On Tuesday, North Carolinians dumped evangelical frat boy Madison Cawthorn. Yesterday he gave us more evidence as to why he wasn’t fit to serve in Congress. Perhaps some of you have already heard about the “Dark MAGA” Instagram post. In […]
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DC DISPATCH: Dare to Discipline
The sorry case of Madison Cawthorn raises a question: Exactly what line did he cross?
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: The anti-conservative Republican Party Inside Tucker Carlson’s brain Evangelicals against Dungeons and Dragons The politics of camping More on Harvard and slavery Matthew Mutter reviews two new books on the […]
The GOP anti-Ukraine caucus
There members of the Congress who love Russia. Here is William Saletan at The Bulwark: After years of defending a pro-Putin American president and dismissing Russia’s interference in American elections, Republicans have returned to their old shtick: accusing Democrats of […]
Sixteen GOP House members vote against the Japanese American World War II History Network Act
Here is some of the text of the Japanese American World War II History Act: Establishment: The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”) shall establish, within the National Park Service, a program to be known as […]
Evangelical roundup for March 21, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? A Southern Baptist college struggles to keep the doors open after what appears to be financial mismanagement. Texas evangelical women are deconstructing. Former Liberty University Standing for Freedom Center (Falkirk Center) fellow and Trump […]
Idaho Lt. Governor tries to defend her appearance at a white nationalist conference
Idaho Lt. Governor Janice McGeachin is running for governor. Some of you may remember her May 2021 stunt when she tried to impose a mask ban while the Idaho governor, Brad Little, was out of the state. Some of you […]
Evangelical roundup for March 3, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land: Joel Carpenter calls for a renewal of evangelical intellectual life. Darryl Hart sees a tension between and older and younger generation of evangelical historians: Pat Robertson plays the biblical prophecy card. And here: Ukrainian […]
Biden searches for common ground in State of the Union address
Last night Biden delivered a solid State of the Union Address. Not great. Nothing to write home about. But solid. It was the speech the country needed this week. I give credit to Joe Biden for his effort to find […]
Putin is rarely mentioned at CPAC
The speakers at the pro-Trump Conservative Political Action Conference this week are in a tough spot. I am sure many of them condemn the Putin invasion of Ukraine, but they can’t do that publicly without invoking the ire of their […]
Shifting power in the Republican Party
Prior to 2016, the following organizations and people held the power in the GOP: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce The NRA The Koch network Heritage Action The Drudge Report National Review Conservative movement groups such as Tea Party Express, FreedomWorks, […]
Evangelical roundup for January 3, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? A Christian country singer encourages vaccination after his father dies of COVID-19. Is an Evangelical anyone who likes Billy Graham? Admission questions from Bethlehem Baptist Seminary, founded by John Piper: Here is one evangelical […]
Evangelical roundup for December 13, 2021
What is happening in Evangelical land? More scandal at Liberty University. A sports ministry legend has died. Another QAnon conference at an evangelical megachurch: The next big religious liberty case before the Supreme Court. Evangelical views on Joe Biden: Evangelical […]
The GOP is in a state of chaos, but they love the Lord
The Republican Party is a laughing stock. The Trumpian Far Right seems to be running the show, the Republican center is “muted,” and the leadership of the party is just letting the chaos ensue. Here is Jonathan Weisman at The […]
Evangelical roundup for November 15, 2021
What is happening in Evangelical land? Liberty University seeks gag order for former VP of Communications. Jerry Falwell Jr. reinstates his lawsuit against Liberty University. Two Jane Does in the Liberty University sex abuse lawsuit speak: In the midst of […]
What is popular this week at CURRENT?
Here are the most popular Current features of the last week: Vincent Bacote, “Wide Awoke at Wheaton” Elizabeth Stice, “Bring Back Cincinnatus” Jon Boyd, BOOK MARKS: To See What Will Infect You Timothy Larsen, “The Blessed One” Daniel K. Williams, “Evangelical […]
More on that blasphemous pro-Trump bulletin board
We posted about this blasphemous billboard last week. Heather Greene at Religion News Service has more: The billboard is situated on a well-traveled commuter route in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, near the border of Tennessee. Historically known for being the site […]
January 6, 2021: What does Kevin McCarthy and the GOP have to hide?
Kevin McCarthy and other GOP House members are threatening American telecommunication companies that have received subpoenas from the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021 insurrection. What do they have to hide? Here is Georgia representative Marjorie Taylor Greene: It’s […]
The GOP rank and file is “identifying less and less with Trump personally,” but Trumpism is stronger than ever
In his recent piece at The Atlantic, Wehner argues that “the GOP base may be identifying less and less with Trump personally…but it is not identifying any less with the conspiracist and antidemocratic impulses that defined him over the past […]
Evangelical roundup for August 12, 2021
What is going on in Evangelicalland? Christian Reconstructionists are thriving in Moscow, Idaho under the leadership of Douglas Wilson. True: Slacktivist responds to Current managing editor Jay Green’s recent piece on “exvangelicals.” Bless your pastor: Do evangelicals still care about […]