According to Audrey Clare Farley at The New Republic, some conservative Catholic priests believe they are engaged in a spiritual war against Black Lives Matter, Marxism, critical race theory, intersectionality, and wokeness. Here is a taste of her piece: Last […]
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Evangelical roundup for May 24, 2021
What is going on in Evangelicalland? University of Pennsylvania professors on Trump and evangelicalism Eric Metaxas tells his audience to vote for Guardian Angel Curtis Sliwa in the upcoming New York City mayoral election. Metaxas apparently thinks he has a […]
Texas and Massachusetts: A Tale of Two States
Why have pro-life states opposed COVID restrictions—while pro-choice states have not?
The Education of an Evangelical Insurrectionist
“I’m probably going to lose my job as a pastor after this.” Tyler Ethridge was days away from starting a new job as a youth pastor at an evangelical church in Florida. But before the former Texas high school football […]
Joe Biden’s Georgetown pastor: “The Eucharist is not to be used as a weapon”
The U.S. Conference on Catholic Bishops is divided over whether Joe Biden can uphold pro-choice policies on abortion and still partake of communion. Here is a taste of Michelle Boorstein’s piece at The Washington Post: The Rev. Kevin Gillespie, pastor […]
Evangelicals seem to be coming around on climate change
In 2007, Richard Cizik, then vice-president of the National Association of Evangelicals, came under attack from some prominent evangelicals for his opposition to global warming. Jerry Falwell Sr. described evangelicals concerned with climate change as “earthism worshippers.” James Dobson called […]
The Destroyer Came
In the aftermath of Trump, beware of rubble
When Liberals Championed Religious Liberty
Today, liberals and conservatives square off over religious liberty. Their shared past points to a better end.
Evangelical roundup: April 22, 2021
What is happening in Evangelicalland? We covered the evangelical response to the Chauvin verdict in yesterday’s bonus roundup. (We’ve added a few more responses below). It looks like a lot of evangelicals are debating “wokeness”: Katelyn Beaty weighs in: David […]
What are evangelicals thinking about our country these days?
Here are some data I culled from the recent Morning Consult survey: 43% of Evangelicals believe the country is “going in the right direction.” 57% believe the country has “gotten off on the wrong track.” 47% of Evangelicals either “strongly […]
The Post-Truth Coalition
How evangelicals learned to stop worrying and love postmodernism
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: Planned parenthood must reckon with Margaret Sanger. William Blake and Thomas Paine Pandemics and libraries Naming New York When Black Americans warned of the dangers of Confederate monuments Why pro-life […]
Mike Huckabee and Mike Pompeo join Liberty University’s Standing for Freedom Center (formerly Falkirk Center)
Charlie Kirk and Sebastian Gorka are out. Huckabee and Pompeo are in. Here is Kate Andrews at Virginia Business: Liberty University’s newly renamed think tank, the Standing for Freedom Center, has announced a slate of five new fellows, including former […]
The Lincoln Way
In our conflicts over abortion, Abraham Lincoln’s approach to slavery offers a path forward
Pro-life Democrats march in defense of the Hyde Amendment
I don’t see many news outlets covering this story. Here is Ryan Foley at The Christian Post: A group of pro-life Democrats and other pro-life activists gathered on Capitol Hill and across the country Saturday to oppose the exclusion of […]
Biden’s Politics of Human Dignity
For Joe Biden, there is no individualism apart from solidarity