No, Critics Aren't Taking MacArthur's Comments Out of Context

Pastor and Bible teacher John MacArthur came under criticism earlier this week after a clip from a sermon he gave on January 17, 2021 went viral on Twitter. In that clip, MacArthur expressed that he doesn’t support religious freedom, saying, "Religious freedom is what sends people to hell." He went on to reiterate that "no Christian with half a brain" would support religious liberty. While the sermon was given almost a year ago, it received fresh attention when journalist and political commentator Matthew Sheffield tweeted a short excerpt of it as part of a longer thread about the dangers of Christian nationalism.