During the first Trump term, Franklin Graham was one of the many “court evangelicals,” the phrase I coined to describe the evangelical Protestants who frequented the White House—Trump’s “court”—to flatter him, get photo-ops with him, and influence him on public […]
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Franklin Graham on Trump’s victory: “Millions and millions of people were praying, and I believe God allowed it by his merciful hand”
Here is Graham at Decision magazine: We witnessed one of the greatest political comebacks in U.S. history as Donald J. Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States, becoming only the second president ever to win two non-consecutive […]
Did God answer Franklin Graham’s prayer?
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Franklin Graham praises Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for his “honesty”
In case you missed it, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running for president as an independent, told CNN’s Erin Barnett that Joe Biden is a bigger threat to democracy than Donald Trump. Watch: Franklin Graham liked what he heard: […]
Romney: “I must admit that I find sexual assault to be a line I will not cross in the people I select to be my president”
Mitt Romney still believes in the politics of character. What a dinosaur! 😉 Watch: Compare with this: For those who are not on X, here is Graham’s full text: We need to pray for our country and where it is […]
Tony Evans, Franklin Graham, and other evangelical ministry leaders make A LOT of money.
There is a LOT of money to be made in preaching the prosperity gospel, advancing Christian Right agendas, and prophesying the election of Donald Trump. In case you missed it, Ministry Watch released its list of “highly paid ministry executives” […]
Evangelical pastor John MacArthur in 1998: “When a ruler is given to lies, he will accumulate around him people who can tolerate lying.”
Back in 2015 I started collecting quotes from Christian leaders who made bold statements about presidential character during the 1998 Clinton impeachment and then seemed to ignore their own principles when Donald Trump was running for president. I called attention […]
Jerry Falwell Jr. knows where all the bodies are buried at Liberty University
The disgraced former president of Liberty University, Jerry Falwell Jr., is in the midst of a legal war with his brother and the university which forced him out of office. The fight is over the legal legacy of Jerry Falwell […]
Franklin Graham on the verdict in the Trump sexual assault case
I suffered through most of last night’s CNN New Hampshire townhall meeting with Donald Trump. Here is what we “learned”: You can learn more here. During the interview Collins, who often fact-checked Trump in real time, asked the former president […]
The MAGA evangelical revivalists are silent about the Asbury University revival. Why?
Charlie Kirk, the MAGA evangelical who runs Turning Point USA, wants a national awakening: Kirk believes that the only way to stop what he calls “The Great Reset” is a new Great Awakening. He believes that such a reawakening is […]
What are the court evangelicals saying about Trump’s announcement last night?
Unfamiliar with the term court evangelical? Read this. It is worth noting that Trump said nothing about evangelicals and very little about the moral issues they deem important during his speech last night. I did not see many court evangelicals […]
Franklin Graham sounds more like a member of a Trump cult than a Christian leader
Yesterday Franklin Graham appeared on the Trinity Broadcasting Network to offer his opinion on the FBI’s execution of a search warrant at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago. Watch: Let’s break this down. 00:40ff: The host, Doug McKelway, describes how the execution of […]
Franklin Graham tells domestic abuse victim that abuse is a “gray area”
Graham told an abused spouse to go back to her husband. Here is a taste of Sarah Pulliam Bailey’s reporting at The Washington Post; According to the recording, Graham said the marriage could “be fixed easily,” and he seemed to […]
Evangelical leaders “face reckoning over praise for Putin”
Here is Steve Rabey at Religion Unplugged: For most of the past century, America’s conservative Christians and conservative politicians were united in the firm belief that the communist USSR — and later, Russia — was anti-American, anti-God and a threat […]
Nyquil is “Baptist wine” and more things I learned from the recent Vanity Fair piece on the Falwells.
Check out Gabriel Sherman’s piece on Jerry Falwell Jr. at Vanity Fair. Here are a few of the new things I learned from it: Falwell Jr. claims that he is not religious: “Subconsciously, yeah, I believe that’s true,” he said, […]
Alabama crowd boos Trump for recommending the vaccine
Back in February I live-tweeted Trump’s speech at CPAC: Some of you may recall a post I wrote in March 2021 about pro-Trump evangelical Franklin Graham’s efforts to get his followers vaccinated. It did not go well. Here were some […]
Franklin Graham calls for a day of prayer for Afghanistan days after he asks his followers if they “miss President Trump.”
Franklin Graham is calling for a day of prayer for Afghanistan on Sunday, August 22, 2021. Here is his Facebook message to followers: DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN I’m asking for Christians around the world to join […]
Franklin Graham: GET THE VACCINE!
Here is Franklin and Wolf Blitzer: Graham says he would be glad to help the Biden administration reach anti-vaxxer evangelicals.
Joe Biden did not mention God in his National Day of Prayer proclamation. Conservative evangelicals are not happy.
Yesterday was the National Day of Prayer. Biden issued a proclamation: Throughout our history, Americans of many religions and belief systems have turned to prayer for strength, hope, and guidance. Prayer has nourished countless souls and powered moral movements — […]
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, […]