Over 3,700 Evangelicals gathered over the last several days in Nashville for the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) annual convo amid emerging threats in America to religious liberty and public expression of orthodox Christianity.
It was the first NRB I’ve attended since 1984 (!), when I staffed a display booth as a college intern. In those days, many prominent, politically engaged tele-evangelists were riding high, active at NRB, and, with many Evangelicals, hopeful that the Reagan presidency might coincide with spiritual renewal in America. President Reagan in fact addressed NRB that year, though regrettably I did not see his speech, which hailed the “spectacular” growth of Christian media. Many Evangelicals had only recently emerged from the Evangelical sub-culture and were clearly excited about their opportunity on a larger societal stage.
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