Perspective Shift by Colby Martin

Perspective Shift by Colby Martin

I'm Still Sore from the Whiplash of Evangelical Support for Donald Trump

Lots of Christians were sleeping on just how far adrift evangelical Christianity had grown from the teachings of Jesus. Trump's 2016 election win shocked many (but not enough) people awake.

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Colby Martin
Jul 08, 2025
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The movements we now call ex-vangelical, post-evangelical, and #deconstruction didn’t begin on Nov 8, 2016, but the election of Donald Trump that evening was a mighty match thrown on the dried out pi…

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