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The Theology Behind Alabama Official’s Demand to Flout SCOTUS

By Sarah Posner

…rsoll, associate professor of religious studies at the University of North Florida and author of the forthcoming book from Oxford University Press, Rebuilding God’s Kingdom: Inside the World of Christian Reconstruction. Rooted in Calvinist theology, Christian Reconstruction teaches that society’s only legitimate “authority” is granted by God, to different “spheres,” such as church, family, or the government. In this theocratic view, the government…

The Revival of the Pastors’ Policy Briefings

By Sarah Posner

…Project — if not the ones in later primary states like South Carolina and Florida — helped Huckabee win the caucuses there, having other presidential hopefuls will certainly dilute the meetings’ apparent endorsement of one candidate over another. One thing is certain though: there won’t be any dilution of the “Judeo-Christian heritage” themes by any of the candidates who want to get the Iowa advantage, even supposedly culture war-averse Haley Bar…

New Report Mapping Christian Nationalism by State Suggests Election Need Not be Played Out on Christian Nationalist Terms

By Daniel Schultz

…olina, and Wisconsin? They’re all right around the national average. Those numbers are not destiny, however. Conservative Utah has low levels of agreement with Christian nationalism, at just 28%. Meanwhile its solidly Democratic neighbor New Mexico is a bit higher, at 32%. Still, the results are significant for understanding the political scene today. Christian nationalism should not be ignored or downplayed, but at the same time the segment of th…

The Sad Incoherence of Jeb’s Abortion Position

By Patricia Miller

…self “probably the most pro-life governor in modern times.” As governor of Florida, he signed a bill creating “Choose Life” license plates to fund controversial anti-abortion “pregnancy counseling” centers and intervened in two cases to prevent a mentally disabled rape victim and a 13-year-old girl who was a ward of the state from having abortions. He also signed a parental consent law, a TRAP law placing strict regulation on abortion clinics, and…

The End of Roe Comes Courtesy of the Catholic Church — But From ‘The Dorothy Day Abortion Fund’ to ‘St. Vincent de Paul Vasectomy Clinic,’ Here Are Some Ideas for Catholics Looking to Make a Difference

By Mary E. Hunt

…a passion. Among the most extreme manifestations is the town of Ave Maria, Florida, with its eponymous law school dedicated to developing lawyers who will argue anti-abortion cases. The city is a planned community funded by developers and the foundation of Domino’s Pizza magnate Thomas S. Monaghan. No pharmacy in town sells birth control. The law school—where Clarence Thomas delivered the first Ave Maria Lecture, Samuel Alito helped plan the curri…

White House Antisemitism Report Includes Encouraging Diagnoses — But Leans on Destructive Strategies

By Habiba Farh and Ben Lorber

…studies and area studies are being defunded, and books are being banned in Florida and across the country, antisemitism education initiatives are undercut as well, since antisemitism is connected to these other forms of oppression. Without this broader field, antisemitism risks being taught in an exceptionalized and depoliticized way that ironically undercuts broader efforts to eradicate antisemitism—as well as oppression in all its forms. Finally…

100 Years Later, Just Weeks After OK Bans Critical Race Theory, the Tulsa Race Massacre is Still Marginal History

By A. E. Brooks-Key

…closer to the actual reasons for this violence. Greenwood, like Rosewood, Florida was an example of Black self-sufficiency that angered local white authorities. This year commemorates the one-hundred-year anniversary of the white supremacist riot that destroyed much of the Greenwood district. On May 19, centenarian survivors of the massacre testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties ab…

Religious Groups Call On Justice Department to Protect Muslims

By Sarah Posner

…arson at a planned Tennesse mosque site and the planned Quran burning at a Florida church on September 11, a coalition religious groups will meet this afternoon with Attorney General Eric Holder, as part of an effort to urge the Obama administration to do more to protect the religious freedom and safety of Muslims in the United States. In a meeting with Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Tom Perez on August 30, the Baptist Joint Committee…

Is Terry Jones the Death Rattle of the White Male Protestant?

By Gary Laderman

…osexual, conservative Christians (WMHCC from here on out) are losing their numbers in American society and could, if some projections hold true, diminish to a small minority in the next 20 years; part of a larger trend that one influential study has labeled the “vanishing Protestant majority.” In a recent analysis by the Public Religion Research Institute based on post-2010 election surveys, the number of white Protestants in America is projected…

Christian-Only Prayer Rally The Response Goes To Early Primary States

By Sarah Posner

…magine how a rally in Cedar Rapids in December, ones in South Carolina and Florida in January don’t have some connection to the primary process. According to the website, the purpose of the rallies is “to call on Jesus on behalf of America, that He might hear our cry and that we would see a revolution of righteousness in this country.” The website states, “we will not rest until we see a righteous revolution awaken the church.” And, apparently, t…