Matt Bai of The Washington Post gets it right: I woke up this morning hoping that the American left might now have a debate about what Americanism means to them — beyond policing pronouns and categorizing grievances. It ought to be clear that voters […]
Tuesday was Election Day: What are evangelicals saying?
Over at NBC News, Mike Hixenbaugh is covering the MAGA evangelicals who believe Trump’s victory yesterday was a fulfillment of prophecy. Here is a taste: Lance Wallnau, a celebrity evangelist who has spent decades calling on conservative Christians to occupy […]
Bernie Sanders explains what happened on Election Day 2024
The belief that Trumpism is “a movement for aggrieved white men” unraveled last night
I guess it wasn’t all about toxic white masculinity after all. If last night’s election was any indication, the Trump coalition is essentially made up of educated people and Black women. Here is Tufts University environmental science professor Tyler Austin […]
MAGA evangelicals sing “How Great Thou Art” after Trump wins
Here are the lyrics to “How Great Thou Art.” Oh Lord, my GodWhen I, in awesome wonderConsider all the worlds Thy hands have madeI see the stars, I hear the rolling thunderThy power throughout the universe displayed Then sings my […]
Some very early evangelical responses to Trump’s victory
I went to bed around 1am last night. When I awoke, Donald Trump was President-Elect. Let’s see what evangelicals are saying this morning. The responses are trickling-in. We will try to cover them throughout the day. According to The Washington Post, […]
A Hard Day’s Night
Election Day 2024, journaling all the way
Yesterday was Election Day. What were evangelicals saying?
I am working on this roundup on Tuesday evening before most of the major states have reported their election results. Evangelicals are supposed to model what Galatians 5:22-23 describes as the “Fruit of the Spirit”. That verse says: “But the […]
Today is Election Day. What are evangelicals saying?
There are a lot of MAGA evangelicals in Pennsylvania. Yesterday in church they made their final appeals to their congregations. Here is David Gilbert and Vittoria Elliott at WIRED: In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, this Sunday, at the Life Center megachurch, hundreds of […]
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1 day until Election Day. What are evangelicals saying?
Yesterday I was writing about Rev. Dwight McKissic, the pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas. In my current book manuscript I describe the role McKissic played in an anti-gay marriage rally in Arlington, Texas back in May 2004. […]
The “woke” Left and the Trump Right are possessed
Over the last couple of days I have been teaching the Salem Witch Trials in my colonial America class. So I naturally gravitated to University of Virginia professor Mark Edmundson piece at Liberties titled “The Politics of Possession in America.” […]
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Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: Henry Wallace ran for president in 1948. His son reflects on his candidacy. Drowned towns Donald Trump’s deportation campaign in historical context. Tim Alberta on the final days of the […]
I hope you are enjoying CURRENT’s election coverage
We at Current have been hard at work over the past month or so delivering an array of articles on the 2024 presidential election. In recent weeks we have published the following essays: John Fea, “The Sin of Sycophancy“ Miles […]
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Do we really want another four years of Donald Trump?
I understand why people will vote for Donald Trump on Tuesday. Some think Trump will protect their religious liberty and fight for their views in a way that Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush did not. Some […]
Christian college professor: “I’m ashamed to be a Republican”
Byron Curtis is professor emeritus of biblical studies at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. In an op-ed today at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette he makes a pro-life case for Kamala Harris. A taste: I’m a 46-year member of the Republican […]
The Trump line about guns pointed at Liz Cheney triggered Russell Moore which, in turn, triggered MAGA evangelicals
Once again, Russell Moore’s Twitter feed provides insight into the current state of American evangelical Christianity on the eve of the 2024 presidential election. Moore tweeted: And here are just some of the more than two thousands comments he received […]
3 days until Election Day. What are evangelicals saying?
At least one pastor is preaching with a red “Trump” yarmulke. The video below comes from a Wednesday night service held one month ago at Calvary Chapel Central Bucks, a mid-sized church in Chalfont, PA. The video starts with senior […]