How a Fringe Theocratic Movement Helped Shape the Religious Right As We Know It
A Q&A with Julie Ingersoll on the history of Christian Reconstructionism as told in her new book: Building God’s Kingdom.
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Howard Phillips, Founding Father of Religious Right, Has Died
It’s hard to overstate Phillips’ influence on today’s religiously-inflected conservatism.
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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 MoreMeet the Christian Reconstructionists Behind the Latest Birther Theory
They claim Obama isn’t a “natural born citizen” because of his “divided loyalties.”
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Replacing Godless Hollywood with Bible-Based “Cultural Dominion”
For anyone wondering what the “culture” would look like if the Christian Right achieved its dream of “taking it back” from secularists, feminists, and the other dread enemies of God’s plan for a Christian America, the San Antonio Christian Film Festival, which begins next week, provides a telling…
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Palin Goes ‘Hopey-Changey,’ But Don’t Call it Political
Sarah Palin did an about-face on the “hopey-changey thing” last week in Jacksonville when, as the headliner for the Evening of Hope, she and the other speakers on the program promoted lots of change—of the religious right kind.
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No Henpecked Men Here:
The Black-Robed Regiment Before Beck
The Patriot movement that thinks Beck is a tool of the GOP.
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The Radical Background of Harry Reid’s GOP Opponent
The senate candidate once belonged to an affiliate of the Constitution Party, which calls for imposition of biblical law.
Read MoreBiblical Patriarchy Activists Name Michelle Duggar Mother of the Year
Star of reality TV series a product of Christian Reconstructionism.
Read MoreRand Paul: We Wouldn’t Need Laws If Everyone Were Christian
Republican Senate candidate’s religion appears to trump the law. Is he a Christian Reconstructionist?
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