Conservative evangelicals went crazy after the FBI executed a search warrant at Donald Trump’s home in Palm Beach. (I haven’t seen much from them after we learned Trump had classified nuclear documents). We chronicled some of the initial reaction here. […]
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Eric Metaxas keeps pushing the Big Lie
Some of the most distinguished conservative federal court justices of the past three decades just put out a 72-page report decimating claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election. We wrote about that report yesterday. Meanwhile, most of the court […]
Eric Metaxas is hawking a diabetes cure on Telegram
Eric “Socrates in the City” Metaxas is a radio host, author, Trump court evangelical, and Fellow at Liberty University’s Standing for Freedom Center. He is also on a social media site call Telegram. You can check out his account here. […]
Debunking the Ukrainian biolabs myth promoted by Charlie Kirk and Eric Metaxas
Watch Metaxas and Kirk talk about the potential of Ukrainian biolabs that might be creating bioweapons and coronaviruses. This is how fear-mongering works. Kirk says that he can’t be sure about such biolabs, but that does not stop him from […]
Eric Metaxas chides Tim Keller for reading too much (and other evidence of the scandal of the evangelical mind)
If you want to see Mark Noll’s Scandal of the Evangelical Mind at work, watch Eric Metaxas’s interview with Lucas Miles at the annual meeting of the National Religious Broadcasters. Lucas is the author of a book titled The Christian […]
The Eric Metaxas Show pushes pro-Putin propaganda. His show is little more than an outlet to promote conspiracy theories
In the episode of The Eric Metaxas Show I have posted below: Eric Metaxas criticizes the “Deep State” for not welcoming Russia into the community of nations after the Fall of communism. He implies that the West is to blame […]
Will Sewanee revoke the honorary degree they gave to Eric Metaxas in 2015?
I am surprised to learn that Sewanee: The University of the South gave Metaxas an honorary degree in the first place, especially after his Dietrich Bonhoeffer biography was roundly panned by Bonhoeffer scholars. Now hundreds of Sewanee faculty, students, and […]
Eric Metaxas wants your vote for culture warrior of the year!
Christian politics at its “best.” By the way, he’s right about Candace Owen. Last year she beat out Alan Sears, founder of Alliance Defending Freedom; actor Gary Sinise; Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA; Abby Johnson, pro-life advocate; and […]
How long can Eric Metaxas continue to defend Mike Lindell?
I am guessing until the money dries up. But that’s just a guess. Did you see Lindell’s recent interview with CNN? This would be hilarious if so many Americans, especially evangelical Christians, didn’t believe it. Watch: “It’s proof of nothing.” […]
Eric Metaxas: Don’t get vaccinated. Be a rebel.
I wrote a lot about Metaxas today in my piece at Current. I could have added this to the article. In addition to his radio program, Metaxas serves as a “fellow” at the Liberty University Standing for Freedom Center. Watch […]
Eric Metaxas on the COVID-19 vaccine: “I can spread false information all day long.” Tells listeners to “get a gun” to stop those gathering vaccination data
To be fair, Metaxas does not believe that anti-vaxxers like Tucker Carlson and others are spreading “false information.” Metaxas actually believes that the real science behind the vaccination is “nonsense” and “disinformation.” People are dying of COVID-19 in large numbers […]
How one small Eric Metaxas comment sums-up the current state of evangelical thinking
In yesterday’s Evangelical roundup I posted and commented on evangelical conspiracy theorist Eric Metaxas’s interview with fellow evangelical conspiracy theorist and Pennsylvania state senator Doug Mastriano. Here is the interview: At the 1:25 mark, Eric Metaxas says: There was just […]
Faith and Freedom Coalition conference continues. Eric Metaxas says that members of the GOP who have not defended the Jan. 6 insurrectionists are “dead” to him.
Yesterday we kept you up to speed on the 2021 Road to Majority conference sponsored by Ralph Reed’s Faith and Freedom Coalition. If you want to get a feel for how Trump’s evangelical supporters are handling his loss and the […]
YouTube dumps The Eric Metaxas Show
In case you missed this in yesterday’s evangelical roundup, here is Metaxas breaking the news to his audience:
The New Republic postpones religion and politics forum. Replaces Eric Metaxas with Peter Wehner
Last month I did a few posts on how The New Republic magazine was providing a platform for evangelical Trumper and conspiracy theorist Eric Metaxas. On April 5, 2021, I wrote about The New Republic‘s decision to publish a “debate” […]
Evangelical conspiracy theorists Mike Lindell and Eric Metaxas at the Mitchell, South Dakota Corn Palace
They were at the South Dakota landmark to launch, for about the tenth time, Mike “MyPillow Guy” Lindell’s new social media platform “Frank.” Here is local coverage from the Mitchell (SD) Republic: A crowd of 1,650 was at the Corn […]
Eric Metaxas responds to Joe Biden’s claim that the January 6 insurrection was the “worst attack on democracy since the Civil War”
Was Biden right? It’s hard to say. Historians will have different opinions about where the January 6, 2021 insurrection fits on the “attacks on democracy” scale. For example, one might find Jim Crow, Pearl Harbor, or September 11th somewhere on […]
The New Republic continues to validate evangelical conspiracy theorist Eric Metaxas
Earlier this month, The New Republic published a “debate” between conservative writer Matt Labish and court evangelical Eric Metaxas. Here is what I wrote on April 5, 2021: …let’s remember that Eric Metaxas: Appears to be an anti-vaxxer. Believes the conspiracy […]
Eric Metaxas continues to spread an anti-vaxxer message
Pick it up at the 10:00 mark: Here is an article on Dr. Ryan Cole, the doctor Metaxas cites in this video. Also here.
The New Republic gives Eric Metaxas a platform
The magazine is hosting a “conversation” between court evangelical Eric Metaxas and conservative writer Matt Labash titled, “An Epic Debate on Trump and True Evangelicalism.” The whole thing is pretty disgusting. Here is a taste of Metaxas’s side of the […]