People pray during an “Evangelicals for Trump” campaign event in 2020. Russell Moore, a former official in the Southern Baptist Convention, criticized Donald Trump and the Convention’s response to a sexual abuse crisis. As a result, he was ostracized by many evangelical leaders. Moore also expressed concerns about increased tolerance for white nationalism within the church. In 2021, he resigned from his post, feeling like an outsider in a denomination that had defined his life. Moore now serves as the editor-in-chief of Christianity Today magazine and has written a book titled “Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call For Evangelical America,” where he seeks to find a way forward for the religion. One of the issues he identifies is the tribalization and factionalization of American society, which has extended to the church. Moore believes it is necessary to rethink what the church is in order to move past these divisive identities. During Trump’s time in office, he embraced a Christian nationalist stance, believing that the U.S. should enforce Christian beliefs. The evangelical Christian vote continues to hold influence in politics, as demonstrated by Republican candidates vying for it in the 2024 presidential election. In 2022, the Southern Baptist Convention faced a sexual abuse crisis and was investigated by the Department of Justice. Church leaders have pledged to address past issues and prevent their recurrence. The church had previously voted to denounce and repudiate white nationalism in 2017. Moore spoke with NPR’s All Things Considered about his views on the crisis in Christianity and the path forward for evangelicalism. He believes that Christianity is in crisis when the teachings of Jesus are seen as subversive and weak. Instead of fighting for the soul of evangelicalism at a movement level, Moore suggests focusing on local and small-scale actions to demonstrate a different approach. He also believes that politics is a reflection of deeper issues such as disconnection, loneliness, and alienation, even within churches. In the past, renewing and reviving movements have emerged from individuals who chose to diverge from prevailing church culture.
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