SBC Pastor Drags Charlie Kirk During His Sermon, Suggesting He Was ‘Carnal,’ Unempathetic, and Racist

James T. Roberson III is the senior pastor of Bridge Church NYC, which is a congregation part of the Southern Baptist Convention. Roberson is tight with the North American Mission’s Board, given that the Send Network helped plant his church, and he is speaking at a Send Network event this October. During his recent sermon, he denounced the assassination of Charlie Kirk, but still managed to spend roughly half his statement (and even the following prayer) dragging the man’s name through the mud. This morning before we pray, I want to lean into some of the political tension in our...