https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to jerry falwell en https://religiondispatches.org/2023/06/08/top-five-less-sensational-more-dangerous-things-remember-about-pat-robertson-1930-2023 Sure, it’s easy to poke fun at Pat Robertson for his 2,000-pound leg press claims or to scold him for his vile Haiti comments, but Robertson thrives on the ‘persecution.’ Our list spins the Robertson moral differently and shows just why he’s been a truly dangerous figure. Thu, 08 Jun 2023 05:27:59 EDT Mark Hulsether 1fafedef-45b2-4e43-b38e-9022ff5e97e4 https://religiondispatches.org/2022/04/07/evangelical-groundhog-day-times-identifies-religious-fervor-american-right-around-four In autumn 1980, I was a senior at a Christian college in California taking a course on the history of American evangelicalism. One November day, a fellow student brought a copy of the New York Times to class. With a… Thu, 07 Apr 2022 01:36:43 EDT Diana Butler Bass d937ed79-f172-4e3e-8b7f-0504d5d92488 https://religiondispatches.org/2021/08/30/evangelical-abortion-myth-excerpt-bad-faith The Religious Right’s most cherished and durable myth is its myth of origins. According to this well-rehearsed narrative, articulated by Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, and countless others, evangelical leaders were shaken out of their political complacency by the United States… Mon, 30 Aug 2021 04:43:14 EDT Randall Balmer 30ea78a2-4d7c-4c7b-bb72-51a0d2cb9718 https://religiondispatches.org/2021/06/14/roots-white-evangelicalisms-crisis-are-white-evangelical-churches-not-republican In recent months, the Southern Baptist Convention has faced a steady stream of high-profile defections, including black pastors such as Charlie Dates , popular Bible teacher Beth Moore , and Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission President Russell Moore. The recent… Mon, 14 Jun 2021 10:36:35 EDT Jesse Curtis ac2f8782-8510-45db-8968-ee1c8e127a82 https://religiondispatches.org/2018/05/24/tense-history-behind-jimmy-carters-liberty-u-commencement-address Last year Donald Trump delivered the commencement address at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. Jerry Falwell Jr., the president of the university, said that Trump’s speech “will go down in history as one of the greatest commencement speeches ever.” This… Thu, 24 May 2018 12:33:03 EDT John Fea 976b0d81-2744-4060-a01a-d49e449a52ed https://religiondispatches.org/2017/05/31/origin-story-evangelical-mindset-conversation-frances-fitzgerald For anyone who thought they could safely ignore the role of white evangelicals in American politics, Trump’s victory offered an ice-bucket of a wake-up call. Frances FitzGerald’s newest book, The Evangelicals: The Struggle to Shape America, is this renowned journalist’s… Wed, 31 May 2017 01:58:45 EDT Eric C. Miller 98c265fc-9fbe-4bd3-a5ec-ad8385096198 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/04/13/divide-between-trumpvangelicals-and-rest-us In September of last year, I weighed in on the debate over whether evangelicals really do support Donald Trump in large numbers. I bring it back up because, since I wrote that first piece, a spate of articles have emerged… Wed, 13 Apr 2016 05:25:16 EDT Jonathan Orbell 33c0b21f-3428-45ac-a72d-46ca95a85165 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/03/15/religious-right-still-not-dead Super Tuesday and the success of Donald Trump among evangelicals have caused otherwise sensible observers to once again declare the religious right to be dead. As in the past, reports of its death have been greatly exaggerated. Religion scholar Mark… Tue, 15 Mar 2016 11:46:18 EDT Frederick Clarkson 5cde75bb-e207-4ef1-87f0-77cbdbceaac7 https://religiondispatches.org/2013/10/29/why-pope-francis-makes-me-miss-jerry-falwell Form is fine but should we just forget substance? Tue, 29 Oct 2013 11:07:09 EDT Candace Chellew-Hodge 67f0c6f9-95cf-4b58-8091-502e65f96fdc https://religiondispatches.org/2013/02/05/not-so-lofty-origins-evangelical-pro-life-movement As the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade passed, evangelical leaders marked the occasion with histories of how their community took up the anti-abortion cause. Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:05:38 EST Jonathan Dudley da2679d8-c8a7-4b17-82a8-302d04c821c9 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/10/09/forget-debates-and-dialogue-about-lgbt-justice-religious-right-isnt-listening For those still in denominations like the United Methodists that are not accepting of LGBT people, go to your church and put a note in the offering plate that says you won’t give until things change. Every time we’ve tried that, the pastors have called people in immediately to talk to them and it opened up a dialogue in that church that was serious because they could see that that could spread among other people who are pro-gay. One thing you can do is withhold your money. Why are we supporting our own oppression? Tue, 09 Oct 2012 06:39:16 EDT Candace Chellew-Hodge 4e1cb59e-748e-4836-8357-a360b5e9027f https://religiondispatches.org/2012/09/10/voters-dont-care-about-religion-its-not-simple A lesson in religion reporting. Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:00:25 EDT The Editors 7f738304-6394-4908-8bc9-d3ca023328ba https://religiondispatches.org/2012/01/27/romneys-debate-coach-and-his-religion-answer Romney goes for the Christian Right answer. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:40:54 EST Sarah Posner a1d55b82-c564-4f34-b6e1-ea7af91d5b47 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/09/14/perrys-god-talk-liberty-university I was lost, and then I was found. Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:27:51 EDT Sarah Posner f2272864-d70d-419b-a8aa-498332de2d0b https://religiondispatches.org/2011/02/15/what-do-we-mean-judeo-christian With the swing to the Right of the 1950s, conservatives began to deploy “Judeo-Christian” in the fight against “Godless Communism,” contrasting it with “the communist projection of man as a producing, consuming animal to be used and discarded.” Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:06:15 EST Shalom Goldman d8f6c747-a7c9-47d2-bb77-c1c082b0e94b https://religiondispatches.org/2010/12/09/maddow-confronts-author-ugandan-kill-gays-bill I almost feel sorry for David Bahati. Almost. Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:23:33 EST Candace Chellew-Hodge 310a0b45-a392-49fb-aba4-8dec84c606ae https://religiondispatches.org/2010/09/22/another-book-burner-lusts-attention Only this time it’s the Bible and the Heretics include Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell and Rick Warren. Wed, 22 Sep 2010 05:24:07 EDT Candace Chellew-Hodge e85a75eb-8ceb-43b9-8016-209330dc0ec7 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/09/02/no-henpecked-men-here-black-robed-regiment-beck The Patriot movement that thinks Beck is a tool of the GOP. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:49:44 EDT Sarah Posner 96350bdb-a73c-498b-b6e1-5e30c307d3ae https://religiondispatches.org/2010/01/12/oral-roberts-pioneering-christian-zionist Famous for his use of TV to spread the message, Oral Roberts—friend of Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben Gurion—helped to popularize the notion that the newly founded State of Israel was an indication that God still acts in history and that events prophesied in the bible were at hand. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:36:47 EST Shalom Goldman 8340b5a7-b1c9-4230-ac2b-02ab92581bd6 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/10/05/republican-gomorrah-documents-christian-right-takeover-gop Despite resorting to demonization and dated paradigms, Max Blumenthal ’s muckraking first book traces the fascinating history of the religious right and its web of gothic and aggressive conspiracy theories—making a convincing case that the Republican Party has been “shattered” by a right-wing religious movement. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:00:50 EDT Chip Berlet f526b0a8-5f22-4353-ac49-2648e7e79586 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/07/03/whats-wrong-wrights-words Rev. Wright has been likened to his biblical namesake, but there’s a crucial difference between Wright’s rhetoric and that of the prophet Jeremiah… Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:01:02 EDT Andrew Murphy 6884701a-1981-4f5d-9c5e-7c6805611802 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/07/03/review-religious-right-dying A crop of new books on the waning influence of conservative Christianity in American politics. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:07:44 EDT Laura R. Olson 4c065d29-70d7-43a4-bae8-8536c49b61f6 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/06/19/way-naming-religious-right Leaders of the religious right have recently begun to complain about the various names by which their movement is known. But if the shoe fits… Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:49:19 EDT Randall Balmer 5f3dbd71-0105-40f4-a268-d9f314360ea0 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/04/07/post-christian-america-not-quite-though-devoutly-be-wished Is there a connection between fewer identifying as “Christian” and “junk religion”? If the religious right is losing power why are Democrats so intent on “reaching out” to them? Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:17:28 EDT Peter Laarman 6a4b0116-6d55-4709-a884-446108a830d0