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It WAS the peanut farmer. @CTmagazine ran a full-page ad for Jimmy Carter in July 76 that said a born-again president could return the country to decency.
@CTmagazine The ad was paid for by Citizens for Carter.
@CTmagazine There was, as you might guess, a bit of backlash. You can read the editors' response here: christianitytoday.com/ct/1976/august…
@CTmagazine You can read all the 1976 issues here: christianitytoday.com/ct/1976/
@CTmagazine Because, for a short time, all of CT's back issues are out from behind the paywall! Check them out. The past is a foreign country.
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Just catching up with this @kevinkruse article on George Wallace and it reminds me of a story I found in the Wheaton archives about George Wallace and Billy Graham. nytimes.com/2019/07/28/opi…
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I don’t know if all the dots connect in this developing story of the Jerry Falwell Jr. scandal (or scandals?)

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