Show threadWilliam Lindsey Mar 13

"The problem isn’t that people are finally hearing a Christian politician talk about justice. The problem is that many of them had to hear it from a white man before they recognized it as Christianity."

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William Lindsey Mar 13

Jemar Tisby notes the willingness of many white Christians to welcome a progressive, prophetic form of Christianity when someone like James Talarico preaches it — when that progressive, prophetic Christianity has been there all the time, for a very long time, in the Black church. He concludes,

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https://jemartisby.substack.com/p/why-white-christians-love-james-talarico

Why White Christians Love James Talarico

And what they're missing

Footnotes by Jemar Tisby
Show threadWilliam Lindsey Feb 19

Jones offers a map showing state-by-state support for Christian nationalism.

#Trump #MAGA #Republicans #ChristianNationalism #WhiteChristians #WhiteEvangelicals
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Show threadWilliam Lindsey Feb 19

"The study’s findings are unequivocal. Support for Christian nationalism is positively correlated with a range of religious practices. In other words, on average, the more frequently Americans attend church, read the Bible, or pray outside of religious services, the more likely they are to hold Christian nationalist views."

Jones is discussing the study linked below.

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https://prri.org/research/mapping-christian-nationalism-across-the-50-states-insights-from-prris-2025-american-values-atlas/

Mapping Christian Nationalism Across the 50 States: Insights from PRRI’s 2025 American Values Atlas

One year into the second Trump administration, a new national survey examines support for Christian nationalism across all 50 states and examines connections between support for Christian nationalism and Trump favorability, partisanship, religion, media habits, and more.

PRRI
Show threadWilliam Lindsey Feb 19

"White evangelical Protestants (67%) and Hispanic Protestants (54%)—two groups comprising the religious base of the Republican Party—are the only two major religious groups in which a majority qualify as Christian nationalism Adherents or Sympathizers."

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Show threadWilliam Lindsey Feb 19

"The PRRI study also finds that white Christians (46%) are more likely than Christians of color (39%), non-Christians (13%), and religiously unaffiliated Americans (10%) to qualify as Christian nationalism Adherents and Sympathizers."

#Trump #MAGA #Republicans #ChristianNationalism #WhiteChristians #WhiteEvangelicals
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William Lindsey Feb 15

"It should be made clear, when any theology teaches that men are default authorities and women and children are subordinate, we should not be surprised when abuse is minimized and loyalty to male leadership eclipses justice. ...

If our Christianity causes us to protect the powerful and ignore the powerless, that’s when we know we are following someone other than Jesus."

~ Benjamin Cremer

#Trump #Republicans #MAGA #WhiteChristians #WhiteChristianNationalism

https://benjamin-cremer.kit.com/posts/the-epstein-files-and-the-theology-of-excusing-kings

The Epstein files and The Theology of Excusing Kings.

Show threadWilliam Lindsey Feb 15

"The lies being told to discredit empathy are necessary for Trump because empathy and Christian faith discredit him. He represents something older, a view of the world that opposes everything Christianity teaches. He reminds us all the time. We should believe him."

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William Lindsey Feb 15

"Christian Scripture promises that the meek shall inherit the earth. It promises that those who hunger and thirst for justice will have their fill. It teaches us to have empathy for the poor, the vulnerable and the marginal. The Christian puts their needs before his own. No honest reading of the Bible could propose anything else."

~ Steven P. Millies

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https://religionnews.com/2026/02/12/how-magas-anti-empathy-campaign-upends-christian-morality4244897/

How MAGA's anti-empathy campaign upends Christian morality

(RNS) — Throughout history, Christianity has been bent into strange shapes to suit someone’s need for power.

RNS
Show threadWilliam Lindsey Jan 24

"And then NPR reported that when he got to the detention facility, they took trophy photos with him, like he was a slave or an animal that they caught out in the wild. And he wasn't the only one that they did that to.

So somebody tell me, how is it acceptable for David Easterwood to be a pastor when he is condoning this kind of conduct? And not just condoning it."

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