This week, Ben and Sally dissect the astonishing results of the US presidential election. We ask how Trump defied the polls to win a huge victory, what role the abortion debate played in the election, and Trump’s complicated relationships with evangelical Christianity.

References:

Election exit poll statistics from the Washington Post:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/interactive/2024/exit-polls-2024-election/

Lifeway Research statistics on church leaders and voting intentions:

https://research.lifeway.com/2024/09/17/half-of-pastors-support-trump-but-many-are-hesitant-to-share-preference/

Pew Research Centre statistics on Christian voting intentions

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/09/09/white-protestants-and-catholics-support-trump-but-voters-in-other-us-religious-groups-prefer-harris/

‘Christ and the Culture Wars- Speaking for Jesus in a World of Identity Politics’, book by Ben Chang

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Christ-Culture-Wars-Speaking-Identity/dp/1527109763

The Rest is Entertainment podcast on ‘Virtually Parkinson’:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2m8KTODSsD0XQ0Hi5qZjug?si=617597ea79894e91

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