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
How Evangelicals’ Fundraising by Demonization Fed Capitol Violence
While evangelical participation in and support for the Jan. 6 event profoundly saddens me, I’m not shocked by it either. Big-name preachers, ministry celebrities and political figures have stoked fear, resentment, and affront among my fellow believers for nearly half a century.
Something’s Wrong When Devout Christians Praise Proud Boys as ‘God’s Warriors’
Randall Balmer: White evangelicals have shifted their rhetoric from majoritarianism to victimization. Read full piece
For Evangelicals Still Clinging to Trumpism, Biden Offers an Off-Ramp. Will They Take It?
Evangelical leaders have a lot to repent for when it comes to Donald Trump. They made a deal with the devil and didn’t get nearly enough to show for it. Now they need to find a way back from the immoral wilderness — a move
Think U.S. Evangelicals are Dying Out? Well, Define Evangelicalism.
The death spiral of evangelicalism has long been written about in both the religious and mainstream press. Scholar and pastor Ryan Burge thinks there is a bigger and possibly more important story in the data.
Biden’s First 100 Days: What’s Not for Evangelicals to Like?
Jonathan Merritt argues that President Joe Biden’s agenda for his first 100 days matches up nicely with organizations such as World Relief, the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, and the National Association of Evangelicals.