The Pastors Failed

The Pastors Failed: Pastor Ray Curry on Texas and the "Invasion"

Theme: Judgment begins at the house of God. Pastor Ray Curry argues that the reproach on the church in Texas did not come from outsiders but from its own pulpits, and that sin does not count less when it wears the "right" politics (1 Peter 4:17, NKJV).

Source: "Philip Anthony Mitchell: Fox, Breakfast Club, Christian Nationalism", Pastor Ray Curry / The Unction (2026): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V53VHRaddik

Summary

Responding to comments about an "invasion and taking of Texas," Pastor Ray Curry says the church does not need Muslims or Democrats to bring reproach on the body of Christ, because the pastors in Texas have already done it. He calls out the "evangelical industrial complex" and the double standard that treats "Republican wickedness" as if it doesn't count. As examples, he points to Robert Morris (who later pleaded guilty to lewd acts with a 12-year-old girl), Joel Osteen, and Steve Lawson, who stepped out of the pulpit over an inappropriate relationship. Then he asks why nobody expects the "invasion" to be in Texas.

Key lines

• "We don't need Muslims and Democrats to come in and bring reproach and embarrassment to the body of Christ."
• "I'm saying the pastors in Texas have already done that."
• "The evangelical industrial complex has already brought reproach and embarrassment to the body of Christ."
• "I guess long as it's Republican wickedness, it don't count."
• "The pastors failed."
• "So my question is, how is it that nobody would expect an invasion?"

Scripture

• 1 Peter 4:17 (NKJV): "For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God?"

Takeaway

The church's biggest threat is not an enemy at the gate but unrepentant sin in the pulpit. Before pointing at the world, God's people must judge themselves by His Word, hold their shepherds accountable, and remember that all sin is sin.