Kirk Cameron Rejects the Teachings of Christ

https://www.christianpost.com/news/kirk-cameron-says-christians-shouldnt-tolerate-tyranny.html

It's somewhat astounding when these Dominionist types openly flout and defy the Scriptures as is seen here. It's yet another case of the 'Yeah, but...' response to the Scriptures that seems to typify these circles.

Cameron has long been an advocate of this kind of confusion - so evidenced here by his conflation of the 'Founders' (which he demonstrably does not understand) and the commands and imperatives of Scripture. Guess what? The Founders (and in particular a contemporary Right-wing read of them) win every time.

These discussions go off the rails when the language of toleration is read through Dominionist lens that assumes Christians are to dominate society. Remove the false assumption and the conversation undergoes a huge shift in emphasis. These questions that seem so pressing and existential to them all but evaporate. Toleration becomes moot for those following the pilgrim-exile life of the New Testament Christian. We bear witness as harmless doves, as sheep led to the slaughter. It's not tolerance but neither is it a declaration from a place of power - or would-be position of power.

We don't say "It's your thing, do what you want to do," nor do we put a boot on their neck and say "Do what I say or else."

Rather we proclaim as prophets, as pilgrims - warning, exhorting, acting like Christ even when they spit in our face.

So what Cameron is calling for is for Christians to seize the reins of the state and use that power of the sword to crush these enemies. It is antithetical to New Testament teaching, at best a case of over-realized eschatology, at worst a defiant rejection of Christ's Heavenly Kingdom - exchanging it for a kingdom of worldly glory and power - a clear rejection of Christ's words in John 18.

Cameron is like the Israelites during the time of Samuel, clamouring for a king like the nations, in search of worldly status and glory.

Just War Theory is a farce that has no basis in Scripture. It only makes sense in a post-Constantinian context. In other words it was formulated in a context in which false assumptions were already dominant. It is truly in every way a heresy as it teaches men to sin - and to murder in the name of Christ.

That's what Cameron advocates.

And make no mistake, his rhetoric has nothing to do with Just War Theory. He's talking about a duty to resist tyranny - a concept deeply rooted in the Enlightenment theory of the Founders and their wicked rebellion of 1776.

In light of Trump and Trumpism, as well as the insurrectionist violence associated with the January 6 coup attempt, and the role played by Right-wing militias - Cameron is playing with fire. At best his statement is ignorant and irresponsible which is certainly a possibility given his track record. At worst it's a tacit call for vigilantism, rebellion, and violence.

He should be called to account by his local congregation, but he won't be. This kind of sin is celebrated by the increasingly apostate Evangelical movement.