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October 2020

October 26, 2020

Which Should Weigh More, Character or Abortion Policy?

Conservative Christians tend to say that, yes, Donald Trump has character flaws, but they are...

October 02, 2020

Identity Politics vs. Transactional Politics

Reactions to Trump's alleged mockery of his evangelical supporters demonstrate two approaches to politics. Some...

August 2020

August 27, 2020

Protestant Integralism

Integralism is a Catholic political theory in which the church--through the Pope and the Emperor--exercises...

September 2019

September 10, 2019

God’s Will for Brexit

You think American politics is polarized and paralyzed? Take a look at the United Kingdom,...

June 2019

June 07, 2019

Catholic Conservatives vs. Evangelical Conservatives

In our post about the controversy over the direction of conservatism between Sohrab Ahmari and...

June 05, 2019

What Christianity Teaches about Politics

We have been discussing different political ideologies, including debates between Christians. It's worth asking now,...

April 2019

April 10, 2019

Christian Realism

Can Christians build a perfect society on earth? If not, does that mean that we...

November 2018

November 30, 2018

Is it “Un-Christian” to Support Trump?

Conservative Christians, especially white evangelicals, are among President Trump's most loyal supporters. Which seems odd...

November 16, 2018

Applying the Two Kingdoms on Capitol Hill

At the Rural and Small Town Ministries conference I attended, I got to hear from...

May 2018

May 24, 2018

Evangelicals’ Realpolitik

Evangelicals who support Donald Trump are receiving harsh criticism, both from other Christians and...

May 01, 2018

Luther’s Political Teachings

In yesterday's post on Luther and Trump, we drew on the work of economist Lyman...

March 2018

March 14, 2018

Why Christians Support Trump

Michael Gerson, an evangelical Christian who was formerly George W. Bush's speechwriter, has written a...

November 2017

November 15, 2017

Only Christians Can Be Atheists and Only Atheists Can Be Christians?

Ernst Bloch was a Marxist--indeed, a Stalinist--who believed that Christianity is the inspiration for the...

March 2017

March 20, 2017

And now, Network Christianity

Lots of Christians supported Donald Trump, for many different reasons. Some didn't approve of him,...

January 2017

January 04, 2017

The Democrats’ religion problem

Michael Wear is a pro-life evangelical Christian who was a staffer for Barack Obama, helping...

May 2016

May 11, 2016

The Republican party has joined the other side

The Washington Post has an article about the dilemma conservative Christians are facing in having...

March 2016

March 11, 2016

The myth that evangelicals are going for Trump

The media keeps talking about how evangelicals are supporting Donald Trump, and Christian leaders are...

January 2016

January 28, 2016

Ben Sasse calls out Trump on the adultery issue

Sen. Ben Sasse (R, Neb) has called out Donald Trump for all of his bragging...

January 04, 2016

Franklin Graham quits Republicans, but not politics

Evangelist Franklin Graham, son of Billy, has quit the Republican party, due to the way...

September 2015

September 25, 2015

The Pope’s sermon to America

Pope Francis addressed a joint session of Congress, taking the opportunity to preach against tenets...

August 2015

August 04, 2015

Christian leaders are favoring Rubio

World Magazine has surveyed evangelical leaders and insiders on the presidential candidate they are supporting. ...

February 2015

February 09, 2015

THE political issue for Christians in 2016

In the early days of the Republic, Baptists supported Thomas Jefferson, even though he was...

March 2013

March 22, 2013

Conservative Christians and immigration reform

A group of Bible-believing Christians has formed the Evangelical Immigration Table to promote immigration reform....

January 2013

January 21, 2013

Inauguration Day

Today is the second inauguration of Barack Obama, who will be sworn into his second...

November 2012

November 21, 2012

Spiritualizing the election

I am astonished to hear how so many Christians are talking about the election. They...

October 2012

October 10, 2012

One fifth of Americans have no religion

The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life has published an important new study of...

July 2012

July 13, 2012

Changes in the Orthodox church

Metropolitan Jonah, the evangelical convert who became the head of the Orthodox Church of America...

April 2012

April 10, 2012

Christianity and politics, reconsidered

E. J. Dionne is a Catholic who is liberal politically. I wonder, though, if all...

February 2012

February 10, 2012

Politics & Vocation

It's interesting to see Roman Catholics appropriating Luther's doctrine of vocation. Traditionally, Catholics have used...

January 2012

January 16, 2012

Christian right leaders anoint Santorum

A conclave of leaders of social conservative organizations and evangelical political activist groups voted to...