

White evangelicals are significantly more authoritarian than other religious groups.” (4) More than half of white evangelical Protestants think a majority nonwhite US population would be a negative development. White evangelicals are more opposed to immigration reform and have more negative views of immigrants than any other religious demographic. “More than any other religious demographic in America, white evangelical Protestants support preemptive war, condone the use of torture, and favor the death penalty. What are the main concerns being addressed? Du Mez lists trends among white evangelicals that seem to be at odds with the teachings of Jesus and more aligned with John Wayne, such as: Kristin Kobes Du Mez was raised in a white evangelical environment and is concerned about the political weaponization of the faith that the movement has embraced as personified in John Wayne.

Title: Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation Welcome to another edition of Liberation Library with Carl McRoy
