Trump court evangelical Jim Garlow recently wrote an election piece at Charisma magazine. He says that charismatic Christians (the readers of Charisma) should vote for Democrats if they want: HT: Kyle Mantyla This sounds a lot like what the Federalists […]
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Former Pennsylvania governors urge Doug Mastriano and Josh Shapiro to accept the election results
Former governors Tom Ridge (R), Mark Schweiker (R), Ed Rendell (D), and Tom Corbett (R) have urged gubernatorial candidates Mastriano and Shapiro to accept the results of the 2022 election, which will be decided today. This warning probably applies more […]
A museum exhibit on Roe v. Wade
It’s at Harvard Schlesinger Library. Here is Jennifer Schuessler at The New York Times: In the corner of a ground-floor gallery at Harvard’s Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America sits a small plexiglass case, holding two cowboy […]
What MAGA Christians are saying about the Paul Pelosi attack
We covered some of the original reactions to the attack on Paul Pelosi over the weekend, but in the last couple days the rhetoric of the Trump evangelicals is getting worse. If you want to understand how the pursuit of […]
Evangelical roundup for October 31, 2022
What is going on in Evangelical land? The growing political influence of Latino evangelicals. More on progressive evangelicals in Brazil who reject the “Bolsonarization of Churches” How Christian ethics became right wing populism. Jim Wallis on the attack on Paul […]
Evangelical Roundup for October 27, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Gordon Fee, RIP. Vote Common Good goes to Ohio. Non-denominational Christians. Evangelicals host an LGBTQ inclusion conference. One evangelical calls out another evangelical: Slacktivist on our blast from the past on Dallas Theological Seminary. […]
Wehner: Herschel Walker is a “perfect candidate for a fallen party”
Here is Peter Wehner at The Atlantic on the GOP candidate for the U.S. Senate from Georgia: There have been plenty of awful candidates in American political history; what sets Herschel Walker apart is that he’s a wreck in so […]
Doug Mastriano’s Christian nationalism
The guy running for governor of Pennsylvania on the GOP ticket says that he is not a Christian nationalist. But if I were to name one person who best embodies Christian nationalism in American politics right now I would pick […]
How to “defeat fascism” and save democracy
According to writer Anand Giridharadas, we can save democracy by commanding attention, making meaning, meeting people where they are, picking the right fights, helping people find a “home” where they feel safe, and telling better stories. It’s a really helpful […]
Evangelical roundup for October 17, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Cal Thomas: Christian nationalists are misguided. Kristin Kobes Du Mez on PBS Russell Moore on Kanye West Roger Olson on the “religious Left“ A former anti-abortionist is now pro-choice. Tim Keller: Can you be […]
Interview with Frank News
Frank News brings context to a 24/7 news cycle through conversation — free of armchair experts, revisionism, and moralizing. I had a great experience working with Tatti Riberio and Noelle Forougi. Here is a taste of the interview: The preoccupation […]
Evangelical roundup for October 13, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelicals and Herschel Walker. And this. Michael W. Smith and Calvinist theology. An evangelical church in Kalamazoo is now a “post-evangelical” church. How Donald Trump courted the court evangelicals. First Things responds to our […]
Will November 2022 be like November 1866?
University of Connecticut’s Manisha Sinha explains: Midterm elections are usually not history-making stuff. Few have been memorable. But in the 2022 midterms, as in the 1866 elections, the fate of American democracy hangs in the balance. If there is a moment […]
Southern Baptists respond to the 60 Minutes Bart Barber interview
On Sunday night Anderson Cooper interviewed Southern Baptist Convention president Bart Barber. Barber talks about the denomination’s sexual abuse scandal, his belief that Joe Biden is the legitimate president, the reasons why he did not vote for Trump in 2016 […]
Evangelical roundup for October 6, 2022
What is going on in Evangelical land: Arab evangelicals in the Middle East. Are evangelical Herschel Walker voters Christians? The World Evangelical Alliance meets in Jordan. Phil Vischer vs. The Babylon Bee: Costi Hinn vs. the theobros. What is a […]
The Christian Right rallies around Herschel Walker
Here is Brian Kaylor at Word & Way: On the morning after an explosive news report that U.S. Senate hopeful Herschel Walker paid for a girlfriend’s abortion in 2009, the Georgia Republican attended a closed prayer event at First Baptist Church in […]
What if we took the originalist interpretation of the Constitution to its logical endpoint?
Writer A.J. Jacobs, the author of The Year of Living Biblically, spent one month trying to live by the Constitution “as strictly and literally as possible.” And he did it in New York City no less! Here is a taste […]
Albert Mohler says he would vote for Kari Lake or Doug Mastriano and then tries to explain why he wouldn’t vote for a pro-life candidate who “could not uphold the Constitution.”
Yes, you read the headline correctly. Perhaps you are as confused as I am. Over at The New York Times, Astead Herndon, the son of a Christian pastor and the host of “The Run-Up” podcast, talks about evangelicals, Trumpism, and […]
Evangelical roundup for September 29, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelicals are learning to “welcome the stranger.” Bridging the gap between Christian liberal arts colleges and non-Christian liberal arts colleges. Jair Bolsonaro on the “soul” of Brazil. Calvin University’s January Series will feature Ken […]
Doug Mastriano holds a rally on the capitol steps. Pennsylvanians exercise their God-given right to watch the Penn State game.
What happens when you plan a big rally on the steps of the state capitol and less than 100 people show up? Perhaps it is a sign that people are not very excited about your campaign for governor. Here is […]