+ Not Forgetting the Devil
American churches of all stripes have been poor witnesses in the face of political pressures.
Gina Dalfonzo writes for Christ and Pop Culture about the shift in Evangelical Christian behavior over the past decade.
We can safely say that the conservative Christian list of priorities has changed. This was my fear when I wrote that piece ten years ago: that rather than enlisting a champion to fight for Christian values, evangelicals would be seduced by that champion’s values, such as they are. Their silence in the face of his appetite for death instead of life, for separation instead of unity, for rejection instead of acceptance, has fulfilled that reluctant prophecy.
I too had that reluctant prophecy. Not only that, but I predicted that it would reflect how the broader culture sees the church, and I fear, also, that has come to pass. David French, who comes from an evangelical background, has been chronicling the hypocrisies that Evangelical Christian voters have become comfortable with in his NYT newsletter. His recent edition, a piece on the attack ads on Amy Acton in Ohio, shows there is no bottom for the Republicans now with Donald Trump as their guide and JD Vance as his wingman.
