Opponents of same-sex marriage in the Bay State try to pass a constitutional amendment Episode 16: “The Massachusetts Legislature Holds a Constitutional Convention” dropped last night. Subscribers toĀ CurrentĀ at the Longshore level and above receiveĀ this narrative history podcast. Here’s a teaser: […]
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Evangelical roundup for July 29, 2021
What is going on Evangelicalland?: Are evangelicals anti-anti-racist? One evangelical doesn’t like David French writing about race. Here is what French wrote. Shane Claiborne wants to visit Greg Locke’s church: Christian Contemporary Music is more popular than country music…IN NASHVILLE! […]
Eric Metaxas: Don’t get vaccinated. Be a rebel.
I wrote a lot about Metaxas today in my piece at Current. I could have added this to the article. In addition to his radio program, Metaxas serves as a “fellow” at the Liberty University Standing for Freedom Center. Watch […]
Episode 15: “Massachusetts Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage”
The Christian Right responds to the Goodridge v. Department of Health decision. Episode 15: āMassachusetts Legalizes Same-Sex Marriageā dropped last night. Subscribers toĀ CurrentĀ at the Longshore level and above receiveĀ this narrative history podcast. Here’s a teaser: Listen to Episodes 0, 1, […]
Evangelical roundup for July 26, 2021
What is going on Evangelicalland?: If you can get behind the paywall, Beth Allison Barr and Kristin Kobes Du Mez were out on the town in Waco and The New Yorker covered it! Evangelicals making a difference: Critical race theory […]
Episode 14: “What’s the Matter with Kansas?”
“Marriage Protection Week” comes to the Great Plains. Episode 14: āWhat’s the Matter with Kansas?ā dropped last night. Subscribers toĀ CurrentĀ at the Longshore level and above receiveĀ this narrative history podcast. (No teaser this week). Listen to Episodes 0, 1, and 2 here. […]
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 […]
Evangelical roundup for July 8, 2021
What is going on in Evangelicalland? Is evangelicalism an “ethos“? Do evangelicals have a theology of the church? A good reminder: Ask an Evangelical! Latino evangelicals turn toward Trumpism: A conservative website doesn’t like that McLean Bible Church pastor David […]
Who were the evangelical Christians who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021?
I have already introduced readers to Tyler Ethridge, a Seven Mountain Dominionist trained at Charis Bible College’s David Barton School of Government. But Ethridge was not the only evangelical Christian at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Here is Michelle […]
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 […]
What did evangelicals say this weekend about July 4th?
I was going to add this to today’s Evangelical Roundup, but I thought I would include it in a separate post. Now if we can get this kind of tweeting on Easter or Pentecost Sunday. David French offers a lesson […]
Evangelical roundup for July 5, 2021
What is going on in Evangelicalland? Some evangelical pastors are afraid to recommend the COVID-19 vaccination because they don’t want to divide their congregations. The big takeaway at the Presbyterian Church in America General Assembly was an overture on gay […]
Evangelical roundup for July 1, 2021
What is going on in Evangelicalland? It looks like white evangelical support for Trump was actually higher in 2020 than 2016. An InterVarsity director leaves evangelicalism. But I am unsure what he is leaving apart from a label. Philosopher Jamie […]
Episode 11: “A New Front in the Culture Wars”
A state supreme court considers gay marriage. Episode 11: āA New Front in the Culture Warsā 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 […]
Evangelical roundup for June 28, 2021
What is going on in Evangelicalland? Miami evangelicals are stepping-up to the plate in Surfside, Florida. David Barton at First Baptist-Dallas for Freedom Sunday. True: Jim Wallis say “farewell” to Sojourners: Some evangelicals are gathering to read Frederick Douglass on […]
Pence says he was “proud” to certify the election
Annie Karni and Maggie Haberman on the latest from Penceville: Former Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday night made his most forceful attempt yet to separate himself from his former boss, Donald J. Trump, on the issue of certifying the […]
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, […]
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 […]
Evangelical Trumpers gather in Orlando
While many Americans are celebrating Juneteenth, an all-star lineup of Trump court evangelicals and other assorted followers of the former president are in Orlando this weekend for the Road to Majority 2021, the annual gathering of Ralph Reed’s Faith & […]