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Allen West’s Communist Conspiracy Rooted in Christian Anti-Communism?

By Sarah Posner

Rep. Allen West, the Florida Republican who has previously made anti-Islam statements about Muslim members of Congress, is now answering for his assertion that there are about 80 members of Congress who are communists. His remarks were first published in the Palm Beach Post. In a video released to the Daily Caller (via TPM), West is shown responding to a constituent question by saying there are roughly 78-81 members of the “Democrat Party” who ar…

Apocalyptic Rhetoric at Moms for Liberty Summit Illustrates Political Challenge of 2024

By Chrissy Stroop

…who might see his rabid culture-warring as a case of misplaced priorities, Florida governor Ron DeSantis claimed “The whole society has decayed” as a result of the Left’s ideology, which makes an anti-woke crusade necessary so that our society will be “rooted in truth” (the existence of transgender people was his primary example of something “not true”). A common theme was the supposed indoctrination of children into “woke” beliefs, with teachers…

Believe in Evolution?: Let’s Have a Show of Hands!

By Julie Ingersoll

…ult was this image that will appeal to the Republican base but likely make it more difficult for whoever wins the nomination to run to center in the general election. I’m hoping that when they assemble in Florida next month for a debate and straw poll they’ll get a new question in this same format: Raise your hand if you reject evolution as a scientific explanation of or human origins….

Shariah-Approved Sex Aids, Abstinence-Only Goes to China, and Abercrombie Hijab…

By Michael J. Altman

…p in Lousiville, Kentucky quite peacefully. Is the BBC anti-Christian? The Florida pastor who had planned to burn Qur’ans on 9/11 has instigated protests in Indonesia and the threat of a flag-burning protest in Great Britain. Indian officials have called for a media blackout of the event. Meanwhile, his own daughter has joined the list of folks condemning the event. She called his church a “cult” that uses “mental violence.” Not to be left out in…

LDS Church Issues Statement Against Qur’an Burning

By Joanna Brooks

…the planned September 11 Qur’an burning by a fringe pastor in Gainesville, Florida, issuing the following statement yesterday: “A key tenet of our faith is to accord everyone the freedom to worship as they choose. It is regrettable that anyone would regard the burning of any scriptural text as a legitimate form of protest or disagreement.” Which, if I may translate from the culturally understated, modest, and pragmatic institutional language of th…

Mat Staver vs. the Anti-Immigrant Right

By Sarah Posner

…to soften his “you don’t have a heart” accusation at the recent debate in Florida. Another sponsor, along with Liberty University, of the Values Voters Summit, is the American Family Association, which also bankrolled Perry’s prayer rally The Response (which attracted significant Latino support). The AFA has been vitriolically anti-immigrant. For a movement that presents issues as black and white, the religious right is having difficulty deciding…

American Indians Irate over Bin Laden Code Name “Geronimo”

By Johnny P. Flynn

…his country, though after his capture he was imprisoned for some years in Florida before living his later years in exile in Oklahoma where he was ultimately buried. In a twist of fate it has long been rumored that the skull and bones of Geronimo were stolen from his grave in Fort Sill, Oklahoma by the Skull and Bones society at Yale University. Fact is, Geronimo has been part of military lore for more than one hundred years. When he was being hun…

Virginians may Vote in Elections, But in Counties with Militias Democracy Hangs in the Balance

By Carolyn Gallaher and Priya Dixit

…to hack her email account, telling reporters during a press conference in Florida—“Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing, I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press.” [12] Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke, “Explainer: President Trump asked the Proud Boys to ‘stand by.’ Who are they?” Reuters, September 30, 2020. [13] Barbara Sprunt, “Jan. 6 Committee Leaders say Trump Broke the La…

If Abortion Isn’t Health Care, What is It?

By Mary E. Hunt

…care act that passed in 2010. That legislation was overruled recently by a Florida judge. Appeals will take time and a Supreme Court case is in the making. President Barack Obama has made clear that he has no intention of rehashing it all. Even Catholic bishops, who learned that progressive nuns and the Catholic Health Association were not on their side against the health care act, have agreed not to go back to square one though they will undoubte…

Satanic Temple Considers Legal Action Against School Censorship

By Joseph Laycock

…itical action was a protest intended to call attention to a bill signed by Florida governor Rick Scott intended to promote Christian prayer in public schools. When RD asked Jarry what he thought about filtering web content in public schools he explained that he couldn’t answer the question because, for him, public education as we know it suffers from fundamental systemic problems. As he told RD, “Education should be founded on the principals of a…