<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Thinking Critically From An Evangelical Worldview]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thinking Critically ]]></description><link>https://www.thinkingcriticallyfromanevangelicalworldview.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:49:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thinkingcriticallyfromanevangelicalworldview.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Evangelicals &#38; the Negro Church: Is the Negro Church Abandoning Scripture? Evangelicals Confront Cultural Pressure]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Negro Church has historically served as a pillar of spiritual conviction, community leadership, and moral clarity in American society. From the era of Reconstruction through the Civil Rights movement, the church was often the central institution through which Negroes preserved dignity, organized for justice, and proclaimed the authority of the Word of God.]]></description><link>https://www.thinkingcriticallyfromanevangelicalworldview.com/post/evangelicals-negro-church-abandoning-scripture</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d45ebc76401abf0cb34713</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:56:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f8869_6a3dd0a9f2b54fcebe32e4c106eff3eb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ricky Kyles</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evangelicals response to President Removing Military Commanders – Historical Precedent]]></title><description><![CDATA[I understand why so many express Negro Fatigue. My FB feed, as well as my text thread, is full of Woke Negroes losing their collective minds because the Trump administration has removed Negro senior leaders, especially the latest to hit the news: Major General William Green Jr.



All this being done despite this type of action being taken by almost all POTUS, including the last few. Recent criticism of the Trump administration for removing several military officers has sparked intense political]]></description><link>https://www.thinkingcriticallyfromanevangelicalworldview.com/post/president-removing-military-commanders</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d41c4584368b4841062ed0</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:57:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f8869_831e1f310b114387a6169fbdfcdf6b0f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ricky Kyles</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evangelicals &#38; the “Woke Military” Controversy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evangelicals &#38; the “Woke Military” Controversy A political firestorm erupted after the Secretary of Defense removed four officers from a military promotion list, reportedly due to concerns about “woke ideology.” I submit Wokeism has no part in military life and salute the Trump administration for moving aggressively to remove all adherence to such a demoralizing worldview. Tower of Light Shines Above Pentagon to Mark 20 Years Since 9/11 Critics immediately accused the administration of...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkingcriticallyfromanevangelicalworldview.com/post/evangelicals-the-woke-military-controversy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c8111b4b5dfe0bfdb0174b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:50:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f8869_1e1d4465b1c5454c86fc0cda8405f39c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ricky Kyles</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evangelicals Honor Governing Authorities: What Scripture Requires of Believers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern Evangelical discourse has revealed a troubling inconsistency.

Many professing believers claim deep commitment to the authority of Scripture. Yet when the subject turns to political leaders—particularly Donald Trump—that commitment often evaporates.]]></description><link>https://www.thinkingcriticallyfromanevangelicalworldview.com/post/evangelicals-honor-governing-authorities</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c55fd5602005ff1c4b9744</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:57:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f8869_392e7931aa8f43cfa035a1b02d99c3b1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ricky Kyles</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evangelicals &#38; Viral Outrage: When Charlie Kirk Was Accused of Being “Out of Context”]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Age of the Viral Clip Campus debates often reveal the full context of controversial statements. Modern political debates are no longer shaped primarily by full speeches or extended interviews. Instead, they are increasingly defined by short clips circulating on social media . Statements that originally occurred in long conversations are reduced to five or ten seconds and then shared widely without the surrounding argument. That dynamic became evident when comments from Charlie Kirk began...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkingcriticallyfromanevangelicalworldview.com/post/evangelicals-viral-outrage-when-charlie-kirk-was-accused-of-being-out-of-context</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b81b80bae3e800161a6c09</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:31:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f8869_2266c10b77a548168a11c429a296623d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ricky Kyles</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evangelicals &#38; The Tyre Nichols Outrage Debate: Justice, Activism, and Selective Outrage]]></title><description><![CDATA[In January 2023, Tyre Nichols died following a violent traffic stop involving five officers from the Memphis Police Department’s SCORPION unit.



Body-camera and surveillance video released weeks later showed Nichols being struck repeatedly while restrained.]]></description><link>https://www.thinkingcriticallyfromanevangelicalworldview.com/post/tyre-nichols-outrage-debate-evangelicals-justice-activism</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69aff82a709b661fe6329509</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:39:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f8869_ac5fdf3e2e104395b3f21f59d1220707~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ricky Kyles</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evangelicals Compromise Homosexuality: When Loved Ones Come Out as Gay]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Relationships Challenge Conviction Father and daughter enjoying one another's company One of the most powerful forces shaping modern moral beliefs is personal relationships . This issue is never abstract or academic. I, probably like you, have homosexual family members and friends. For many Evangelicals, the issue of homosexuality becomes intensely personal when a son, daughter, sibling, or close friend announces that they identify as gay. I submit that you better make up your mind today...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkingcriticallyfromanevangelicalworldview.com/post/evangelicals-compromise-homosexuality-loved-ones</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69aeb1c96b9018dbd07011b9</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:56:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f8869_b851165a3a834f6f95dcac49e1a8707f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_612,h_405,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ricky Kyles</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evangelical Faith and Party Conflict Karen Whitsett Decision to leave Democratic Party]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Michigan Democratic lawmaker recently made a statement that has reverberated across political and religious circle and it is so refreshing that in light of the all the gloom and doom that Jesus Christ is still in the saving business. While I do not expect masses from the Negro community to come to faith, I am supremely confident that God will always graciously save a remnant of faithful people from every tribe and kindred.]]></description><link>https://www.thinkingcriticallyfromanevangelicalworldview.com/post/evangelical-democrat-leaves-party-faith-conflict</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ae92dc7eb34e89d6fdfca0</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:07:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f8869_4e94379d5cd447449bf52a009140780d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ricky Kyles</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evangelicals &#38; Feminism Social Outcomes: Marriage Decline, Fertility Collapse, and Cultural Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Few movements have reshaped Western culture more dramatically than modern feminism.

Beginning in the 1960s, second-wave feminists argued that traditional family structures limited women’s freedom and fulfillment.]]></description><link>https://www.thinkingcriticallyfromanevangelicalworldview.com/post/feminism-social-outcomes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ab531eb5dd0587334a2832</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 22:41:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f8869_5a5adec7cfbc462687e69b783141f6de~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ricky Kyles</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evangelicals &#38; Black Political Independence: The April Chapman Controversy]]></title><description><![CDATA[When April Chapman attended a White House Black History Month celebration, the backlash was swift. Rather than debating her arguments, many critics questioned her legitimacy for holding political views outside progressive expectations. ]]></description><link>https://www.thinkingcriticallyfromanevangelicalworldview.com/post/april-chapman-black-political-independence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a989a9b5dd0587334645e9</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:27:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f8869_0fc28b94b2334fb090a1df2f8d3bbb98~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ricky Kyles</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evangelicals &#38; African American Political Agency: The Harris Faulkner Panel and the Question of Cultural Permission]]></title><description><![CDATA[Political agency assumes something fundamental: Individuals possess the moral and intellectual capacity to reach conclusions independently of collective pressure.

Yet modern discourse increasingly treats political deviation not merely as disagreement but as disqualification.

When African Americans express viewpoints outside assumed ideological boundaries, criticism frequently shifts from argumentation to delegitimization.

The implication becomes clear:
Agreement affirms authenticity]]></description><link>https://www.thinkingcriticallyfromanevangelicalworldview.com/post/evangelicals-african-american-political-agency-the-harris-faulkner-panel-and-the-question-of-cult</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a4b52851b11cfaffffd58b</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 22:40:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f8869_9e63218b40cd456d83b72993482c2d5b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ricky Kyles</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kim Burrell Don Lemon Controversy: Evangelicals, Cultural Pressure, and Public Theology]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Kim Burrell Don Lemon Controversy and the Question of Public Theology Image of Kim Burrell I want to make it explicitly clear at the onset, which is beyond the scope of today's blog post, that Kim Burrell was in no way preaching a sermon in any shape, form, or fashion. God's Word is explicitly clear on the matter. Women can not preach, teach, or attempt to usurp authority in God's place of worship and the home. I would further submit as a minority report that women are not to lead in the...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkingcriticallyfromanevangelicalworldview.com/post/kim-burrell-don-lemon-controversy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a339e14882ec6a3ac56c18</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 19:24:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f8869_dc7555c08506466897d170f87ceb10b9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ricky Kyles</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evangelicals &#38; Democrats State of the Union Conduct: The Collapse of Civic Decorum]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Protest Replaces Civic Respect with contemptible behavior, it does nothing to advance the nation's interest and most definitely does nothing to serve as an illustration for young people to emulate]]></description><link>https://www.thinkingcriticallyfromanevangelicalworldview.com/post/democrats-state-of-the-union-conduct</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a1f2d03a2716aeb217ef04</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:26:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f8869_25b0040adc8c4b72988746d698717df6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ricky Kyles</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evangelicals &#38; Reformation vs Revolution: Christianity’s Answer to Moral Injustice]]></title><description><![CDATA[The debate between Evangelical Christian Reformation and Revolution is not merely political but deeply theological, addressing whether lasting justice arises through spiritual transformation or societal upheaval. The iconic but heretical Martin Luther King advocated for the latter, while faithful men like Chad O. Jackson and I hold the line and proclaim Jesus Christ and His saving Gospel as the only elixir that remedies the human soul.

]]></description><link>https://www.thinkingcriticallyfromanevangelicalworldview.com/post/evangelicals-reformation-vs-revolution-christianity-s-answer-to-moral-injustice</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a0a9c9ab2490cb67fa6c1f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:54:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f8869_e3022209952a4a3c88e13069cba53a87~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ricky Kyles</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evangelicals &#38; The Bigotry of Low Expectations: Gavin Newsom and Political Paternalism]]></title><description><![CDATA[I do not know whom I find more repulsive, Newsom or Dickens, but what I do know is that no self-respecting Person of Color would find a Caucasian attempting to use medicorce academic performance as a touch point of relatability with People of Color to be a laughing matter. One of my favorite expressions is, "Don't piss down my leg and tell me it is raining."



I know when I am being insulted, and Newsom,  believing he was expressing solidarity with People of Color]]></description><link>https://www.thinkingcriticallyfromanevangelicalworldview.com/post/evangelicals-the-bigotry-of-low-expectations-gavin-newsom-and-political-paternalism</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699fc41291604ab56c36570e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:10:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f8869_443253c5e6204e90aaa717c2b2c758f6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ricky Kyles</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evangelicals &#38; Pro Life and Death Penalty: Category Confusion in the Movement]]></title><description><![CDATA[For decades, the Pro-Life movement has centered its moral argument on the protection of innocent human life. The abortion debate is not about all killing in every category. It is about the unjust taking of innocent life.    So the real question is this:    Does Scripture treat abortion and capital punishment as morally identical?    It does not.]]></description><link>https://www.thinkingcriticallyfromanevangelicalworldview.com/post/pro-life-and-death-penalty-biblical-response</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699f60c32509cec8eb413702</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f8869_39d53c150f97411abdeb84135c066806~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ricky Kyles</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evangelicals &#38; The Bigotry of Low Expectations: Merit, Dignity, and Political Agency]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Don Lemon stated that you “can’t be Black &#38; MAGA,” the issue was not tax policy or immigration reform. The issue was legitimacy. The statement implied that political identity determines racial authenticity. That is not a debate. That is ideological gatekeeping. And it reveals something far more troubling: the persistence of what has been called T he Bigotry of Low Expectations. Why do we allow the Don Lemons and D.L. Hughleys of the world to control the narrative when God, our Creator,...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkingcriticallyfromanevangelicalworldview.com/post/evangelicals-the-bigotry-of-low-expectations-merit-dignity-and-political-agency</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699c50ccf1d815afdb1fbdcb</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:40:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f8869_25ccd437dabd4d3f9b2dd68c0aa116bf~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ricky Kyles</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evangelicals &#38; The “Bible Not Mentioned Abortion Gay Marriage” Argument]]></title><description><![CDATA[A recent claim circulating online from the new rising darling of the Democratic Party, Senatorial candidate James Talarico, appeared on the CBS late-night show, The Late Night with Stephen Colbert, to argue that abortion and same-sex marriage are “not mentioned” in the Bible has reared its ugly head again. The implication is clear: if the Bible does not use modern terminology, then it offers no moral clarity. This Satanic induction rhetoric has been advanced time and time again.]]></description><link>https://www.thinkingcriticallyfromanevangelicalworldview.com/post/evangelicals-bible-not-mentioned-abortion-gay-marriage</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699992d08133563068c37b46</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 12:30:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f8869_5a000dacc8d9476ba0c0c680fa3c1554~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ricky Kyles</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evangelicals &#38; Yolanda Adams LGBTQ Comments: A Biblical Response to Compassion or Compromise?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The real issue is not whether LGBTQ persons are loved by God. The issue is whether the Evangelical Church will reinterpret Scripture to align with cultural pressure. Jesus Christ did not come merely to affirm identity. He came to redeem sinners. That includes every one of us.]]></description><link>https://www.thinkingcriticallyfromanevangelicalworldview.com/post/evangelicals-yolanda-adams-lgbtq-comments</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6997d7224c11d313e899d7a7</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 04:42:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f8869_d08bc79a3c36497d89914d7dad2df669~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ricky Kyles</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evangelicals &#38; Salvation by Death: Jesse Jackson, Cultural Canonization, and the 2025 State of Theology]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Cultural Reflex After Death The recent death of Jesse Jackson has prompted a predictable response across social media. Memes now circulate depicting Jackson in heaven alongside Tupac Shakur, Martin Luther King Jr., John Lewis, Malcolm X, and Rosa Parks. First, how insipid is the person who created the meme, and secondly, how equally insipid are the people who accept such a depiction without even a moment of sober reflection. 1) Malcolm X died postulating that anyone who believed in Christ...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkingcriticallyfromanevangelicalworldview.com/post/evangelicals-salvation-by-death-jesse-jackson-cultural-canonization-and-the-2025-state-of-theol</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6996b3834c11d313e8970aa1</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:00:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7f8869_0171eb7b51ad4e59b5c834d7845b2710~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ricky Kyles</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>