This letter was sent to Adam Kinzinger’s home. He is a veteran and a GOP member of the House January 6th Select Committee. The letter was addressed to his wife: This is not the first time Kinzinger has released a...
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Anti-Trump Republicans will gather for the “Principles First” summit
They will meet this weekend at the National Press Club. Speakers include Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger, Denver Riggleman, Geoff Duncan, Brad Raffensperger, Alexander Vindman, Joe Walsh, Barbara Comstock, Bill Kristol, Charlie Sykes, Tom Nichols, Peter Wehner, and Harry Dunn. Meanwhile,...
“Legitimate political discourse”
Yesterday was a big day in American politics. The Republican National Committee censured Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, the two members of the GOP who sit on the House committee investigating the insurrection of the U.S. Capitol on January 6,...
Kinzinger calls for an “uneasy alliance” among Republicans, Democrats, and independents to fight Trump’s influence
He is one of the few honest Republicans in the House of Representatives. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (IL), who is not running for reelection in 2022, is asking Democrats and independents to help him save his party from Trumpism. Here is...
Thirty-five House Republicans vote in favor of a commission to investigate the January 6, 2021 insurrection on the U.S. Capitol
GOP leader Kevin McCarthy is opposed to the commission. So are 176 of his fellow Republican representatives. But nearly 20% of the GOP caucus joined all 219 Democrats in supporting the commission. The bill now moves to the Senate where,...
Kinzinger: “Maybe” five members of the GOP actually believe in the “Big Lie”
Illinois congressman Adam Kinzinger, one of the few Republicans to vote to impeach Donald Trump for inciting the insurrection on the U.S. capitol on January 6, told CNN’s Jake Tapper that “maybe” five members of his party actually believe Donald...
Adam Kinzinger: “The man who refused to bow”
Another great piece on Illinois congressman Adam Kinzinger. Here is a taste of Peter Wehner’s piece at The Atlantic: If military service shaped Kinzinger in some important ways, Christianity has shaped him in others. Kinzinger was raised as an independent fundamentalist Baptist until...
Rick Scott’s call for GOP unity
The Florida senator who serves as the chairman of the National Republican Senate Committee just announced that “The Republican Civil War is now cancelled.” Wishful thinking indeed. Fox News published the letter. Here it is: The long running impeachment is...
Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s evangelical family chide him for losing the support of Lou Dobbs, Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham and, “most importantly,” Mark Levin and Rush Limbaugh. (Also God, but not “most importantly”).
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) is one of the few Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump. In a piece titled “Adam Kinzinger’s Lonely Mission,” The New York Times tells his story. The subtitle reads: “Censured by his party and shunned...
Tony Perkins finds “cancel culture” in the Bible (and other Trump evangelical news, including Eric Metaxas’s book launch)
In the last several days we have seen the Republican Party get closer to the breaking point. Trumpism in the form of Marjorie Greene and her enablers is pitted in a war for control of the party against the likes...
Is Adam Kinzinger in the devil’s army?
Kinzinger represents Illinois’s 16th district in Congress. As I have noted before at this blog, he is one of the few evangelical Christians to vote to impeach Donald Trump. Last week Christianity Today even did a story on him. Today...
It’s time for another look into what is happening in the world of evangelical Trumpism
It seems like some of the election fraud and insurrection talk has died down a bit. Trump’s evangelicals are starting to settle-in to the reality that Joe Biden is president. This means that they are returning to more traditional talking...
The Case of Adam Kinzinger
Adam Kinzinger, a GOP member of Congress representing Illinois’s 11th congressional district, is a breath of fresh air. He is one of the three evangelical Christians in Congress who voted to impeach Trump. According to Emma Green’s recent story at...
James Dobson on Biden’s election: “America and Western Civilization will never be the same.” (And other court evangelical news)
As I write, Washington D.C. is an armed camp. 25,000 National Guard members are ready to defend the U.S. Capitol during Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony on January 20. Meanwhile, people are still dying of COVID-19. Incoming President Joe Biden is...
Ten Republicans voted for the second impeachment of Donald Trump. At least three of them were evangelical Christians
Adam Kinzinger (IL) attends Village Christian Church of Channahon, Illinois, a non-denominational evangelical congregation that appears to have some connection to the Church of Christ tradition. Liz Cheney (WY) identifies as a United Methodist. John Katko (NY) is a Catholic....