Happy Leap Day! Here is what is happening in Evangelical land? Marvin Olasky reviews Mike Cosper, Land of My Sojourn: The Landscape of a Faith Lost and Found. Evangelicals continue to push for immigration reform. Evangelicals are essential players in […]
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Evangelical roundup for February 26, 2024
What is happening in Evangelical land? How Trump won over South Carolina evangelicals. Dan Silliman with a brief synopsis of Christianity Today‘s reporting on the South Carolina primary: Some Brazilian evangelicals see no contradiction between practicing Christianity and criticizing Israel. […]
Romney: “I must admit that I find sexual assault to be a line I will not cross in the people I select to be my president”
Mitt Romney still believes in the politics of character. What a dinosaur! 😉 Watch: Compare with this: For those who are not on X, here is Graham’s full text: We need to pray for our country and where it is […]
Evangelical roundup for February 15, 2024
What is happening in Evangelical land? Should evangelicals fear Nones? French evangelicals launch a “Stop Abuse” website. Russell Moore talks politics, faith, and mission. The Asbury Revival: One year later. The National Association of Evangelicals celebrates Black History Month: Evangelical […]
Evangelical roundup for January 25, 2024
What is happening in Evangelical land? Christianity Today on the New Hampshire primary. Are young evangelicals “drifting” from Israel? Should we really expect evangelicals to come out looking good in this promotional event for Rob Reiner’s new film? Greek evangelicals […]
Evangelical roundup for January 22, 2024
What is happening in Evangelical land? Sarah McCammon of NPR, a former evangelical herself, on evangelical support for Trump. An evangelical pastor in Kansas calls on Christians to lead the way on immigration reform. Daniel Bennett reviews Tim Alberta’s The […]
Evangelical roundup for September 14, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelicals talk to the dead. Is “Christian Right” an oxymoron? An evangelical higher education “hole” in New York City. Evangelicals against the death penalty in Florida. Russell Moore: “Culture war is not spiritual warfare.” […]
Josh Hawley’s conservative populism was on full display at Road to Majority 2023
Missouri Senator Josh Hawley made a visit on Friday to the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s “Road to Majority 2023” conference. Watch: If you watched the speech you can see that Hawley wasted no time identifying with the crowd: I’m proud […]
Evangelical roundup for June 5, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? A primer on the Southern Baptist gender wars World Relief, Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, National Association of Evangelicals, SBC Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, and National Latino Evangelical Coalition support immigration reform. […]
Evangelical roundup for April 20, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? Charles Stanley, RIP. The Southern Baptist Convention calls for red flag gun laws in Tennessee. C.S. Lewis evangelicals. Three generations of pastors. Christian Right presidential candidates are coming to Iowa. Amy Grant steps up: […]
Evangelical roundup for January 26, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelicals in Cambodia celebrate 100 years. More on an evangelical church in Boston engaging Black theology. Evangelical and other Protestant views on abortion. LeCrae on YouTube comments: And he is doing free shows in […]
Evangelical roundup for December 26, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical Land: Russell Moore talks with Nicholas Kristoff about the meaning of Christmas. Tim Alberta talks to The Bulwark about evangelical political activity. An evangelical congregation in Canada is still dealing with a 2019 fire.. Texas […]
Are you listening to WNYC’s “On the Media’s” podcast series on conservative talk radio?
We introduced you to this series here. Episode Four dropped today. I talked a bit about my experience with the Rush Limbaugh show in the early 1990s and introducing my Dad to the program. Here is WNYC’s “The Divided Dial: […]
Evangelical roundup for December 5, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical Land? Prestonwood Baptist Church in the Dallas-area faces criticism for its Christmas show. Communion at megachurches. Jim Wallis on poverty: And this: Celtics interim head coach Joe Mazzulla: Megachurch pastor Matt Chandler is back. Tim […]
A socialist reminds Charlie Kirk that Joe Biden is not a socialist
The MAGA right, including right-wing pundit Charlie Kirk (he’ll be at an evangelical megachurch near you this weekend) is fond of saying that Joe Biden is bringing socialism to the United States. This is laughable. Ben Burgis of Jacobin is […]
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 […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: Marvin Olasky, “LONG FORM: A Wrinkle in Journalism History“ John Fea, “Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?“ Nadya Williams, “‘Joshua Was Here’“ John Fea, “Seeing New Things, Asking New […]
Evangelical roundup for August 1, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Remembering Ron Sider here and here and here and here and here. Michael Wear on Sider: Shane Claiborne on Ron Sider: National Association of Evangelicals on Sider: Jim Wallis on Sider: Lisa Sharon Harper […]
You can’t make this stuff up
If you have the stomach to learn more about how the Trump evangelicals are using Christianity to undermine the American republic, you may want to follow Ron Filipkowski on Twitter. In December 2020, Filipkowski, a Republican lawyer, resigned his position […]
Hawley on the run
Watch: Here is Phillip Bump in today’s Washington Post: Given everything that’s happened since, it’s easy to forget the role that Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) played in validating Donald Trump’s effort to undermine the 2020 election results. In the weeks […]