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This belongs in the American Politics forum, but if it needs to be moved, I'm indifferent. The article is dated but the problem ain't.
The basic argument is that many evangelicals have embraced their politics with religious fervor and have ditched the teachings of Jesus. And, perhaps it's an issue of catechism, i.e. their catechesis comes from media. Here are some lines from the article:
The root of the discord lies in the fact that many Christians have embraced the worst aspects of our culture and our politics. When the Christian faith is politicized, churches become repositories not of grace but of grievances, places where tribal identities are reinforced, where fears are nurtured, and where aggression and nastiness are sacralized.
The first step was the cultivation of the idea within the religious right that certain political positions were deeply Christian
“When Trump was able to add open hatred and resentments to the political-religious stance of ‘true believers,’ it crossed a line,” Marsden said. “Tribal instincts seem to have become overwhelming.”
“What we’re seeing is massive discipleship failure caused by massive catechesis failure,” James Ernest
Many Christians, though, are disinclined to heed calls for civility. They feel that everything they value is under assault, and that they need to fight to protect it
Fear has played a central role in the explosion of conflict within American evangelical churches
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/10/evangelical-trump-christians-politics/620469/
Discuss.
The basic argument is that many evangelicals have embraced their politics with religious fervor and have ditched the teachings of Jesus. And, perhaps it's an issue of catechism, i.e. their catechesis comes from media. Here are some lines from the article:
The root of the discord lies in the fact that many Christians have embraced the worst aspects of our culture and our politics. When the Christian faith is politicized, churches become repositories not of grace but of grievances, places where tribal identities are reinforced, where fears are nurtured, and where aggression and nastiness are sacralized.
The first step was the cultivation of the idea within the religious right that certain political positions were deeply Christian
“When Trump was able to add open hatred and resentments to the political-religious stance of ‘true believers,’ it crossed a line,” Marsden said. “Tribal instincts seem to have become overwhelming.”
“What we’re seeing is massive discipleship failure caused by massive catechesis failure,” James Ernest
Many Christians, though, are disinclined to heed calls for civility. They feel that everything they value is under assault, and that they need to fight to protect it
Fear has played a central role in the explosion of conflict within American evangelical churches
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/10/evangelical-trump-christians-politics/620469/
Discuss.