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Evidence Strongly Suggests Trump Was Collaborating with Christian Nationalist Leaders Before January 6th

By Matthew D. Taylor and Bradley Onishi

…tensive spiritual warfare campaign, all of which became entwined with the Trump Administration and Trump 2020 Campaign. Just a couple weeks before the 2020 election, Trump was presented with an ATH flag by one of Wagner’s apostles, Paul Marc Goulet, while visiting a church in Las Vegas. This Appeal to Heaven vigor about Trump and revival dovetailed with hundreds of prophecies from the NAR and other networks of charismatic prophets echoing that God…

‘Republicanity’—The GOP Transformation is Nearly Complete

By Gary Laderman

…o fear or consequences; every American should own a gun; screw the “golden rule,” the world is populated with evil threats to the American way, including Muslims, gays, immigrants, liberals, and of course that group of individuals who represent the gravest danger to Republicanity: smart people (read: “intellectuals”). 4) Theology: Most religions have a God or multiple gods who rule the universe and the lives of humans on this Earth, leaving membe…

Indonesia: As Volcano Erupts, a Spiritual Loss

By Mark Woodward

…to protect them. Some say that the series of natural disasters that have struck Indonesia in recent years are a sign that the end of the world and the Day of Judgment are at hand. Others report having visions or dreams in which victims ask them for prayers. Some survivors tell miraculous stories of be warned by spiritual beings of the coming danger and being told to pray and recite the Qur’an. One family who lived only a few hundred yards from Mba…

Playlist #1: Indie Rock’s Dark Night of the Soul

By S. Brent Rodriguez Plate

…e World to Come) Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, “God is In the House” (from No More Shall We Part) PJ Harvey, “You Said Something” (from Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea)…

New Spencer Book Denies Existence of Muhammad

By Hussein Rashid

…Gospels, there are very different versions of the life of Jesus. Talmudic stories are also very different from Torah studies. Is it really a surprise that people take stories and make them mean things to themselves? The many indications that Arabian leaders fashioned Islam for political reasons. Duh. Constantine, David, Solomon, etc.. Welcome to the wonderful world of reality. What Spencer’s press release shows is that he is divorced from the ac…

Inventing Jesus: An Interview with Bart Ehrman

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…vidence or archaeological evidence that Jesus existed—which is absolutely true. There are no writings from Jesus—absolutely true. There are no Roman sources from Jesus’ day that mention Jesus—again, true. Our only sources come decades later by biased individuals who believed in Jesus, and that they’re not trustworthy sources. Those are their negative arguments. I deal with all of those arguments. I lay them out as fairly as I can and then show why…

On the 20th Anniversary of Waco

By Kate Blanchard

…“cult” to understand the potential peril involved in looking to a living guru. However honest and virtuous that guru might be, she—like the rest of us—is susceptible to tripping and falling right up until the day she dies. What makes some folks willing and able to trust in a charismatic persona, while others remain deeply skeptical? Some of us will surely be tempted to adopt overly-simplified “opiate of the people” type explanations, that first-ge…

Wendy Davis in Texas: Just Like a Prayer

By Christine Wicker

…repentance. We think of it as talking directed toward God. Wendy told many stories of women’s suffering and fear. Did God hear those stories? And do they matter? Does God consider that human life begins the moment two cells come together? Or not? I don’t know. People who want to stop abortion are quick to publicly ask God’s aid in ending a practice that they think is murder. It’s easy to find examples of their public prayers. But people who believ…

Why Do Mormons Side with People Who Don’t Like Mormons?

By Joanna Brooks

…Sharron Angle, whose pastor called Mormonism a “kooky” “cult.” The Deseret News is reporting that some well-connected LDS folks find Angle too “out there,” but I suspect that many of the good LDS people of Nevada (7% of the state’s population) are siding with her over our own Harry Reid. We are, after all, the most politically conservative religious tradition in the US. And the Tea Party kool-aid is really flowing in the job-parched state of Nevad…

Citizen Wealth

By Kim Bobo

…easy to read and totally engaging. It is written by an organizer. He tells stories. He inspires us. He challenges us. People of faith are deeply concerned about poverty, hunger and homelessness. We set up soup kitchens and shelters. We preach in churches, synagogues and mosques about caring for our neighbor as ourselves. We lead policy campaigns for expanding the food stamp program, providing health care to poor children, raising the minimum wage…