Evangelicals rally around George W. Bush Episode 21: “The Pro-Federal Marriage Amendment Coalition Emerges” dropped last night. Subscribers to Current at the Longshore level and above receive this narrative history podcast. Here is a teaser: Listen to Episodes 0, 1, and 2 here. If...
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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...
The Biden backtrack on refugees explained
Last week the Biden Administration announced that it would not raise the number of refugees permitted to resettle in the United States. In the process, he broke a promise he made to faith-based groups. During the 2020 presidential campaign Biden...
Kamala Harris meets with faith leaders, including Walter Kim, president of the National Association of Evangelicals
Kim was one of the few faith leaders who was actually in the room. Harris said that she wanted to discuss COVID-19 vaccines, immigration, voting rights, and hate crimes. Watch: The staff removed the cameras after Harris’s opening remarks....
The president of the National Association of Evangelicals talks to NPR
Listen to the interview here. Kim talks about evangelicals and politics, the culture wars, purity culture, race, and his vision for evangelicals moving forward. Here is a taste of NPR’s summation: Kim didn’t grow up as an evangelical. He established...
Will the Democrats add religious exemptions to the Equality Act?
I wrote about the Equality Act this morning. I share Jonathan Rauch’s perspective here. I believe the Fairness for All Act is the best way forward. Here is a taste of Rauch’s piece: For religious and faith-based organizations, the House...
What is the Equality Act and what does it mean?
Yesterday the House of Representatives passed the Equality Act. What is this act? National Public Radio explains: The Equality Act would amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act to explicitly prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The bill has been...