Her name is Moriah Wierschem. Christianity Today‘s piece, Liberty Student: Why I Didn’t Cheer for Jerry Falwell Jr, provides a glimpse into the minds of a number of students who do not share their University President’s call to arms amid the thundering applause of the gathered crowd.… Continue reading
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What’s in a name? Shakespeare prompted us to think with the words of Juliet,
| O! be some other name: | |
| What’s in a name? that which we call a rose | |
| By any other name would smell as sweet; | |
| So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call’d, | |
| Retain that dear |
Who gets to claim Evangelical as their descriptor? The recent revelation that Donald Trump finds Evangelicals among his strong supporters has created any number of explanations. For example, one recent article dissects the numbers and concludes those who support Trump are not, in fact, Evangelical, and may not even … Continue reading
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Comedians and Trumpists or, When Disaffection Becomes Sublime
Tertullian famously asked, “What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?” Just because one protests a given influence does not necessarily mean there is no influence. A few weeks ago one writer suggested the angry vote really does not influence an election. Yesterday one poll indicated … Continue reading
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