The post-Trump differences in American evangelicalism continue to sharpen. Marvin Olasky has edited the evangelical magazine World since 1994. Olasky is best known as the architect of George W. Bush’s “compassionate conservatism.” On November 1, 2021, Olasky resigned from the […]
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Let it rain: Beth Allison Barr on Al Mohler, women’s ordination, and the Southern Baptist Convention
Beth Allison Barr, the author of The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth, has a message for Southern Baptist Theological Seminary president Albert Mohler and the rest of the Southern Baptist leadership going crazy […]
The second Trump presidency is two months old. What are evangelical saying?
Let’s check-in on the world of evangelicals and politics. Several high-ranking Trump officials, including Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, shared military strike plans on an unsecure Signal channel. Military strike […]
I took a week off from blogging. What is happening on the evangelicals and politics front?
I took the last week off to write. (More on that later). What happened in the world of evangelicals and politics while I was gone? Let’s check in: Jenna Ellis offers another “lesson” in the politics of human dignity: Jenna, […]
Anti-Catholicism is alive and well in some sectors of the evangelical world
In case you haven’t heard, Pope Francis is in critical condition. I know that there are many people around the world who do not agree with the way Pope Francis has applied his Christian faith to social, cultural, and political […]
There’s some wild stuff going on right now on conservative evangelical social media
Some MAGA evangelicals are mad at the Philadelphia Eagles: Let’s start off with some facts The Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles have not rejected an invitation to the White House. But that did not stop many conservative evangelicals, looking for […]
The Trump wrecking ball keeps swinging. What are evangelicals saying?
MAGA prophet Lance Wallnau once claimed that God told him that Donald Trump “is a wrecking ball to the spirit of political correctness.” Well, it looks the prophecy came true. The new president, with the help of Elon Musk, is […]
MAGA sets its sights on Wheaton College
Have you heard about this dustup? Read Kathryn Post’s piece at Religion News Service. Here is a taste: On Friday (Feb. 7), Wheaton College, the evangelical Christian school outside Chicago, publicly congratulated Russell Vought, a conservative activist and architect of Project 2025 […]
“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for they will get an executive order.”
The day after Trump’s inauguration, the president attended an interfaith service at the National Cathedral. During the sermon, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde urged Trump to consider the human dignity of immigrants, refugees, and members of the transgender community. She spoke […]
We are more than a week into the second Trump presidency. What are evangelicals saying?
The members of the Evangelical Immigrant Roundtable urge the Trump administration to respect religious freedom. Quotes from the leaders of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, World Relief, the National Association of Evangelicals, and the National Latino Evangelical Coalition. […]
Inauguration day was Monday. Evangelicals are still talking about the new administration. What are they saying?
Lance wants to replace NPR: Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA will now have correspondent in the press briefing room: Christian Broadcasting Network’s David Brody: Brody seems to believe that the primary reason Americans voted for Trump was his promise to […]
How dare this demonic “priestess” speak truth to Trump! (And other things evangelicals are saying in the wake of the inauguration).
Today at the Service of Prayer for the Nation at the Washington Cathedral, the Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, confronted Donald Trump about immigrants. Watch: By the way: This is what speaking truth […]
As Inauguration Day winds down, what are evangelicals saying?
Evangelicals helped put him in office. Let’s see how what some of them have to say today. (We did a similar post yesterday.) Shane Claiborne quotes MLK on MLK Day: Albert Mohler chooses to write about Biden’s “mental abilities”: And […]
Russell Moore on Jimmy Carter’s salvation
Back In December, a podcaster asked Albert Mohler, the president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, if Jimmy Carter was a “born-again Christian.” Jimmy Carter always said he was a born-again Christian, but the podcaster’s question seemed to […]
Jimmy Carter at The Way of Improvement Leads Home
We’ve spent considerable time covering Jimmy Carter over the years here at The Way of Improvement Leads Home blog: Albert Mohler “hopes and prays” that Jimmy Carter is saved (December 19, 2024) Happy 100th anniversary Jimmy Carter! (October 1, 2024) […]
Election Day was 18 days ago. What are evangelicals saying?
Christian conservative talk show host Steve Deace supported Ron DeSantis during the GOP primary season. But Trump’s cabinet picks have satisfied all his objections. Here is his entire tweet: I backed DeSantis in the primary because Trump showed no remorse/awareness […]
Election Day was 16 days ago. What are evangelicals saying?
Did Christians sway the 2024 election to Donald Trump? It’s certainly possible. George Barna, the favorite pollster of conservative evangelicals, says that 99% of “Spiritually Active Governance Engaged Conservative Christians” voted on November 5. (Note that George Barna and the […]
Election Day was 15 days ago. What are evangelicals saying?
Christian Zionist Joel Rosenberg interviewed Mike Huckabee, Donald Trump’s recent appointment to serve as ambassador to Israel. Huck is the first evangelical Christian to ever be appointed to this position. Here is a taste of the part of the interview […]
Election Day was two weeks ago. What are evangelicals saying?
Over at Christianity Today, Emily Belz reports on Christian sex-trafficking organizations opposed to the nomination of Matt Gaetz as U.S. attorney general. Here is a taste: Several Christian anti-trafficking organizations are publicly opposing President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for US attorney […]
Election Day was 11 days ago. What are evangelicals saying?
World magazine is reporting that some evangelicals are concerned about Trump’s nomination of Matt Gaetz as attorney general. But what fascinates me about Josh Schumacher’s piece at the conservative magazine is that none of the evangelicals he quotes in the […]