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, […]
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Evangelicals seem to be coming around on climate change
In 2007, Richard Cizik, then vice-president of the National Association of Evangelicals, came under attack from some prominent evangelicals for his opposition to global warming. Jerry Falwell Sr. described evangelicals concerned with climate change as “earthism worshippers.” James Dobson called […]
How evangelicals moved from Christian radio to Rush Limbaugh
Yesterday morning one of our readers wrote this on my Facebook page: “There was a generation of Christians who used to listen to Moody or Family Life radio all day, and sometime around 1990 they decided to listen to Rush […]
Obama’s 2006 speech on religion and public life is worth reading amid our current moment
This morning I read Senator Barack Obama’s 2006 keynote address to Call to Renewal, a conference sponsored by evangelical activist Jim Wallis and Sojourners. You can read the entire speech here, but I found this section of the speech compelling: […]
James Dobson on Biden’s election: “America and Western Civilization will never be the same.” (And other court evangelical news)
As I write, Washington D.C. is an armed camp. 25,000 National Guard members are ready to defend the U.S. Capitol during Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony on January 20. Meanwhile, people are still dying of COVID-19. Incoming President Joe Biden is […]
Everyone is discovering the court evangelicals!
The conservative pundits are outraged at what happened at Saturday’s Jericho March! David French is worried that too many evangelicals have fallen for conspiracy theories. Rod Dreher says we would be wrong to “blow off” the influence of these evangelicals […]
The court evangelicals continue to stand by Trump’s election fraud claims
Yesterday COVID-19 cases in the United States topped the 15 million mark. One of those cases is Trump election fraud lawyer and court evangelical Jenna Ellis. Joe Biden introduced his public health team. Donald Trump gave a COVID press conference, […]
The court evangelicals are now linked to yet another “national embarrassment”
Trump and his crack legal team are still claiming election fraud. On Saturday, U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Brann wrote, “One might expect that when seeking a startling outcome, a plaintiff would come formidably armed with compelling legal arguments and […]
In today’s court evangelical roundup we learn “the Left has always hated Thanksgiving”
It’s November 17, 2020. Election Day was two weeks ago. Let’s see how the court evangelicals are coping today with the Trump loss. Eric Metaxas is still pushing the conspiracy theory about Dominion voting machines and is complaining about losing […]
James Dobson: God “gave America a spiritual reprieve” in the Trump era
Court evangelical James Dobson wrote about the election in his monthly newsletter to followers. Notice that he writes in the past tense about the so-called Trump “era.” A few observations: The guy who once said Trump was a “baby Christian” […]
James Dobson in September 1998 vs. James Dobson in September 2020
Court evangelical James Dobson just released his monthly newsletter. It is worth comparing what Dobson said about presidential character in 1998 with what he is saying today about presidential character. Here is 1998 (italics mine): As it turns out, character […]
Court evangelical James Dobson invokes the Civil War in a letter to followers on the November elections
Read the entire letter here. Let’s break it down: Dobson: As I write this newsletter, voters across this nation are only a few short months away from the next general election. What an ominous time this is for our 244-year-old […]
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 […]
The Court Evangelicals Take a Photo
Most of them were there on Friday night: I don’t recognize everyone, but I see Alveda King, Jack Graham, Jenetzen Franklin, James Dobson, Shirley Dobson, James Robison, Michael Tait, Greg Laurie, Michelle Bachmann, Eric Metaxas, Tony Suarez, Robert Jeffress, Ralph […]
Thoughts on the “Evangelicals for Trump” Rally
Earlier this evening Donald Trump launched his “Evangelicals for Trump” campaign with a speech at a Miami megachurch. The King Jesus International Ministry Church, a Hispanic megachurch, was filled with court evangelicals. Prior to Trump’s speech, some of them laid […]
More Court Evangelicals Defend Trump in Light of the *Christianity Today* Editorial
Court evangelical after court evangelical are rising-up to defend Donald Trump in the wake of Mark Galli’s Christianity Today editorial calling for his removal. Franklin, Graham, Robert Jeffress, Tony Perkins, Jenetzen Franklin, James Dobson, Samuel Rodriguez, Johnnie Moore,and Jim Garlow, to name […]
James Dobson Weighs-In on the *Christianity Today* Editorial
Here is the latest from the court evangelical and family values champion: I have read a new editorial published by Christianity Today that promotes impeachment of President Donald Trump. The editors didn’t tell us who should take his place in […]
The *Washington Post* Follows-Up on a Big Friday for *Christianity Today* Magazine
Josh Dawsey and Sarah Pulliam Bailey have done some great reporting here. A few interesting nuggets: Dawson and Bailey raise the same point I made yesterday: “Even a slight drop in support among these [evangelical] voters could be detrimental to […]
James Dobson Visits the Border and Shows His Nativism
Court evangelical James Dobson, the evangelical who is most associated with the idea of “family values,” visited the Mexican border and wrote a letter to his supporters. I have published it here: Dear Friends, Several weeks ago, I was invited […]
Where are the Court Evangelical Defenders of “Family Values” Today?
The Trump Administration separated 1000s of immigrant children from their parents. If I am reading this article correctly, the administration does not know where these kids are located. They simply failed to write down where they sent them. It will […]