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Speaker Mike Johnson to Allow Privately Run National Prayer Breakfast into the Heart of the Capitol

By Jonathan Larsen

…e United States. The breakfast was always, however, held miles away at the Washington Hilton—where thousands of Family guests convened for days of meetings and breakout sessions. That tradition was disrupted by the pandemic. Last year, the breakfast was held at the modern-era Capitol Visitor Center. On Thursday, apparently, it will inch even closer to the heart of the U.S. government. “Every time these guys get a beachhead into government for thei…

Lost and Found: Despite the Hope, Morality, and Meaning Inspired by Deconversion, Why is Respect Only For Those Who Find God?

By Robert Repino

…and costly. But if nothing else, as Kate Cohen explained last year in the Washington Post, the deconverted can be honest with themselves after years of trying to reconcile their faith with their personal experiences. Some of the responses to Cohen’s article demonstrate an almost comical double standard in this discourse. While our culture encourages a high level of deference for conversion stories, deconversion and apostasy rarely get the same re…

“I Was a Wild Man”: How to Decode Evangelical Testimony

By Eric C. Miller

…downfall retains the persistent odor of usefulness. In a statement to the Washington Post, Tchividjian said: “I resigned from my position at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church today due to ongoing marital issues. As many of you know, I returned from a trip a few months back and discovered that my wife was having an affair. Heartbroken and devastated, I informed our church leadership and requested a sabbatical to focus exclusively on my marriage and…

How the Christian Right Can Save America from Donald Trump

By Sarah Posner

…ntinues to blow smoke on his alleged love for the Bible. The Christian Broadcasting Network’s David Brody, who has been writing glowing accounts of Trump’s appeal to evangelicals, is out with a new Trump interview, during which the real estate mogul utters many words about the Bible but, once again, doesn’t appear to actually know much about it—or what evangelicals believe about it. “There’s so many things that you can learn from it (The Bible). P…

‘The Age of Insurrection: The Radical Right’s Assault on American Democracy’ Explains How We Got Here — And What Comes Next

By Shane Burley

…vantage point with readers. The Pacific Northwest—particularly, Oregon and Washington, where he resides—is central to Neiwert’s account of organized violence on the Far Right. A quick look at the region’s past and present illustrates why this focus is warranted. As a center of the Klan in the 1920s and neonazi skinheads in the 1980s, and where Anti-Racist Action and antifa came into their own, the Pacific Northwest is where activists continue to f…

What’s In A Bible Version? Trump’s Choice of Photo-Op Bible Tells its Own Story

By Daniel Schultz

…er that Trump was holding it upside-down, you can clearly see in photos by Washington Post journalist Sergio Peçanha that he does in fact know which direction to face the printed word. In one of the close-up shots, you can even make out the translation: Revised Standard Version. William Barber and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove relate that: According to David Brody and Scott Lamb’s unironic “spiritual biography,” “The Faith of Donald Trump,” the Revise…

Fiorina Wins Social Conservative Hearts Over Planned Parenthood… and Trump

By Sarah Posner

…eep it alive to harvest its brain” is not quite accurate, according to the Washington Post, although in one video, a technician “described witnessing a scene similar to Fiorina’s description.” But no matter—Fiorina’s full-throated condemnation of the reviled Planned Parenthood plays well with social conservatives. Here’s Charmaine Yoest, president of the influential anti-abortion group Americans United for Life: Huge moment in the debate tonight….

‘Anti-Zionism = Antisemitism’ isn’t Just Wrong, It’s the Problem

By Shaul Magid

…ntioned Yoel Teitelbaum, the Satmar Rebbe and said, “I am not sure his grandchildren will be Jewish.” The Satmar rebbe didn’t have grandchildren as his daughters tragically died young in Europe before the war. And Teitelbaum built the largest Hasidic court in the world with an intermarriage rate of almost zero. My point is that the “anti-Zionism is antisemitism” dictum is just another chapter in the narrative to make sure Jews in America don’t fee…

“Paperwork” Defense Takes Step Closer to Supreme Court

By Patricia Miller

…on to decide this issue in the next term,” Lori Windham, senior counsel of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty told the Washington Times….

Rising Christian Right Movement, New Apostolic Reformation, Emerged as a Mid-20th Century Splinter of White Supremacy

By Keri Ladner

…oups of Christians to pray, fast, and march around government buildings in Washington DC, in protest of the election results. Among the NAR apostles who called on their millions of followers to reject the results of the 2020 election are Lance Wallnau, Dutch Sheets, and Cindy Jacobs. Paula White—a popular televangelist, spiritual advisor to Donald Trump, and NAR apostle—led the actual mob in prayer just before the attack on the US Capitol. As was…