Josh Duggar's father-in-law, Mike Keller, recently landed himself in hot water. Anna's father got up during a service at Fairpark Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 25 and made some truly abhorrent comments about slavery and protest. He claimed that slaves needed to "humble" themselves and learn to read the Bible in order to gain freedom, so it's no wonder he's already getting major backlash.
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Mike's comments are obviously out of touch.
"Folks, I want to tell you; it is really simple. I’ll show you how to change America," preached Mike, who was giving the guest sermon that day. The video of his sermon was shared on TikTok.
"A hundred-fifty years ago, or 200 years ago when the Blacks were slaves, did they ever go to Washington, DC, and have a rally 200 years ago to protest against slavery? No."
Additionally, he painted a false narrative of "good people on plantations" who "loved and taught" slaves to read.
It's hard to believe this sermon is real.
"Here’s what the Blacks did about 150 years ago," Mike continued. "They humbled themselves. They prayed. They sought God's face and they turned from their wicked ways and God made slavery illegal through several white presidents.
"It worked, didn’t it? They didn’t protest," he added.
It's worth noting that he was speaking at the church where his son-in-law, David Waller, is a pastor. David is husband to Priscilla, Anna's sister.
Understandably, the backlash has been pretty huge.
Naturally, the comments on the TikTok video of the sermon highlight just how bonkers Mike’s remarks truly are.
"No one in the audience thought this was CRAZY AF!?" one person wrote.
"It just kept getting worse with each word," someone else shared.
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The comments just kept coming.
People were truly baffled by this sermon, and the comments on the post really reflect that.
"That first sentence really set the tone here. What the what?" one commenter wrote.
"I just kept repeating variations of 'no' as I watched this," another person admitted.
The church already has apologized for his words.
CBS News Texas reached out to the church for comment. It disavowed Mike’s comments.
"Fairpark Baptist Church affirms that racism and slavery are wrong, sinful and violate the scriptures. As a part of our faith we would never condone slavery, or tolerate any kind of prejudice against people of color," the statement noted.
Here’s hoping someone talked to Mike Keller about his views after his sermon.
