'I just don't get it': Ex-FBI agent stumped by evangelicals’ devotion to Trump
1 year, 1 month ago

'I just don't get it': Ex-FBI agent stumped by evangelicals’ devotion to Trump

Raw Story  

Although Donald Trump is by no means universally loved in Christianity, he continues to be incredibly popular among a certain type: white fundamentalist evangelical Protestants, who have a different set of beliefs from Catholics and Mainline Protestants. "According to the national election and AP Votecast voter exit polls in 2020, 81 percent of 'born-again' evangelical Christians supported Donald Trump for president…. Evangelical fundamentalists have a much stricter and more severe interpretation of The Bible than either Mainline Protestants or Catholics, but Hult finds it frustrating that they don't apply those standards to Trump — who, he emphasizes, has a long history of "anti-Christian behavior." "With his obvious unfamiliarity with the Bible, committing adultery with a porn star, bragging about grabbing unwary female private parts, and conviction for a sexual assault in a department store," the retired FBI special agent argues, "supporting Trump while claiming to be a Christian would seem highly hypocritical at best….

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Opinion: Evangelical Christians’ long road to Donald Trump
1 month, 1 week ago

Opinion: Evangelical Christians’ long road to Donald Trump

LA Times  

White “Bible-believing” evangelical Christians voted for Donald Trump, again. We don’t yet know the precise numbers, but it appears once again that four out of five white evangelicals voted for Donald Trump in the presidential election last week. His campaigns were littered with racist dog whistles, especially “law and order” and “welfare queens.” He opened his 1980 general election campaign …

Why are some Evangelicals drawn to — and sticking by — Trump? This pastor weighs in
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why are some Evangelicals drawn to — and sticking by — Trump? This pastor weighs in

NPR  

Why are some Evangelicals drawn to — and sticking by — Trump? This Pentecostal church is led by pastor Chad Harvey, whose sermons — often to weekly crowds of about 3,000 — usually feature on Cross Assembly's social media channels. In North Carolina, All Things Considered host Scott Detrow sat down with Harvey and talked about all of this — …

Trump's 'uncomfortable charade' with evangelicals is hitting a wall: analyst
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Trump's 'uncomfortable charade' with evangelicals is hitting a wall: analyst

Raw Story  

Add to the reports that Donald Trump has become "exhausted" due to the rigors of campaigning for a second shot at the Oval Office a new report that he isn't giving his all to woo evangelical voters with the election less than two weeks away. "The abbreviated, uncomfortable charade showed how Trump, in his third presidential run, has dispensed with …

Trump boosts a hard-right Christian worldview that paints the election as 'spiritual warfare'
2 months ago

Trump boosts a hard-right Christian worldview that paints the election as 'spiritual warfare'

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The campaign has launched a …

These evangelicals are voting their values — by backing Kamala Harris
3 months ago

These evangelicals are voting their values — by backing Kamala Harris

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When the Rev. “I want transformation, and transformation is risky business.” Exploiting cracks in Trump’s evangelical base Trump has heavily courted white conservative evangelicals since his arrival on the political scene almost a decade ago. Dwight McKissic, a Baptist pastor from Texas who spoke on the Evangelicals for Harris call, said he saw no “moral superiority of one …

Trump endorses Ten Commandments in schools, implores evangelical Christians to vote in November
6 months ago

Trump endorses Ten Commandments in schools, implores evangelical Christians to vote in November

LA Times  

Donald Trump told a group of evangelicals they “cannot afford to sit on the sidelines” of the 2024 election, imploring them at one point to “go and vote, Christians, please!” Trump also endorsed displaying the Ten Commandments in schools and elsewhere during his speech to a group of politically influential evangelical Christians in Washington on Saturday. When Trump addressed the …

Trump’s 'baffling' bond with evangelicals reaches 'level we haven’t seen before': expert
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s 'baffling' bond with evangelicals reaches 'level we haven’t seen before': expert

Raw Story  

Assuming there are no more delays, Donald Trump's first criminal trial is only a week away. Despite those allegations, the thrice-married, twice-divorced Trump has maintained a close bond with far-right Christian nationalists that, according to The Guardian's Adam Gabbatt, is growing even stronger during his 2024 presidential campaign. "In both 2016 and 2020, Donald Trump resoundingly won the vote of …

'As un-Christian as it gets': Conservative wallops evangelicals for 'worship' of Trump
1 year, 2 months ago

'As un-Christian as it gets': Conservative wallops evangelicals for 'worship' of Trump

Raw Story  

Conservative columnist Matt Lewis has written a new piece for The Daily Beast where he hammers American evangelicals for "worshipping" former President Donald Trump, an act which he describes as "un-Christian as it gets." Lewis begins his piece by marveling at the way many American evangelicals feel beholden to Trump despite the fact that his allegedly un-Christlike behavior has led …

Some critics see Trump’s behavior as un-Christian. His conservative Christian backers see a hero
1 year, 5 months ago

Some critics see Trump’s behavior as un-Christian. His conservative Christian backers see a hero

Associated Press  

For eight years, Donald Trump has managed to secure the support of many evangelical and conservative Christians despite behavior that often seemed at odds with teachings espoused by Christ in the Gospels. “Conservative Christians continue to overwhelmingly support Donald Trump because of his biblical policies, not his personal piety,” Jeffress told The Associated Press via email. “I am certain that …

Evangelicals still can't get enough of Trump — and it's killing their credibility: report
3 years, 1 month ago

Evangelicals still can't get enough of Trump — and it's killing their credibility: report

Raw Story  

It has been a year since President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, but his power over the evangelical movement persists, and it's eliminating their credibility, reported Christianity Today. Among evangelicals, however, one-third said that their church's support of Trump made personal witnessing more difficult. "It's somewhat of an indictment of the church that we are far more comfortable in …

Definition of 'evangelical' no longer means 'born-again' — it means Republican: survey
3 years, 3 months ago

Definition of 'evangelical' no longer means 'born-again' — it means Republican: survey

Raw Story  

A new analysis from the Pew Research center revealed that the word "evangelical" no longer means born-again. NBC also cited a recent PRRI survey showing that evangelicals don't blame the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol on militias, white supremacist groups, Donald Trump or conservative media. Also, 68 percent of white evangelicals in the survey say that Trump is …

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