The Fort Smith, Arkansas pastor was called a Marxist by someone he knew in high school. He posted an article on his Facebook page that said the church supports Black Lives Matter. The post went viral and led to backlash from people who didn't want it associated with them or their church. "It's election season where it's 2020 and all of this is really thorny"
Evangelicals make up about a quarter of the population in the United States and are part of the nation’s largest religious group. But lately the movement is in crisis.
The biggest issue is church attendance. Many churches closed at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and struggled to reopen while congregations thinned.
But a smaller audience isn’t the only problem: Pastors are quitting, or at least considering doing so.
Guest: Ruth Graham is a national correspondent covering religion, faith and values for The New York Times.
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