I Pray Conservative Christians Will Get Tired of Being Terrible

The Beautiful Mess by John Pavlovitz Podcast · May 4, 2025 · 4m

I came across a social media post this morning from a former church friend.

He was (as usual) carrying on about the LGBTQ community, arguing with folks while sharing Scripture excerpts in an attempt to bolster his position. His lengthy responses feigned some objective position and detached righteousness, but they reeked of prejudice and privilege.

Worse, they marked yet another day where his religion was being wielded as a weapon against complete strangers who'd simply awakened on the planet and were going about their lives. By doing nothing other than simply existing, they once again found…