{"id":136468,"date":"2025-03-16T03:16:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T03:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/american-history\/i-took-a-week-off-from-blogging-what-is-happening-on-the-evangelicals-and-politics-front\/"},"modified":"2025-03-16T03:16:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T03:16:05","slug":"i-took-a-week-off-from-blogging-what-is-happening-on-the-evangelicals-and-politics-front","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=136468","title":{"rendered":"I took a week off from blogging. What is happening on the evangelicals and politics front?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/currentpub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reugges.jpg\" class=\"singular-image entry-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currentpub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reugges.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/currentpub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reugges-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/currentpub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reugges-768x315.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/currentpub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reugges.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-176662 lazyload\" style=\"width:1158px;height:auto\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/currentpub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reugges.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-176662 lazyload\" style=\"width:1158px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currentpub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reugges.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/currentpub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reugges-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/currentpub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reugges-768x315.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>I took the last week off to write. (More on that later). What happened in the world of evangelicals and politics while I was gone?  Let\u2019s check in:<\/p>\n<p>Jenna Ellis offers another \u201clesson\u201d in the politics of human dignity:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Jenna, the \u201cservant of Jesus Christ\u201d (as her X bio says) loves to revel in the pain of others:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Eric is going after Francis Collins:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Eric is not the only one who is not happy with Francis:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s hard to think how much lower Francis Collins could tank his reputation as a Christian intellectual and scientist, but performing cringe theater for the Resistance accomplishes it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gszp9EPHxe\">https:\/\/t.co\/gszp9EPHxe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew T. Walker (@andrewtwalk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andrewtwalk\/status\/1898115155206214103?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p> Another Metaxas target: Gavin Newsom:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you&#8217;re unsure whether Gavin Newsom hates families and parents \u2014 and children \u2014 just read what he signed into law. THIS is what the radical left is willing to do. You must stand against this \u2014 or you are complicit with it. Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AWKf8QdVvn\">https:\/\/t.co\/AWKf8QdVvn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Metaxas (@ericmetaxas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ericmetaxas\/status\/1900214303250084156?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>And let\u2019s not forget Ben &amp; Jerry:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>There is an old episode of Veggie Tales called \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Gwv0re0UCUw\">The Rumor Weed<\/a>.\u201d  I don\u2019t think Jenna saw it:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Jack Hibbs has a \u201cplan\u201d on immigration. As he frames his plan he suggests that some Calvary Chapel pastors are not \u201cborn-again\u201d or are \u201cgoing to heaven.\u201d  His thesis: \u201cLove your neighbor\u201d has nothing to do with illegal aliens. This one gets really wild:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hey Trump, Here&#039;s My Plan\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/187Vo8u-r4w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Some more thoughts on immigration:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are not obligated under the U.S. Constitution to welcome people onto our shores who want to literally destroy America.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/toddstarnes\/status\/1900187321447674037?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>And even more thoughts on immigration:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>The Trump administration has a view:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Too many Marxists wear Christianity like a cheap skin suit. I have a fence around my backyard and I lock my front door. Guess what! Churches have fences and locked doors too. All nations have borders and boundaries. Christian love demands wise protection. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JfnNi78w2q\">pic.twitter.com\/JfnNi78w2q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ryan Helfenbein (@RHelfenbein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RHelfenbein\/status\/1900997533138067755?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Another way to think about immigration:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Three in four evangelicals support pathways toward citizenship for immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>But ICE detentions, court backlogs, and a growing lawyer shortage can make it feel impossible.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/15iRglRo0M\">https:\/\/t.co\/15iRglRo0M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christianity Today (@CTmagazine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CTmagazine\/status\/1900894804369674384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>And this, from the VP of World Relief:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This video is hard to watch<\/p>\n<p>A child, apparently recording as his parents, who are lawfully present in the country with valid Temporary Protected Status, have not been convicted of any offense nor charged with any sort of violent crime, are taken from him &amp; his younger sibling <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uJ9M3F36Vq\">https:\/\/t.co\/uJ9M3F36Vq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matthew Soerens (@MatthewSoerens) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MatthewSoerens\/status\/1901096857402519723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Currently, with the stoppage of both the asylum process and the refugee resettlement program, Christians no longer have the option of a safe place in the United States.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A harsh truth that too few Christians seem to realize. Grateful to Ryan Brown &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OpenDoors?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OpenDoors<\/a> for speaking out <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OWWk5sViRB\">https:\/\/t.co\/OWWk5sViRB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matthew Soerens (@MatthewSoerens) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MatthewSoerens\/status\/1900260889636352345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Some Christian Right leaders met with Bibi. In this pic I see Tony Perkins, Ralph Reed, and Lance Wallnau:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It was great to visit last week in Jerusalem w\/ Prime Minister Bibi <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netanyahu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Netanyahu<\/a> to discuss how we can support Israel at this critical juncture in its war with Hamas, Hezbollah, and other terrorist proxies of Iran. We stand with Israel. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bTmWQLJUcq\">pic.twitter.com\/bTmWQLJUcq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ralph Reed (@ralphreed) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ralphreed\/status\/1899927652464812422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>I don\u2019t think Tony Perkins favors a two-state solution:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The United States should support Israel&#8217;s rightful claim to sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, the historical land of the Jewish people. <\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s why. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RpvJXv6xCw\">pic.twitter.com\/RpvJXv6xCw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tony Perkins (@tperkins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tperkins\/status\/1898431017675051167?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Ralph agrees:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Lance learned some things:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Bibi apparently gave some inside info to Lance:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">War\u2019s raging on all fronts, and Netanyahu dropped a bombshell to me and the crew\u2014Israel might be the last safe spot for Syria\u2019s Christians! Watch this wild twist you won\u2019t hear in America! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lSTEZ5xykl\">pic.twitter.com\/lSTEZ5xykl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lance Wallnau (@lancewallnau) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lancewallnau\/status\/1899898186614923521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Isn\u2019t it true that Lance Wallnau is a \u201cright wing radical?\u201d Why does he reject this label?\u201d:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I went to Harvard expecting a protest, but I ended up at the pub with atheists, witches, and even a guy who thought I wanted to stone him! The media painted me as some right-wing radical, but when people meet the REAL you, it freaks the devil out! We don\u2019t hate people\u2014we love\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AJK1mUWcv1\">pic.twitter.com\/AJK1mUWcv1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lance Wallnau (@lancewallnau) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lancewallnau\/status\/1900940238010155422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not that bad\u201d:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s not that bad. There\u2019s been 20 shut downs since 1976. It\u2019s Non-essential services. National parks closing, federal employees being sent home, or delayed passport processing. Essential stuff\u2014like military operations, air traffic control, Social Security payments\u2014keeps going, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/erNyprCxJZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/erNyprCxJZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lance Wallnau (@lancewallnau) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lancewallnau\/status\/1900008808711094422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Bartons are very excited that Joe Rogan got his hands on <em>The Founders Bible<\/em>:  Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/wallbuilders.substack.com\/p\/a-divine-moment-joe-rogan-receives?r=29g2lv&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;triedRedirect=true\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Albert Mohler on Christian nationalism: \u201d\u00a0I refuse to run from the field when the left cries \u201cChristian nationalist.\u201d I do not embrace the term, but I won\u2019t surrender at the threat of it. Press on.\u201d More here:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Am I a Christian nationalist? Frankly, it\u2019s a term I do not choose for myself. <\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, it\u2019s used as an epithet intended to sweep the public square and the making of public policy clear of all conservative Christians.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read more at the link:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M0yKm0LEBP\">https:\/\/t.co\/M0yKm0LEBP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Albert Mohler (@albertmohler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/albertmohler\/status\/1900593495376634205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Mohler\u2019s is a modern day Federalist. His vision of \u201cordered liberty\u201d is Hamiltonian. He writes as if a Jeffersonian tradition never existed in the United States:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;The foundations that gave birth to the American project of ordered liberty were grounded in Christianity. Frankly, there was no alternative.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>From my article <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WNGdotorg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wngdotorg<\/a> today, &#8220;They are going to call us Christian nationalists.&#8221; Link below.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M0yKm0LEBP\">https:\/\/t.co\/M0yKm0LEBP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Albert Mohler (@albertmohler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/albertmohler\/status\/1900563397625704720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>When you have massive social media followings, reasoned historical arguments aren\u2019t necessary. You just announce it:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Jew hate and pugilism?:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Great article from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andrewtwalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@andrewtwalk<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChristian Nationalism believed it would offer supporters a grand political strategy. Instead, it descended into fixations on race, Jew hate, and pugilism. It&#8217;s not too late to abandon it.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OF2YCPOAM2\">https:\/\/t.co\/OF2YCPOAM2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Denny Burk (@DennyBurk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DennyBurk\/status\/1900158819180716414?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Evangelicals cheering:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Many Americans don\u2019t realize what a big deal this is\u2026 especially to the Christians, Kurds and the countless thousands across Iraq who were murdered, tortured and had their lives &amp; homes destroyed by this evil.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe righteous will be glad when they are avenged.\u201d \u2013 Psalm 58:10\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/merJTrHXHI\">pic.twitter.com\/merJTrHXHI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sean Feucht (@seanfeucht) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seanfeucht\/status\/1900911990819754285?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The government\u2019s job:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It is the job of the government to kill evildoers. You can celebrate when a brutal terrorist is justly killed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jGZKPxBnnh\">pic.twitter.com\/jGZKPxBnnh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew T. Walker (@andrewtwalk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andrewtwalk\/status\/1900891290415337606?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Former Southern Baptist president Jack Graham retweeted this:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After a 6 week review we are officially cancelling  83%  of the programs at USAID.<\/p>\n<p>The 5200 contracts that are now cancelled spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve, (and in some cases even harmed), the core national interests of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marcorubio\/status\/1899021361797816325?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>And other views on government aid:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#8217;ve appealed to our government to quickly restore &#8220;lifesaving&#8221; humanitarian funding<\/p>\n<p>Some asked if this was hyperbole<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickKristof?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NickKristof<\/a> went to South Sudan, one of the countries where <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WorldRelief?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WorldRelief<\/a>&#8216;s USAID funds were halted, to begin the count of lives lost <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7ZwT74v5Sw\">https:\/\/t.co\/7ZwT74v5Sw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matthew Soerens (@MatthewSoerens) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MatthewSoerens\/status\/1900942403407589791?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Since Jan. 20, announcements in the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program and U.S. foreign assistance policies have shifted at an unprecedented pace. Please join <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WorldRelief?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WorldRelief<\/a>, the NAE&#8217;s humanitarian arm, for a webinar on March 18 at 12 p.m. ET: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hQ2miIJVbE\">https:\/\/t.co\/hQ2miIJVbE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 National Association of Evangelicals (@NAEvangelicals) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NAEvangelicals\/status\/1900273339874099393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Last week, the Board of Directors of the National Association of Evangelicals urged the United States to steward its resources and reaffirm its commitment to compassion for vulnerable people at home and abroad. <\/p>\n<p>Read the statement in its entirety here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sx1onIOO7l\">https:\/\/t.co\/sx1onIOO7l<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1r9xbOe1Mb\">pic.twitter.com\/1r9xbOe1Mb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 National Association of Evangelicals (@NAEvangelicals) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NAEvangelicals\/status\/1899938625975976175?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Zomi Christian refugees have been waiting for years to be resettled in the U.S. after fleeing persecution for their faith. But recent cuts in U.S. refugee programs and humanitarian aid threaten their future. <\/p>\n<p>Check out this article from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eric_costanzo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@eric_costanzo<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KITpP3GP4S\">https:\/\/t.co\/KITpP3GP4S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 National Association of Evangelicals (@NAEvangelicals) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NAEvangelicals\/status\/1898486564990132651?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The refugees who were shackled and flown to Panama on military planes as a part of a Trump media stunt have been released from the jungle camp where they were held for weeks, but have no money or ability to return home.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wYIoito99B\">https:\/\/t.co\/wYIoito99B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Phil Vischer (@philvischer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/philvischer\/status\/1899150427872010292?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;We need to use that money to help Americans, not Africans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Apparently not, as Trump has also cut funding for programs that buy fresh produce from local farmers for distribution through food pantries serving poor rural Americans.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L5YYSqnjB9\">https:\/\/t.co\/L5YYSqnjB9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Phil Vischer (@philvischer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/philvischer\/status\/1899138895532392713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Estimated savings from killing PEPFAR:  0.08% of the federal budget.<br \/>Estimated impact:  1 million unnecessary deaths per year.  1400 additional babies born with AIDS\u2026 every day.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MahOrSATBd\">https:\/\/t.co\/MahOrSATBd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Phil Vischer (@philvischer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/philvischer\/status\/1898800689272271327?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">American Christians win a political victory.  As a result, children lose access to food.  AIDS patients lose access to medicine.  Migrants are mistreated.  Allies are abandoned.  Dictators overjoyed.<\/p>\n<p>My brothers and sisters, this should not be.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Phil Vischer (@philvischer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/philvischer\/status\/1898466657716109469?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Tony asks for prayer:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Will you pray?<br \/>Russia has rejected a U.S. negotiated ceasefire for the war in Ukraine as hostilities continue between the two countries. The Middle East remains in turmoil and this week the U.S. House held a hearing on the plight of persecuted Christians and others in Nigeria.\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tony Perkins (@tperkins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tperkins\/status\/1900237651656999190?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Trump\u2019s White House Faith Office is run by Jenny Korn:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">GOD &amp; PRAYING WITH <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>That was the simple agenda when asked by the media what we were doing in the Oval Office &amp; what was our agenda?<\/p>\n<p>Prayer is welcome back in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WhiteHouse<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>People of faith have every right, like all other Americans, to have a voice in their government.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GtHjDf3zNe\">pic.twitter.com\/GtHjDf3zNe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jenny Korn (@JennySKorn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JennySKorn\/status\/1900915937647489537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>And this:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I was moved today at the West Wing by the stories of the 23 families from Israel with hostages still in Gaza. Grateful for Paula White-Cain and the wonderful work the White House Faith Office is doing in Washington. Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RealDonaldTrump<\/a> for standing with Israel. Please pray\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xDt0Ll8wDq\">pic.twitter.com\/xDt0Ll8wDq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jentezen Franklin (@Jentezen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jentezen\/status\/1899195539226337339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>A diehard evangelical Trumper. I wondered if he talked to the president about this?:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>James Robison quotes Thomas Paine:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In order to stop the slide and correct our nation\u2019s course, all who have legitimate concerns must learn to work together in supernatural harmony, unity and commitment. Thomas Paine is still right: \u201cIt is not in numbers but in unity that our great strength lies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Robison (@revjamesrobison) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/revjamesrobison\/status\/1900502451398001111?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Franklin Graham was on the phone with Zelenskyy:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today I spoke with Ukraine\u2019s President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelenskyyUa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ZelenskyyUa<\/a>. I urged him to call for a national day of prayer at this critical time. I would encourage this not only for the people of Ukraine, but also for the people of Russia and around the world\u2014that the church of Jesus Christ stand\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Franklin_Graham\/status\/1900667348811739337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>And this:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m thankful that the US is helping peace talks between Ukraine and Russia move forward. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz told reporters, &#8220;We&#8217;ve gone from IF this war is going to end to HOW this war is going to end.\u201d Continue to pray for an end to this conflict and bloodshed.\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Franklin_Graham\/status\/1899775033716715969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Russell Moore also has thoughts on Ukraine:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-bluesky-social wp-block-embed-bluesky-social\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-bluesky-social wp-block-embed-bluesky-social\"\/>\n<p>Devotions for patriots:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Shane is offering another way to think about evangelical politics:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tonight\u2019s execution in Texas has been cancelled! <br \/>We should always celebrate when a murder gets interrupted, even temporarily. My heart goes out to all the victims of violence and their families\u2026 and to all those who face the possibility of execution. It is time to stop killing\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shane Claiborne (@ShaneClaiborne) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaneClaiborne\/status\/1900362140579430491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p><em>Christianity Today<\/em> as well:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThere is much to be angry about in our nation and in the wider world. But it\u2019s precisely in this context that Jesus calls us to obey his commands. <\/p>\n<p>In a world of mendacity and fear, Jesus commands us to love.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/30iWsgDfzU\">https:\/\/t.co\/30iWsgDfzU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christianity Today (@CTmagazine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CTmagazine\/status\/1901038200782811302?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>And this:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Andrew has some thoughts for Gavin Newsom:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GavinNewsom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GavinNewsom<\/a>, you need to have an evangelical and social conservative on your podcast to have a good faith conversation on all the issues where you\u2019d disagree so you can hear the other perspective. I can recommend names!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew T. Walker (@andrewtwalk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andrewtwalk\/status\/1899505806279585871?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Beware the schemes of the Democrats:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Too many Christians are gullible to the schemes of the democrats because\u2026<\/p>\n<p>THEY DON\u2019T KNOW THE BIBLE! <\/p>\n<p>They exchange biblical justice &amp; mercy for toxic empathy charged with Marxism and the secular progressive agenda. <\/p>\n<p>MAKE BIBLE READING GREAT AGAIN!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sean Feucht (@seanfeucht) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seanfeucht\/status\/1899949903599853741?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I took the last week off to write. (More on that later). What happened in the world of evangelicals and politics while I was gone? 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