church should – Rev. Lorenzo Sewell, senior pastor of 180 Church Detroit, used a Sunday appearance tied to Rededicate 250 to argue that the United States should abandon the separation of church and state, insisting “Jesus was a politician” and that the founding fathers believ
Rev.. Lorenzo Sewell did not treat politics as something distant from faith.. In a clip recorded during Real America Voice’s coverage of the Rededicate 250 event on the National Mall on Sunday. the senior pastor of 180 Church Detroit leaned into a blunt argument that made the central U.. S.. boundary between church and state sound negotiable.. Asked on air what he would tell people who say the church and politics should be separate. Sewell
answered that “Jesus was a politician.. ” He tied that claim to his view of the crucifixion as a political act. saying Jesus “was crucified for a political crime.. ” Then he pressed the point further, arguing, “You’re no friend of Caesar.. ” Sewell said the “Jesus on his crucifix” included a message that he was a king. and he argued that the nation was founded with an understanding that a “civil law” cannot exist
without a “moral law.. ” In his telling. the founding era did not accept what he described as “this false dichotomy of the church and the state. ” adding. “No. the church needs to be leading the state.. ” Rededicate 250 was a day – long prayer event intended to help kick off the 250 – year anniversary celebrations of the United States.. Sewell’s remarks landed alongside a promo video for the event from Pentagon
chief Pete Hegseth. who said in that promotional video that “Our founders knew two simple truths.. Our rights don’t come from government; they come from God.. A nation is only as strong as its faith.. ” The event also featured a prerecorded address from President Donald Trump.. Sewell’s public role in the moment is not new.. He previously delivered a benediction at President Donald Trump’s second inauguration.. At Rededicate 250, other top political figures appeared
as well.. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Vice President JD Vance. and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R – LA) spoke at the event.. The gathering drew headlines for empty seats after Trump’s video recording.. Sewell also spoke during the event.. The sequence of claims and the setting they were delivered in made the tension clear without needing any additional translation: Sewell argued that the country should reject separation between church and state. at a national
– stage prayer event tied to the 250 – year anniversary. alongside speeches from leading federal Republicans after Trump’s prerecorded address.
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