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Election Day was 9 days ago. What are evangelicals saying?
I noticed a couple of things in today’s roundup: *** Jackson Posey, a writer for the Baylor Lariat, encourages his fellow students not to be anxious about the election results. Here is a taste: Donald Trump is soon to be […]
John Thune is “no longer a Trump critic, but he isn’t a loyalist either”
I must admit that I breathed a small sigh of relief when I heard that GOP Senators chose John Thune to lead them. Thune defeated John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida. The latter was Trump’s pick. So […]
Lance Wallnau prophesies better on private jets.
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Matt Gaetz for attorney general?
For Donald Trump it is all about loyalty, and Florida congressman Matt Gaetz is a Trump loyalist. Trump said he wanted to use the presidency to go after his enemies. It looks like he really meant it. Gaetz once said […]
Kamala Harris could be the first woman president as early as today
What if Joe Biden resigned today? Here is Carrie Friedman at The Washington Post: We owe a debt of gratitude to President Joe Biden for his lifetime of service — and for his patriotism in stepping aside in July. Still, […]
Trump nominates a Fox News weekend host as Secretary of Defense
Hegseth is not good enough to be a Fox & Friends weekday host, but he IS good enough to be Secretary of Defense. 😉 Hegseth is a graduate of Princeton University where he wrote for the Princeton Tory and averaged […]
Election Day was 8 days ago. What are evangelicals saying?
Donald Trump has appointed Mike Huckabee, a former Southern Baptist preacher turned governor of Arkansas turned presidential candidate turned Christian television talk show host, the ambassador to Israel. Christian Zionist groups are very excited about the appointment. Here is Joel […]
It’s Another Brave New World
Are universities ready?
Don’t call it a realignment: Thoughts on the 2024 election
Sit down, buckle up, and get ready for another wild ride.
FORUM: Election 2024, Part II
A time to be silent, a time to speak
Chris Wallace is leaving CNN
This is too bad. Over the last several months I became a fan of Wallace’s Saturday morning show. Here is The New York Times; Chris Wallace, a veteran TV anchor who left Fox News for CNNÂ three years ago, announced on […]
Song of the day:
Time to break this one out again. My first interpretation of the song is here. My addendum to my first interpretation is here. I also wrote about the song here.
From Poland Spring to “Little Marco” to Secretary of State?
Marco Rubio was once a rising star in the Republican Party. In 2013, his party chose him to deliver the response to Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address. This was the famous Poland Spring moment: He was the Cuban-American […]
Election Day was one week ago. What are evangelicals saying?
Fiona Hamilton of The Times (UK) has talked to some Trump-supporting evangelicals in Georgia. Here is a taste: The convention had been awash with talk of divine intervention and miracles even before Trump told delegates that “I’m not supposed to […]
Environmental Ethics and Evangelical Politics
Love God, love the planet
“60 Minutes” investigates “mysterious Russian death syndrome”
Cecilia Vega asks: “Is Russia pursuing Putin foes abroad, going after critics and defectors on Western soil?”
On Stephen Wolfe’s use of my book “Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?”
On at least two occasions that I know about, Stephen Wolfe, the author of The Case for Christian Nationalism, has tweeted passages from my book to advance his vision of a Christian state. You can learn more about that vision […]
Can the Democrats reclaim the populist mantle?
Michael Sean Winters has his doubts. Here is a taste of his piece at the National Catholic Reporter: Democratic donors on Wall Street, in Silicon Valley and in Hollywood, and among special interest groups don’t want a party that champions […]