evangelicals

evangelicals — The basis for this posting is the result of a poll conducted by a Christian group named “Ligonier Ministries“, and no, I’ve never heard of them either. Their poll was conducted in 2018 and the details were published about one month ago … Ligonier Ministries teamed up with LifeWay Research, […]

What do Evangelicals actually believe?

This entry was posted in People poll religion society and tagged beliefs evangelicals on November 28, 2018 by Dave

evangelicals — Vox has the details of a Poll that was run a week ago by Marist and sponsored by NPR/PBS NewsHour. It reveals that many white evangelicals simply do not give a damn about the victims of sexual abuse… Forty-eight percent of white evangelicals say that embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett […]

Poll: 48% of white evangelicals would support Kavanaugh even if allegations true

This entry was posted in media politics poll society and tagged evangelicals kavanaugh poll on October 1, 2018 by Dave

Bill Maher — Let’s take a break from my normal postings and spend 5 minutes today with Bill Maher. He has a few words concerning third rails … Thanks to Trump, piety itself has ceased to be a third rail in American politics. How could it anymore when the world’s least godly man […]

Bill Maher: the Moral bankruptcy of Evangelicals

This entry was posted in atheism Humor People religion and tagged Bill Maher evangelicals on March 12, 2018 by Dave

This is not an article about religion as such, but rather is a commentary on the response to the Religious Right’s political support for an individual who incarnates the opposite of almost every single thing that they claim they stand for. The UK”s Independent highlights just how bizarre the evangelical right’s behaviour has […]

Fourteen per cent of Evangelicals left their churches after Trump’s election

This entry was posted in People politics religion and tagged evangelicals trump on April 24, 2017 by Dave

Politico reporter Dan Diamond has tweeted out the following, not because he agrees, but rather because it is quite frankly bizarre … Do you think Trump has strong moral character? · White evangelicals: 44%· Atheists: 18% pic.twitter.com/FAfFPoVeUI — Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) October 16, 2016 I do truly grasp why some evangelicals […]

Claim: Trump has “Strong Moral character” according to many evangelicals

This entry was posted in People politics religion and tagged character Donald Trump election evangelicals moral on October 24, 2016 by Dave

Asking Evangelicals to explain exactly why they openly support Trump is an interesting question because it is indeed quite fascinating to see how they can happily embrace the idea that Trump, a seriously morally impaired individual, is the best possible choice. It should perhaps not surprise us because religion does have a […]

How do Evangelicals Justify Supporting Trump?

This entry was posted in Critical Thinking People politics religion and tagged evangelicals Jim Garlow trump on August 11, 2016 by Dave