Many evangelical Christians believe that racism is a problem in the church, Trump was bad for the church, and COVID-19 revealed selfishness in the church. Some are deciding to stay in their divided congregations and work toward reconciliation. Others are […]
COVID-19
What about proof of vaccination?
Here is Dr. Leana Wen at The Washington Post: For months, I have been criticizing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for being too cautious with its guidance for what fully vaccinated people can do. I saw little incentive […]
On the new CDC guidelines
I am glad to learn that I no longer need to wear a mask in most public settings. (I will wear one to my dentist appointment today). This is great news–a sign that we are finally turning a corner. Pennsylvania […]
Unlike Evangelicals, Catholics have a high vaccination rate
A significant number of evangelicals do not want to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Catholics, on the other hand, have a high vaccination rate. Here is Robert David Sullivan at America: In an attempt to more closely examine the link between […]
The Christians & the Vaccine project
Curtis Chang, a theologian at Duke Divinity School and Senior Fellow at Fuller Theological Seminary, and Kris Carter, a Christian entrepreneur, are trying to get evangelicals to take the COVID-19 vaccine. They have started the “Christians and the Vaccine Project.” […]
What are evangelicals thinking about our country these days?
Here are some data I culled from the recent Morning Consult survey: 43% of Evangelicals believe the country is “going in the right direction.” 57% believe the country has “gotten off on the wrong track.” 47% of Evangelicals either “strongly […]
Tweet of the day
Michael Smerconish:
CNN does a documentary on an evangelical anti-vaxxer
CNN’s Elle Reeve apparently wanted to do a story on evangelicals and the COVID-19 vaccine. So she went to Tony Spell’s Life Tabernacle Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This is what she came up with: A few thoughts: The fact […]
Eric Metaxas continues to spread an anti-vaxxer message
Pick it up at the 10:00 mark: Here is an article on Dr. Ryan Cole, the doctor Metaxas cites in this video. Also here.
Brazilian evangelicals oppose church closings
If you have been following the COVID-19 outbreaks in Brazil I think you will find an upcoming Current feature insightful. “How Long,” a piece by Brazilian public intellectual Alexandre Brasil Fonseca, will appear this week. Stay tuned. In the meantime, […]
Some evangelical pastors want their congregations to avoid the “scam-demic” COVID-19 vaccine
We have been keeping eye on the resistance to the COVID-19 vaccine in some conservative evangelical quarters. Here is the lastest: FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — At River West Palm Beach Church, Pastor Corey Erman stood in front of the congregation […]
Michelle Cottle offers a “dictionary for these polarized times”
The premise of Cottle’s piece at The New York Times is that Democrats and Republicans no longer speak the same language. Take, for example, the phrase “fake news”: Pre-Trump, most folks thought of fake news as media sources that trafficked […]
More on evangelicals and the COVID-19 vaccine
Francis Collins is an evangelical Christian and the director of the National Institute of Health. In a recent appearance on CBS News he called the COVID-19 vaccine “”an answer to prayer.” Watch: Franklin Graham also tried to get his followers […]
It is time for prominent evangelicals to get their acts together or stop speaking on behalf of Christianity
Mike Huckabee is a Baptist pastor, Trump court evangelical, Christian television celebrity, and former presidential candidate (he won the Iowa caucuses in 2008) and governor of Arkansas. He also appears to be a racist. Here is Matthew Brown at USA […]