“Where Is This Coming From?” Beto O’Rourke’s Divine Inspiration
During the interview with Vanity Fair that launched his 2020 presidential campaign, Representative Beto O’Rourke described speaking at a rally as a sort of out-...
Religion
Is a Cake Just a Cake? A Lesson in Semiotics
Remember the Christian baker whose refusal to create a custom cake for a gay wedding was upheld last June by the Supreme Court? Jack Phillips and his Masterpiec...
#Emptythepews: Responding to Trump and Evangelicalism
A University of South Florida faculty member named Christopher Stroop started an interesting and popular Twitter hashtag #emptythepews. See original thread here...
Why is an evangelical megachurch podcast talking about ‘fake news’?
On June 27, many media watchers said the monologue given by White House reporter and Sentinel Newspapers Executive Editor Brian Karem was a turning point in the...
The Role of the Church in Health Care
The Republican health care bill has been resurrected. So the debate surrounding health care will continue. One of the central questions in that debate is a reli...
Trump and Moral Authority
Recently “moral authority” has become part of the debate over the effectiveness of the Trump presidency. It is important to understand how this concept works be...
Tracking Trump on Evil
It didn’t take long for President Trump to invoke evil. But unlike previous executives, Trump’s authoritarian and apocalyptic rhetoric – language that presents ...
Importance of Apocalyptic Rhetoric for Christian Trump Voters
This month Franklin Graham said that the election of Donald Trump was an act of divine protection over America. He told the Religious News Service “I think mayb...