Elon Musk, the world's richest person, revealed this week that he identifies as a "cultural Christian."Speaking with Jordan Peterson in an interview that aired on Monday, Musk acknowledged that while he is "not a particularly religious person," he is drawn to the teachings of Jesus.'The anguish that Musk and others like him have over the pathological ideologies of this culture will not be extinguished by mere tradition ... but by surrender to the risen Christ.'"I do believe that the teachings of Jesus are good and wise and that there's tremendous wisdom in turning the other cheek," Musk said."This notion of forgiveness is important," he added. "I think it’s essential because if you don’t forgive, I forget who said it, but ‘an eye for an eye makes everyone blind.' "So I'm a big believer in the principles of Christianity," Musk explained. "I think they're very good."Musk, born in South Africa, was baptized in his youth and raised in the Anglican Church. Despite growing up in a religious environment, which included attending a Jewish preschool, Musk told Peterson he experienced a "crisis of faith" in his childhood.Still, Musk suggested that he believes religion — and faith more broadly — is good for society, arguing that societies endanger themselves when they throw away religion. The ideas Musk shared in his conversation with Peterson align with previous public statements, including his endorsement that the West is "screwed" without Christianity.But how should Christians respond to Musk's comments?It's true that Jesus of Nazareth taught that his followers must totally surrender to him and follow his teachings. It's the way to the kingdom of heaven and eternal life, he taught. There is no middle ground.However, there is a silver lining in Musk's remarks and his repeated public flirtations with the faith of his childhood, according to Southern Baptist Theological Seminary professor Andrew Walker."We should view this as an opportunity for cultural apologetics. Musk is increasingly borrowing from the moral capital of Christianity in recent public stances, and it would be right and good to connect those stances to the coherence of the Christian worldview. We should be thankful for the civilizational force that Christianity has had on our culture (so count me as a fan of 'cultural Christianity')," Walker explained. "Still, we should press for something further: Conversionary Christianity," he advised."The anguish that Musk and others like him have over the pathological ideologies of this culture will not be extinguished by mere tradition — important and valuable as that is — but by surrender to the risen Christ," Walker said.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Former President Donald Trump reacted to Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle's Tuesday announcement that she had resigned from her position following backlash over how her agency handled the recent assassination attempt against the former president.In an interview with Fox News Digital on Tuesday afternoon, Trump stated, "She never gave me proper protection, so I ended up having to take a bullet for democracy."'We fell short.'He claimed that his campaign submitted numerous requests for additional security, which the agency often rejected or outright ignored."Many requests were made by on-site Secret Service for more people, always with a turn down or no response," Trump told the news outlet. "I have the biggest crowds in history, and they should be treated accordingly."He added that "big improvements have been made over the last week," Fox News Digital reported.On Tuesday morning, Cheatle sent a letter to the Secret Service announcing her resignation despite previously refusing to step down."To the Men and Women of the U.S. Secret Service, The Secret Service's solemn mission is to protect our nation's leaders and financial infrastructure," Cheatle wrote. "On July 13th, we fell short on that mission." During Monday's House Oversight Committee hearing, she faced pressure from both sides of the aisle to resign after admitting the agency's response to the assassination attempt was a "failure."After Cheatle's initial refusal to step down on Monday, United States Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) filed a motion that evening that would have forced a vote in the House to impeach her, according to a recent press release.During the hearing, Mace asked Cheatle whether the agency's response was "a colossal failure," to which the director replied, "Yes." Mace slammed the Secret Service for its lack of transparency, noting that lawmakers had to subpoena Cheatle to testify. She accused the director of leaking her opening statement to various media outlets before sending it to the committee in anticipation of the hearing."I have no idea how my statement got out," Cheatle claimed."Well, that's bulls***," Mace rebutted. "On July 15th, this committee sent you a list of demands of information that we wanted. Has the Secret Service provided this committee a complete list of all law enforcement personnel that were there that day?"Cheatle responded, "I'll have to get back to you on that.""That is a 'no,'" Mace continued. "You're full of s*** today. You're just being completely dishonest.""We haven't gotten a single document or piece of information or data from you or your agency," Mace added.During her testimony, Cheatle did not provide a direct response when asked how many times the agency had rejected the Trump campaign's requests for additional security.In her opening statement before the committee, she admitted that the agency's response to the assassination attempt was "the most significant operational failure of the Secret Service in decades." However, at the time, she maintained that she was "the best person" to lead the agency.After Cheatle gave in to the mounting calls to resign on Tuesday afternoon, President Joe Biden released a statement addressing the decision and thanking her for her service."As a leader, it takes honor, courage, and incredible integrity to take full responsibility for an organization tasked with one of the most challenging jobs in public service," the statement read. "The independent review to get to the bottom of what happened on July 13th continues, and I look forward to assessing its conclusions. We all know what happened that day can never happen again."During her Monday testimony before the committee, Cheatle said the agency's ongoing initial internal review would take approximately 60 days.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

"The Acolyte" showrunner Leslye Headland asked fans to rain praise on her show through online comments and word of mouth, while also asking them to ignore bad ratings the show has received.Headland and her band of merry women have been widely criticized for their disastrously woke contribution to the "Star Wars" universe — which includes a scene implying that lesbian witches can use the Force for the male-less conception of babies.The show has introduced many new, prominent female characters and even includes Headland's wife in the series.Backlash to her excessively female-centric storyline even caused self-professed nonbinary actress and series star Amandla Stenberg to release a diss track. Stenberg's poorly performed rap song talked about how the actress is oppressed and has generational trauma stemming from slavery.To her credit, Headland has reacted to criticism much better, likely due to not having an online presence. 'I wanna say that people don't want me to exist as a gay woman.'Headland has been vocal, however, in urging fans to help ensure that "The Acolyte" gets a second season by providing "any online support and love" they can."It's a little tricky because of the way that the internet works, but if you enjoyed the show and you want to see more of the story, any support that you can give the show on social media platforms would be super helpful," she said. Headland even went so far as to say that even if viewers didn't really like the show, they should support the actors if they enjoyed their performances."Sending love to the cast, too. ... Even if you were kind of like 'whatever' on the show, if you enjoyed the performances, get on their social media, let them know that you love them, or that you support them or that the performances were great."The Disney+ producer also said that word of mouth works best, so viewers should "encourage [their] friends to watch the show" and ignore bad ratings it has received online."A lot of my work has been word of mouth. We were talking about the review bombing, so just telling people don't pay attention to the IMDb score. If you enjoyed it, tell people. It kind of seems that it's sort of basic, but I think what's interesting is that, nowadays, if you like a show, you're very rarely going to go online and be like, 'I liked this show!'" she told Collider.The show is rated 3.9/10 on IMDb.She added that fans should tell people at dinner that they "binged the show" and that it was "fun," further asking fans to essentially do the right thing and "be appreciative.""So if you did love the show, then pivot and be appreciative. … By the way, I know this is already happening, even though I'm not online."Headland also hinted that criticism of the series had something to do with her personally. "People don't want me to exist as a gay woman, as a woman in this particular space, working in this wild sandbox," the showrunner said. Headland's reasoning here is certainly "on message" for Disney, which has a habit of reducing fan complaints to sexism. "I think Leslye has struggled a little bit with it. I think a lot of the women who step into 'Star Wars' struggle with this a bit more. Because of the fan base being so male-dominated, they sometimes get attacked in ways that can be quite personal," Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy said in May 2024. The often-parodied executive added that she firmly disavowed "anyone who engages in bigotry, racism or hate speech."While Headland praised her crew's dedication, she remains haunted by a vague sense of persecution."There was a whole crew of people who believed in me, but deep down, I felt like, 'I am unaccepted for who I am because of what I believe in and wanting to wield my power the way I'd like without having to answer to the legion of people that just exist out there.'" Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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