The GOP landscape is changing. The Christian Right is in a tough spot right now. If they want to pledge blind loyalty to Trump they will have to deal with his views on abortion and marriage. Here is Christian Right […]
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Ross Douthat: “What if progress isn’t linear, and the World Spirit’s purposes are a bit more complicated than an optimistic form of liberal Protestantism expects?”
Sometimes history does not move in a linear direction towards “progress.” Ross Douthat offers us a short lesson in historical thinking: Here is Douthat’s column on Donald Trump: In different ways in my own lifetime, American conservatism and liberalism placed […]
J.D. Vance and the end of “Reagan’s view of America’s role in the world”
This picture is revealing. Two “America First” populists shaking hands while a classic Reagan Republican watches them and claps from a distance. Here is The Washington Post‘s editorial board: Former president Donald Trump’s selection of Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) as his running […]
Ryan Walters, David Barton, and Steve Deace call on evangelicals to help carry Trump to victory in November
Ryan Walters is Oklahoma’s state superintendent of public instruction. He is calling for a “complete overhaul” of the Oklahoma social studies curriculum to emphasize Christianity and American exceptionalism. David Barton is a conservative activist who uses the past to promote […]
If Trump wants to stress national unity after the assassination attempt, I am not sure J.D. Vance is the best pick
Today we are learning that Donald Trump is going to rewrite his acceptance speech to stress national unity. Here is Salena Zito at The Washington Examiner:  Former President Donald Trump has completely rewritten his convention speech in light of the assassination attempt against him on Saturday […]
What J.D. Vance said about Donald Trump on July 4, 2016:
Trump’s vice presidential pick, Ohio Senator J.D. Vance, was once a never-Trumper: On July 4, 2016, Vance wrote an Atlantic piece titled “Opioid of the Masses.” The subtitle was: “To many, Donald Trump feels good, but he can’t fix America’s […]
CNN is reporting that North Dakota Doug Burgum WILL NOT be Trump’s VP choice
Will it be J.D. Vance or someone else?
CNN reporting that Marco Rubio will NOT be Trump’s pick for VP
That leaves Ohio Senator J.D. Vance and North Dakota governor Doug Burgum. But who knows–it just might be someone else. Stay tuned. CNN is reporting that Trump will make the announcement in Milwaukee shortly before 4:30ET.
Judge Aileen Cannon just dismissed the Donald Trump classified documents case. The timing raises questions.
Here is Katelyn Polantz at CNN: Judge Aileen Cannon has dismissed the classified documents case against Donald Trump. In a ruling Monday, Cannon said the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith violated the Constitution. More to come on this story, […]
Jack Hibbs breaks out the black robe
Jack Hibbs of Calvary Chapel-Chino Hills began his sermon yesterday with a video of the Trump assassination. And that was only the beginning. Watch: Let’s break it down: 2:00ff: Hibbs is wearing a “colonial preacher’s robe.” It commemorates the so-called […]
Albert Mohler’s theology is not particularly helpful for explaining what happened in Butler, Pennsylvania over the weekend
In his take on the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, Albert Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, writes: For Donald Trump, his last breath could have come yesterday, broadcast to the entire world. Thankfully, that was not the […]
The “Ephesians 6:11” thesis of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump
I’ve been hearing a lot of calls for national unity today. Those calling for such unity believe that Thomas Matthew Crooks’s assassination attempt of Donald Trump will somehow bring the country together. Even Trump’s staunchest critics have rightly condemned the […]
David Brooks: “God is good, omniscient, and omnipotent and yet somehow he seems to want Donald Trump to be re-elected”
Current editor Eric Miller often sees things in American culture that others don’t see. That is why he is a great editor. After Thomas Matthew Crook’s assassination attempt on Donald Trump, Eric sent along this clip from the PBS News […]
How are evangelicals responding to the assassination attempt on Donald Trump?
Many are offering thoughts and prayers today for former president Donald Trump and our nation. Trump’s supporters and his critics are condemning political violence. Here are how evangelical Christians are responding: Christianity Today has a piece here. Franklin Graham: Southern […]
GOP political activist David Barton responds to Trump’s Republican Party platform
If you have not been following this GOP platform debate, get up to speed here and here. David Barton, the GOP political activist who uses the American past to promote his activism, was a member of the 2024 GOP platform […]
“What a mess”: Conservative intellectual Robert George responds to the GOP platform
Last night we noted that not all conservatives are happy with Donald Trump’s GOP platform. Get up to speed here. Conservative intellectual Robert George has weighed-in: Here is George’s full statement, as posted in Denny Burk’s tweet: Every four years […]
Eric Metaxas on why ministers who don’t preach politics, and Christians who attend their churches, are under judgment
Billy Hallowell interviews Eric Metaxas on Christians and politics. Watch: OK, let’s break this down: 00:50: I think Metaxas really believes he is a prophet from God. He seems to know the will of the God. This makes sense, because […]
Some on the Christian Right are unhappy with the 2024 GOP platform
Today the GOP platform committee met in Milwaukee. As we noted over the weekend, there was some debate over whether the platform should have a statement calling for a national ban on abortion. Donald Trump, the presumptive nominee, does not […]
Democrats are divided on what to do about Biden
They also seemed divided in their own heads. Here is Ashley Parker at The Washington Post: The Monday after President Biden’s dismal debate, Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) — who helped deliver the Democratic nomination to Biden four years ago […]
Will the 2024 Republican Party platform ignore abortion?
Here is Heather Digby Parton at Salon: One of the more obvious signs that the Republican Party had devolved into a cult of personality came in 2020 when the party decided to abandon writing a platform in advance of the […]