The New Yorker By Kelefa Sanneh March 27, 2023 Seven years ago, during the Republican Presidential primary, Donald Trump appeared onstage at Dordt University, a Christian institution in Iowa, and made a confession of faith. “I’m a true believer,” he said, and he conducted an impromptu poll. “Is everybody a true … Continue reading →
The early version of Christian nationalism turned the fear of communism into an excuse to embrace prejudice and forfeit American democracy. March 7, 2023 By Bob Smietana Religion News Service (RNS) — The Rev. Gerald L.K. Smith loved Jesus so much he built a seven-story statue on the top of an Ozark … Continue reading →
Religion and Politics By Neil J. Young | February 14, 2023 Of all the songs I loved singing as a child at my church’s Vacation Bible School every summer, my favorite was one called, “I’m in the Lord’s Army.” We sang the lyrics—“I may never march in the infantry, ride in … Continue reading →
RELIGION DISPATCHES BY FREDERICK CLARKSON, JANUARY 10, 2023 Religious freedom has been at the center of American history since the founding. (And by the founding, I mean of the United States of America, not including the roughly century-and-a-half of colonial era.) There’s a story of religious freedom in the U.S. that isn’t widely or … Continue reading →
Religion Dispatches Frederick Clarkson In the Fall of 2019, the secretive Christian Right state legislative campaign, Project Blitz, became even more of a secret. When RD first reported on Project Blitz in April 2018 the website featured their annual state legislative playbook of model bills and talking points. They also named the members … Continue reading →
The ‘Seven Mountains’ prophecy Jamie Seidel December 20, 2018 News Corp Australia Network There’s a plan to seize control of every aspect of the US; government, law and media. And it’s based on the bible’s Book of Revelation. The Dark Ages have a certain appeal to some religious people. It was … Continue reading →