1.0Progressive Revivalhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/progressiverevivalBrian McLarenhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/progressiverevival/author/bmclarenEvangelicals Beware! - Progressive Revivalrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="HiegNNnuQN"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/progressiverevival/2008/08/evangelicals-beware.html">Evangelicals Beware!</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/progressiverevival/2008/08/evangelicals-beware.html/embed#?secret=HiegNNnuQN" width="600" height="338" title="“Evangelicals Beware!” — Progressive Revival" data-secret="HiegNNnuQN" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Over the last few weeks, Mara Vanderslice and Amy Sullivan and others have drawn needed attention to some more and less subliminal messages coming from the McCain campaign. These TV ads, they explain, seem to target Evangelical Christians in profoundly disturbing ways, using language and imagery that would have a special effect on Evangelicals (especially…