How Do Evangelical Missionaries in Brazil Justify Risking Indigenous Lives During a Pandemic?
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and U.S. President Donald Trump have a lot in common. Neither…
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New Study of Christian Nationalism in Texas Should be a Warning for the Whole Country
“Our [Founding] Fathers intended that this nation should be a Christian nation, not because all…
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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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Trump Admin Grant to ‘Hookers for Jesus’ Ignites Twitter Firestorm Over Taxpayer Funded Religious Coercion
Reuters’ Sarah N. Lynch broke a big story on Monday morning highlighting one of the more…
Read MoreA Recent Local Controversy Reveals the Theocratic Heart of ‘Project Blitz’
The Christian nationalist intentions of Project Blitz have also received much attention, but a remarkable episode in Minnesota this past state legislative session may be a harbinger of a more profoundly theocratic politics on the horizon.
Read MoreLong Before Lying to Congress, Barr’s Views on Church and State Should Have Disqualified Him
In the 1990s, Barr attacked the very concept of secular government and in one speech said advocates of secularism “are clearly fanatics.” Barr’s advocacy of “God’s law” is especially alarming.
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Evangelical PR Blitz Before Midterms Won’t Fix the ‘81% Problem’
Evangelicals—and those who are strongly invested in a “respectable” image for evangelicalism—now seem to be making a concerted effort to push back ahead of the midterm elections.
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Trump’s Pathological Devotion to Border Walls Isn’t Political, It’s Theological
His hollow performances of Christian piety are so illegible because Trump’s object of worship isn’t the God of Abraham, or even the United States. To Trump, land borders themselves are holy, worth honoring with menacing shrines and protecting with the blood of innocents.
Read MoreSatanic Temple Organizing a Rally for Religious Liberty
The trouble started in 2015 when Arkansas state Sen. Jason Rapert sponsored a bill to erect a Ten Commandments monument at the capitol.
Read MorePope Compares Abortion to Nazi Eugenics
Comments like these demonstrate why the church poses a mortal threat to the lives, well-being, and earning power of women across the globe.
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