Lord, when the Kingdom of Heaven merges deceptively with the kingdoms of this world,
Mother Teresa
Let nothing satisfy me but God.
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READ: The Real Origins of the Religious Right / Randall Balmer
There is an enduring assumption that the uniting of the Republican party with evangelicals was in response to the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing abortion, but Dartmouth professor Randall Balmer traces the partnership not to abortion, but segregated private schools.
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LISTEN: Evangelicals and Politics / Up First
In an intriguing 56 minutes, the Up First Podcast details the history of how evangelicals became synonymous with the Republican party – a history that has its roots in the 1800s with an Anglican minister named John Nelson Darby.
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WATCH: The Man Who Mobilized the Evangelical Vote / All Jazeera
In an efficient 10-minutes Imaeyen Ibanga details how Paul Weyrich was able to motivate evangelical leaders and their constituents to become a political force united with the Republican party.
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READ: Bad Faith / Randall Balmer
How did the Republican party and white evangelicals become synonymous? Has abortion always been the focus of the Republican party and white evangelicals? In a tight, accessible 140 pages, author Randall Balmer traces the roots of the Religious Right and its wedding to the Republican party from the 1830s through the 1970s before linking the movement to its current iteration in the 21st century.
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