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This good review by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove points us to books by @anelsona and @kathsstewart that try to figure out why 65-79% of white evangelicals approve of Trump and his Christian nationalism, while almost none of the most respected evangelical leaders and institutions do. https://twitter.com/wilsonhartgrove/status/1278379461575086082">https://twitter.com/wilsonhar...
https://twitter.com/AndyRowell/status/1278321510248300544?s=19">https://twitter.com/AndyRowel...
https://twitter.com/AndyRowell/status/1278328307994497025?s=19">https://twitter.com/AndyRowel...
See also: https://twitter.com/wilsonhartgrove/status/1275462442311733249?s=19">https://twitter.com/wilsonhar...
And https://twitter.com/robertpjones/status/1277630307550797832?s=19">https://twitter.com/robertpjo...
And https://twitter.com/ndrewwhitehead/status/1234461135988035584?s=19">https://twitter.com/ndrewwhit...
John Fea has closely followed the loudest boosters of Trump (Franklin Graham, Robert Jeffress, Eric Metaxas, Jerry Falwell Jr.). There just isn& #39;t anything there in terms of coherent Christian content. https://twitter.com/JohnFea1/status/1278300318451863552?s=20">https://twitter.com/JohnFea1/...
Old Testament scholar Peter Enns says there is nothing persuasive about the use of the Old Testament to justify Trump and Christian nationalism. https://twitter.com/peteenns/status/1278388001555570698?s=20">https://twitter.com/peteenns/...
I looked into whether abortion was a good rationale for all of this. No, abortions will still occur, likely at the same rate, if Roe v Wade, is overturned. Medicalized abortion will be impossible to stop.
Long thread: https://twitter.com/AndyRowell/status/1215759486939303937?s=20">https://twitter.com/AndyRowel...
Long thread: https://twitter.com/AndyRowell/status/1215759486939303937?s=20">https://twitter.com/AndyRowel...
Many of us have tried to listen to why 65-79% of white evangelicals approve of Trump and have concluded the reasons are misguided at best. The books above in this thread may help us understand how we got here.
