
The Tense History Behind Jimmy Carter’s Liberty U. Commencement Address
Last year Donald Trump delivered the commencement address at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. Jerry…
Read MoreLast year Donald Trump delivered the commencement address at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. Jerry…
Read MoreInside, outside, who cares? Wear the Evangelical label, don’t wear it, it doesn’t really matter.
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Read MoreRandall Balmer on Jimmy Carter, the role of the president’s faith, and the real reason for the rise of the Religious Right.
Read MoreIn a recent interview with Christianity Today, the magazine he helped to found in 1956, Billy Graham expressed regret that he hadn’t spent more time with his family. But he also reflected that he had become too involved in politics.
“I also would have steered clear of politics,” the 91-year-old evangelist said. “I’m grateful for the opportunities God gave me to minister to people in high places; people in power have spiritual and personal needs like everyone else, and often they have no one to talk to. But looking back I know I sometimes crossed the line, and I wouldn’t do that now.”
Read MoreYou can either trust Rush Limbaugh or look at past awards for clues.
Read MoreIt’s great that the former president is speaking out against unequal treatment of women but why did it take him 60 years to leave the SBC?
Read MoreIn a recent Op-Ed, Elders member Jimmy Carter noted that religion is used to excuse slavery, forced prostitution, genital mutilation, and more.
Read MoreA crop of new books on the waning influence of conservative Christianity in American politics.
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