What is happening in Evangelical Land?
Rob Schenck: The Christian Right “made a deal with the devil”.
63% of evangelicals believe the world is ending, but not because of global warming.
Evangelicals, led by Rick Warren, gather to strategize about advancing the Great Commission in the next decade.
Shane shared a cartoon:
Amy Grant will host her niece’s same-sex wedding.
Beth Moore rails on “platform culture”
The National Association of Evangelicals on DREAMERS:
An evangelical pastor in Oklahoma defends the Dreamers (DACA recipients)
Evangelicals gather with other Christians to pray about polarization in the United States.
Fuller Theological Seminary celebrates 75 years in Pasadena.
Justin Giboney on the Respect for Marriage Act:
More on LGBTQ inclusion at Seattle Pacific University.
More on evangelical leaders breaking from Trump.
Louisville pastor falls off his roof and preachers two days later.
Blast from the past:
Kirk Cameron can’t do story hour in some public libraries. Tony Perkins is all over it:
Al Mohler comments on his Christian nationalism.
Pastors for Trump:
More on “Pastors for Trump“.
Evangelical “prophet” Julie Green tells Eric Trump that his father will be back in the White House as president.
Mike “MyPillow Guy” Lindell is running for Republican National Committee Chair.
Pro-Trump election fraud lawyer Jenna Ellis is all over it:
Evangelical Christian calls Brittany Griner a “pothead”:
Jenna is not only a lawyer, she is also apparently a biblical scholar:
Richard Land on 303 Creative v. Elenis.
Pro-Trump, anti-mask/vaccine pastor Greg Locke comments on his YouTube ban.
Liberty University’s Standing for Freedom Center was in Washington D.C. this week (and here):
“Twitter shadowbans” are not part of Christian Right agenda of Ralph Reed’s Faith and Freedom Coalition:
The Family Research Council too:
When a “prophet” tweets is that considered a prophecy?:
The MAGA movement, including many MAGA evangelicals, is gathering:
Jack Hibbs and Jenna Ellis talk about the Respect for Marriage Act:
Eric Metaxas and John Zmirak on Christian nationalism:
Gary Bauer is still fighting the Clintons.
Buddies:
A Detroit school changes its name and Franklin Graham is not happy:
A conservative Southern Baptist offers advice to Christian parents of a child identifying as transgender.
Black Lives Matter vs. Sean Feucht?:
Feucht on Micah Parsons:
Feucht on the release of Brittney Griner:
I can sort of understand the Kirk Cameron book issue. I do wonder if this is not a fabricated Culture War episode. maybe he worked for years on this book and is honestly looking for a chance to have his book available for a large public audience. Anyway, I run a book club with a focus on C.S. Lewis and a local county library system allows us to use meeting rooms for free. Over the years we have hosted authors with a lecture and book signing. The first time, an academic book, published by Oxford University Press, was embraced by the library, advertised by them, and we had a nice crowd and a success. Other times they allowed us to have the lecture, but they would not “sponsor” the event – so no advertising from the library, smaller crowd and not as successful. The reason for no sponsorship was the religious nature. The other books were C.S. Lewis, biographical in nature, not apologetic. The same author, the same book – embraced in southwestern Virginia and other areas of the country in public libraries (as I remember from talking with the author.) If we truly have a pluralistic society, there needs to be openness to ideas in the public spaces – such as libraries. I read an article concerning the Cameron episode and the reporter was told by the library that Kirk’s book does not fit with their community. Is this library in a place where no Christians (with a traditional view of sexuality) live? Cameron’s book may be a particularly bad example (I have not, and I am pretty certain I will not be reading it) but I have experienced similar reject based on a small hint of Christianity. I suppose these are growing pains for a truly pluralistic society. Then again, sometimes I agree with the comedian Bill Burr’s bit where he basically says we (in the context of the joke – white men) have been in charge and now it is time to take a little of what we gave for a long time. That is, not in the dominate position in society and even getting dumped on some. The church might just have to go through a time of subservience to prove itself. And I would not call this persecution, maybe just desserts. Of course, I’d prefer a perfect pluralistic society where all views have a place persuade honestly.
Jenna Ellis refers to Greiner as the “pothead,” not Jean-Pierre.
Good catch, John. I made the correction. I am just thrilled that there is someone actually reading these roundups so carefully! 🙂
I read all your stuff thoroughly (not that I’m looking for errors, mind you!).