An influential “Christian nationalist” preacher who claims God does not want women to vote has sparked fresh anger after claiming black doctors are being given “free rein” in medical training.
Joel Webbon of the Covenant Bible Church in Texas told his social media followers that he would always choose a white doctor over a black doctor because “if either one was unqualified and was going to walk free, it would be the black man.”
The bearded clergyman runs his church from a roadside diner outside Austin but has nearly 200,000 followers on social media. His latest incendiary comments came on an episode of his podcast Theology Applied.
He claimed he would feel the same if he were black, but was criticised for ‘pure racism’ when his comments went viral on X.
“You can’t be a doctor without undergoing real tests,” one respondent noted. “I also pray that he never has to be saved by a black doctor and that they are the only ones there are.”
Joel Webbon of the Covenant Bible Church in Texas maintained that black doctors are more likely to be given a “free pass,” making them more dangerous than white doctors.
The controversial pastor made his comments on his Right Response Ministries podcast
The Christian influencer who runs Right Response Ministries claims his wife once gave him a choice between a white doctor and a black doctor.
“When we moved to Texas, I needed a new cardiologist,” he said.
‘And my wife does a lot of this work for me, because before we had children she was a nurse and she knows a lot more than I do.
‘She does the research and she shows me two doctors, both working at the same practice, the same company and the same hospital.
‘And one was a young white guy, and the other was a young black guy. And I said I prefer the young white guy.
“The reason for that is not because I’m white,” he insisted.
“We are living in a historic moment in the West right now, and particularly in the United States, and I know both men would be perfectly qualified.
“But I also know that if there’s a chance that one of them is not qualified and gets a free pass, it’s the black man. I know that young white man absolutely did not get a free pass.”
He did not explain how a doctor without a medical license could practice, but efforts to address the underrepresentation of black students in medical schools have faced increasing resistance since the Supreme Court ruled last year to ban affirmative action in higher education.
Administrators at UCLA’s world-renowned David Geffen School of Medicine came under pressure in June after warnings were raised that standards had been lowered because of their efforts to recruit more black students.
Earlier, Webbon revealed that his wife, pictured, needs his approval for every book she reads, while he claimed women shouldn’t be allowed to vote
According to Webbon, he is responsible for everything in his household, including when his children go to the toilet
Critics on social media were quick to point out that black students still have to take the same exams as white students to qualify as doctors.
Since 2020, the school has dropped from sixth to eighteenth in the rankings, with some staff claiming the admissions threshold for underrepresented minorities is now “as low as you can imagine.”
However, critics on social media were quick to point out that black students still have to take the same exams as their white peers to qualify as doctors.
“Do you think that someone who is a black doctor doesn’t have to take classes, pass exams, get official certification, etc. like everyone else?” asked André Marcel Harris.
“The funny thing is that it’s probably the other way around, as nepotism and networking are often more important than merit or talent,” wrote Riley Xskobar.
“Unfortunately, he’s right,” joked David Isaacson.
“I mean, there is NO WAY the white doctor got a free pass. Say… by having wealthy parents who could use their wealth to fraudulently inflate test scores, bribe college officials to get in, etc.”
The provocative preacher made a name for himself earlier this summer with his call to deprive women of the right to vote.
“If we had a Christian country and women were allowed to vote, we wouldn’t have a Christian country in 50 years,” he said.
‘God did not design women for warfare, and that is part of what politics is. It is all that politics is; it is war without blood.
“I believe that the sword was given to man. The sword is – without being crude, I think this is a fact – it is a phallus. It was assigned to man by God.”
Webbon compared women to five-year-old children, explaining that “she is like a child because God has appointed men to protect them.”
In a previous podcast episode, he explained that he has to approve every book his wife reads and that he is in charge of everything in his household, including when his children go to the bathroom.
“I have four people in my life that I dictate the hours of their day,” he noted. “I dictate what time they go to the bathroom. When we eat, what we eat, what we wear.
“They’re my children. They’re the people I have almost unlimited authority over,” he continued.
He also spoke of the need for America to be ruled by a Christian “Caesar-type” dictator who “just rules with an iron fist” and forces everyone to at least “pretend” to be Christian.
The bearded clergyman runs his church from a roadside diner outside Austin, but has nearly 200,000 followers on social media
“For anyone in the area looking for a Biblical church with a backbone, willing to take a stand against the WOKE NONSENSE of the culture and the CIVIL TYRANNY of the state, we would be honored to have you join us,” his church’s website states.
And his comments received a lot of support from some commentators on social media
Some agreed with his comments about Black doctors, saying DEI initiatives have lowered standards on all fronts.
“DEI has tarnished the records of successful doctors because it values skin color over merit,” Make Abortion History wrote. “Until it is destroyed, it will be an unfortunate reality that people must reckon with in life-and-death situations.”
“This is not racist,” Cornhusker01 added. “Medical schools have to meet racial quotas for minorities and white people are not included in that.”
“If you lower standards for the sake of optics, you might as well use them to make the right decisions and avoid those who get by with low standards,” a third insisted.
Others pointed to studies showing that black people prefer to be treated by black doctors and experience better health as a result.
But even more people accused him of promoting a parody of Christianity simply to generate publicity.
“Racism, pure and simple,” Richard Natale wrote. “He skipped the passages in the Bible that are addressed to all the children of the gods.”
“He is the opposite of a true follower of Jesus,” Kevin Fifield claimed. “That’s why he should be publicly shunned until he repents.”