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War in Ukraine is testing some American evangelicals' support for Putin as a leader of conservative values

  • Written by Melani McAlister, Professor of American Studies and International Affairs, George Washington University
War in Ukraine is testing some American evangelicals' support for Putin as a leader of conservative valuesVladimir Putin lights a candle as he attends an Orthodox Church service in 2011.AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, pool

In February 2022, evangelical leader Franklin Graham called on his followers to pray for Vladimir Putin. His tweet acknowledged that it might seem a “strange request” given that Russia was clearly about to invade...

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