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Evangelical roundup for March 9, 2023

John Fea   |  March 9, 2023

What is happening in Evangelical Land?

Rod Dreher defends Josh Butler’s view of evangelical sex and claims that his critics do not understand Catholic and Orthodox views of sex. I don’t think Butler gets it right, and the criticism is all fair and appropriate, but when I see folks saying Butler “has no business” writing such a book or The Gospel Coalition “must be held accountable” for publishing his piece, I wonder if Dreher’s use of the word “cancel” in the subtitle of his piece may actually be accurate.

Randall Balmer returns to his hometown paper with a piece on Jimmy Carter and evangelicals.

Why did so many conservative evangelicals turn against the environment?

Women leading Christian colleges including Messiah University’s own Kim Phipps!

Women presidents are helping shape and set the course for #ChristianHigherEd worldwide.

As we celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth, particularly #InternationalWomensDay today, it's an honor to recognize and celebrate the women leading institutions in the CCCU. pic.twitter.com/6gQHsgDCIW

— CCCU (@cccuorg) March 8, 2023

Fundamentalism vs. Evangelicalism.

The 40th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s famous speech to the National Association of Evangelicals.

For evangelicals it’s more about policy than faith.

Shane on life:

Many people who call themselves “pro-life” would be more accurate to call themselves “pro-birth” or “anti-abortion”… They sometimes act as if life begins at conception and ends at birth.

We need a better ethic of life…
pro-life from womb to tomb.

— Shane Claiborne (@ShaneClaiborne) March 6, 2023

“Old School” Christian nationalism.

Why didn’t “The Jesus Revolution” address Lonnie Frisbee’s homosexuality? The director responds.

Anglicans in the global south reject Canterbury on gay marriage.

A new leader of The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada.

An evangelical church in Washington state is making too much noise.

Ed Stetzer, Rick Warren, and George Foreman:

https://twitter.com/edstetzer/status/1633302693526798338

Evangelicals for peace and reconciliation in Nairobi.

An Alabama megachurch leaves the United Methodist Church over LGBTQ.

Is the Asbury revival spreading?

Rick Warren’s legacy.

Max Lucado speaks in tongues.

Should evangelical endorse books?

Blast from the past:

John Hagee is relevant again. Not his opinion, but God’s:

World peace begins with peace in Jerusalem. That's not my opinion; it's God's: "For Zion's [Israel's] sake I will not hold My peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest." (Isaiah 62:1)

— Pastor John Hagee (@PastorJohnHagee) March 7, 2023

Jenna Ellis is all-in on Tucker Carlson’s revisionism of January 6, 2021 history:

Reacting to @TuckerCarlson's footage of Chansley, American Family Radio host Jenna Ellis told her audience there is more at issue than just the odd-looking “Shaman” walking the halls uninterrupted. @JennaEllisEsq @AFRnet #politics #government https://t.co/L4W5qlInzA

— American Family News (@AFN_Network) March 8, 2023

So is Charlie Kirk:

Jacob Chansley committed no violence. He had no priors. He didn't force his way past cops

He wore an outfit so the press called him QAnon Shaman. The feds took advantage of a mentally troubled man. They withheld key evidence against a symbolic target

Heads should roll for this.

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) March 7, 2023

So, apparently, is Trump court journalist David Brody:

Remember, when the legacy media uses the term, “misinformation” or, “disinformation,” it’s their way of demonizing anyone who decides to go against the approved dominant narrative. It’s a narrative that THEY HAVE created by cherry-picking certain facts and ignoring others.

— David Brody (@DBrodyReports) March 8, 2023

Jenna tells us what is and isn’t the civil rights movement:

This is an insult to the civil rights movement. https://t.co/E6zo1JhUY0

— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) March 8, 2023

Darryl Strawberry is an evangelical Zionist.

Is a miracle coming?:

"It can't be a coincidence. God is up to something. That's why I truly believe that America's mess is about to become God's miracle."https://t.co/gFKX7URTp3#charismanews @nhclc #asburyawakening #revivalinamerica #yourmessGodsmiracle

— Charisma News (@charisma_news) March 6, 2023

Charlie will be at a megachurch near you this weekend. He might even use the pulpit to attack a U.S. Senator who is sick and in the hospital:

You know we're living in a simulation when United States Senators are forced to produce "proof of life" photos. pic.twitter.com/eEd5jHQBbS

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) March 6, 2023

Transgenderism and demons:

Christian nationalist MAGA cultist Lance Wallnau declares that transgenderism is "a psychological disorder that has demons that get attached to it": "Satan has taken 'em over with crazy talk about them being in the wrong bodies." pic.twitter.com/Ak31WJRbSW

— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) March 6, 2023

The “Ministry of Truth”:

Joe Walsh does not like to hear the truth about January 6. This is what the Ministry Of Truth looks like. “Don’t tell me anything that contradicts the narrative I want to believe!” https://t.co/SmmOjEDtLb

— Lance Wallnau (@lancewallnau) March 8, 2023

Prophet Joseph Z predicts a revival is coming that will create “minutemen” to reclaim the journalism, news, and podcasting industries:

The Nation Needs to Repent to Repair#NationUnderGod #Wisdom #JosephZ

I was chatting with Prophet Joseph Z about the new prophetic movement that America needs. We discussed how the Elijah anointing is all about maturity and restraint and how it's https://t.co/lXdqflzSyh… pic.twitter.com/ZP6UuEiBcd

— Lance Wallnau (@lancewallnau) March 8, 2023

An ESPN NFL commentator on his wife.

I’d love to get Wheatley biographer David Waldstreicher‘s take on this:

On "national Women's Day" Let's start telling the truly incredible story of an American Hero. https://t.co/G6IVsZad6h
#nationalwomensday

— David Barton (@DavidBartonWB) March 8, 2023

A former member of the George W. Bush administration remembers Chuck Smith of “The Jesus Revolution” fame.

Jack Hibbs better hope she doesn’t run:

I've been saying for some time now that Michelle Obama would likely run for President! https://t.co/rvxsIhqJrl

— Jack Hibbs (@RealJackHibbs) March 8, 2023

Are Russell Moore, Tim Keller, Beth Moore, and David French “breastfeeding Christians“?

Eric Metaxas endorses Greg Locke new movie on demonic possession:

And here:

Samuel Rodriguez and a Liberty University student on the Asbury Revival.

Is January 6th footage now part of the agenda of the Family Research Council?:

More than 80 percent of Americans want all of the footage from January 6 released, with increasing calls from Capitol Hill for the same.@RealHarisAlic explains.https://t.co/9eBvLjU8xd pic.twitter.com/chA9lIMlXY

— Tony Perkins (@tperkins) March 8, 2023

North Carolina Republicans are trying to censor Senator Thom Tillis:

North Carolina State Rep. Mark Brody discusses grassroots efforts in his state to censure Sen. Thom Tillis for his vote to approve the (Dis)Respect for Marriage Act. pic.twitter.com/pRvNoPq80C

— Tony Perkins (@tperkins) March 7, 2023

More evangelicals behaving badly. And here.

A megachurch pastor in Waco, Texas apologizes for hurting women with a sermon illustration.

Robison, as many evangelicals have done through American history, confuses political freedom and spiritual freedom:

If we lose the freedom that Americans have been blessed with, it will be because Christians did not find common ground to stand on, demonstrating and defending the truth that sets us free. We are to love God with all our heart while loving our neighbors as ourselves.

— James Robison (@revjamesrobison) March 8, 2023

Kevin DeYoung on the Josh Butler sex article.

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