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David Bercot calls today’s “Black Regiment” not only ministers but also Christian authors and textbook publishers; what motives does he imply are driving them when they “glorify” colonial pastors and “tickle the ears” of modern readers, and where have you seen similar pressures to make Christianity serve a political storyline?

Another way to ask: When Bercot says today’s “Black Regiment” includes pastors, authors, and publishers, what does he think is motivating them to praise colonial pastors and tell readers what they want to hear? Where have you seen pressure for Christianity to fit a political story?

Direct Answer Based on David Bercot’s teaching, he implies these modern voices are driven by a desire to make the American Revolution look like a “holy cause,” even if that requires flattering an audience, twisting Scripture, and slanting history to justify disobedience to Christ.

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He says today’s “Black Regiment” includes “ministers… Christian authors and Christian textbook publishers.”
They “glorify the colonial pastors who perverted the gospel in order to tickle the ears of their hearers.”
They “misrepresent the facts about the Revolutionary War… to paint it as a holy cause.”
He calls those pastors “ear-ticklers” and says praising them as spiritually deep is false.
He concludes, “many Christians today are no more honest with God’s word and with historical facts than they were in Samuel Adams’ day.”

Discussion Follow-ups The transcript doesn’t give modern examples beyond books and textbooks, but it pushes us to ask: where do we feel pressure to make Christianity endorse our nation’s story, and what facts or Scriptures get stretched to do it?

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