He is one of the few honest Republicans in the House of Representatives. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (IL), who is not running for reelection in 2022, is asking Democrats and independents to help him save his party from Trumpism. Here is […]
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Kinzinger: “Maybe” five members of the GOP actually believe in the “Big Lie”
Illinois congressman Adam Kinzinger, one of the few Republicans to vote to impeach Donald Trump for inciting the insurrection on the U.S. capitol on January 6, told CNN’s Jake Tapper that “maybe” five members of his party actually believe Donald […]
Did God answer Franklin Graham’s prayer? Evangelicals respond to what happened today in the Oval Office
What an embarrassment for the United States of America. Watch: Some American evangelicals are responding: Did God answer Franklin Graham’s prayer?:
2 days until Election Day. What are evangelicals saying?
Thanks to Emma Bell for her assistance with this roundup As we have reported in these roundups, Franklin Graham was not happy when the Evangelicals for Harris movement used his father, evangelist Billy Graham, in a campaign ad. Here’s the […]
12 days until Election Day. What are evangelicals saying?
Why haven’t conservative evangelicals, especially those of the MAGA variety, remained mostly silent about Donald Trump’s line about Arnold Palmer’s genitals? What happened to the Christian Right’s longtime concern about the coarseness of American culture? This morning I was writing […]
18 days until Election Day. What are evangelicals saying?
Today, fifty evangelical leaders from Wisconsin urged Harris, Walz, Trump, and Vance to “reflect biblical principles on immigration.” Evangelical relief agency World Relief was behind the letter to the candidates. The central argument is this: “The vast majority of American […]
Live blogging night 3 of the 2024 Republican National Convention
Coming soon. In the meantime, check out our coverage of night 1 and night 2. ***** Who is that band? The group playing at the GOP convention is called Sixwire. Learn more about them here. ***** Are we watching a political […]
Special Evangelical roundup: The Trump verdict
Donald Trump was convicted on 34 felonies today. It’s only been a little more than an hour, but there are already plenty of early initial reactions from American evangelical Christians: Warren Throckmorton: Ryan Helfenbein of Liberty University’s Standing for Freedom […]
Where Have You Gone, Chris Christie?
I will miss his voice in this presidential campaign
Evangelical roundup for February 20, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical Land?: For those interested in the Asbury Revival, we are covering it extensively here. More on Latino evangelicals in Florida who are trying to get Ron DeSantis to take a man off death row. Charlie […]
“Just say the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the Republican congressmen.” –Donald Trump
Kevin McCarthy, with the help of Donald Trump, is Speaker of the House. Here is what some of the members of the House Select Committee on January 6th are saying: Liz Cheney: Adam Kinzinger: Adam Schiff: Jamie Raskin:
Matt Gaetz: “If Democrats join up to elect a moderate Republican, I will resign from the House of Representatives”
Up until this point in the GOP battle for the Speaker of the House, compromised Florida congressman Matt Gaetz has been treating the whole affair as if he is a high school kid playing some kind of game, perhaps the […]
Evangelical roundup for January 5, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? French evangelicals fight for the human dignity of children. Evangelical boomers and the legacy they have left behind. Florida’s Latino Evangelicals and politicized Christianity. The National Association of Evangelicals president on how to fix […]
Donald Trump Jr. is hawking a Bible
Act quickly. I imagine these “We the People” Bibles will sell out faster than the Trump digital trading cards and the Trump-King Cyrus prayer coins. 😉 Here is Donald Jr.: For $69.99 you can buy a King James Version of […]
How will the GOP investigate Hunter’s laptop if they can’t even pick a Speaker of the House?
If you haven’t followed this today, get up to speed here. If the GOP members of the House can’t pick a Speaker, how will they advance their agenda? How will they investigate Hunter Biden’s laptop? How will they impeach Joe […]
Court evangelical James Robison: Trump acted “like a little elementary schoolchild”
The Washington Post is covering a speech by the seventy-nine-year-old James Robison at the November 16 meeting of the National Association of Christian Lawmakers. Read the Post piece here. According to its website, the National Association of Christian Lawmakers (NACL) […]
What Trump said last night
I managed to stomach Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential announcement last night. Here are my live tweets: Trump came out to a full room at Mar-A-Lago. A lot of nicely dressed people in the audience as well as the kind of […]
Evangelical roundup for November 10, 2022: Midterm election edition
How is Evangelical land responding to the 2022 Midterm Elections? 88% of Georgia evangelicals voted for Herschel Walker. 81% of Wisconsin evangelicals voted for Ron Johnson. Jim Wallis working as a polling chaplain: Christianity Today: “Republicans Win on Inflation but […]
Evangelical roundup for July 25, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelical politics: a call for renewal. David French: “There is no remaining Christian case for Trump.” Darryl Hart on conservative Presbyterians. Shane Claiborne endorses Ethan Hawke: Brazilian presidential candidates court the evangelical vote. A […]
What did we learn last night about Trump and January 6, 2021?
Last night the January 6th Committee provided more evidence to prove that Donald Trump is by far the most corrupt, depraved, and immoral president in the United States history. Here is what we learned last night: Donald Trump ignored all […]