“And frankly, I’m very concerned about the rise of Christian nationalism not just in the United States, but in Europe, in Latin America, and elsewhere,” Moore said. “And so people who were worried that somehow George W. Bush was leading a theocratic takeover actually are part of the problem here. Because when we actually do have a serious issue emerging around the world, it seems as though we’re immune to it.”
Is ‘Evangelical’ Still a Useful Term?
Todd asked whether Moore still wanted to be referred to as an evangelical, or if he thought that the term had become too distorted.
“In the middle of 2016, I stopped calling myself evangelical for about a month, and I found that I couldn’t find a replacement for it to describe what it means to be a Gospel-centered Christian, protestant Christian, who believes in the things that we believe,” Moore replied.
“Now I just find that I need to explain it to people. It was meant to be a shorthand. The shorthand doesn’t work when we have to add several sentences to explain it, but I haven’t found an alternative.”
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