Here is Peter Wehner at The Atlantic: A prayer at a “ReAwaken America” event in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a few days ago, at which Michael Flynn appeared, captured the sensibilities of this moment: “Father God, we come to you in the name of […]
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Evangelical roundup for October 17, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Cal Thomas: Christian nationalists are misguided. Kristin Kobes Du Mez on PBS Russell Moore on Kanye West Roger Olson on the “religious Left“ A former anti-abortionist is now pro-choice. Tim Keller: Can you be […]
Evangelical roundup for October 13, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelicals and Herschel Walker. And this. Michael W. Smith and Calvinist theology. An evangelical church in Kalamazoo is now a “post-evangelical” church. How Donald Trump courted the court evangelicals. First Things responds to our […]
Evangelical roundup for September 15, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Young evangelicals saving the planet. And here. Caribbean evangelicals remember Queen Elizabeth. UK evangelicals remember Queen Elizabeth. A Christian college committed to diversity. Swiss evangelicals urge “tolerance and respect” in abortion debates. Rich Mullins: […]
Evangelical roundup for September 1, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? An Assembly of God pastor and Christian Zionist is addressing evangelicalism in the age of Trump. The National Association of Evangelicals issues a “sweeping report on global climate change.” World Relief is on board. […]
Doug Mastriano’s connection to the dominionist New Apostolic Reformation movement
Good reporting here from Jennifer Cohn of the Bucks County (PA) Beacon on 7 Mountain Dominionism, the “Watchman’s Decree,” and Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano. Here is a taste: In Pennsylvania, N[ew] A[Apostolic] R[eformation]. apostle Jacobs’ prayer network is led […]
Evangelical roundup for July 21, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? No more baptisms in Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Do evangelical pastors still need seminary training? World Relief on why evangelicals must be proactive on climate change. Tim Keller offers a Third Way: Greg Laurie’s movie […]
The mob at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th was following Trump’s orders
For those of you who are not paying attention to the historic January 6th hearings, here is what happened yesterday in the words of Amanda Carpenter, writer for the conservative-leaning The Bulwark: Donald Trump’s defenders can finally drop the idea […]
Evangelical roundup for April 11, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Beth Moore on Palm Sunday: Answers in Genesis on evangelical “deconstruction. The Family Research Council here. A Liberty University professor is not guilty of sexual assault. Eric Metaxas and Mike Lindell are still pushing […]
The Great MyPillow Airlift
Forget about the Berlin Airlift. Mike “MyPillow Guy” Lindell is planning a Canadian airlift. You can’t make this stuff up. Here is Zachary Petrizzo of The Daily Beast: After his initial Tuesday shipment of MyPillow products was denied entry into Canada, Mike Lindell now […]
Evangelical roundup for February 10, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Thabiti Anywabwile is no longer an evangelical. This guy has a few things to say about it: Wayne Grudem is lecturing in a “Women of Momentum” series: Also this: How social justice and CRT […]
Evangelical roundup for November 29, 2021
What is happening in Evangelical land? The old Trump court evangelicals are divided over vaccine mandates for soldiers. It looks like “Elite Evangelicalism” is now “Big Evangelicalism”: Chik-fil-A and the National Prayer Breakfast. Agreed: Kristin responds to her critics: And […]
Evangelical roundup for September 30, 2021
What is happening in Evangelical land: Ed Stetzer on evangelicals and race. This is particularly rich. Pro-Trumpers David “I do honest journalism” Brody and David Kubal are talking about how the government is using the church to accomplish its ends. […]
Evangelical roundup for September 13, 2021
What is happening in Evangelical land? The Eric Metaxas Show will be broadcast on Mike Lindell’s website: Trump-loving court evangelical Jack Graham is now saying that he is choosing “not to the play the game” of “tribal politics”: Evangelicals and […]
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: The Baffler addresses efforts to rehab liberalism The culture wars are an “elite device” Can social media be politically productive? A history of the index McWhorter: Systemic racism exists. Now […]
Evangelical roundup for September 9, 2021
What is going on in Evangelical land? Trump-voting Southern Baptist Al Mohler writes a 2500-word article on Joe Biden titled “A Profile of Moral Collapse.” He announced on Twitter that his article is “New and urgent”: A Texas evangelical explains […]
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 […]
Now I finally understand what really happened to Jim Bakker in the 1980s. He got canceled.
If you want to get a feel for what is going on in the pro-Trump wing of charismatic Christianity, check out Steve Strang‘s recent appearance on the Jim Bakker Show. Strang, the editor of Charisma magazine, has a new book […]
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: Remembering a Chattanooga lynching Christian historians Instead of learning lessons from Afghanistan we are fighting over masks DeSantis and Abbott are putting lives at risk Pastors have some influence on […]
Trouble in paradise: Steve Bannon turns on the MyPillow Guy
Mike Lindell’s 72-hour cyber symposium is underway. Get up to speed here. Here is MSN News: Right-wing media figure Steve Bannon has slammed MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell‘s cyber symposium for failing to present evidence that actually proves Lindell’s long-touted claims of voter fraud […]