See my earlier post here. Here is the latest: For reasons that are unclear to me, James Robison felt moved to tweet the First Amendment during the debate: James Dobson on his Facebook page: “Consider this as you watch tonight’s...
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The court evangelicals get another chance to execute their political playbook
For many American evangelicals, Christian witness in the political sphere comes down to overturning Roe v. Wade. This is why the court evangelicals are so gleeful about Trump getting another Supreme Court nomination. This is also why they say virtually...
Trump is having a rough week. What are the court evangelicals saying?
If you are following the news (or this blog), you know that: Multiple outlets, including Fox News, have confirmed that Trump disparaged American veterans. He called them “losers” and “suckers.” Trump knew about the “deadly” nature of the coronavirus as...
Another Monday in Trumpland
Monday, August 31, 2022, in Trumpland began with news that House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, a Louisiana Republican and Trump supporter, doctored a video to make it appear that Biden wants to defund the police. I am expecting Scalise’s GOP...
The court evangelicals respond to Donald Trump’s RNC convention speech and the aftermath
Last night I thought Franklin Graham offered a good opening prayer to kick-off the last night of the GOP convention. Today he sat for an interview with David Brody of the Christian Broadcasting Network. At times Graham tried to be...
How did the court evangelicals respond to the first night of the Republican National Convention?
Short answer: They loved it. Jack Graham retweeted several speeches. In the end, he summed it up this way: One Nation Under God. — Jack Graham (@jackngraham) August 25, 2020 I don’t think I was watching the same convention as...
What are the court evangelicals saying about Kamala Harris?
Let’s start with the folks associated with Jerry Falwell Jr.’s and Charlie Kirk’s Falkirk Center. Yes, these are the Christians who represent Liberty University in the public sphere: 1. She’s Indian and Jamaican. Or does Joe not see any diversity...
Thursday night court evangelical roundup
What have Trump’s evangelicals been saying since our last update? They are still coming for Jesus: As I said in an earlier tweet…. the left is coming after Jesus and the apostles next. Not the statues but the historic faith of Christianity https://t.co/wO8INqFk0v —...
Saturday night court evangelical roundup
What have Trump’s evangelicals been saying since our last update? Samuel Rodriguez is upset about the prohibition on singing in California churches. You cannot permit tens of thousands to march in protest without masks and demand that 100 worshipers refrain from singing. That my...
Tuesday night court evangelical roundup
What have Trump’s evangelicals been saying since our last update? Rudy Giuliani shares a tweet from a spokesperson for Liberty University’s Falkirk Center. Notice how Giuliani uses Jenna Ellis’s tweet of Psalm 27 to make a political statement. When he says “we all...
Monday night court evangelical roundup
What have Trump’s evangelicals been saying since yesterday’s update? A spokesperson for Liberty University’s Falkirk Center thinks someone is trying to cancel Christianity. Not sure how that is possible. It’s kind of like “removing God” from public schools. I’m going on record now:...
Wednesday Night Court Evangelical Roundup
Since my last update, a few things have changed in court evangelical land. Neil Gorsuch, one of two Donald Trump Supreme Court nominees, has defended LGBTQ rights and has proven he may not be the best court evangelical ally when...
A Late Saturday Night Check-In on the Court Evangelicals
What have Trump’s evangelicals been saying since yesterday’s update? Court evangelical Eric Metaxas is talking about “reverse racism” and claims that the protesters are not “thinking rationally.” He interviews Bob Woodson, an African-American conservative critic of the 1619 Project. Metaxas...
Today’s Court Evangelical Update
Maybe we should make this a daily thing. The court evangelicals are still using their platforms to defend the president. Robert Jeffress, who earlier today compared Trump’s photo-op at St. John’s church to the myth of George Washington kneeling in...
What are the Court Evangelicals Saying About Yesterday’s Impeachment and Trump’s Responses?
Watch: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAyExa19xvA&w=560&h=315] So far none of the court evangelicals have said that Trump is right about Dingell because the former Michigan congressman did not accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior before he died. But I would not put...
Trump Will Speak at the Value Voters Summit on Saturday
Christian Broadcasting Network has the scoop. Trump will join the following speakers at the Omni Shoreham Hotel: Gary Bauer, Bill Bennett, Sam Brownback, Sebastian Gorka, Dana Loesch, Mark Meadows, Eric Metaxas, Oliver North, Tony “Mulligan” Perkins, Dennis Prager, Steve Scalise, and...
The Mueller Report and the Trump Evangelicals
I spent part of the weekend reading the Mueller Report. Nothing I have written below is new if you have been following the news coverage of the report or read it for yourself, but I thought I would use this...
The Court Evangelicals are Out in Full-Force Tonight
In case you have not heard, Donald Trump is having a big dinner right now for evangelical leaders. It looks like a court evangelical extravaganza. Click here to see what court evangelical Robert Jeffress is saying about it at the...
What Franklin Graham Said About the “Private Sins” of Bill Clinton in 1998
Earlier today we did a post on Franklin Graham’s statement that Donald Trump’s adulterous affair with Stormy Daniels was “nobody’s business.” His views on these things have apparently changed. This 1998 piece is really revealing: From the Wall Street Journal, August 27,...
Today’s Court Evangelicals Once Believed That “Character is Destiny”
At the time Gary Bauer wrote this he was the president of American Renewal, a public policy organization that promotes family, faith and freedom. He was also the president of the Family Research Council.. Today he is a prominent court...