In their minds, the personal is political, and the struggle will outlast Donald Trump.
Franklin Graham
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A Crack in Trump’s White Evangelical Base of Support
Christianity Today has called for the president’s removal from office.
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Why Christian Nationalism Is a Threat to Democracy
Adherents claim that anyone who disagrees with them is doing the work of the devil.
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The Worldview of White Evangelicals Is at Odds With Democracy
To mitigate the consequences of sin, the state must impose Biblical authority to contain chaos.
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How Court Evangelicals Respond to Allegations of Sexual Abuse
It wasn’t that long ago that court evangelicals were telling us that if we let transgender people use the bathroom of their choice, we’d be subjecting our children to sexual predators. Now that they’re facing an actual allegation of sexual abuse, they’re singing a very different tune. Let’s take a look at how some of […]
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Trump’s Voters Separated the Families. They’ll Never Apologize for Doing So.
What rational and compassionate Americans view as ugly, they view as beautiful.
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The Progressive Evangelicals That Franklin Graham Calls ‘Godless’
There is a rich tradition in both Catholic and Protestant churches for a more expansive view of morality.
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What Kind of God Is This?
Franklin Graham says that it is Trump’s amorality that proves he was chosen by God.
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How Putin Courted the Groups That Became Trump’s Base
Going back to at least 2014, Russia has been working on establishing ties to gun rights activist, white evangelicals, and white nationalists.
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Personal Reflections on the Passing of Billy Graham
It was his close friendship with Richard Nixon that initiated the alliance between the Republican Party and white evangelicals.
