From The Washington Post-
In
a span of three days, Jerry Falwell Jr., a close ally of President
Trump, has been in the national news twice — neither time for good
reason. Over the weekend, Falwell said the president was the victim of a
“failed coup” and deserves two more years tacked onto on his term. Then on Tuesday, Reuters reported that Trump fixer Michael Cohen helped Falwell get rid of some racy “personal” photos of the Liberty University president.
In
the past two years, comments and actions by evangelical leaders close
to the president have made it easy for many Americans to conclude that
evangelicals are the foremost enemies of democracy and freedom.
As
someone who writes about American religious history, I think this is
truly unfortunate, because no one group has arguably done more — in the
past — to advance religious freedom than evangelicals. Understanding the
crucial evangelical role in crafting religious freedom makes the
position of folks like Falwell all the more tragic, but it also hints at
a better way forward for the evangelical movement as a whole.
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