white evangelicalism

What looks at first like Republican gullibility is really Fundamentalism’s century-long battle with expert knowledge.

“I think the white church has to do some self-examination to see whether they are in line with the Gospel or just pushing a civil religion.”

Even the protests of progressive evangelicals themselves offer proof that progressive initiatives have never be more than an aberration to the overwhelming prevalence of evangelical conservatism.

Many Americans remain discouraged or angry about the presidential election. Those gathering around the tree this holiday season with evangelical family may feel particularly bewildered.

It may not be your father’s Christian right, with new players and new tactics, but it’s still the Christian right and it’s more empowered than its been since the glory days of Ronald Reagan.

There certainly was a time when leading evangelicals railed against money grubbing and corporate domination, but that time is long past.

“Quite possibly, bearing the cross might mean opening our homes to immigrants, confronting our racist uncles at Thanksgiving dinner, taking to the streets, and putting our bodies on the line.”

Some conservative Christian leaders are challenging the statistic that 81 percent of white evangelicals voted for Trump.

After years of mutual suspicion, disagreements about leadership, and public fights, we have shut the door on our decade-long relationship.

“Something has been broken for me; a fragile hope that the work of racial and gender justice will be embraced by the larger church.”