The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism

by Tim Alberta

It was sort of funny, Moore confessed, that he—the political science major, the recovering congressional hack—was the one warning about the idolatry of politics and country.

He had been worried about Trump’s candidacy from the jump, believing that his hateful rhetoric was unbecoming of anyone who called themselves a Christian (which Trump did, though he declined to cite a favorite passage from scripture, saying he found the entire Bible “very special”).

“Winning at politics while losing the gospel is not a win,” he added, sending evangelical Twitter into a frenzy. “Trading in the gospel of Jesus Christ for political power is not liberty but slavery.”

“Jesus knows something about being in an opposing place with opposing forces. He used twelve weirdos to turn the world upside down. I think He can certainly use a few of you weirdos here,”

These are people who are supposed to have a knowledge of the Bible, but many of them don’t,”

“They need help to understand that you can care for your country without worshipping your country,” Bacote said. “They also need help to understand that you can care for your country and seek good for your neighbors. Just because other people are getting something, doesn’t mean you’re losing something.”