What I am most curious about is what particular strains of evangelical belief have led to this. You say you’ve investigated so I’m betting you have a good idea. What do I recognize is that my own tribe within Evangelicalism, Pentecostalism, appears particularly susceptible. The ReAwaken America tour, for instance, was held either exclusively or nearly exclusively in Pentecostal churches.
My own tribe seems also more into the trappings of Christian Nationalism, including weird American flags and false intertwining, such as America being a “Christian” nation. There is a certain strain promoting the founding fathers to nearly God’s level of inerrancy and the Constitution to a holy book.
How did we get here? I have theories but I don’t know. It is dismaying and disheartening and surely a reason young people are walking away from church.
Thank you for writing this. I hope you share more on the topic soon.
What I am most curious about is what particular strains of evangelical belief have led to this. You say you’ve investigated so I’m betting you have a good idea. What do I recognize is that my own tribe within Evangelicalism, Pentecostalism, appears particularly susceptible. The ReAwaken America tour, for instance, was held either exclusively or nearly exclusively in Pentecostal churches.
My own tribe seems also more into the trappings of Christian Nationalism, including weird American flags and false intertwining, such as America being a “Christian” nation. There is a certain strain promoting the founding fathers to nearly God’s level of inerrancy and the Constitution to a holy book.
How did we get here? I have theories but I don’t know. It is dismaying and disheartening and surely a reason young people are walking away from church.
Thank you for writing this. I hope you share more on the topic soon.