Evangelical nihilism

(A)theologies, Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Politics/Law, Remapping American ChristianitiesJanuary 31, 2017

Trump May Be the End of the World As We Know It—But For Some Evangelicals, That’s Just Fine

By Nelle Smith

In the flurry of coverage surrounding the evangelical Christian voting bloc that overwhelmingly supported Donald Trump,…

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"We—all who hold religious liberty dear—must condemn the attack on Rushdie," writes Haroon Moghul. "But that’s not enough. Because sometimes our professed piety is performative or partisan; that is, our outrage is more about the criminal than the crime." https://t.co/95N792bTXo

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"The [Founding Fathers] knew that it would never be enough for denominations, or religions, to get along; that some groups would try to dominate, and that tyranny required legal mechanisms to stop it," write @tlecaque and @JLoganTomlin: https://t.co/E5f3sCMxAK

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In an interview on their new book "The Neutrality Trap," @berniemayer & @FontJackie tell @C_Stroop: "Social movements must be sensitive to chaotic disruption & strategic disruption. You need both for social change to happen & to be sustainable." Read more: https://t.co/vApE7MLLrX

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