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The Eliminationists: How Hate Talk Radicalized the American Right

By Frederick Clarkson

…ght Patriot movement where such prayers are standard features. It should be obvious how such prayers could be really lethal in their toxicity. They impart upon both the speaker and the hearer a kind of religious benediction and sanction for murdering and/or harming other people. Moreover, it not only sanctions such acts, it almost impels them—a serious devotee will take such a task upon himself as a spiritual duty. Which is a deeply disturbing pro…

Bright Lights, Big Bible: A Liberal, Literary Evangelical Keeps the Faith

By Liesl Schwabe

…elize—to witness about Jesus and to spread the good news—and to do it in a Texas-big style. I rapidly realized that that style didn’t have any currency in New York (in addition to being an awkward fit for my personality); over time I developed another, quieter style of sharing my religion. In New York, I was never told outright not to be religious, but I did immediately understand that if I wanted to bring up my beliefs, I’d better be ready to hav…

The Gutting of ‘Roe’ isn’t About Religion, it’s a Product of White Terror

By Sikivu Hutchinson

…in American political discourse. The Justice Department is challenging the Texas law and mobilizing to provide reproductive health protections for pregnant women in states where the procedure has been criminalized. In addition, providers across the Midwest and the South are extending reproductive health care coverage to women from Texas, and House Majority leader Nancy Pelosi has announced legislation that would enshrine women’s right to abortion….

Rick Perry and the New Apostolic Reformation

By Sarah Posner

…e Texas Observer, Forrest Wilder has a story about the larger story of two Texas pastors who in 2009 went to Rick Perry to tell him, as Wilder puts it, that “a chain of powerful prophecies had proclaimed that Texas was ‘The Prophet State,’ anointed by God to lead the United States into revival and Godly government. And the governor would have a special role.” Perry, Wilder argues, is venturing into new territory for an aspiring presidential candid…

Christian Terrorist in TX Was Paid ‘Investigator’ for Prominent GOP Activists and Donors

By Chrissy Stroop

…as a voter fraud “mastermind” whose truck would be full of hundreds of thousands of fraudulent ballots. Unsurprisingly, the number of ballots found in the truck, fraudulent or otherwise, was precisely zero. If you’re like me, when this story broke, the detail that most stood out to you was that an entity known as the Liberty Center for God and Country paid Aguirre $266,400 as part of its vigilante “investigation” into non-existent election irregul…

Transphobic and Anti-Abortion Policies are a Direct Threat to My Religious Freedom

By Susan Frederick-Gray

…at could criminally implicate UU ministers as licensed professionals since Texas law requires anyone who suspects child abuse to report it, and places both UU church members and clergy in an untenable position. And of course, we’re also aware that Texas has passed an anti-abortion law that encourages ordinary citizens to bring lawsuits against abortion providers, essentially creating bounties, likely meant to foster an atmosphere of fear. These st…

Pathological Optimist Documentary Makes a Medical Martyr of Anti-Vax Crusader

By Gordon Haber

…y theorist’s handbook, when Carmel Wakefield asserts that Amy Meachum, the Texas judge, has ruled against them because her husband Kurt is a “lobbyist for the vaccine industry.” A little Internet sleuthing reveals that Kurt Meachum’s client is in fact the Texas Academy of Family Physicians, which strikes me more as a professional development organization than a front for Big Pharma. To provide a whiff of objectivity, The Pathological Optimist does…

Richard Land Steps Down, But Not Out of the Culture Wars

By Aaron Weaver

…eup at the CLC’s annual conference changed as well: Republican speakers outnumbered Democrats 6-1 from 1988 until 1999. The speaker selections (a literal Who’s Who of the religious right) said much about Land and demonstrated his growing influence among the conservative Christian elite. Not satisfied with the relationship between between the Republican Party and the religious right, Land said in March 1998: “The go-along, get-along strategy is de…

Creationist Publisher Says No Plans for Pandas Redux

By Lauri Lebo

…of those planning on submitting supplemental materials for adoption by the Texas Board of Education. The Foundation for Thought and Ethics had thrown its name into the ring in November for the Texas Education Agency, saying that it intended to submit materials to be used in state biology classes. In 2009, the Board of Education approved new standards to its state biology curriculum standards, attempting to create wiggle room for educators to raise…

No Fireworks, Only Candles: Our Work as Americans and Muslims

By Ayesha Mattu

…ce before the baby awakens. The festival begins. It’s one of those perfect San Francisco days, warm enough to enjoy the perpetual breeze. The band plays just beyond the walls of our roof deck, and soap bubbles float up close enough to pop from the crowded street below. All afternoon, friends join us. Music and sunlight stream in to the kitchen through the open glass doors. We eat dark strawberries picked the day before, drink homemade lemonade, an…