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Evangelical roundup for April 17, 2023

John Fea   |  April 17, 2023

Kathryn Kuhlman healing service, circa 1975

What is happening in Evangelical land?

Does the Church of England need evangelicals?

Sojourners at 50

Asian-American evangelicalism in a new Netflix series.

Evangelicals support a postal employee who will not work on Sundays.

A Black evangelical moderate:

As Black man and an orthodox Christian, I don’t trust the ideological left or right enough to want them to have absolute power.

That’s not to say they’re equivalent – they’re wrong to different extents on certain issues. Neither has the self-awareness to see their shortcomings.

— Justin Giboney (@JustinEGiboney) April 15, 2023

70% of evangelicals read the Bible compared to 37% of Catholics.

15% of U.S. Latinos identify as “Evangelical Protestant” compared to 43% who identify as “Catholics.” 30% are “Religiously Unafilliated.”

Tim Scott’s road to the presidency must go through the “evangelical lane.”

The Holy Post Podcast tackles the Second Amendment:

Evangelical Mike Pompeo will not run for president.

Should megachurch pastors make the big bucks?

George Verwer, RIP.

Good point:

Reminded of this op-ed that came out six years ago: "If conservative Christians mute their criticism of Trump out of political loyalty, they may find themselves unable to find their voice again once he’s gone." https://t.co/FcyMyCUKHo

— Michael Wear (@MichaelRWear) April 14, 2023

The president of the National Association of Evangelicals as a bridge-builder.

Blast from the past:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G439EYbphs4

More stuff on Preston Sprinkle and purity culture.

Albert Mohler is in the hospital with blood clots in both lungs.

Jenna Ellis, the former Liberty University spokeswoman and Trump “election fraud” lawyer is getting “harassed” by Trump supporters for not supporting him 100%:

Trump’s former attorney Jenna Ellis issues a statement about Trump supporters. pic.twitter.com/h8d1m2ordI

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) April 16, 2023

Trump court journalist David Brody is defending Jenna:

The lewd attacks against @JennaEllisEsq by some MAGA influencers are utterly despicable. You attack her for saying good things about @GovRonDeSantis ? Jenna calls it like she sees it. That’s principled. That’s bold. Your reaction has been immorally childish and factually…

— David Brody (@DBrodyReports) April 16, 2023

Speaking of Brody, he has a new show:

Hey everyone: I’M BACK! “America 180 with David Brody” premieres this coming Monday April 17th across America. Our country is going to hell in a handbasket so it’s time to bring sanity back to America.Ultimately, the show is all about bringing America back to its proper… pic.twitter.com/FaJUb3v6tN

— David Brody (@DBrodyReports) April 13, 2023

Jenna has also donated to the Vivek Ramaswamy campaign for president:

Vivek is great! I hope to see him on the debate stage and I donated to help get him there.

I feel like it’s a 2016 move without realizing it’s 2024 and the players (including Trump) are vastly different now. https://t.co/TwfofJ2sXh

— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) April 16, 2023

Tony Jones resigns as pastor of Emmanuel Leidy’s church in Souderton, Pennsylvania.

Methodist “Lighthouse Congregations” for those who left the United Methodist Church.

DeSantis at Liberty. They seem to like him:

Liberty University College Republicans conducted a poll of student presidential preferences:
Governor @RonDeSantisFL: 53%
Donald Trump: 31%
Nikki Haley: 13%https://t.co/2glNV7dEdI

— Chris Wilson (@WilsonWPA) April 16, 2023

So does the Liberty University Standing for Freedom Center:

Our students were thrilled to hear from @GovRonDeSantis while speaking at @LibertyU. We even had the opportunity to get a few comments for the @freedomcenterlu. pic.twitter.com/KUoCg1nkUg

— Ryan Helfenbein (@RHelfenbein) April 15, 2023

More on the assault charges on megachurch pastor James McDonald.

Eric Metaxas likes DeSantis, but he is loyal to Trump. Trump is “dramatically better than anyone else.” He wants DeSantis to use his influence to help Trump get re-elected.

Tony Perkins on the new Florida abortion law:

.@GovRonDeSantis is doing this the right way—he is having the conversation about protecting unborn children. We need more leaders like him who are willing to lean into the opportunity that the Supreme Court gave us in the Dobbs decision. pic.twitter.com/0ymFx0wPua

— Tony Perkins (@tperkins) April 15, 2023

Franklin Graham on how Bud Light “sacrificed their brand.” When did beer company brands become a thing for evangelicals?:

.@AnheuserBusch’s woke marketing campaign featuring a transgender influencer brought a backlash they hadn’t planned for. They sacrificed the brand of their company on the altar of compromise. https://t.co/MuZwg7x45f

— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) April 14, 2023

And here is an evangelical worship leader telling Bud Light to apologize:

Where’s the apology? pic.twitter.com/M5FtGPca24

— Sean Feucht (@seanfeucht) April 15, 2023

A really problematic article connecting the Second Amendment to white supremacy by an evangelical historian. Yet it gets an endorsement from Scot McKnight.

A new book promotion method?:

A gift stiletto to remind me to promote his new book. This is why @jobymartin is one of my favorite pastor friends. pic.twitter.com/h8YbFK9Lml

— J.D. Greear (@jdgreear) April 12, 2023

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