Evangelical Leader Preaches Pullback from Politics, Culture Wars

Neil King Jr. of The Wall Street Journal profiles Russell Moore, the principal public voice of the Southern Baptist Convention. He is one of the many who are calling for a retreat from the political fray, especially in response to the number of young evangelicals leaving the church. In the interview, he said, “We are involved in the political process, but we must always be wary of being co-opted by it. Christianity thrives when it is clearest about what distinguishes it from the outside culture.”

Read at The Wall Street Journal

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