Shades of Christian Reconstructionism in Trump Education Pick, Betsy DeVos
Education is arguably the most important front in the battle to bring the Kingdom of God to bear on contemporary culture.
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Mexico’s Religious Conservatives Seek Anti-LGBT Constitutional Amendment, LGBT Activists Defend Secular Government; Cash From Qatar Funds ‘Traditional’ Family Activism Worldwide; Global LGBT Recap
The anti-equality World Congress of Families has regional conferences scheduled in Belgrade, Serbia on September…
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The latest Pew data only underscores the story history tells.
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Why Trumpvangelicals Don’t Need Ted Cruz: Conservative Christianity’s Authoritarian Streak
Donald Trump’s bizarre rise seems to be, as new research suggests, the result of an increasing American…
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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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Anti-Gay Evangelicalism is the Norm: A Less Rosy Take on the Evangelical “Tipping Point”
“I held my tongue as she told me, ‘Son, fear is the heart of love.’…
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Indonesian Clerics Issue Anti-Gay Fatwa; Anti-Civil Union Peruvian Lawmaker Cites Hitler; Is Christianity more ‘un-African’ than Homosexuality?; Global LGBT Recap
A few quick hits to start this week’s recap: The Washington Blade’s Michael Levers reported…
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The EPA and Evangelical (Anti)Environmentalism
“So-called ‘climate change crisis’ is about as real as unicorns and little green men from Mars,” says Alabama Republican Chip Beeker.
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Loving Uganda to Death: The Global Reach of Far-Right Christian Hatred
It’s clear that much of the power American culture warriors have in Uganda comes from the money their ministries pour into the country along with their missionaries. At the massive Miracle Center Cathedral, the biggest megachurch in Uganda, the high-living pastor is quite frank that “American money helped us build this church,” adding, “whatever you see here is the fruit of American labor.”
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Status of Uganda Anti-Gay Bill Unclear; U.S. Religious Right Support Isn’t
Although there have been reports that the bill’s death penalty provisions have been dropped, the Obama administration disputes that claim which has falsely been promised by the bill’s backers in the past.
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