Michelle Boorstein of The Washington Post reports that Christian prophets are offering divinely inspired political predictions in support of Republican candidates in the run-up to the midterm elections. Some experts say the increase in political prophecies is due to a decrease of faith in existing institutions and the growth of charismatic Christianity. Matthew Sutton, a historian of American religion at Washington State University, said, “Prophecy gives comfort in the sense that it can tell us how the future will be. For these folks, it’s affirming a positive vision in which they always will triumph.”