
Evangelical Groundhog Day: The ‘Times’ Identifies the ‘Religious Fervor in the American Right’ — Around Four Decades Late
In autumn 1980, I was a senior at a Christian college in California taking a…
Read MoreIn autumn 1980, I was a senior at a Christian college in California taking a…
Read MoreThe Religious Right’s most cherished and durable myth is its myth of origins. According to…
Read MoreIn recent months, the Southern Baptist Convention has faced a steady stream of high-profile defections,…
Read MoreLast year Donald Trump delivered the commencement address at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. Jerry…
Read MoreFor anyone who thought they could safely ignore the role of white evangelicals in American…
Read MoreIn September of last year, I weighed in on the debate over whether evangelicals really…
Read MoreSuper Tuesday and the success of Donald Trump among evangelicals have caused otherwise sensible observers to…
Read MoreForm is fine but should we just forget substance?
Read MoreAs the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade passed, evangelical leaders marked the occasion with histories of how their community took up the anti-abortion cause.
Read MoreFor those still in denominations like the United Methodists that are not accepting of LGBT people, go to your church and put a note in the offering plate that says you won’t give until things change. Every time we’ve tried that, the pastors have called people in immediately to talk to them and it opened up a dialogue in that church that was serious because they could see that that could spread among other people who are pro-gay. One thing you can do is withhold your money. Why are we supporting our own oppression?
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