I finally managed to get a copy of N.T. Wright and Michael Bird’s book Jesus and the Powers. I’m looking forward to digging into it. Christianity Today recently published a short interview with Wright. Here is a taste: In your […]
evangelicals and politics
Video: “The Role of the Bible in the Founding of the United States and Religious Mandates in Public Schools”
Here is the video of the AHA “History Behind the Headlines” series. Glad to join Jim Grossman, Jon Butler, Holly Brewer, and Heath Carter for this discussion:
“Evangelicals for Harris” releases an ad. Is this a pro-Harris or anti-Trump movement?
The group “Evangelicals for Harris” just released its first political ad. The ad makes me wonder: Is “Evangelicals for Harris” a pro-Harris political movement or an anti-Trump movement.? Watch the ad: Franklin Graham is not happy with the use of […]
David French is voting for Harris-Walz. What are his fellow evangelicals saying about the decision?
In his most recent New York Times column, David French announced that he will be voting for Harris-Walz in November in order to “save conservatism from itself.” Here is a taste: It is fascinating to me that there are voices […]
Is Tim Walz an “unhinged moral degenerate?” Is he “demonic?”
Recently, conservatives–especially conservative Christians–have said some pretty bad things about Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’s VP pick. As we noted in our recent roundups of evangelical responses to the Harris-Walz ticket, some evangelicals are calling Walz an “unhinged moral degenerate,” “demonic,” […]
Jenna Ellis will testify against Rudy Giuliani in Arizona election case
In 2020, Jenna Ellis was part of a group of Donald Trump lawyers who tried to overturn the results of the presidential election. She now realizes that she hitched her cart to the wrong wagon. This, of course, is what […]
More evangelical responses to the Harris-Walz ticket
Building off of last night’s roundup, here are more evangelical reactions to the Harris-Walz ticket. David French can’t catch a break! 🙂 A New Jersey Baptist responds to a Southern Baptist. Don’t mess with a pastor from Morristown, New Jersey: […]
What are evangelicals saying about the Harris-Walz ticket?
This morning Kamala Harris announced her running mate. It is Minnesota governor Tim Walz. What are evangelicals saying? Michael Wear offers “guidance”: Sean Feucht has his “cringe meter” on: Liberty University’s Standing for Freedom Center: Demonic: David French will take […]
“The Role of the Bible in the Founding of the United States and Religious Mandates in Public Schools”
Last month I participated in an American Historical Association “History Behind the Headlines” webinar on recent attempts in Louisiana and Oklahoma to bring the Bible into public schools. I have not seen a video of the event yet, but over […]
Brent Leatherwood is back as president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission.
Last night, Brent Leatherwood was fired as the president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC). Or was he? Today, Leatherwood is back. The latest: So what happened in the last 36 hours or so? On […]
Brent Leatherwood is OUT as head of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission
Earlier today, we called your attention to the way the Southern Baptists who were turning on one of there own–ERLC president Brent Leatherwood. Check out that post here. We chronicle this “turning” in excruciating detail. After Joe Biden announced that […]
Evangelical roundup: Members of the Southern Baptist Convention turn on one of their own:
Evangelicals–left, right, and center–have now had a chance to sleep on America’s new political reality. We posted yesterday on their initial reaction to Biden’s withdrawal from the race. Let’s see what they are saying today: President of the Southern Baptist […]
The early evangelical reaction to Biden’s decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race
Biden disrupted a lot of post-church Sunday afternoon naps today: Russell Moore: Former Obama staff member Michael Wear: Director of Liberty University’s Standing for Freedom Center: Such drama: MAGA worship leader Sean Feucht: Texas Senator Ted Cruz: South Dakota senator […]
Ramaswamy: Vote GOP. We support gay marriage and don’t want to ban abortion.
Former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) got into it this week on X. Ramaswamy responded this way: What will the Christian Right think about these claims? Is the GOP now the party of […]
What are evangelicals saying about Trump’s speech last night?
The GOP convention is over. Trump made his case last night in a long, rambling, and undisciplined speech. Check out our live-blogging of the night here. So what are evangelicals saying after the Trump speech? It seems like many MAGA […]
FIRST THINGS magazine asks: “Is the Republican Party becoming pro-choice?”
We just got done watching J.D. Vance and GOP chair Michael Whatley tell members of Ralph Reed’s Faith & Freedom Coalition that the GOP is still the party of the Christian Right. As we have now noted several times here, […]
If you understand French…
I spoke with the Huffington Post about evangelicals and Trump: Read the article version of the story here.
What are evangelicals saying about J.D. Vance’s speech last night?
How are evangelicals responding to J.D. Vance’s speech and night 3 of the GOP convention more generally? It was a very interesting night. Check out our blow-by-blow account here. In the end, very few evangelicals leaders have said much about […]
Live blogging the Faith & Freedom Coalition breakfast with J.D. Vance
Vance, a Catholic, is going to have to win over the Christian Right. (Although I have no doubt that they will all vote for him anyway). This morning he takes his first shot at this important GOP constituency. It’s time […]
Evangelicals respond to night 2 of the GOP national convention
Night 2 of the Republican National Convention is in the books. See our live blogging of night 2 here. What are evangelicals saying? Bottom line: I don’t think many of them were watching. Charlie Kirk will be at an evangelical […]