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Evangelical Trump Supporters Hark Back to the ‘Good Old Days’

By A. James Rudin
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Jul 25, 2017
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In the recollections of many evangelicals, America was then a tranquil, moral land deeply rooted in a specific set of traditional Christian values: the shining city on the hill, an idyllic small-town nation dominated by a white male leadership group.

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An image of the November 2026 issue of Sojourners, titled "Face to Face." It features George Lakey on the cover
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