Winning the votes of
white evangelical Christians was a vital push that helped Bush become president — if Obama fails to do the same, science could suffer
Public polling now shows that
white Evangelical Christians now regard personal character as less relevant for public leadership.
We know that
white evangelical Christians are, on the whole, Republican, and that African - American Christians of all stripes are strongly Democratic.
Initial reports suggest that four out of five
white evangelical Christians voted for Trump, continuing their pattern of support for the Republican candidate in US presidential elections since the 1980s.
White evangelical Christians voted for him anyway.
Repeated studies have shown that there is a greater incidence of child molestation and incest among southern
white evangelical christians than in any other group that participated in the study.
Trump has been scandal - ridden for his entire career — from alleged affairs with porn stars, to hush money payoffs, to alleged corruption in his corporate dealings — and still enjoys an approval rating of over 79 percent amongst
white Evangelical Christians.
The stark reality is that most white Christians, including more than 80 percent of
white evangelical Christians, supported Donald Trump for president, despite his evident immorality, bigotry, and disregard for the dignity of women, (not to mention complete lack of qualification or competency).
The prospect of
white evangelical Christians committing to address racial reconciliation may require intentional identification with those who are the oppressed and disenfranchised because of the color of their skin.
Minority Christians and
white evangelical Christians «have a very personal view of God, a God that is very active in their daily lives and very concerned about the things that matter to them,» Jones said.
Rachel: You note that while Catholics, African Americans, Hispanics and many Mainline Protestants have continued to be involved in public education,
White evangelical Christians are largely absent, until a «culture war» issue arises --(around school - led prayer, evolution, sex ed, etc.)-- and the protests begin.
According to Pew Research Center,
white evangelical Christians overwhelmingly support Donald Trump for president.
If you are
a white evangelical Christian, it's more than likely you'll have heard of — and possibly attended — one of those annual conferences.
If you are
a white evangelical Christian in the U.S. you are unlikely to be «randomly» screened by the T.S.A. every time you try to board an airplane.
Not exact matches
Not just that, but Trump won 81 percent of
white born - again and
evangelical Christian voters in 2016, and they might not take too well to being inundated with stories about Trump's alleged affair with a porn star.
(CNN)-- A group of more than 100 prominent
Christians ranging from
evangelical minister Jim Wallis on the political left to Nixon
White House aide Chuck Colson on the right released a document Thursday calling for an end to the fight club tone of the national political discourse
Nor have we yet seen any self - professed
evangelical Christian within the entire
White House staff willing, shall we say, to «come out of the closet.
PRRI's 2016 survey found that 43 percent of Americans identify as
white and
Christian, and only 17 percent identify as
white evangelical Protestant.
And
white evangelical Protestants, the base of the
Christian Right, are roughly five times more likely to agree with the Tea Party movement than to disagree with it, according to a Pew survey analysis released earlier this year.
-- like the Republican
evangelicals who all think their church is the most
Christian, the most right, the only ones going to heaven yet ignore the real teachings of Jesus by judging others, ignoring charity and the needs of their community, not understanding when the Lord's Prayer begins with «Our» Father — the «Our» is not just
white people.
Among nonwhite
Christians and
white evangelicals, 40 % and 38 % said yes, respectively; 29 % of Catholics and 19 % of
white mainline Protestants also responded that God plays a role.
What should shock and shame every
Christian is that only 47 % of
white evangelicals believe we should follow the golden rule.
Almost half of
white evangelical Protestants (46 %) report that it's become more difficult to be a
Christian in America today, compared to one - third of non-
white evangelicals (31 %).
During the campaign, the Pew Research Center found that
white evangelicals who believe it's become more difficult to be a
Christian in America today were more likely to support Trump.
«Through a nationwide telephone survey of 2,000 people and an additional 200 face - to - face interviews, Michael O. Emerson and
Christian Smith probed the grassroots of
white evangelical America.
The Asian American
Christian church is extremely diverse, vibrant, multigenerational, and cutting edge with all the struggles and concerns of the historically
White Church -
evangelical and mainline.
Yes, Barack Obama is the wrong type of
Christian for
white evangelicals in America, they are willing to fall head over heels in love with Mitt Romney the Mormon, of which most of these churches have preached against this religious group from the inception that it's a CULT and you need to stay away from that type of doctrine.
An exit poll published after last year's US Presidential election by the Pew Research Center suggested that 81 - per - cent of people identifying as «
white, born - again,
evangelical Christians» chose Mr Trump over Hillary Clinton.
Previous Pew surveys show that about half of
white evangelicals say Mormonism is not a
Christian faith.
More than half of self - identified Tea Party members say America is a
Christian nation, while just over four out of 10
white evangelicals believe that - the same as the proportion of the general population that says so.
In light of the grand jury decision handed down tonight in the wake of Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, MO, I think it is of utmost importance that all
Christians, but specifically
white evangelicals, talk a little less and listen a little more.
CNN:
White House receives political cover on immigration from religious groups President Barack Obama is receiving political cover for his decision to stop deporting some young illegal immigrants from two big groups with whom his relations have been rocky:
evangelical Christians and Catholics.
CT has previously reported on where John Piper and other
evangelicals stand on #BlackLivesMatter, as well as how black and
white Christians increasingly think differently about race.
Beyond the issue of civil liberties lies a more prosaic political point: the possibility for a greater alliance between African - American
Christians and
white evangelicals.
The 2009 biographical film about a black high school student adopted by a
white Christian family is rated PG - 13 and became something of an
evangelical darling when it released, receiving endorsements from Christianity Today and Focus on the Family.
I was at a Native American Theology conference when one of the
white participants stated that we should abandon terms like
evangelical and
Christian.
White evangelicals indicated the most frustration toward the press, pollsters, and the Democratic Party, giving each a lower grade than their fellow
Christians or American voters overall did.
It includes
evangelical leaders Franklin Graham and Samuel Rodriguez, as well as spiritual advisor Paula
White, the Florida televangelist credited with his rumored recent
Christian conversion, and a Detroit prosperity preacher, Wayne T. Jackson.
Major survey organizations such as Pew Research Center, Gallup, and Public Religion Research Institute often split non-Catholic
Christians into the historical categories of black Protestants, mainline Protestants, and
white evangelicals.
Who he is: Jackson, senior pastor at Hope
Christian Church in Maryland, is the presiding bishop of the International Communion of
Evangelical Churches (ICEC) and host of the radio show The Truth in Black and
White.
While the national political debate continues to swirl around the state of the economic recovery, five Republicans with their eyes on the
White House spent the evening in a Des Moines suburb pitching themselves to the
evangelical Christians who dominate the Hawkeye State's crucial first - in - the - nation caucuses.
The
White House announced a dozen appointments to its faith advisory council on Friday, with the leader of the nation's largest
evangelical group and the head of the nation's leading
Christian denomination serving lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people are both on the list.
The Tea Party, likewise, tends to be more suburban and small town, more male than female,
white and
evangelical Christian.
Earlier this year,
Christian evangelicals, who have a direct line to the
White House, launched the «
Evangelical Climate Initiative», signed by 86 evangelical leaders, including Rick Warren, who runs a mega-church and wrote a bestseller, «The Purpose - Driven L
Evangelical Climate Initiative», signed by 86
evangelical leaders, including Rick Warren, who runs a mega-church and wrote a bestseller, «The Purpose - Driven L
evangelical leaders, including Rick Warren, who runs a mega-church and wrote a bestseller, «The Purpose - Driven Life».
Here in the United States,
white,
Christian Evangelicals make up almost a quarter of the electorate.