What is happening in Evangelical Land? Evangelicals and Ron DeSantis Evangelicalism in Brazil. And evangelicals for Lula. Brazil and Texas Gen Z evangelicals vote. The “other” evangelicals. Evangelicals are a foreign policy force. An encouraging message from the National Association […]
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Some quick thoughts on abortion and Christian nationalism in the 2022 midterm elections
I talked to the Associated Press this week. A taste: KENTUCKY, USA — In the midterm elections, evangelical Christians across the nation reconfirmed their allegiance to conservative candidates and causes, while Catholic voters once again showed how closely divided they are […]
More on Doug Mastriano’s Anabaptist Connections
Bonnie Kristian, author of the recent Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community, has a well-researched piece at New York Times on Doug Mastriano’s connection to a conservative Mennonite church. Here is a […]
How do evangelicals understand “Christian nationalism?”
Daniel Silliman has some nice reporting on this at Christianity Today. A taste: Caleb Campbell didn’t know he needed the term Christian nationalism. He’d heard it, here and there, but it hadn’t really registered. It was at the edge of his […]
An Open Letter to Voting Evangelicals
It’s a big ask. But it’s a big election.
Sunday nights odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: Religion and authoritarian political figures British Marxist historians Is CRT being taught in schools? “Salvation Antiquarianism“ Gary Dorrien on Rafael Warnock Benjamin Wallace-Wells on Rafael Warnock Conservatives and baseball Du […]
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 […]
Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?
On the common agenda of Seven Mountain Dominionists and National Conservatives
Evangelical roundup for August 18, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Scot McKnight reviews Katlyn Beaty’s Celebrities for Jesus. Tim Keller on the differences between pastors in big and small churches: An evangelical woman reflects on her pursuit of a Masters of Divinity. More on […]
Franklin Graham sounds more like a member of a Trump cult than a Christian leader
Yesterday Franklin Graham appeared on the Trinity Broadcasting Network to offer his opinion on the FBI’s execution of a search warrant at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago. Watch: Let’s break this down. 00:40ff: The host, Doug McKelway, describes how the execution of […]
Evangelical roundup for August 8, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Neighbor love in Kentucky A growing number of ordained women in the Assemblies of God An interesting look at evangelical sports chaplains. Esau McCaulley: Ron Sider obituary in The New York Times. Tish Harrison […]
Evangelical roundup for July 28, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelicals on the rise in the Dominican Republic. Michael Wear on abortion politics. Doug Koopman is the new director of the American Studies Program of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities. Russell Moore […]
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 […]
Evangelical worship leader Sean Feucht is making A LOT of money promoting Trumpism and the Big Lie
In 2019, pro-Trump evangelical worship leader Sean Feucht, an Oral Roberts University graduate who was a worship leader at Bethel Church in Redding, California and a former candidate for Congress, made $280,000. In 2020, he made $5.3 million. What happened? […]
Nazis show up for the Turning Point USA event in Tampa
Just to be clear, they were there to support Florida governor Ron DeSantis and the other speakers, including Donald Trump. Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA condemned the Nazi flags outside his recent conference. But why did these people think Kirk’s […]
18 members of the House of Representatives vote against Finland and Sweden joining NATO
Finland and Sweden want protection against Vladimir Putin’s Russia. As we have seen in Ukraine, Putin has expansion on his mind and both Scandinavian nations border Russia. When a NATO nation is invaded, all of the other NATO nations are […]
It’s time to drain the swamp
I knew Trump’s catchphrase, “drain the swamp” would one day be good for something. Those watching the January 6th hearings are witnessing the machinations of the most corrupt president in American history and the people who stood with him and […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: Jonathan Den Hartog, “What Happened When Jon Meacham Went to Samford?“ John Fea, “Matthew McConaughey Goes Home“ Christopher Shannon, “Losing Their Religion“ Daniel K. Williams, “Pro-Life and Pro-Guns?“ John Fea, […]
Evangelical roundup for June 6, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? “My body, my choice?“ A member of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee says that taking steps to prevent sexual abuse in churches is a bad idea Andy Stanley: Evangelicals are facing a “state […]
Why have conservatives remained silent on the Southern Baptist abuse scandals?
Here is Paul Waldman at The Washington Post: There are few things that members of the American right emphasize more often about themselves than their deep commitment to protecting children — particularly when it comes to the threat of sexual […]