Evangelicals

“Known as a powerful evangelist and social justice preacher, Campolo had long advocated that Christian faith can transform the world — and people’s everyday lives.” - RNS

“ ‘Our people were elated, for the most part, over the election results,’ said Robert Jeffress, a Southern Baptist pastor.” - RNS

“Many on the Christian Right continue to remain nervous about surveys suggesting that large numbers of evangelicals may not vote in November.” - Current

“The shift dates back to the growing awareness, acceptance, and promotion of transgender sexual identities in mainstream American culture. This shift, dating to the mid 2010s and probably peaking in the early 2020s, did two things that fundamentally changed the evangelistic landscape for Christians in America.” - Mere Orthodoxy

“Legal counsel… sent a cease-and-desist letter to Evangelicals for Harris after the political action committee rolled out a $1 million ad campaign last month using footage of the late Rev. Billy Graham to attack former President Donald Trump.” - CPost

“evangelicals have been regarded as a uniform, monolithic group… and that they are a reliable conservative voting bloc. As a scholar of American religion who has studied the evangelical movement for over 30 years, I was dissatisfied with this interpretation.” - The Conversation

“The vast majority believe the Bible speaks to modern issues. Just 13% say the Bible is silent on most of the big questions our society is facing. More than 4 in 5 (83%) disagree.” - Lifeway

“4. The past decades taught us that evangelicals too easily bought into the idea that political leaders can “save” us…. 5. The past decades revealed that evangelicals too often wanted power and prestige more than faithfulness, godliness, and unreserved commitment to the truth of God’s Word lived out in all of life.” - Christ Over All

“With specific regard to ‘Evangelicals for Harris,’ the issue at hand is fundamentally one of theology not politics. It is a question that is firmly rooted in the principle of participation found in 2 Corinthians 6:14.” - Christ Over All

”We reject the false teaching that anyone other than Jesus Christ has been anointed by God as our Savior, or that a Christian’s loyalty should belong to any political party” - RNS