Tucker is gone!
   Long live democracy!
   And kindness.
   And decency.
   And above all—truth.
   What’s this got to do with the Gospel?
   The Gospel is all about kindness and decency and truth.
   Tucker has preached “replacement theory” in over 400 of his shows—the idea that there is a plan to replace our “heritage” population of white people with foreign folk.
   Fear sells–especially to older people who are afraid of human diversity.
   I grew up in Kemp, Texas. We had two Jews and a few Hispanics. There were black people, but great effort was made to keep them “in their place.”
   Separate.
   That was the world of the 1950s and it is still the world Tucker longs for.
   I’m tired of it.
   I’m tired of racism.
   I’m tired of homophobia.
   I’m tired of Christians thinking they can be mean to the neighbor and claim to live for Jesus Christ.
   And I’m ashamed.
   I am deeply ashamed of every Methodist who left the UMC, thinking they are doing something for God by rejecting that teenager who is gay or trans.
   And I’m saddened.
   Very saddened by all of you good folk out there who know better, yet you are doing nothing to take a stand.
   You are leaving the church to the misguided and the ignorant.
   Do something.
   Find a church where the truth is proclaimed—and get involved in it. Stand for Christ and against evil.

(I look forward to that Meet ‘N’ talk on May 7—10:00 a.m. Drop me an e-mail if you are coming.)