Check out our full coverage of the Asbury Revival. The former HUD director and presidential candidate’s speech this weekend at the Conservative Political Action Conference praised the founding fathers, repeated the myth that Ben Franklin led the Constitutional Conventional in […]
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The Author’s Corner with Lerone Martin
Lerone Martin is Associate Professor of Religious Studies and the Martin Luther King, Jr., Centennial Chair and Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University. This interview is based on his new book, The […]
Breaking the “pseudo-revival” of Christian nationalism
This tweet comes from Pentecostal theologian Cheryl Bridges Johns and it speaks volumes. The Christian nationalist revivals that we see. for example. at Robert Jeffress’s First Baptist Church every Fourth of July are full of hubris and the celebration of […]
It was only a matter of time: Jair Bolsonaro and Charlie Kirk join forces
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro is in Florida right now and he wants to stay longer. This makes sense for the Trump-inspired former leader. After all, some of his followers recently tried to storm the Brazilian capitol with the hopes […]
Donald Trump Jr. is hawking a Bible
Act quickly. I imagine these “We the People” Bibles will sell out faster than the Trump digital trading cards and the Trump-King Cyrus prayer coins. đ Here is Donald Jr.: For $69.99 you can buy a King James Version of […]
David French’s civic pluralism versus Al Mohler’s Christian nationalism
Last week, the Senate advanced the Respect for Marriage Act. The bill legalizes (“provides statutory authority” for) same-sex and interracial marriages. Here is a summary of the bill from Congress.Gov: Specifically, the bill repeals and replaces provisions that define, for […]
Doug Mastriano concedes the 2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial race to Josh Shapiro
This is from about 15 minutes ago:
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 â 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 […]
In a wild conversation, Michelle Bachman and Eric Metaxas claim elections were stolen yesterday
The conspiracy continues! In this interview, Metaxas says that after last night’s election it is time for Christians to think more deeply about the “biblical view of stealing.” Michelle Bachmann, the former congresswoman and presidential candidate who now serves as […]
Shapiro defeats Mastriano. Here is what Mastriano’s followers are saying
It was never really close. Let’s face it, Mastriano had no chance. It was foolish for the Pennsylvania GOP voters to pick him as his candidate. He is too extreme for Pennsylvania. His candidacy speaks volumes about the state of […]
For MAGA Christians, it doesn’t matter if the founding fathers’ quote they use is true, as long as it rallies the base
Dutch Sheets is a leader in the New Apostolic Reformation, a brand of charismatic evangelicalism that powers the Christian MAGA movement. Sheets leads pro-Trump prayer tours around the country, travels around with Lance Wallnau, Charlie Kirk and others where he […]
Sean Feucht leads 1000s of MAGA evangelicals in “striking the ground” for “victory” on Tuesday.
When ice cream mixes with horse manure is it still ice cream? When Christianity mixes with politics is it still Christianity? Here is evangelical worship leader Sean Feucht in Branson, Missouri at the latest stop on the 2022 ReAwaken America […]
Doug Mastriano’s Pickett’s Charge
Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano loves to talk about the Battle of Gettysburg. Well, last night at Legacy Faith Church in Harrisburg, before a lot of empty seats, he made his Pickett’s Charge. As some of you know, Pickett’s Charge […]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis believes he is God’s anointed one
Donald Trump said this week that he will probably run for president in 2024. Many are saying that Ron DeSantis will also run for president in 2024. This could put some evangelicals in a real dilemma. Will they vote for […]
How do evangelicals understand “Christian nationalism?”
Daniel Silliman has some nice reporting on this at Christianity Today. A taste: Caleb Campbell didnât know he needed the term Christian nationalism. Heâd heard it, here and there, but it hadnât really registered. It was at the edge of his […]
The “amoral Trump clown show” that Michael Flynn, Roger Stone, and others are passing off as a religious revival
Last week I devoted my weekly Current column to the meaning of Christian baptism and the way the pro-Trump ReAwaken America tour was desecrating that sacred Christian rite. Today at Religion News Service, writer Jacob Lupfer tells us more about […]
Evangelical leaders, including Mark Driscoll, anoint Kari Lake with oil
In case you haven’t heard of Kari Lake, she is running for governor of Arizona. She has the endorsement of Donald Trump. She is also an anti-masker, anti-vaxxer, and 2020 election denier. She believes that the Biden administration is advancing […]
Should America be a Christian nation?
45% of Americans say the United States should be a Christian nation, according to a new study from Pew Research. An even higher number–60%–believe that the founding fathers “originally intended” for the United States to be a Christian nation. And […]
What happened to Michael Flynn?
Here is Peter Wehner at The Atlantic: A prayer at a âReAwaken Americaâ event in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a few days ago, at which Michael Flynn appeared, captured the sensibilities of this moment: âFather God, we come to you in the name of […]
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 […]