I have studied the relationship between Christianity and political behavior for most of my adult life. The marriage of convenience between conservative evangelicals and the Republican Party was great for the GOP but bad for Christianity. We can argue about how and why it was bad, but I don’t think many people are defending the view that de facto Republican identity among whites has been good for evangelical Protestantism.
In my work, I deal with facts a lot. But I also dabble in opinions. My view is that conservative evangelicals can be more powerful and more effective politically if they end their unconditional loyalty to the GOP.
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