How Trump and Harris fared with faith voters in 2024
When Donald Trump won reelection last week, exit polls show he was propelled to victory by gains in a wide swath of demographic groups and buffered, once more, by strong support from Christian voters.. In fact, Trump made gains in nearly every category of self-identified Christians running against Kamala Harris compared to his run in 2020 against Joe Biden.
Understanding the David Platt story – Baptist News Global
Oct 28, 2024 · The chairman of trustees — and chairman of the presidential search committee — at the IMB when Platt was elected was David Uth, pastor at First Baptist Orlando, Fla. Uth’s second in command at First Baptist Orlando was Danny De Armas, who simultaneously chaired the trustee board at the SBC North American Mission Board.
Franklin Graham prays aloud for Trump to win the election
In one of his most explicit endorsements of Donald Trump’s campaign to date, Franklin Graham spoke at a Trump rally in Concord, N.C., Oct. 21 and prayed aloud to God to cause Trump to win the election.. The head of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse said he appeared at the rally as “a private citizen and as a preacher of the gospel of Jesus Christ.”
Prominent Texas church quietly quits the SBC - Baptist News Global
Oct 28, 2024 · Note: This story was updated Oct. 29 with additional comments from church leaders. One of the most prominent Baptist churches in Texas quietly quit the Southern Baptist Convention Oct. 27 — part of an unnoticed trend that’s hard to document on a national level.. While updating its bylaws, Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas removed reference to …
It’s Pete Hegseth’s theology that ought to concern us
Nov 26, 2024 · Hegseth has multiple ties to Wilson and the various enterprises he’s founded and influences. On the “Extremely American” podcast, Wilson recently said one of his goals is to get like-minded people into positions of influence. He later told the Idaho Capital-Sun he supports Hegseth’s nomination: “I was grateful for Trump’s win and believe that it …
Skillet's John Cooper wants a revolution – Baptist News Global
In an era marked by cultural upheaval and deepening societal divides, John Cooper, the charismatic frontman of the Christian rock band Skillet, is making waves far beyond the music scene. With the release of Skillet’s new album, Revolution, Cooper is positioning himself and his band at the forefront of what he sees as a crucial spiritual battle for the soul of America.
More evangelical leaders on board Trump train for 2024
Jan 24, 2024 · Ben Carson, the doctor and author who served in Trump’s cabinet as secretary of Housing and Urban Development, has been campaigning for Trump and is rumored to be up for a position in the next Trump administration should there be one.. Trump “has just been a friend of religion and of faith,” said Carson, one of the few former Trump cabinet members to back the former president, while 17 ...
Matthew Taylor’s new book explores how ‘the fringe became the …
Matthew Taylor’s timely and disturbing new book, The Violent Take It by Force: The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy, explores the politicization of America’s independent charismatics and neo-Pentecostals and the resulting “charismaticization of right-wing politics.” Taylor bids farewell to one generation of Religious Right …
I asked people why they’re leaving Christianity, and here’s what I ...
Dec 13, 2022 · For some time now, Christianity has been on the decline. According to a September 2022 Pew study, people identifying as Christian have decreased from 90% of the U.S. population in 1972 to 64% in 2020.. But it’s not just researchers who are talking about this. As of Dec. 6, 2020, the hashtag “#exchristian” had 696.7 million cumulative views on TikTok and was assigned to more than 68,600 ...
30 years ago, we warned Southern Baptists about rising Calvinism
Oct 15, 2024 · Thirty years ago next month, Marv Knox and I warned Southern Baptists about the rising influence of Neo-Calvinism in their ranks. To most, this was shocking news at the time. Our words were more prophetic than we possibly could have imagined. Today, Calvinism is embraced by a large minority of Southern Baptist pastors and is taught without hesitation at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary ...