The Return of Government as “Idolatry” and the “Second Amendment Remedies”
Sharron Angle’s political future.
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Ensign’s Sin, Power, and No Consequences
Disgraced C-Street-er announces he won’t seek reelection.
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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.
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American Family Association attacks Republican sex scandals.
Read MoreNarcissistic Christians and “Pants Down” Journalism
Over time, some politicians deceive themselves into believing that their desires are in sync with Jesus’ call for their lives: “Thy will be done” becomes “God bless my will.”
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Prosperity, Spiritual Warfare, and the ‘On-Demand’ God
Given that so many powerful Pentecostals and Charismatics, like Senator John Ensign and Sarah Palin, are embroiled in high-profile scandals, one might expect to hear more about the movements that unite them. Anthea Butler, a leading scholar on Pentecostalism and American religious history, traces the various movements and their theologies of wealth, healing, and dominion.
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