The Problem with Christian Gentlemen: A Short Goodbye to Ted Cruz, the “Mr. Pecksniff” of Presidential Politics
Credit where credit is due. Ted Cruz has a way about him. A way that…
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Don’t Misread Russell Moore’s Disavowal of “Christian Nation” and Anti-Trump Stance
There’s Baptists and there’s Baptists; there’s politics, and there’s politics.
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What Will the #NeverTrump Faction Do Now?
Ted Cruz’s abrupt exit from the race for the GOP presidential nomination after his devastating…
Read MoreMega-Church and State Separation? Not in an Election Year
David Eagle reports in The Christian Century what many small-church pastors have known for a…
Read MoreTrump Turns Evangelical-GOP Coalition Topsy-Turvy
Donald Trump has a way of turning things topsy-turvy, and the religious world is certainly…
Read MoreCruz Brings GOP Nomination into the Toilet
Now that Ted Cruz’s last hope for stopping Donald Trump rests on ginning up panic and outrage…
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Is Anti-LGBT Legislation the New Southern Strategy?
In the ramp up to both the Democratic and Republican conventions the candidates have received…
Read MoreFusion Politics: A Way Forward for Bernie Sanders?
Tuesday’s Democratic primary in New York made even clearer a point that has been obvious…
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Bernie’s Roman Holiday
You don’t know how glad I am to write a religion-and-politics piece that is not…
Read MoreDear Governor Kasich, Will You Come Lead My Passover Seder?
Dear John Kasich, I’ve got four questions for you: Will you come to my Passover…
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