The American people removed the king and his evangelical court from the throne last November, but some of the pro-Trump evangelical courtiers are not going down without a fight. Here is Forward magazine: Former Trump evangelicals are launching a new […]
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Evangelical roundup: Texas Heartbeat Act edition
What are evangelical Christians saying about the Texas Heartbeat Act? Here’s a bonus addition of the roundup. And it’s not behind the Current paywall! š James Dobson on Facebook: Just before midnight last night, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a […]
Liberty University’s Standing for Freedom Center just released the summer issue of its journal “Reclaiming 1776.” Let’s take a look.
Liberty University president Jerry Prevo begins the journal with a quote from John Adams: Before my God, I believe the hour has come. My judgement approves this measure, and my whole heart is in it. All that I have, and […]
What kind of person treats someone like this and then brags about it during an interview at an evangelical church?
Eric Metaxas is a millionaire who makes his money scaring Christians into believing that the American republic is devolving into the Third Reich. He claims to know this because he wrote a book about Dietrich Bonhoeffer. I have to give […]
Biden botches the withdrawal from Afghanistan. The Christian Right pounces.
The Christian Right response to the Afghanistan situation should remind us that it is primarily a political movement. Charlie Kirk, the founder of Liberty University’s Standing for Freedom Center, knows what is really going on here. It’s all about Biden […]
Recovered from the archives: “An Open Letter to the Students of Charis Bible College”
Yesterday a reader told me that he was searching for this 2016 post and couldn’t find it. It seems to have disappeared from The Way of Improvement Leads Home blog. But I managed to find it at another site on […]
Episode 17: “The City by the Bay Starts Marrying Same-Sex Couples”
San Francisco beats Massachusetts to the punch and starts issuing marriage licenses. The Christian Right responds. Episode 17: āThe City by the Bay Starts Marrying Same-Sex Couplesā dropped last night. Subscribers toĀ CurrentĀ at the Longshore level and above receiveĀ this narrative history […]
This is what too often passes for conservative evangelical politics today
Watch Dinesh D’Souza: Evangelical pastors invite D’Souza to speak at their churches and schools. In the last two years D’Souza has spoken at: Emmanuel Enid Church in Enid, Oklahoma Church of Glad Tidings in Live Oak, California Calvary Chapel–Chino Hills […]
Episode 13: “George W. Bush Joins the Fight Over Same-Sex Marriage”
The president declares October 12-18, 2003 “Marriage Protection Week” Episode 13: āGeorge W. Bush Joins the Fight Over Same-Sex Marriageā dropped last night. Subscribers to Current at the Longshore level and above receive this narrative history podcast. Here is a teaser: Listen to […]
Jack Hibbs dabbles in American history and it is a disaster. We need another Dudley Rutherford moment!
In 2011, Dudley Rutherford, the pastor of the Shepherd of the Hills Church in Porter Ranch, California, sat down in front of a camera and told the inspiring story behind the writing of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” (The video has been removed from […]
Episode 12: “Defending Traditional Marriage”
The Christian Right’s preemptive defense of marriage Episode 12: āDefending Traditional Marriageā dropped last night. Subscribers toĀ CurrentĀ at the Longshore level and above receiveĀ this narrative history podcast. Here is a teaser: Listen to Episodes 0, 1, and 2 here. If you like […]
Is revisionist history “fiction”? Yes, if you are a Texas conservative.
Kevin Roberts is the Chief Executive Officer of the Texas Public Policy Foundation. He has a Ph.D in American history from the University of Texas. His 2003 dissertation was titled “Slaves and slavery in Louisiana: The Evolution of Atlantic World […]
Episode 10: “Karl Rove’s Christian Right”
What did George W. Bush’s evangelical base look like in 2004? Episode 10: āKarl Rove’s Christian Rightā dropped last night. Subscribers toĀ CurrentĀ at the Longshore level and above receiveĀ this narrative history podcast. Here is a teaser: Listen to Episodes 0, 1, […]
The great revival is coming and it will make America Christian again
Greg Laurie says it is coming and it will restore America to its Christian roots. Ted Cruz says it is coming and it will propel evangelicals into cultural prominence. Eric Metaxas and Greg Locke also say it is on its […]
Faith and Freedom Coalition conference continues. Eric Metaxas says that members of the GOP who have not defended the Jan. 6 insurrectionists are “dead” to him.
Yesterday we kept you up to speed on the 2021 Road to Majority conference sponsored by Ralph Reed’s Faith and Freedom Coalition. If you want to get a feel for how Trump’s evangelical supporters are handling his loss and the […]
More on the evangelical Trumpers in Orlando this weekend: Ted Cruz confirms his Dominionism and Mike Pence gets heckled.
I am trying to stay up-to-speed on this evangelical Lost Cause conference known as The Road to Majority. Read our first post here. Here is Ted Cruz: Some responses: What Cruz is doing here is political fundamentalism It is one […]
Family Research Council launches the Center for Biblical World View with George Barna and Owen Strachan
Move over Liberty University’s “Standing for Freedom Center” and Donald Trump’s “Center for American Values,” there’s a new kid on the block! Here is the press release: Family Research Council today launched the Center for Biblical Worldview (CBW). The Center for Biblical […]
Episode 6: “Jesus is My Favorite Philosopher”
In 2000, the Christian Right turned to George W. Bush Episode 6: āThe Christian Rightā dropped last night. Subscribers toĀ CurrentĀ at the Longshore level and above receiveĀ this brand new narrative history podcast. Here is a teaser: Listen to Episodes 0, 1, […]
What was the relationship between the Tom Hanks movie “Sully” and the 2016 election?
Court evangelical extraordinaire Ralph Reed talks with The Atlantic‘s Emma Green about how he responded to the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape and his larger support of Donald Trump. This is a really revealing interview. It shows that for Ralph Reed, […]
Episode 5: The Christian Right
In the 1980s and 1990s, conservative evangelical politics fused with the GOP. How did it happen? Episode 5: āThe Christian Rightā dropped last night. Subscribers to Current at the Longshore level and above receive this brand new narrative history podcast. Here is a […]