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Franklin Graham
The Southern Baptist Church Is Going to Hell in a Handbasket Allegations of racism, sexual abuse, and idolatry toward Donald Trump are emanating from well-known figures in the largest Protestant denomination.
By Ed Kilgore
ruth bader ginsburg
Sept. 21, 2020
Anti-Abortion Zealots Demand a Vote to Fill Ginsburg’s Seat The moment of deliverance is already here for anti-abortion activists calling in Republican debts to rush through a Supreme Court nominee.
By Ed Kilgore
christian right
Nov. 26, 2019
Christian Right Leaders Suggest Trump Critics Are Possessed by Demons Politicized conservative Evangelicals have talked themselves not only into treating the great heathen Trump as holy, but his critics as demonic.
By Ed Kilgore
Why Trump’s Evangelical Allies Are Enraged Over His Betrayal of the Kurds Neocons aren’t the only ones angry at Trump for green-lighting a Turkish invasion. Religious leaders say it could harm Christians in the region.
By Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Apr. 24, 2019
Franklin Graham Tells Buttigieg to ‘Repent’ Being Gay The president’s good friend thinks he knows more about Pete Buttigieg’s sexual orientation than Mayor Pete’s creator.
By Ed Kilgore
the kavanaugh confirmation
Sept. 21, 2018
Christian Right Leaders Want Senate to Ignore Assault Charges Against Kavanaugh Conservative Evangelicals like Ralph Reed and Franklin Graham want their SCOTUS justice even if he hasn’t been cleared of attempted rape charges.
By Ed Kilgore
Trump Border Policies Uniting the Faithful — Against Him From religious progressives to Trump’s conservative Evangelical friends, the “zero tolerance” policy is under heavy theological attack.
By Ed Kilgore
Franklin Graham Invades ‘Godless’ California In the state where Billy Graham built his national reputation, Franklin Graham has embraced the Christian right activism his father rejected.
By Ed Kilgore
Billy Graham Lived at the Crossroads of Faith and Power After getting too close to Richard Nixon, Billy Graham stayed away from partisan politics. But his son Franklin Graham is up to his ears in it.
By Ed Kilgore
Pence Says ‘President Trump Is a Believer.’ Really? Conservative evangelicals really need to stop ascribing religious belief to the president until he shows he has faith in anything other than himself.
By Ed Kilgore
Forgotten Mainline Protestants Challenge Evangelicals to Stand Up to Trump While most conservative evangelical leaders are avid Trump fans or passive enablers, mainline Protestants are urging them to show some independence.
By Ed Kilgore