It’s 2025: Time for Evangelicals to Ditch “Loser Theology” and Build to Win

The American church has been given four years of a respite from the Progressive onslaught. We must capitalize on the moment with bold action and agency.

NOTE: My friend Michael Clary at the wonderful Center for Baptist Leadership addresses the deceptive use of Christian virtue to render Christians ineffectual. I would contend that’s been deliberate. It’s time we break our chains and boldly act. — RDM

by Michael Clary
February 16, 2025

On January 20th, 2025, Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States. In a welcome departure from the previous administration, Trump is bringing outspoken conservative Christians into his administration, such as Pete Hegseth (Secretary of Defense), Marco Rubio (Secretary of State), Russ Vought (Director of OMB), Scott Turner (Secretary for HUD), John Ratcliffe (CIA Director), and more.

In a flurry of “Day One” activity, President Trump signed Executive Orders purging CRT and DEI from the federal workforce, defending the creation order reality of biological sex (male and female) from conception, and even shut down the HHS website dedicated to helping women kill their unborn childr…