Daniel Schultz

A smidge less than a half-dozen items at the intersection of religion and politics for your enjoyment and edification. - eds 1. Let’s start with a question often asked: will white evangelicals stick…

God tells you not just the way you should be, but the way you actually are, and if you accept that, you will be blessed. If you step outside of it, you’re just asking for trouble. So arguing against this structure asks conservative white evangelicals to rewire their entire sense of reality.

If you don’t understand that the Religious Right’s conservatism does not stem from honest differences in faith, if you don’t get that it’s about particular structures of power, you badly misunderstand the situation, and you are not ready for prime time.