Here is Graham at his Facebook page: As President Biden was giving his speech last night, I couldn’t help but think that the swamp has won. When President Trump came into office, he said he was going to drain the […]
evangelicals and politics
Obama faith adviser Joshua DuBois calls out Trump faith-adviser Johnnie Moore
Joshua DuBois had some strong words for former court evangelical Johnnie Moore. The former Obama spiritual adviser and the author of The President’s Devotional pulled few punches at a recent ZOOM event, accusing Moore of indirectly contributing to the creation […]
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 […]
The second episode of “A History of Evangelicals and Politics” podcast is here!
Episode 1: “The Religious Making of a President” (our second episode) dropped last night. Subscribers to Current at the Longshore level and above receive this brand new narrative history podcast. In this episode I talk about the differences between my conversion experience […]
Liberty University sues Jerry Falwell Jr. for $10 million
I can’t keep up with all these Liberty University stories. Last week disgraced former president Jerry Falwell Jr. was touting the COVID-19 vaccine and catching a lacrosse game on campus. Earlier this week Liberty fired Trey Falwell, Falwell Jr.’s son. […]
Mike Huckabee and Mike Pompeo join Liberty University’s Standing for Freedom Center (formerly Falkirk Center)
Charlie Kirk and Sebastian Gorka are out. Huckabee and Pompeo are in. Here is Kate Andrews at Virginia Business: Liberty University’s newly renamed think tank, the Standing for Freedom Center, has announced a slate of five new fellows, including former […]
Paula White will lead Donald Trump’s new “Center for American Values”
Yesterday Axios reported that the remnants of the Donald Trump administration will start something called the “America First Policy Institute.” Readers of this blog might be interested in learning that former court evangelical Paula White-Cain will head the new institute’s […]
Ted Cruz’s war chest and the idolatry of evangelical GOP politics
Ted Cruz tried to overturn the 2020 Electoral Votes. He took a trip to Cancun while his constituents suffered through an ice storm. He told a conservative audience that he would shoot any rioters who came to his Houston neighborhood. […]
“A History of Evangelicals and Politics” podcast is here!
Our patrons-only podcast dropped last night. Subscribers to Current at the Longshore level and above receive this brand new narrative history podcast. In order to encourage folks to sign-up, we have decided to drop the opening episode–Episode 0: Introduction–below. If […]
“A History of Evangelicals and Politics in America” podcast will drop Wednesday, April 14, 2021
As part of the rollout for Current, I will be hosting a weekly podcast on the history of evangelicals and politics in America. Our first series of episodes will focus on the Obama era. We recorded Episode 0: “Introduction” today […]
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 […]
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 […]