The role of evangelical Christianity in
American politics has been a hotly discussed topic this year,
intersecting with front-burner issues like immigration, the Supreme
Court and social justice. Often the loudest evangelical voices are
white, male and … not young.
With
just days left before the midterm elections — two years after President
Trump won the White House with a record share of white, evangelical
support — we asked young evangelicals to tell The Times about the
relationship between their faith and their politics.
Nearly
1,500 readers replied, from every state but Alaska and Vermont.
Hundreds wrote long essays about their families and communities. They go
to prominent megachurches as well as small Southern Baptist,
nondenominational and even mainline Protestant congregations. Some said
they have left evangelicalism altogether.
We read every submission and spent many hours interviewing respondents. Here’s what we learned:
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