Having already commented it occurred to me what I knew was only what had posted here, so out of fairness, sought more of Webbon's own and his organisation's words.
Pastor Joel Webbon is the President and Founder of Right Response Ministries and the Senior Pastor of Covenant Bible Church, located on the North Side of Austin ...
I did not find how Webbon gained his credentials as a priest and theologian, or if he simply claimed the title for himself with no religious studies at all beyond merely reading the Bible.
The web-site for this "church" is full of Biblical citations, and shows a hard line stance. He claims the Bible is God's own word, then undermines that by stating its meaning or interpretation shall be as ordained by his organisation's "elders", given the last word on the matter. Perhaps they have God's e-mail address.
Its own publicity states (not suggests) that millions of people around the world are "in theological poverty", meaning not knowing about Jesus. The notion of perhaps knowing about Christianity but following a different faith, is not even hinted at.
The "official" website also reveals its homophobia, listing any but heterosexuality as being as much a sin as adultery, pornography, sex-change and "fornication" (undefined). Do they not know that sexual orientation is imbued by Nature, not chosen?
Webbon is also anti-Judaic, as if he thinking it a false religion... He posted this on X although as I have no X account I could not follow it further, beyond noting his apparent claim that he is not against the Jews as people:
Religiously speaking, I believe that Judaism is “anti-Christ.” I believe it is a pernicious evil.
He also attacks modern Christians for reviving celebrating Passover, which although the Hebrews' celebration of The Exodus, apparently entered early Christianity, for a broader theological reason.
This thread has exposed Webbon's racist and mysoginist views - calling for barring women from public office and even from voting, but here he really sinks.
Reportedly, in one sermon, he proposed the
public execution of women for false accusations of sexual assault. Well, yes, wilful false accusation of any crime should itself be a criminal offence with its own scale of penalties... but a
capital offence, with
the killing in public? (Method not stated.) Specifically of women? What of men who lay any false charge?
Where do people like Joel Webbon come from? What makes them tick?
