Neo-Confederates and the Revival of “Theological War” for the “Christian Nation”
The theological underpinnings of GOP presidential candidates’ ties to neo-confederate groups.
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God’s Law is the Only Law: The Genesis of Michele Bachmann
At the May “First Friday” lecture hosted by the Institute on the Constitution at the Heritage Community Church in Severn, Maryland, IOTC founder Michael Peroutka presented the evening’s guest speaker, attorney Herb Titus, with a “Patrick Henry Award” for “his tireless and fearless telling of God’s truth to power.”
Read MoreWhy Tea Party (Hearts) David Barton
Christian nationalism finds harmonious home with smaller government anti-tax crusade. What a coincidence.
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Why All the Silly Devil Talk Should be Taken Seriously
Conspiracy theories ebb and flow in waves associated with how confident people feel about their social environments. When times are hard and unemployment rates are high, individuals get creative in where they look for explanations. It is no accident that talented, powerful, popular, and rich African American male rappers, along with female artists, are being targeted by these claims.
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Republican Scandals Drag Secretive ‘Family’ Into the Big Time
Last week it was discovered that several powerful republicans at the heart of two sex scandals—Sens. John Ensign and Tom Coburn and Gov. Mark Sanford, among others—are members of The Family, reputed to be an “aggressively anti-democratic” Christian movement quietly steering us toward a “theocentric” state. Three scholars discuss The Family with the author. Sparks fly.
Read MoreWill Beck Help Romney Win Evangelical Voters?
Wait and see.
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The Myth of ‘Voodoo’: A Caribbean American Response to Representations of Haiti
Notwithstanding Haiti’s Christian character, the Haitian personality, if there is one, has been nurtured by a Vodou civilization that any responsible treatment of the subject must disentangle from the Western world’s manufactured “voodoo” culture.
Read MoreSkewing Pew: The Latest American “Religion” Poll
The latest poll from Pew asks about “religion” when it really means Christianity. This skews the data.
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Manhattan Declaration Is The New Old Culture War
The not-so-new ecumenism of the religious right: stoking fears of secularism as the new Nazism.
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Rebuilding the Wall of Separation: A Progressive Discussion on Church & State
Is it time for progressives, religious and nonreligious, to move toward a strategic acceptance of religious language in the public square? Or should efforts be focused on adding bricks to the wall of church/state separation?
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