Photo by Daniel Lincoln on Unsplash (that’s LA, my city, purdy, huh? My guess is that is taken in the Baldwin Hills looking toward downtown, if you don’t know what they are, you are probably a White Angeleno)

Are You a Conservative Christian? Have Fun Worrying About The End Of The World Instead Of Living Your Life Today

Conservative Christians confuse the pain and suffering of minding their own business with the Apocalypse

I receive all kinds of newsletters because of my work; one of them is the Gab newsletter, written by conservative social media network founder, Andrew Torba. From pre- to post-COVID, Torba’s newsletters have gone from boosting Trump and encouraging traditional patriotism to an increasingly gloomy, and now completely apocalyptic, survivalist, Rapture is Coming Any Day vision of today and death for the future. It’s all survivalist all the time. And … well …

I’m a Christian myself, so I have some ability to empathize with Andrew and the others who are part of his movement. I’m not saying “sympathize” or “agree,” by the way. Use your dictionary.

I can also easily see that there is some serious disconnection with reality going on. It’s the same disconnection that has drawn followers to apocalyptic beliefs and actions throughout history. Who knew that the famous Renaissance painter Botticelli painted “end times” after hearing this from Savonarola: a man who wanted to burn Botticelli’s more famous secular, sexual, and beautiful paintings…