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The decision to allow clergy to perform same-sex marriages at the discretion of the congregation poses challenges for seminaries training new pastors who come from denominations fundamentally opposed on biblical grounds to same-sex marriage.

~Anthea Butler

Topics: Allow Bible Challenges Clergy Come Congregation Decision Denomination Discretion Fundamentally Grounds Marriage Marriages New Opposed Pastors Perform Poses Same-Sex Same-Sex Marriage Training Who

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Whether Trump knew it or not, his strong language tapped into evangelical beliefs about the 'last days' and America's role in biblical prophecy.

~Anthea Butler

Topics: About America Beliefs Bible Days Evangelical His Knew Language Last Prophecy Role Strong Trump Whether

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Mr. Trump and Mr. Osteen are mirrors of each other. Both enjoy enormous support among evangelicals, yet they lack a command of biblical scripture. Both are among the 1 percent.

~Anthea Butler

Topics: Among Bible Both Command Each Enjoy Enormous Evangelicals Lack Mirrors Other Percent Scripture Support Trump Mr 1 Percent

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Graham functioned as a megaphone for conservative biblical ideas that dovetailed with conservative politics, including family, sexual morality, and adherence to laws. He was not only an evangelist, he was also an enforcer: enforcing conservative white Christian social beliefs and evangelical ethical claims as 'America's Pastor.'

~Anthea Butler

Topics: Adherence Also America Beliefs Bible Christian Claims Conservative Enforcing Ethical Evangelical Evangelist Family Graham He Ideas Including Laws Morality Only Pastor Politics Sexual Social White

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Trump, despite his shallow depth of biblical knowledge, plays into both the apocalyptic end-time fears of evangelicals and their nostalgia for a 'small town' America.

~Anthea Butler

Topics: America Bible Both Depth Despite Evangelicals Fears His Knowledge Nostalgia Plays Shallow Small Small Town Town Trump

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Forgiveness is a spiritual practice and biblical mandate from the New Testament that many American Christians engage in as a part of their faith.

~Anthea Butler

Topics: American Bible Christians Engage Faith Forgiveness Mandate Many New New Testament Part Practice Spiritual Testament

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In evangelical and Pentecostal churches, most people have a home church they identify with, but you have a favourite pastor or evangelist that you listen to occasionally. Studying scripture means you don't just read the Bible: you read devotional books and books designed to help your spiritual walk or the church broadly construed.

~Anthea Butler

Topics: Bible Books Church Churches Designed Devotional Evangelical Evangelist Favourite Help Home Identify Just Listen Means Most Occasionally Pastor Pentecostal People Read Scripture Spiritual Studying Walk You Your

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There is not one particular moment that can account for the shift from the social issue concerns of 19th-century evangelicals into the state of American evangelicalism today. Some historical moments are telling. The rise of biblical criticism in the 19th century forced evangelicals to make choices about what they believed about the gospel.

~Anthea Butler

Topics: About Account American Believed Bible Century Choices Concerns Criticism Evangelicals Forced Gospel Historical Issue Make Moment Moments Particular Rise Shift Social Some State Telling Today 19Th Century

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When I grew up, my house contained only two books: the Bible and the 'Edmonds' cookbook. We were a working-class household. Books were a poor second to the television, which was always on, usually with me in front of it.

~Anthony Mccarten

Topics: Always Bible Books Contained Cookbook Front Grew House Household Me Only Poor Second Television Two Up Were Which Working-Class

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As I got older, I got closer to my faith and I got closer to Jesus, reading the Bible and living my life under God.

~Antonio Sabato, Jr.

Topics: Bible Closer Faith God Got Jesus Life Living My Life Older Reading

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