How ‘The Seven Missions’ of the ‘Doomsday Couple’ Connect Them to the Larger LDS Prophecy Subculture
Apocalypticism was once part of the mainstream of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day…
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Christian Nationalism Was the Loser of Tuesday’s Debate
If you’re pondering the question of who won last night’s final Democratic primary debate, one…
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The Key to Understanding Trump and His Christian Enablers
Tuesday night President Trump gave his State of the Union address, the night before his…
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Netflix’s Iranian ‘Messiah’ Is a Gift to Trump and His Evangelical Base
Amid horrific natural disasters and a global refugee crisis, an Iranian menace emerges. This might…
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Barr and Pompeo Speeches Show Why Evangelical Warriors Won’t Abandon the President
Barr’s war on secularism and Pompeo’s end-times infused diplomacy are windows into why Trump’s evangelical supporters will not turn on him because of his foreign policy in Turkey, much less his phone call with Ukraine.
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Taking Evangelical Support of Israel at Face Value Is a Terrible Idea: A Response
Writing under a pseudonym in the Forward, a Christian lawyer dismissed the apocalyptic component of Christian Zionism urging readers to take evangelicals’ love for Jews at face value. But Chrissy Stroop, who was raised in fundamentalism, calls this gaslighting.
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The Theology That Inspired the Poway Synagogue Shooting (and New Zealand) Remains Strikingly Commonplace
Concerned as we rightly are about the immediate human cost of Lori Gilbert Kaye’s awful murder and the trauma inflicted on the Poway and national Jewish communities, hardly anyone has delved into the theological causes behind Earnest’s actions, as confused as they may be.
Read MoreThe Antichrist Trap: Trump Isn’t the Whole Story
Far too many of our self-anointed progressive saviors speak as though Trump’s overthrow will make everything good again. A bargain-priced plastic surgeon might want to convince us that removing a large carbuncle will render our face entirely beautiful, but can that kind of pitch really be trusted?
Read MoreAmerica, the Mythical: “Mother of Exiles” or Denier of Safe Haven?
Thanksgiving has been marshaled in the battle over what is the proper interpretation of the idea of America. With thousands of refugees looking for amnesty in that “last, best hope of earth,” will the better angels of our nature find room for them at the table?
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The Forgotten Struggle Over Gender and Bigotry in Christianity
History reminds us again and again that it’s always been easier to believe in miracles, in virgin births and atoning deaths, than something so simple and basic as human solidarity.
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