Daniel Silliman has the story at Christianity Today. A taste: On Thursday afternoon, the proceedings were interrupted by a report from moderator David Nakhla, who said the General Assembly was in danger of getting kicked off the Eastern University campus […]
Archives for June 2022
Voter fraud, attempts to steal the election, Charlie Kirk & Liberty University, and the potential ousting of Rick Warren’s church. And it’s only 9:25am in Anaheim!
Yes, the Southern Baptists are meeting in Anaheim this week. Later today they will elect a new president. We don’t have the time or the staff to follow all the details, so I am relying heavily on other more competent […]
When do writers have time to write when they have to speak so much?
Someone recently told me that I need to write more like I talk. I think this person meant it as a compliment. I thought about that advice again after I read Beeca Rothfield recent piece at Gawker. I am by […]
Ohio governor Mike DeWine wants guns in classrooms
DeWine will probably sign a bill that will allow teachers to carry weapons in their classrooms after 24 hours of training. Here is NPR on Ohio House Bill 99: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is poised to sign a bill on […]
Dinesh D’Souza, a Christian apologist, calls Bill Barr an overweight, immobile, “Fatso.”
Dinesh D’Souza is the former president of a Christian College and the author of What is So Great About Christianity. He is also a financial huckster who needed a Trump pardon. His version of “Christian” politics was on full display […]
The Trump grift
At yesterday’s January 6th Select Committee hearing we learned that Donald Trump raised $250,000, 000 on the false belief that the 2020 presidential election was stolen by Joe Biden. In other words, Trump not only lied to his followers, but […]
Not in CLEAR Conscience
Braving longer lines for the common good
Has the “Women’s Movement Been Disastrous?”
1994. Firing Line. Watch: There is a lot to talk about here, most of which I am ill-equipped to comment on with any degree of expertise. But I will make three comments: Historian Elizabeth Fox-Genovese is clearly the smartest person […]
The Author’s Corner with Kyle Mays
Kyle Mays is Assistant Professor of African American Studies, American Indian Studies, and History at the University of California, Los Angeles. This interview is based on his new book, City of Dispossessions: Indigenous Peoples, African Americans, and the Creation of […]
Evangelical roundup for June 13, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Getting ready for the Southern Baptist arrival in Anaheim. Christianity Today previews it here. Terry Mattingly on a recent attempt to define evangelicalism. And another attempt. Michael Bird: “Certain theologies enable sexual abuse” Paula […]
The Massacre of the Innocents
Can art of the past help us better grieve the present?
Episode 39: “Friendly Congregations”
How the GOP used evangelicals to get George W. Bush elected in 2004 Episode 39: “Friendly Congregations” dropped today. Subscribers to Current at the Longshore level and above have access to new episodes of this narrative history podcast. Here is a teaser: If you […]
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: Great American writers and misery Early Quaker spirituality in one map Alan Ryan reviews Oliver Zunz, The Man who Understood Democracy: The Life of Alexis de Tocqueville “History will accept […]
Our current needs at Current
Recently someone asked me about the most pressing financial needs at Current. Great question. Here are few: We are currently paying our writers, but we would like to pay them more! We are bringing-on some additional editors and copy-editors and […]
Senators agree on bipartisan gun safety
A step in the right direction. Here is a Politico: A group of 20 senators struck a bipartisan gun safety framework on Sunday, marking a significant breakthrough in Congress’ attempts to address recent back-to-back mass shootings. In a Sunday morning […]
What is going on at Biola University?
It appears that the Los Angeles Times has learned that many conservative Christian colleges are having a difficult time navigating the political and cultural changes of the last decade or so. Here is a taste of Thomas Curwen’s piece on […]
Evangelical roundup: January 6th hearing edition
How are evangelicals responding to Thursday night’s January 6th Select Committee hearing? I think the real story here is how many public evangelicals said nothing so far, I am sure there are all kinds of reasons why these folks did […]
Early thoughts on the first January 6th Committee hearing
I am building these comments around the live-tweeting I did last night. I am sure we will all have more to say in the coming weeks. Bill Barr began by calling the idea that Biden stole the election “bullshit”: Later, […]
My congressman, Scott Perry, asked for a presidential pardon after January 6th
Here is Myah Ward at Politico: Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, as well as multiple other Republican lawmakers, contacted the White House in the weeks after Jan. 6, 2021, to seek presidential pardons for their roles in attempting to overturn […]
Are evangelical scholars prospering from “the scandal of the evangelical mind”?
Some of you on Twitter may know Darryl Hart as the historian who regularly trolls this blog under the handle “Old Life.” In a piece published yesterday at The Wall Street Journal, Hart wonders if evangelical historians are trying to […]