The Right Response Ministries conference titled Christ Is King: How To Defeat Trashworld entered its second day. Give or take a thousand Christians from all over the country showed up, including myself who flew to Texas to be at the event.
Calvin Robinson was a controversial selection at the time. I even waivered on inviting him due to his apparent unwillingness to work with Evangelicals at the time. But he was cordial and warmly received. Robinson discussed how Trashworld in England manifested itself through the Islamification of the country. He went into great detail to highlight the dismal state of things across the pond, as Muslims have gained a large foothold. Robinson highlighted the actions and practices of Muslims are intent on showing dominance to the native culture.
Robinson discussed how Muslims vote as blocs, making them a prime candidate for alliances with leftwing parties. Wedge issues like abortion do nothing, since Muslims aren’t aborting their children. Most saddening was when Calvin Robinson highlighted the persecution of Christians and even normies in the UK.
Steve Deace spoke and took a moderating position. Whereas earlier in the conference, Joel Webbon spoke about how the Overton Window is not even close enough for us to worry about overcorrection at the moment. Steve Deace spoke about not being a gatekeeper while making a direct reference to his struggle session with me, fifteen yards from where I was sitting. I don’t know if he knew I was in front of him. Deace briefly touched on a false dilemma about Christians forgetting to love their neighbor. Otherwise, Deace’s speech was compelling, highlighting his personal journey, both successes and failures.
Eric Conn must not have been happy about being less controversial than Joel Webbon, so he cranked it up to 11 with a speech about the longhouse, the shorthand term for gynocracy. Eric Conn talked about CS Lewis critiquing the longhouse in The Silver Chair. Most importantly, Conn discussed practical solutions for defeating the longhouse, fostering a culture of indifference to gynocratic norms.
Lastly, Auron MacIntyre spoke about Elite Theory. This was, by far, the wonkiest of the speeches. He discussed the need for Christians to take their place in cultural elites. He rallied us to not cancel our own due to liberal standards, saying that we should follow Christ’s standards instead. Everyone in the room was smarter for having listened to Auron MacIntyre talk. MacIntyre, often mild-mannered with a clinical approach to theory, was rather animated compared to much of his content.
