Rev. David Hart: The spectacle is over. It’s time to return to the sanctuary

I really appreciate being a litigator. Jury trials in a courtroom do a lot to reveal the human condition. Sometimes I have seen the best of humanity. Other times, I have seen the absolute worst. For instance, when a witness takes the stand and systematically contradicts every sworn statement they have ever made, you do not need a law degree to know their credibility is shattered. You simply watch the jury turn away. We are witnessing this very credibility-shattering moment in the Christian world. For years, those of us standing in the prophetic tradition of the Black church, alongside progressive faith leaders across Madison and the nation, have watched a slow, tragic unraveling inside white evangelicalism. We watched as the radical, liberating Gospel of Jesus Christ was traded away for a seat at the table of political power. We watched as the cross was draped in partisan flags and the sacred call to love our neighbors was replaced by a relentless obsession with culture-war dominance.

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