Trump’s Evangelical Support in the Gut, not the Theology
…ohnson addressed this question in a recent RD post linking Trump to the bad-boy habits of evangelical macho-pastor Mark Driscoll. Johnson argues that it’s simply a mistake to assume that evangelical politics will align with religious teachings on sex and society. Instead, she concludes that Trump’s ascendance, like Driscoll’s, is based on an affective politics, not on a doctrinal convergence. “Best to consider Trump and Driscoll’s seemingly parado…
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