We've poked fun at Christianity Today and their editor-in-chief Russell Moore in the past for the magazine's leftward lurch.
(It's what we do.)
But it looks like, in addition to taking USAID money from taxpayers, the "Christian" magazine had another shady funding source whose priorities don't exactly match those of evangelical Christians:
The Daily Wire's Megan Basham reports that the flagship evangelical magazine is taking lots of grant money from the Hewlett Foundation, the second-leading sponsor of Planned Parenthood.
But financial records unearthed after Christian publisher Canon Press offered to buy the magazine ...
... call that commitment [that it maintains a pro-life ethic] into question, showing that it is being heavily funded by a massive left-wing organization that spends millions to support the nation's leading abortion advocate, Planned Parenthood.
Since 2022, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has become a major patron of Christianity Today, donating well over $1,000,000 to the outlet, records show. Included in the contributions is $400,000 for general operating support, $75,000 to develop a mobile app, and $600,000 to cover U.S. elections.
I wonder why the Hewlett Foundation, a major leftwing NGO that gives more money to Planned Parenthood than almost any other organization, would pay for the operational costs and election coverage of Christianity Today?
Hayden Ludwig, Executive Director of Research at Restoration America, has spent more than a decade researching dark money networks. He says major grants like Hewlett's 'act like a siren song - they can hook a grantee on Hewlett money and gradually reorient them around a ‘progressive' agenda to keep the spigot open.'
'It's absolutely troubling that Christianity Today would go hunting for grants from an undeniably leftist mega-funder with an anti-Christian axe to grind,' Ludwig told The Daily Wire. 'But I can't say I'm surprised, unfortunately, because bankrolling ‘conservative' groups is the Hewlett Foundation's m.o. as part of a larger strategy to infiltrate and undermine the Right. It's sad to see a giant of Evangelical thought transform into just another pawn for the secular Left.'
Does the Hewlett foundation give stalwart conservative outlets money out of the kindness of their hearts, or was it hoping to use Christianity Today for its own nefarious purposes?
I'll leave this 2023 news story here to help you decide 👇
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