Dr. Tom Williams

At other times, even some of the more considered to be more enlightened and benevolent, the emperors like Trajan,

Trajan's basically – Trajan's philosophy was – and he writes this to Pliny the Elder in a letter that we still have.

He says, don't hunt them down.

But if they are brought before – if there are complaints made, if you find out about them, bring them in and make sure that they are willing to sacrifice the emperor, make sure they're willing to abjure this higher allegiance to their god.

or they shall be prosecuted, and they will be put to death.

And this is something that even under the more enlightened emperors this happened.

Yeah.

And this, unfortunately, this is exactly what we see today.

There will always be the great temptation for modern Christians is accommodation.

It is that willingness to do the modern equivalent of burning some incense before the statue of Caesar.

And this is something that's why the Dick Durbin's and the Nancy Pelosi's and the Joe Biden's of this world are embraced.

by radical secularists.

This is a Christianity that they can live with.

Oh, you have got a rosary in your pocket.

You're my kind of Christian, because, obviously, your Christian faith does not impinge upon any of your moral beliefs, any of your political stances.

It is something that doesn't change who you are.

And so we like you.

We will embrace you, because you are willing to burn that incense to Caesar.

And for Christians who take their faith seriously, they are the enemy.

If you're Amy Coney Barrett and you come in and the dogma lives loudly in you, you are not acceptable.