Twitter is the result of a vast Calvinistic conspiracy to prove total depravity.

Important piece from @bernybelvedere for @UnPopulistMag on how Christians are grappling with the role faith can play in reviving American democracy. Features a kind mention of my new book with the Evangelical theologian @matthewkaemingk. theunpopulist.net/p/christia…

Democrats and religious people. "Oh my God, there are that many of them?!" Here we see democrats are not always antagonistic towards religious people, sometimes they're just ignorant. Could Democrats ever "get religion" again? @shadihamid @MichaelRWear comment.org/podcasts/have-pr…

If you’re a Christian voter in Michigan opposed to abortion, you’re One Thousand Percent justified in not voting for either candidate. Anyone telling you otherwise is a partisan grifter.

Pro-tip for Christian nationalists. Lead with a promise to make sex great again.

Advice for those writing on religion and politics. *Never* rely on research done by @PRRIpoll So biased and manipulative. There are far better resources out there @bobsmietana

Me on Democrats and the racialization of Islam: "You have people like Zohran and Abdul who are very openly and outwardly Muslim, but it’s interesting the way their Muslimness is represented. When you think about Zohran, we don’t actually know a lot about the content of his faith or how practising he is or what he actually believes. It seems that Muslimness has become almost like a racial identity, that it’s evidence of being a marginalized group. It's no longer a theological category. And I know that frustrates some people, but Zohran is so popular and so successful that people are largely okay with that trade-off. I think Abdul is interesting because he is definitely quite practising, and we know that Islam has been an important part of his life. But again, it doesn’t come out really fully. And I think there’s a lot of reticence for even these openly Muslim candidates to talk about the content of their faith, especially when it comes to social issues. Abdul has had major opportunities to say things on trans athletes in women’s sports. He went on Fox News and was asked a question about that, but he punted. Democrats are so careful about not offending constituencies that even when they might have socially conservative values, they don’t actually express them. And I think there’s a real bind there. Like, can you be a fully fledged member in good standing of the Democratic Party and sound off conservative notes on LGBTQ issues? And it’s not clear that you really can."

When you premise men and women's equal dignity on their interchangeability, it will always feel fragile (because it's based on a falsehood). But if you acknowledge asymmetry, and can't appeal to an isomorphism, our equal value to be rooted in something outside ourselves...

What would Democrats need to do to "get" religion? Excellent conversation with @MichaelRWear @shadihamid @commentmag comment.org/podcasts/have-pr…

A wonderful exchange between @LeahLibresco and @Hadia_Mubarak on Christian and Muslim uses of the term "feminist." Watch the full conversation here: comment.org/podcasts/holy-fe…

It was my pleasure to speak alongside @shadihamid, @matthewkaemingk and @naderalihashemi last night at Georgetown University, thanks to @ACMCU. Shadi and Matthew’s new book, which offers religious maturity to heal political zealotry, is brilliant and highly recommended.

A cathedral to books! Georgetown University's Riggs Library is the *perfect* place to bring a new book into the world. We had an excellent discussion on religion and politics with @shadihamid @AkyolinEnglish @naderalihashemi @ACMCU @BrazosPress

Local LARPer finds out "restoring Christendom" is more boring than he thought

never invited him to become Muslim.:) When I asked whether Islam is incompatible with Western values, @matthewkaemingk rejected the premise, insisting Muslims shouldn’t have to prove their Americanness any more than anyone else. Thanks for stopping by Georgetown!

A Muslim and an evangelical co-authoring How Religion Can Save Democracy—and challenging the idea that religious coexistence requires concessions or conformity. @shadihamid joked that Matthew tried to evangelise him, while @matthewkaemingk was a little disappointed that Shadi⤵️

If you want to see a Calvinist outnumbered by 2 Muslims, join us tomorrow night in DC!

"hell is actually a really good idea" @shadihamid What's the proper place of political hatred, judgment, and damnation in a modern democracy? It turns out that the ancient doctrine of hell can help us think answer that... Our piece in @commentmag comment.org/the-political-ca…

🚨🚨 DCers: This Wednesday, Oct 28 at 5pm. FREE and open to the public. Reception to follow. @matthewkaemingk and I will be in conversation with the great @AkyolinEnglish to discuss Islam and Christianity's relationship to democracy. RSVP: berkleycenter.georgetown.edu…

Governor, you can say "abortion is health care" all day and it won't alter the fact from which you wish to distract us, namely, that abortion is deliberately killing a living member of the human species--a human being and as such a bearer of profound, inherent, and equal dignity.