Martyn Whittock
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After Trump's acquittal, it's time we started talking about 'US white evangelical extremism'
Huge areas of US life have been regarded as acceptable collateral damage, in order to achieve a select number of key evangelical objectives (plus ones that have nothing to do with the gospel, but a lot to do with right-wing goals).
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A black pastor's election to the Senate was a sign of hope amidst the chaos of the Capitol
Even on an ordinary day, the election of an African-American Baptist pastor to the US Senate would have been a game-changer, but after the shocking events of Wednesday, it's even more so.
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Thomas Becket: holy martyr, or stubborn contrarian with a death-wish?
Becket died for a cause which in large part would not find supporters today. Yet at the time he was a hero of the Church.
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Evangelicals have continued to stand by Trump, but why?
In this bitterly contested election, one thing is clear: that Trump kept the support of US evangelicals to an extraordinary degree.
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Trump vs Biden: The final battle?
The US stands at a crossroads, but it increasingly feels like many white evangelicals have already decided their direction of travel.
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As Trump fights for re-election, the culture war for 'the soul of America' intensifies
Trump has been described as a 'chaos candidate', who thrives in conditions of turbulence and polarization. However, 'the 'chaos candidate' has met a 'chaos event' in the Covid-19 pandemic, and in the unrest on the streets, that possesses the potential to lay bare the inadequacies of his presidency.
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How Puritanism explains Trump: Why the 17th century taught the US and UK different lessons
US and UK Christians have drawn hugely different lessons from their common history.