‘Love Your Neighbor’ & Get the Shot: White Evangelical Leaders Push COVID Vaccines
Several national evangelical leaders also are speaking out in support of vaccination.Read full piece
Vaccine Skepticism Runs Deep Among White Evangelicals in US
Vaccine skepticism is more widespread among White evangelicals than almost any other major bloc of Americans. With White evangelicals comprising an estimated 20% of the U.S. population, resistance to vaccination by half of them would seriously hamper efforts to achieve herd immunity.
Evangelical Disillusionment is Finding a Home in Book Clubs
Evangelicals who are questioning often do so in isolation — but some are now looking for community. And they’re finding it in book clubs, reading the growing market of deconstructionist and justice-oriented literature.
Why QAnon Has Attracted So Many White Evangelicals
While that picture is still murky, it’s become increasingly apparent that this movement has attracted a significant number of White evangelical Christians, which could have implications for the movement’s future.Read full piece
Jordan’s Orthodox Archbishop Moves to Deny Evangelicals Full Legal Recognition
Long-simmering suspicions between Orthodox and evangelical Christians have blown up recently over the refusal of the Jordanian government to allow evangelical churches full legal standing under the country's religiously-divided judicial system.
Some Capitol Rioters Believed They Answered God’s Call, Not Just Trump’s
A relentless religious framing of the election led many Christians to Washington on Jan. 6.Read full piece
More than a Quarter of White Evangelicals Believe Core QAnon Conspiracy Theory
There is significant support among White evangelicals for QAnon conspiracy beliefs and the false claim that members of antifa were ‘mostly responsible’ for the attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to the survey conducted by the conservative American Enterprise Institute.
Mexican Census: Evangelicals at New High, Catholics at New Low
Thanks to migration, missions, and Pentecostal flair, Protestants now make up a 10th of the population. Read full piece
It’s Time to Talk About Violent Christian Extremism
There’s a “strong authoritarian streak” that runs through parts of American evangelicalism, warns Elizabeth Neumann. What should be done about it?Read full piece
How American Politics Complicates Evangelicalism in the UK
Facing Brexit fallout and COVID, the head of the country’s Evangelical Alliance is eager to shift attention back to their mission. Read full piece