John Fea
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Past articles by John:
Christians, it's time to add infrastructure to the pro-life agenda
(RNS) — If President Biden's bill doesn't pass, it will be a massive moral failure. This should concern all Americans, but especially Christians. → Read More
Did he free us from disease? 15 essay questions for a Trump inaugural address history exam
How did 'America First' work out in the Trump and coronavirus eras? Did he build infrastructure or lead in the pandemic? Good luck on your exam. → Read More
After impeachment acquittal, Trump uses prayer breakfast for political target practice
It was Trump's second squandered opportunity this week, after a State of the Union performance he turned into an extended campaign advertisement. → Read More
Can any of the Democratic candidates appeal to evangelicals?
(RNS) — Democratic candidates have been quoting the Bible, but if they are going to ignore evangelical concerns, the political gains will be few. → Read More
'Evangelicals for Trump' was an awful display by supposed citizens of the Kingdom of God
Trump mocked his enemies, trafficked in half-truths, instilled fear and expressed zero humility. My fellow evangelicals loved every minute of it. → Read More
Courtiers and kings, evangelicals, prophets and Trump
(RNS) — If evangelical leaders don't oppose the president's worst behavior with prophetic witness, they are complicit in his sins. → Read More
Pence controversy at Taylor University a sign of changes coming to Christian colleges
(RNS) — Vice President Mike Pence was recently invited to give the commencement address at Indiana's Taylor University. Not everyone at the evangelical school is thrilled with the idea. The controversy reflects a broader debate among evangelical schools. → Read More
White evangelicals fear the future and yearn for the past. Of course Trump is their hero.
White evangelicals saw in Donald Trump a president who could help them in their fight against diversity, abortion and the shrinking role of religion. → Read More
How Trump won the 2016 fear sweepstakes
Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and Ben Carson understood evangelical anxieties and played to them. But the strategy backfired. → Read More
The Tense History Behind Jimmy Carter’s Liberty U. Commencement Address
Last year Donald Trump delivered the commencement address at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. Jerry Falwell Jr., the president of the university, said that Trump’s speech “will go down in history as one of the greatest commencement speeches ever.” This year’s speaker was Jimmy Carter, t → Read More
The evangelical courtiers who kneel before the president’s feet
(RNS) These Court Evangelicals have sacrificed the prophetic voice of their Christian faith for a place of power and influence in the current administration. → Read More
How Eric Metaxas manipulates the past to serve his political agenda
(RNS) To suggest that religious freedom and religious tolerance have been the single most important principle of American life is flat-out wrong. → Read More