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    ‘I Don’t Think Jesus Himself Would Fit With Today’s Evangelical Base’

    Readers respond to a story in our June issue.
    by The Atlantic Aug 16, 2022 5 minutes
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    How Politics Poisoned the Church

    The evangelical movement spent 40 years at war with America, Tim Alberta wrote in June. Now it’s at war with itself.

    I have been in full-time ministry for more than 20 years in churches around the U.S. Now I am winding down even though I am just 44.

    I am due to preach in a couple of weeks, and I have nothing to say. I have wrestled with why and have concluded that I am so disappointed and frustrated with modern Christianity that all I want to do is rail against it. It has taken a toll on my faith for many years and has left me empty. The Church has fallen prey to propaganda and a lack of critical thinking, resulting in

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