'It's Religious Freedom': Congressman Gets Destroyed On Twitter After Attack On Basic Christian Doctrine, Forced To Apologize

On Tuesday, Congressman Max Miller (R-OH) attacked the fundamental Christian doctrine of Christian exclusivism, while responding to a tweet from Pro-Life organizer Lizzie Marbach. Yet, Twitter users were having none of it, as they held Miller accountable for his error of judgment. 

Christian exclusivism is the doctrine that no one is saved apart from Jesus Christ and faith in Him. This sentiment is neatly summed up in Acts 4:12, which states, "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." Marbach herself basically quoted the verse in the post that Miller was replying to, claiming, "There's no hope for any of us outside of having faith in Jesus Christ alone."

This prompted Congressman Miller to reply, "This is one of the most bigoted tweets I have ever seen. Delete it, Lizzie. Religious freedom in the United States applies to every religion. You have gone too far."

Immediately, Miller was slammed by political figures of all stripes, pointing out the profoundly bigoted character of Miller's reply -- which read like an attack on the Christian religion.

Conservative commentator, filmmaker, and author Dinesh D'Souza replied, saying, "Have you considered that Lizzie too has religious freedom? Religious exclusivity is hardly limited to Christianity. Muslims too believe Allah is the only way. Orthodox Jews believe the Jews are God’s chosen people. Are they all bigots, in your view?"

Daily Wire personality Matt Walsh likewise responded, arguing that these comments were out of step with the constituency Miller represented.

Walsh wrote, "Do your constituents know that you consider basic Christian teaching to be 'bigoted'? They do now I guess. Good luck in the next election!"

Editor-in-Chief of the Federalist, Mollie Hemmingway, also responded, saying that Miller's argument attacked the religious freedom of Christians to speak their mind freely.

Hemmingway posted, "Religious freedom for everyone except for Christians? Hunh?"

Rabbi Yaakov Menken slammed Miller's comments, arguing that attacks on the freedom of religion have never gone well for the Jewish people.

"'Bigoted' is denying others their freedom of religion. You're supposed to be a political leader who knows and follows the Constitution. I suggest you read up. Challenging the freedom of others to follow and proclaim their faith *never* goes well for Jews," Menken said.

In a stunning turn of events, radical leftist congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) slammed Miller for his attacks on Christian exclusivism, saying, "No! Stating the core beliefs or principles of your faith isn’t bigoted as Lizzie did, its religious freedom and no one should be scolded for that. It’s also wrong to speak about religious freedom while simultaneously harassing people who freely express their beliefs."

With such wide-ranging rebuttals as these, Congressman Miller was forced to apologize for his deeply troubling remarks, which were undoubtedly ill-considered. 

"I posted something earlier that conveyed a message I did not intend. I will not try to hide my mistake or run from it. I sincerely apologize to Lizzie and to everyone who read my post," Miller wrote in a follow-up post a few hours later.