " protect our state against any unlawful actions by the incoming Trump Administration." Scrolling through social media feeds, I find myself perplexed: What are all these people scared of? How is Trump a threat to democracy? Didn't Biden weaponize just about every department against Trump? What about controlling information from Facebook, X, Google, and most of the mainstream media outlets? Isn't censoring or silencing free speech a HUGE threat to democracy?" - Shane Idleman

I want you to understand Shane. Just because you have an opinion, cultivated by a right-wing media bubble, does not make it truthful. Joe Biden weaponized nothing. In fact, the way the government is set up now, he couldn't weaponize things like the DOJ, unlike Trump wants to do in his second term by making DOJ directly answerable to him alone. You think that's cool though because you think Trump is on your side. He is near 80 years old however and there is a never a guarantee the next guy will be on your side. The toothpaste is much harder to put back in the tube. So, this absurd talking point about weaponization revolves around the various crimes that Mr. Trump committed. That's right Shane, these are CRIMES. I know it is inconvenient to talk about but the guy you champion as God's choice is a convicted rapist. How exactly do you square that circle? Don't tell me - you use the "God can use anyone" deception. You see Shane, just because God can and does use everyone for His plans and His glory that does not mean He chose Trump. That same silly argument can be used for the other side as well. So, you have a convicted rapist who was also convicted of 34 other felonies by a jury of his peers. You remember our justice system, right Shane? So, how is this "weaponizing" anything? Oh, that's right, it isn't. It is just that as a Christian pastor, you think the man you idolize should not be held to the same standard of justice as the rest of us. Maybe you think that he should not have been charged with stealing national security secrets even though the government begged him to return the documents that he had strewn across his bathroom at Mar-a-Lago. Maybe you think this way because a judge that was in his pocket dismissed the case but you do realize we have sent people to jail for decades for stealing far less secret documents? You know that Shane, right? I assume you dismiss this by making inane comparisons to Biden also having documents. The difference is that when they were discovered, he returned them. It is completely reasonable the presidents, who are not the ones packing their boxes, could take with them things they should not. The issue is not returning them when asked and then obstructing justice to not return them. Maybe you think that Biden somehow influenced a state prosecutor in Georgia to file RICO charges, which is another absurdity. As if trying to get state officials to cheat the American people out of an election, is ok if it is your guy that benefits from the cheating. Real American. Real Christian.

Do you even realize how much damage you do for the cause of Christ Shane? Do you understand the key verse today that clearly teaches that we are either gathering people to Christ or scattering them away. Which do you fancy yourself involved in Shane? When you lie to people for politics, support someone who says he does not need to ask God for forgiveness for anything and then pretend that he is God's chosen, which side of the scattering gathering equation do you think you are on? Do you not realize that the world sees your dripping hypocrisy? There was no "controlling information" Shane and I have to think somewhere you know this. The only person who threatens free speech is your boy, who has threatened to take licenses away from broadcasting sources that are critical of him and jail journalists. Never forget by the way, that Trump secured two billion dollars for his son in law from the Saudis by looking the other way when the Crown Prince had an American journalist dismembered. Ahh freedom. Controlling information? Are you serious? Trump's new bestie, Elon Musk bought Twitter for the sole purpose of turning it into sanctioned propaganda. When Musk took over suddenly, I was following him without requesting such. His posts were always first in my feed and they were always Trump, Trump, Trump. When I unfollowed him, I suddenly was following Trump himself when Musk reinstated him. Trump's posts were always first in my feed. After unfollowing Trump, I just started getting all sorts of right-wing accounts forced in my thread. Do you think that is honest Shane? Or vaguely American? So, spare us your pearl clutching because for twelve hours the inane stories about Hunter Biden's laptop were suppressed. That dog don't hunt.

"The real enemy is fake fear and targeted division fueled by those who hate America. We must STOP taking the bait. Their agenda is to divide and destroy: Divide America with fear and destroy it from within. This divisive agenda was recently illustrated when a FEMA official directed hurricane relief workers to avoid homes with Trump signs. Like Joe Rogan, Elon Musk, Tulsi Gabbard, and Robert Kennedy, the Left also needs to realize that America genuinely is much safer and more secure and that freedom can truly ring under a "United" States of America. Why was the world shocked when Trump won? It's simple: The various polls are fraught with error and many of them are entirely fraudulent, misleading people into thinking it was a close race." - Shane Idleman

Let me explain to you how polling works as a business Shane, because you never know when to stay in your lane. If polls are drastically wrong, it only serves to hurt their business model because it is based on trust. Even the right-wing polling sources did not see this red wave coming. I will assume it is because people again did not want to admit they were voting for the convicted rapist. Now, the polling industry needs to figure out how they were so off but to claim they purposefully misled people has to be one of the stupidest things you have said and that is saying a lot, Shane. They would not tank their own industry and had no vested interest in the winner. The most respected, conservative pollster in Iowa even had Trump down! Polling aside, let's have a serious chat about how you reflexively demonize people who simply disagree with you. I may think you are horribly misguided and prone to disinformation but I do not think you "hate America." The absolutely laughable accusation you make is that your perceived political enemies, and by the way you are supposed to be a Christian pastor, are somehow the ones trying to divide the country. The guy you idolize is the one who referred to Democrats as the enemy within, scum, and vermin. You know, unifying rhetoric. Your source of idolatry has made his entire political brand about division! Stop thinking you can gaslight your readers and your church! The strategy of finding one lunatic, like the random FEMA employee, and then extrapolating to everyone you don't like is quite transparent. The employee in question was immediately fired, as they should have been. Trying to ascribe this to a swath of people, simply because you do not like them, is pathetic.

"Additionally, many voters didn't say they were voting for Trump because they didn't want their car keyed, their house targeted, or their kids assaulted. This sounds more like Venezuela than America. During Trump's term, we may experience everything from cyber attacks and terrorism to natural disasters and severe power outages, but America must be united. We are all Americans who want what's best for our kids and grandkids. Most Americans are loving, compassionate people who don't represent the fringe element of their party. There is nothing to fear; we are not the enemy. Much of what happened on January 6, 2021, was also highly exaggerated to spark fear." - Shane Idleman

There is a tactic that Trump and his cult have employed constantly and that is to take things that apply to them and pretend it somehow is the problem of their opponents. The vast majority of violence politically is always from the right. I think people did not say they were Trump voters because they knew deep down they shouldn't vote for him. That aside, the unmitigated gall it takes for you to say now is the time for unity is so insulting after months and years of abusing those that disagreed with you. What you are Shane is a sore winner. You are spiking the ball. While I get this from a carnal political perspective you cosplay as a pastor. Do you even see your own seeping hypocrisy, Shane? In the previous paragraph you declared that the people on the other side of your politics hate America! Now, you are saying we all just want the best for our kids and grandkids? You can't have it both ways Shane. Your hypocrisy is showing. I want you to really understand how evil your position is Shane and do not lose sight that you will be held to account for your careless words, as we all will. January 6th, which led to the deaths of nearly ten police officers, was not "exaggerated." It was the most blatant attempt to overthrow the will of the people this country has ever seen. People attacked cops with flags and bear mace. They defecated in the well of the Senate. Oh, and they stopped to pray to Jesus thanking Him for their success that day. That is your legacy Shane and make no mistake - you will be answering for it.

"The vast majority of those voting for Trump are not inept, uneducated, or out of touch by wanting America to succeed. We simply cannot support the outright lunacy we are witnessing today, such as men competing in women's sports, transitional surgery for minors, placing tampons in men's bathrooms, and the unrestrained killing of the innocent. The Twilight Zone was canceled decades ago, but sadly, it feels like we're reliving it. Gavin Newsom said that we need to "protect our state" from the Trump Administration. What exactly needs protecting? Newsom adds, "Whether it be our fundamental civil rights, reproductive freedom, or climate action " we refuse to turn back the clock and allow our values and laws to be attacked." When it comes to "rights," why do we gloss over the rights of the innocent unborn child? The political Right is not a threat to civil rights; we support them, but sin is not a "right." Whether it's gay marriage or killing the unborn, legal is not always lawful. No matter how many laws are passed in favor of gay marriage, transgenderism, or abortion, it will not change God's mind. The Bible says, "Love does not rejoice in iniquity but rejoices in the truth" (1 Cor. 13:6)." - Shane Idleman

Men competing in women's sports occurs in less than one percent of the population Shane and you are lecturing people about trying to scare people? No one is saying that those who voted for Trump were inept or uneducated. Stop playing the victim card. I know you like that card because the NAR ingrains that into your being but it is simply untrue. It is very interesting here that you mock climate change, considering your own state is a constant victim of climate change. Keep drilling Shane. Keep raping God's creation. Keep ignoring science Shane. To not realize that the climate is drastically changing is to stick your head in the sand. Every year the catastrophic events grow is size and scale. You dare to claim to want to defend civil rights? Are you serious? The guy you openly advocate for pretended that the Vice President "decided to be black." He referred to the jobs picking crops, that only migrants fill today, as "black jobs." It's ok Shane, just own the racism you support. As for abortion, the true idol here, the rates of abortion have INCREASED since Roe was overturned Shane but facts do not matter to you. All of your efforts have led to MORE abortions. Meanwhile, four women DIED in the past month from bleeding out after being refused medical care even though they had already miscarried! Did their lives matter to God you hypocrite! Only in the deceitful black heart of Shane Idleman can someone say with a straight face that voting for Doanld Trump should be justified by a verse that cites "rejoicing in the truth." Donald Trump is the walking embodiment of a lie. He told over 30,0000 lies during his first term. He just recently lied about the Haitians eating pets, destroying the lives of our Haitian bothers and sisters Shane. Did they matter to God? Please.

"The Left also fueled a great deal of fear over Project 2025, which simply provides a plan to downsize the federal government, including the tax system, welfare, climate change, and immigration. It's not the great monster they make it out to be. We must stop replacing the truth with propaganda, and wisdom with worry. And I haven't even mentioned our nation's severely declining physical health." - Shane Idleman

Yes. Do you know what drove that fear, Shane? They read Project 2025. You can pretend that firing all federal employees and replacing them with sycophants that take a loyalty pledge to the dear leader is somehow "American" now but we do not have to agree. The "plan" for immigration is to dehumanize people and take people who are in the pews of your church and send them back a country they have not been in for years and in some cases decades. Cause you know, who would Jesus deport? Once again, the hubris of Shane is staggering when he suggests that we must stop replacing the truth with propaganda. That is all Trump does! Stop the gaslighting Shane! What do you think the entire Haitian pets story was? It is sad enough that politicians engage in such lies and deception but for someone pretending to be a pastor helps? As mentioned, it absolutely eviscerates the church's witness for Jesus Christ. Mercifully, this propaganda piece concludes:

"We should be pleased that this administration is going to take a hard look at everything from the FDA to Big Pharma. As the first female Chief of Staff in American history is appointed, as Russia and China seek to avert a global crisis and as Trump takes a stand against the mutilation of children and countless other things, it appears that America is already on the mend. Stop believing the lies of those who want to destroy us from within. We are not your enemy. Those who disagree with the Left's extreme positions don't want to end democracy: We want to put the power back in the hands of God-fearing people who want to build America up instead of tearing it down." - Shane Idleman

I want you to really get how little you understand what you are speaking about Shane. The first female Chief of Staff that you are bragging about, in the same breath as claiming Trump will take a hard look at Big Pharma, is Susie Wiles. What did Susie Wiles do for a living? She was a lobbyist for Pfizer, which is as big as Big Pharma gets. These are not lies Shane but your spin sure is. You realize that we can see right through you, right Shane? People who disagree with you politically do not want to tear it down, hate America or any of your other vicious attacks. They just disagree with you. They believe that the church should not be in bed with the government. They believe that creating fear and loathing of immigrants and threatening their existence is not exactly Christlike. They believe that hirelings pretending to be pastors should not make a living actively scattering people away from Jesus. So, the answer to your open letter Shane? Yeah, that is going to have to be a hard no. The bible says light should have no fellowship with darkness, so I am afraid we cannot sing Kumbaya with your dark self. As I have written recently, the devil showed you all the glory of this world and said it could be all yours if you just bowed down. So, you prostrated yourself and started dancing with the devil. The problem Shane is when you dance with the devil, he always leads. You used to know that. So, enjoy your victory lap because there is a price to be paid for it. Pretty soon Shane, your fifteen minutes will be up.

Reverend Anthony Wade - November 11, 2024



Authors Bio:
Credentialed Minister of the Gospel for the Assemblies of God. Owner and founder of 828 ministries. Vice President for Goodwill Industries. Always remember that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.

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