In case you missed this in yesterday’s evangelical roundup, here is Metaxas breaking the news to his audience:
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The New Republic postpones religion and politics forum. Replaces Eric Metaxas with Peter Wehner
Last month I did a few posts on how The New Republic magazine was providing a platform for evangelical Trumper and conspiracy theorist Eric Metaxas. On April 5, 2021, I wrote about The New Republic‘s decision to publish a “debate” […]
Evangelical conspiracy theorists Mike Lindell and Eric Metaxas at the Mitchell, South Dakota Corn Palace
They were at the South Dakota landmark to launch, for about the tenth time, Mike “MyPillow Guy” Lindell’s new social media platform “Frank.” Here is local coverage from the Mitchell (SD) Republic: A crowd of 1,650 was at the Corn […]
Ah, the memories! Court evangelicals in their natural habitat
Jim Garlow, one of the lesser-known court evangelicals, shared this video today at his public Facebook page. The date was May 3, 2017. I see the following court evangelicals schmoozing with their political savior as the band plays “New York, […]
Eric Metaxas responds to Joe Biden’s claim that the January 6 insurrection was the “worst attack on democracy since the Civil War”
Was Biden right? It’s hard to say. Historians will have different opinions about where the January 6, 2021 insurrection fits on the “attacks on democracy” scale. For example, one might find Jim Crow, Pearl Harbor, or September 11th somewhere on […]
The New Republic continues to validate evangelical conspiracy theorist Eric Metaxas
Earlier this month, The New Republic published a “debate” between conservative writer Matt Labish and court evangelical Eric Metaxas. Here is what I wrote on April 5, 2021: …let’s remember that Eric Metaxas: Appears to be an anti-vaxxer. Believes the conspiracy […]
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.
The New Republic gives Eric Metaxas a platform
The magazine is hosting a “conversation” between court evangelical Eric Metaxas and conservative writer Matt Labash titled, “An Epic Debate on Trump and True Evangelicalism.” The whole thing is pretty disgusting. Here is a taste of Metaxas’s side of the […]
Eric Metaxas: “Don’t get the vaccine. Pass it on”
We will see if Metaxas has more to say about this on his radio show It looks like the old court evangelicals are divided over whether to get the vaccine. It appears Metaxas wants to tap into the crowd that […]
What happened at Tuesday’s “election integrity” conference at Regent University?
Former Minnesota congresswoman Michelle Bachmann hosted the event. She serves as Dean of the Robertson School of Government at Regent University. Learn more here. Jim Swift, a senior editor at the conservative website The Bulwark, watched the virtual event and […]
Eric Metaxas on Mike “MyPillow Guy” Lindell’s conspiracy theories: “I’m tracking perfectly with you” and I am “in awe” of what you are saying
Sidney Powell says that no reasonable person would believe her claim that Dominion Voting Systems rigged the 2020 presidential election. Does this mean that Mike Lindell and Eric Metaxas are not reasonable? The MyPillow Guy still believes that Dominion Voting […]
Sidney Powell says “reasonable people” would not accept her claims about election fraud “as fact”
Some you remember Sidney Powell. She was the lawyer working alongside Rudy Giuliani, Liberty University Falkirk Center fellow Jenna Ellis, and others to try to prove election fraud in the 2020 presidential election. She was eventually dropped from that team, […]
Robert Jeffress introduces Eric Metaxas as the “Francis Schaeffer of our generation”
Eric Metaxas spoke at First Baptist Church on Sunday. Jeffress introduced him as “one of the premiere Christian thinkers of our day” and “the Francis Schaeffer of our generation.” Jeffress has always been prone to hyperbole, but his comments about […]
“Election Integrity” conference at Regent University
MAGA Republican and former congresswoman Michelle Bachmann is now the dean of the Robertson School of Government at Pat Robertson’s Regent University. On March 23, 2021, the Robertson School is hosting a virtual conference on election integrity. Here is the […]
Can God use really bad history to trigger a spiritual revival?
Eric Metaxas is back in his studio. Today he interviewed former child television star and Christian activist Kirk Cameron. For 100 days, Cameron has been sitting in his backyard at a firepit talking with guests about America’s “providential history.” He […]
Should Congress be in the business of discerning the will of God?
Conservative Christians are irate about what happened recently on the floor of the House of Representatives. During a debate on the Equality Act, Florida congressman Greg Steube argued against the act by reading Deuteronomy 22:5 and a passage from a […]
Jack Hibbs offers an “exclusive teaching” about the coming “Civil War,” the “God-given right” to own guns, the “great blessing” of COVID-19, the diseased immigrants coming “from the Middle East and Africa,” and why mask-wearers lack faith
This weekend the American Conservative Union is hosting its annual Conservative Political Action Conference or CPAC. Learn more about the line-up here. Donald Trump will speak on Sunday. Let’s see what some of his favorite evangelicals are up to these […]
Evangelical pastor, author, and theologian Timothy Keller published a tweet on critical race theory. Look what happened:
On Friday, Tim Keller, founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, wrote a post about critical race theory: Critical race theory is not the Gospel, but it can certainly help Christians understand our current moment. It has been useful […]
Liberty University’s Falkirk Center is promoting an embarrassingly bad Eric Metaxas speech on the American Revolution
I was going to include this in my MAGA evangelicals post this morning, but I decided to save it for a separate post. The Falkirk Center at Liberty University just tweeted a video of an Eric Metaxas speech: Almost everything […]
A Sunday morning check-in with the MAGA evangelicals:
Their rage has turned to Biden, Limbaugh haters, Timothy Keller, Twitter, Ted Cruz haters, and those controlling the seven mountains of influence. Here we go: David Brody on Trump’s “traditional biblical values.” Tweets like this explain why so many evangelicals […]