What Jews Should Know About Christians in America

Mark Tooley on July 24, 2026

This week I joined Andrés Spokoiny of the Jewish Funders Network (JFN) on What Gives?—the Jewish Philanthropy Podcast to offer a clear and non-caricatured map of the American Christian world.

Spokoiny and I talk through the real differences between mainline Protestants and Evangelicals, where the Religious Right fits and where it doesn’t, why denominations are collapsing into non-denominational and megachurch Christianity, and what actually separates these traditions theologically rather than just politically.

We also touch on the defense of democracy, the future of Christian support for Israel, the corrosion of our political discourse, and why the older biblical arguments for standing with the Jewish people may need to be rebuilt on the more basic ground of human dignity.

I hope that you enjoy our conversation accessible below or on the JFN website here.

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