My Final Rejoinder to the Anon-Army and an Irenic Reply to AD Robles

Some asserted that I am a Fed with a clerical collar (A+ for creativity) and want to submit a list to the DoD.

If you haven’t followed this entire debacle, you can see my previous post laying out the Twitter brouhaha. AD Robles, an all-around nice guy, has responded to it in a video here:

One of the things revealed in the anonymous brouhaha is a growing lack of ecclesiastical trust. I addressed this almost daily from 2020-2023. In fact, I have over 100 articles addressing the church's response to COVID and the cowardice that accompanied it.

My essay in the book, "Failed Church," tackled this failure at a more institutional level. @ADRoblesMedia brought this up in his response to me on his YouTube page, which you should check out. Some churches have drunk so deeply of the woke vodka that they are drunk in it and drunk people excommunicate others who are not as drunk as they are. My encouragement is to consider the times, and you may need to be under more trustworthy ministers who have not bowed their knees to Eric Mason.

When I laid out my principle (call it the "Billy Graham rule" of Twitter warfare), which called out for a certain level of revelation privately, some in the anon-army immediately began accusing me of threats; others thought, "Hey, no biggie. Busy guy=rules of engagement."

The assertion was that when someone said something naughty about the Joozzz, I would then direct my attention to the precise phone number of their clergy and spill the beans on the secret society being established at midnight in the basement of their buildings. Some asserted that I am a Fed with a clerical collar (A+ for creativity) and want to submit a list to the DoD. Concerning the latter, I have not yet reached a peek of Christian Nationalism to support such a merger between church and state. I am more of a "get the hell out of my church" kind of guy.

Furthermore, and I mean this only slightly disrespectfully, you are not that important to compel me to take time out of my day and waste it with a "dear pastor, your parishioner is a nazi" letter. And concerning the Jews, I am pretty fond of their productivity and affirm their right to exist. Still, I also believe America should stay out of most Middle East politics and keep our money as close to home as possible. No country is above criticism. But I fear that the implication of a worldwide Jewish conspiracy against Christianity is a little dated. Back in 1903, the Russian tsar published "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion," an early form of fake news propaganda arguing that the Jews wanted to take over the globe with their massive 10.6 million population, which at the time was 0.6 of the world population. So, this accusation today is kind of a "Yoram come lately" kind of thing. Give or take 100 years. Interestingly, some of the Jews I work with in D.C. and through #natcon are pretty committed to a Protestant America. But enough of Jew praise for now!

Where were we? Yes, the anon thing.

My argument is not that anons shouldn't exist, but that my rule is that there should be fewer, which AD Nobles concurred. And the more significant argument that I laid out in the post yesterday is that communication is always anthropological. You can't act as if we can exchange ideas with our humanity absent. This is actually quite gnostic, as the kids say. You are not just the sum of your words; you are the sum of your history and make-up. So, when I ask for your basic information, I am calling you to have some skin in the game and make your case as a human, not a disembodied pugilist. About 10 of you did reach out, and we had some great conversations. Those of you who cursed me and my offspring, you are not kosher. Repent.

Finally, the argument has been brought up a few times that our founders used anonymous accounts to write the federalist papers. Of course, many already knew who Mr. Anon was. Publius was a pretty dope name, hearkening back to Greek power. But the other element is that Hamilton's scandalous history created a greater need to conceal his identity for a season. This argument is compelling if we lived in 1787, and letters written anonymously took 7-14 days to arrive at specific locations before a response could be written. Twitter is rapid-fire stupidity in real-time (thanks, Shane, for this observation). There is also an argument for anonymity in places where death threats are constant and where strategies are required for safety. Still, not all anons are created equal, and I think through this discussion, I have created an army of anon-friends of my own. May your tribe increase.

I understand that institutional distrust is at an all-time high today and that the church has betrayed many. But I think the basic rules of human engagement are just that: basic. You should accept that some people have rules and some don't give a damn about them. I am a rule-kind guy. It has helped me keep my sanity.