I’m older than college age, but still millennial — and finding more people in line with my values in Catholic circles more than Evangelical. And indeed Progressivism (the social dimension of it especially) is even stronger among ‘whites’ than others.
Mark 7
They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.’
You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.”
And he continued, “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions!
The so-called "Left" categorizes, labels, identifies and classifies men and women of all ages in order to demean, criticize and ostracize them. In the America of the 1600's and 1700's free persons of all ages participated in the "spirit of liberty" observed by Burke, and later by Tocqueville. Those great Americans did not place people in "buckets" as did Clinton, nor seek to shut down their voices, as do the current Progressive movement leaders.
Enough of the foolish and divisive elitist identification of individuals, in order to form them into some collective group for purposes of limiting their discourse or their participation in the cause of liberty!
I went through a men’s retreat at my church that was led by Tony Campolo. I was not impressed with the guy. He has a political agenda, and masks it with Churchian Christianity. He was a phony.
Never heard of any of these people. Also 538 is often wrong on research, famously predicting Trump would lose the presidential nomination with only a 20% chance of winning. HuffPoo has an interesting article on "what's wrong with 538.
What is an “Evangelical”? That is a sincere question.
I have served in the church in two denominations. I still do not know.
I was once told by an “Evangelical” - a man who was a devout Democrat and who became a de facto Marxist after graduating from an “Evangelical” seminary - that I could not be one, though my denomination spent more on missions, and had more missionaries, than most.
The Evangelium - the Gospel, the Good News - is the concern of all genuine Christians.
The term is abused, and apparently now is a vague and ambiguous catch-all for persons adhering to Arminian and Anabaptist theology, and who often belong to non-denominational churches - a default denomination unto itself.
Although often typed as the most conservative of all Christian groups in America, many (like the man above) are very “liberal” socio-politically. They are thoughtlessly traditional, rather than thoughtfully conservative.
Younger people are more liberal in general all the time. I was. My conservativism has been solidified thru greater education, experience, and a genuine desire for truth. I didn’t have time and didn’t care about that when I was younger.
So white evangelicals are no longer white Protestants? This is an interesting change over the last 500 years. Have they become evangelical Catholic or evangelical Orthodox now?
Thanks for finding and posting such articles.