A few years ago President Donald Trump called most of our mainstream news outlets “the enemy of the people.” This was of course met with outrage by those on CNN, MSNBC, and several major newspapers. They immediately complained that his words meant nothing less than a challenge against the 1st Amendment itself. But was this the case? Or were his words, while harsh, simply the truth stated plainly?
For the church in America today, plainly calling out others for the injustices we see them committing or condoning often seems harsh. But is this perception merely the fruit of a skewed understanding of how a follower of Christ is supposed behave?