The Wrong Emperor: Why Ralph Reed’s New Pro-Trump Book Distorts the Bible to Cast the President as Tiberius
Ralph Reed’s new book, For God and Country: The Christian Case for Trump (published by…
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Space X and the Photo-Op: Trump’s Use of the Bible Was Just the Latest in a Series of Christian Nationalist Messages
Trump’s supporters are busy combing the scriptures for that perfect verse that justifies the president…
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Netflix’s Iranian ‘Messiah’ Is a Gift to Trump and His Evangelical Base
Amid horrific natural disasters and a global refugee crisis, an Iranian menace emerges. This might…
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Prosperity Gospel Prayers Aren’t Sufficient to Save Hurricane Victims
When we hear religious conservatives using the language of “prayers” and “favor” as a disaster strikes, it’s important to recognize that this pious rhetoric conceals neoliberal politics that impede the work of government institutions of disaster management.
Read MoreHow a Bill O’Reilly Bestseller Helps Explain the Anti-Semitism Behind the Poway Shooting
O’Reilly and Dugard’s interpretation of the gospels in Killing Jesus was motivated by the same politics of resentment that Trump inherited from the Tea Party—a politics of fiscal, ethnic/racial, and religious conservatism.
Read MoreThe White Nationalist Fantasy of Ancient Christian-Muslim Conflict Would Get an ‘F’ in History Class
When I first heard the tragic news of the shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New…
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