S2E2: Trump, Abortion and Evangelicalism in America

Finger on the Pulse

This week, Ben and Sally dissect the astonishing results of the US presidential election. We ask how Trump defied the polls to win a huge victory, what role the abortion debate played in the election, and Trump’s complicated relationships with evangelical Christianity.

References:

Election exit poll statistics from the Washington Post:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/interactive/2024/exit-polls-2024-election/

Lifeway Research statistics on church leaders and voting intentions:

https://research.lifeway.com/2024/09/17/half-of-pastors-support-trump-but-many-are-hesitant-to-share-preference/

Pew Research Centre statistics on Christian voting intentions

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/09/09/white-protestants-and-catholics-support-trump-but-voters-in-other-us-religious-groups-prefer-harris/

‘Christ and the Culture Wars- Speaking for Jesus in a World of Identity Politics’, book by Ben Chang

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Christ-Culture-Wars-Speaking-Identity/dp/1527109763

The Rest is Entertainment podcast on ‘Virtually Parkinson’:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2m8KTODSsD0XQ0Hi5qZjug?si=617597ea79894e91