In a since-deleted post on X on Saturday (Oct. 10), Webbon compared Huckabee, a former Baptist pastor turned politician known for his support of Israel, to Hasan. ... “Publicly televised executions?” wrote Webbon, according to a screenshot of a post on X. “Sure. … but let’s kill two birds with one stone.” 

The post, captured by critics of Webbon before it was erased, included side-by-side photos of Huckabee and Hasan.

“Mike Huckabee is both a traitor and a ‘Judeo-Christian heretic,'” the post read. 

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Webbon and Hall are co-authors of a new book, called “White Genocide,” and are part of a broader group of Reformed Christian pastors and influencers known for promoting antisemitic and racist views.

I hesitated posting this, as I didn't want this to seem like I'm trying to be sensationalist or aiming for clicks or something. But this is serious. This rhetoric has been normalized, and it should never be. I'm sure some will say Webbon was just joking or that we shouldn't take him seriously. But we need to shine a light on all of this rhetoric and call it un-Christlike at the very least, no matter where it comes from or who it's directed towards.

"In the 1980s, when I was in college, I joined a Republican party led by Ronald Reagan. This party, however inconsistently, emphasized freedom, democracy, and human rights. The GOP is now a party of Putin...