If you want to get a good sense of how a court evangelical thinks, Jim Garlow‘s recent blog post is a good place to start. Garlow was an active court evangelical during Trump’s first term and earlier this week he […]
MAGA evangelicals
There’s some wild stuff going on right now on conservative evangelical social media
Some MAGA evangelicals are mad at the Philadelphia Eagles: Let’s start off with some facts The Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles have not rejected an invitation to the White House. But that did not stop many conservative evangelicals, looking for […]
Roads Not Taken: Evangelicals and Politics, 1998-2006
Here is a taste of a lecture I gave last week at the University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio. Scroll back to watch the entire lecture.
Trump evangelicals are going after Christian institutions that take federal funds.
Thousands and thousands of Christian organizations, including Trump acolyte Franklin Graham’s Samaritan’s Purse, have taken federal money to help advance their missions. Christian charities have lost funds as a result of Trump’s cuts to US AID. They include World Vision, […]
The John Piper controversy is another window into the current state of American evangelicalism
Have you been following the MAGA evangelical attack on John Piper? On the day after the election, the Reformed theologian tweeted: āHaving delivered us from one evil, God now tests us with another.ā I don’t see the same kind of […]
We have now come to the point where *60 Minutes* is taking MAGA prophet Lance Wallnau seriously
Here is Wallnau talking about the “The Fourth Turning.” If you are not familiar with the idea of the Fourth Turning, here is a taste of my recent piece at Commonweal: In virtually all his public appearances, [Steve] Bannon references […]
Trump spins again on abortion. The Christian Right feels much better now.
Trump is all over the place on abortion. Kamala Harris sat down for an interview with CNN. It’s Labor Day weekend, the unofficial start of the final push for November. Let’s check-in on what American evangelicals are saying. I think […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cornerstone University president Gerson Moreno-RiaƱo wants to stop the blood lust. Why his call rings hollow.
Cornerstone University president Gerson Moreno-RiaƱo has a piece at The Washington Times titled “America has an unending lust for bloodshed. We need divine intervention.” Read it here. Gerson Moreno-RiaƱo calls for an end to American “blood lust”: James Fenimore Cooperās […]
Report: Trump paid to bury sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuits
Recently I came across Brian Stelter’s 2020 CNN interview with disgraced former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis. (Why did CNN fire Stelter? His show was excellent!) Ellis, one of the many MAGA evangelicals in 2020, has had a rough few years […]
Evangelical prayer as a political weapon
Sean Feucht, wearing an “it’s not political, its spiritual” t-shirt, joins Samuel Rodriguez and Eric Metaxas in praying before Thursday night’s Trump-Biden debate. Praying for our leaders is a good thing. Using prayer as a political weapon is not a […]
Rudy Giuliani to MAGA evangelicals: Fani Willis is a “ho”
Back in 2007, when Rudy Giuliani was a front-runner for the GOP nomination for President of the United States, evangelicals tried to stop him. Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission said that he could […]
Charlie Kirk at evangelical megachurch: Trump and MAGA are fighting against the “very same totalitarianism” Americans fought against in World War II when they “stormed the beaches of Normandy”
The other day someone asked me if I thought Trump and the MAGA crowd really believed their own rhetoric. I don’t know if Charlie Kirk really believes that Joe Biden and the Democrats are comparable to Hitler and the 1930s […]
Trump, MAGA Southern Baptists, and friends will meet in an Indianapolis sideshow
It is not an official Southern Baptist Convention event, but while delegates from the largest Protestant denomination in the country meet next week in Indianapolis, some of the most conservative and Trumpy members of the convention will gather in what […]
An evangelical singer releases a pro-Trump Christian music video
This is not a parody. Here is Natasha Owens: Lyrics: Iām not saying Heās something divine He gets in trouble bigly Time after time Heās controversial But one thing is true Imperfect people A perfect God can use Iām standing […]
Trump is indicted. How are evangelicals responding?
Trump is the first United States president to face criminal charges–more than thirty of them. The formal indictment will take place on Tuesday at 2:15pm. Evangelical responses are below. Let’s remember that none of these evangelicals have seen the thirty […]