by John D. Pierce | Aug 11, 2020 | Opinion
The so-called Moral Majority was roaring to life in the early ’80s. Its loudest mouthpiece, Jerry Falwell (the original version), was bringing his show to metro Atlanta where I served as a young campus minister. Conservative pastors and other church leaders were abuzz...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 23, 2019 | Opinion
A big question is how did so much of American Christianity today get so far from Jesus? The answer can be traced to what pastor and author Ken Wytsma calls the “Salvation Industrial Complex.” And his personal experience mirrors mine. “I grew up with the notion that to...
by James L. Evans | Aug 17, 2018 | Opinion
Remember the Moral Majority, the Christian Coalition, Focus on the Family or the 700 Club? These organizations, along with a few others, were established by the “big guns” of the religious right – luminaries such as Jerry Falwell Sr., James Dobson, Ralph Reed and Pat...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | May 11, 2018 | News
What, if any, relationship exists between the Christian Right’s public conflicts over policies and the growth of “nones” (people claiming no religious affiliation) in the U.S.? That question was the focus of research conducted by Paul A. Djupe,...
by Colin Harris | Jul 25, 2014 | Opinion
Randall Balmer’s recent analytical biography of Jimmy Carter, titled “Redeemer,” offers a thoroughly researched and insightful review of an evolution in the evangelical narrative that coincided with Carter’s presidency. With visible expressions...
