Truth Over Power
The ongoing protest of the election is not about a search for truth; it is an attempt to shape truth to suit the desires of the powerful. President Trump wasn’t making a legal or a factual argument. He was using his power to put a
Trump’s Evangelicals were Complicit in the Desecration of Our Democracy
Michael Gerson: I come back to this group repeatedly, not only because I share an evangelical background and resent those who dishonor it, but because the overwhelming support of evangelicals is the single largest reason that Trump possesses power in the first place. It was
Even After Insurrection, Pro-Trump Prayer Meeting Filled with Calls for a Trump ‘Miracle’
An online pro-Trump prayer meeting was filled with defiance on Wednesday night (Jan. 6), even as evangelical and charismatic supporters of President Donald Trump admitted that chances the election will be overturned were slim.
A Sign of the Times for White Evangelicals
Editor Brian Kaylor reflects on how many White evangelicals moved in less than five years from condemning Donald Trump as a dangerous man to backing Trump’s assault on American democracy.
White Evangelicals are Hailing the Trump Era. Will Their Alliance with Him Stunt Their Influence Going Forward?
While White evangelicals got quite a few wins by aligning with the most powerful leader in the world, the impact on the group’s ability to evangelize and increase their fold could be a challenge considering how negatively Trump is viewed — and the role they
Prominent Evangelicals are Directing Trump’s Sinking Ship. That Feeds Doubts about Religion.
President Trump’s naked attempt to overturn a fair election — with key elements of Joe Biden’s victory vouchsafed by Republican state officials, Republican-appointed judges and even the Justice Department — has driven some Trump evangelicals to the edge of blasphemous lunacy.Read full piece
The Long Road to White Christians’ Trumpism
A look at history, though, reveals that the forces of Trumpism—with its racism and sexism—run deep through white American Christianity.Read full piece
Evangelical Doctors’ Group Pleads With Churches To Stay Home
As coronavirus cases spike, a national group that represents thousands of evangelical Christian doctors and other healthcare providers is asking churches to stop holding services in person.Read full piece
Trump has Changed the Way Evangelical Christians Think About the Apocalypse
If COVID-19 is a true sign of the end times, then Trump can’t be the hero evangelical Christians think he is.Read full piece
Trump’s Election Support from White Evangelicals Shows We’re the Biggest Obstacle to Racial Justice
I pray for a change in these attitudes and a time when the operative word in "white evangelical" would be "evangelical" rather than "white."Read full piece