Christian Pastor Joel Webbon’s Shocking Explanation for Why He Always Chooses a White Doctor Over a Black One

An influential ‘Christian Nationalist’ pastor who claims that God does not want women to vote has sparked fury again after asserting that black doctors are given a ‘free pass’ in medical school.

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 one of them was not qualified and was given a free pass, it’d be the black guy.’

The bearded cleric runs his church from a roadside restaurant outside Austin, but boasts nearly 200,000 followers on social media, and made his latest incendiary remarks on an edition of his Theology Applied podcast.

He claimed he would feel the same way if he was black, but was denounced for ‘pure raw racism’ as the comments went viral on X.

‘You cannot become a doctor without passing actual tests,’ pointed out one responder. ‘I also pray he never has to be saved by a black doctor and they are the only ones around.’

The Christian influencer who runs Right Response Ministries claimed his wife had once offered him a choice between a white and a black doctor.

‘When we moved to Texas, I needed to get a new cardiologist,’ he said.

‘And so my wife, she does a lot of this for me, because before we had kids she was an RN, and she knows a lot more than I do.

‘She does the research, and she shows me two doctors, both within the same practice, same company, hospital.

‘And one was a young white dude, and one was a young black dude. And I said I prefer the young white dude.

‘The reason why is not because I’m white,’ he insisted.

‘We currently live in a historical moment in the West, and particularly in these United States, where I know that both of these guys could be perfectly qualified.

‘But I also know that if there’s a chance that one of them was not qualified and was given a free pass, it’d be the black guy. I know that that young white guy, there’s no way he got a free pass.’

He did not explain how any doctor could practice without a medical license, but attempts to tackle the under-representation of black students in medical schools have faced a growing backlash since the Supreme Court voted to outlaw affirmative action in higher education last year.

Administrators at UCLA’s world-famous David Geffen School of Medicine came under pressure in June amid warnings that standards had dropped because of their efforts to recruit more black students.

The school has fallen from sixth to 18th place in the rankings since 2020 with some staff claiming that the admissions bar for underrepresented minorities is now ‘as low as you could possibly imagine’.

But critics on social media were quick to point out that black students still have to pass the same exams as their white counterparts to qualify as medics.

‘Do yall think that just because someone is a black doctor they didn’t have to take the classes, pass the test, get board certified, etc like everyone else?’ demanded Andre Marcel Harris.

‘What’s funny is that it’s probably the other way around given that nepotism and networking can often supersede merit or talent,’ wrote Riley Xskobar.

‘Unfortunately, he’s right,’ joked David Isaacson.

‘I mean there’s NO WAY the white doctor got a free pass. Say…by having wealthy parents that could use their wealth to fraudulently inflate entrance exam test scores, bribe college officials to gain admission, etc.’

The provocative pastor made a name for himself earlier this summer when he called for women to be stripped of the right to vote.

‘If we had a Christian nation and women could vote, then within 50 years we will no longer have a Christian nation,’ he opined.

‘God has not designed women for warfare, and that’s part of what politics is. It’s really all that politics is; it’s war without the blood.

‘I believe that the sword has been given to men. The sword is—without being crude, I think this is a fact—it is a phallus. It is assigned by God to men.’

Webbon compared women to five-year-old children, explaining that ‘She is like a child in the way that God has appointed men to protect them.’

In an earlier podcast edition he explained that he needs 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 in their day,’ he noted. ‘I dictate what time they go to the bathroom. When we eat, what we eat, what we wear.

‘They are my children. Those are the people that I have almost limitless authority with,’ he continued.

He has also spoken of the need for America to be ruled by a ‘Caesar-type’ Christian dictator who ‘just rules with an iron fist’ and forces everyone to, at least, ‘pretend’ to be Christian.

Some supported his remarks on black doctors, suggesting DEI initiatives have reduced standards across the board.

‘DEI has tarnished the records of successful doctors because it values skin color over merit,’ wrote Make Abortion History. ‘Until it’s destroyed it will be an unfortunate reality that people have to consider in life and death situations.’

‘This isn’t racist,’ added Cornhusker01. ‘Med Schools have to meet race quotas for minorities and white people aren’t a part of that.’

‘If you lower standards for the sake of optics you are better off using your optics to make the right call in avoiding the ones that got by on low standards,’ insisted a third.

Others pointed to studies suggesting that black people prefer to be treated by black doctors and secure better health outcomes as a result.

But still more accused him of promoting a parody of Christianity for the sake of publicity.

‘Racism, pure and simple,’ wrote Richard Natale. ‘He skipped over the parts in the Bible addressing all gods children.’

‘He is the antithesis of a true follower of Jesus,’ claimed Kevin Fifield. ‘As such, he should be publicly shunned until he repents.’