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Evangelical roundup for January 27, 2022

John Fea   |  January 27, 2022

What is happening in Evangelical land?

How the backlash to the Christian Right is reshaping evangelicalism.

Timothy Keller on the “decline of evangelicalism“:

New! My 2nd of four articles on the Decline and Renewal of the American church is here. My first point in this article is that people often forget that evangelicals in the U.S. share the same theological beliefs with evangelicals around the world. https://t.co/dTDudm58Gk

— Timothy Keller (1950-2023) (@timkellernyc) January 26, 2022

Georgia gubernatorial candidates are fighting for the evangelical vote.

Evangelicals still love Trump (and Pence):

Evangelical support for Trump remains strong.

How evangelicals would vote if 2024 GOP primary were held today (Politico/Morning Consult poll):

55% Donald Trump
13% Mike Pence
4% Mitt Romney
2% Josh Hawley
2% Tim Scott
2% Larry Hogan
1% Marco Rubio
1% Nikki Haley
1% Ted Cruz

— Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons (@GuthrieGF) January 26, 2022

Are evangelicals advocates of human sacrifice?

Beware of those “Anabaptist sentiments”:

This is absolutely correct. And I find some so called “Reformed” folks, “conferenced Calvinists,” most guilty of these Anabaptist sentiments. To be fair, just about every tribal group in evangelicalism is mislabeled today. https://t.co/ie5iKsSb8b

— Ryan Helfenbein (@RHelfenbein) January 26, 2022

Apparently it’s all Russell Moore’s fault 🙂 :

This trend was a direct result of Russell Moore and his ilk getting platformed in American Evangelicalism. It was their surrender of the Culture War that trained a generation of cheese eating surrender monkey pastors.

— Capstone Report (@CapstoneReport) January 26, 2022

“Biblical submission” in the evangelical film “Redeeming Love“

David French on the Vanity Fair piece on Jerry Falwell Jr.:

And this quote is just astounding. Remember, it comes from the former president of the largest Christian university in the U.S. Liberty is the definition of "organized religion." He was the apex of the American "religious elite." Yet Falwell actually says this: /2 pic.twitter.com/mICrOuqAUP

— David French (@DavidAFrench) January 25, 2022

People are after me for being too hard on Evangelicals. But many of these same folks will *never* say to conservatives that they're writing too much about MSNBC, CNN, Biden, trans issues or whatever's on Fox on prime time. That's fair game. *That* rallies the troops. /4

— David French (@DavidAFrench) January 25, 2022

In the meantime, it turns out the nation's leading apologist was using women, and his own organization utterly failed to hold him accountable. /6 https://t.co/DEbzCHrjNz

— David French (@DavidAFrench) January 25, 2022

Finally, we just passed the anniversary of a violent attempt to occupy the Capitol and block the transfer of power, led by people with Christian prayers on their lips (imagine if that had been a Muslim-led attack, would the church be "moving on"?) /8 https://t.co/mbBdXBSMsD

— David French (@DavidAFrench) January 25, 2022

There are unjustified attacks on religious liberty in this country. Abortion is an atrocity. Cancel culture is real. But the constant us v. them phrasing is becoming an outright evil in the church. It's blinding people to extraordinary corruption. Worse it's rationalizing it. /10

— David French (@DavidAFrench) January 25, 2022

How Tammy Faye became a gay icon.

Trump is president of the earth:

QAnon conspiracy theorist and self-proclaimed "prophet" Johnny Enlow declares that "from Heaven's standpoint, Trump is the number one government official on planet Earth. He is the president not just of the United States; he is God's president for Earth." pic.twitter.com/DwRVJZUYNh

— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) January 25, 2022

This evangelical does not want to be “nuanced“

Jim Wallis on Donald Trump:

Let’s continue. It’s time to be honest about who Donald Trump is & has always been—a dictator—in his personal and business life which he just brought into politics & the WH. He is neither a conservative nor a Republican & supported both parties & candidates as it served himself.

— Jim Wallis (@jimwallis) January 26, 2022

A court evangelical and Christian Zionist is being nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.

Gary Bauer has a theory:

YouTube labels a John MacArthur video “hate speech.”

Has COVID-19 wrecked evangelical church life and attendance?

Building Chik-fil-A’s on top of Bibles.

Lecrae criticized “gentrified, politicized” churches.

Blast from the past:

Young evangelicals do not support Israel as much as their elders.

I’m not sure I understand this thread, but people seem to think it is important:

The present triumph of historians over evangelicalism is the inevitable byproduct of the movement's theological imagination's long captivity to historicism in matters of exegesis and interpretation.

— Matthew Lee Anderson (@mattleeanderson) January 26, 2022

Brazil’s “narco-pentecostals“

The latest from the complementarian gang:

This is what I believe @ScottAniol was saying…

If you believe the Bible clearly teaches baptism by immersion – which I most certainly do – then you should accept the biblical prohibition of women teaching men in the church because it's even more clearly taught.

— Tom Buck (Five Point Buck) (@TomBuck) January 25, 2022

Is it just a coincidence that Dr. Greenway tweets this soon after Dr. Burk warns that "an embrace of egalitarianism often goes hand in hand with a denial of inerrancy," and points out egalitarian women who deny inerrancy?

Seems the 11th Commandment allows for subtweeting.

1/2 https://t.co/qSQQs0wgts

— Tom Buck (Five Point Buck) (@TomBuck) January 25, 2022

Buck is referring to this piece by Denny Burk.

Buck is also still obsessed with Thabiti Anyabwile:

The only thing that was “made up” in Thabiti’s meltdown last Friday was that his affirmation of female pastors was not a controversy. Thabiti has clearly shifted on the issue of female pastors, and it’s no small thing. Even though Big Eva figures want you to think it is. https://t.co/a45Jkfzfq8

— Tom Buck (Five Point Buck) (@TomBuck) January 24, 2022

Theobros and long hair on men.

Not a bad choice:

Bryan Stevenson would make a good Supreme Court justice. Just saying…

— Shane Claiborne (@ShaneClaiborne) January 27, 2022

Another piece on “evangelical elites.” This one is in The Federalist and begins with “Conservative Christians were right. Again.”

Al Mohler talks with Allen Guelzo. Mohler tries to problematize Robert E. Lee’s treason. Guelzo is having none of it. Mohler also wants to talk about Robert E. Lee and his father as men of personal character. At one point, Guelzo asks how someone like Robert E. Lee can look in the eyes of slavery and do nothing about it. This is an interesting thing to say in an interview with a Southern Baptist seminary president with a deep history of racism and slavery. The subtext of this entire conversation is so fascinating. At the end Mohler wants everyone to know that Lee is an evangelical. Guelzo says that “Lee was a conventional low-church Episcopalian” who never made a profession of faith in Jesus Christ. Guelzo says any attempt to claim Lee as an evangelical is the product of Lost Causers who want to sanctify him. Mohler gets very defensive. Guelzo remains polite, but looks irritated.

I am pleased to release a new Thinking in Public episode today with Professor Allen Guelzo: "Leadership in Civil War, Treason, Hypocrisy, and the Burden of History: The Life and Legacy of Robert E. Lee." Watch or listen at the link below. https://t.co/nIl7JcSsRY

— Albert Mohler (@albertmohler) January 26, 2022

Kristin leaves The Anxious Bench.

Greg Laurie is promoting a “Jesus Revolution” movie:

Is Latin America turning evangelical? It seems like it. And the Catholic Church is concerned.

Is Ralph Reed backing Kemp? What about Perdue?:

Honored to welcome ⁦@BrianKempGA⁩ to ⁦@FaithandFreedom⁩ Legislative Luncheon today. Thank you, Governor. What’s line-up of speakers and what an enthusiastic crowd! pic.twitter.com/hzXxQpiF9G

— Ralph Reed (@ralphreed) January 25, 2022

I think it’s safe to say Reed is backing Herschel:

Packed out today at GA ⁦@FaithandFreedom⁩ Legislative Luncheon. It was an honor to welcome ⁦@HerschelWalker⁩ to the stage to address the crowd. pic.twitter.com/rYrk0vV6Dg

— Ralph Reed (@ralphreed) January 25, 2022

Trump court evangelicals gather:

Great to be with my good friends and two great Americans ⁦@Jentezen⁩ and ⁦@HerschelWalker⁩ at ⁦@freechapel⁩. What an amazing service! pic.twitter.com/lJEodQQ0y0

— Ralph Reed (@ralphreed) January 24, 2022

An evangelical postal worker is suing the Postal Service for making him deliver packages on Sunday.

“If you are a believer in Jesus Christ you are welcome” at the “church of the open door.” What if you are not a believer?:

“And this is without fanfare & dramatics, that the First Baptist Church in Dallas is like the Philadelphian Church of the Book of the Revelation. It is a church of the open door (Revelation 3:7-13).” — Dr. W.A. Criswell #FirstDallas continues to be the church of the open door. pic.twitter.com/IcEfwb3d7X

— Dr. Robert Jeffress (@robertjeffress) January 26, 2022

Evangelicals against the death penalty.

The Trump pastor who had nothing but praise for the last president’s attacks on the press, wrote this on his Facebook page:

A former Moody Bible Institute students talks about her experience with conversion therapy.

Ben Carson visits David Barton at Wallbuilders:

Was honored to have @RealBenCarson at WallBuilders today. #WallBuilders #BenCarson #Truth #History #Sunday pic.twitter.com/f7ytKIiyVL

— David Barton (@DavidBartonWB) January 24, 2022

Anti-vaccine preacher Greg Locke says kids with autism are demonically possessed.

C.I. Scofield

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