Trump’s ‘God Bless the USA Bible’ is No Joke
Mar 29, 2024 · Trump’s foray into the Bible business has already garnered predictable responses from various news outlets. Politico, for example, wryly begins by telling the reader, “Add ‘Bibles’ to the list of items Donald Trump is peddling as his legal fees continue to grow.”. Trump’s embrace of a Christian nationalist Bible is framed here as ...
Why Christian Fundamentalism Is Still a Big Deal in U.S. Politics, …
Jun 1, 2015 · In a fascinating study, Superchurch: The Rhetoric and Politics of American Fundamentalism, Jonathan J. Edwards examines the ways fundamentalists have engaged the public square since the early 20 th century from the early days of separation to the rise of the modern megachurch. RD’s Eric C. Miller spoke with Edwards about the meaning of “fundamentalism,” the rise of the megachurch, and ...
A Reporter’s Guide to the New Apostolic Reformation
May 23, 2024 · ByFrederick Clarkson and André Gagné(A)theologies, Archive, Christian Nationalism, Politics/LawMay 23, 2024. A Reporter’s Guide to the New Apostolic Reformation. Donald Trump with Apostles Paula White-Cain (right shoulder), Guillermo Maldonado of Florida (left shoulder) and Harry Jackson of Maryland, (behind Maldonado), October 29, 2019.
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Oct 9, 2024 · Sex/Gender/Justice. Christian Nationalism. Packed with Threats of Political Violence, Media Largely Ignore the NAR’s ‘Million Women’ Rally in DC. A Love Letter (and Challenge) to Evangelical Women, ‘For Our Daughters’ Documents Devastating Cost of Christian Patriarchy. ‘Have a Blessed Day’ May Not Be a Sign of Christian ...
Seeking Broad Appeal to US Christians, ‘God & Country: The Rise …
Jan 26, 2024 · I wanted to like God & Country: The Rise of Christian Nationalism, the new Rob Reiner-produced documentary on “the dangerous implications” of Christian nationalism.I wanted to like it in spite of the trailer’s focus on the ostensible “threat” of Christian nationalism to Christianity itself, a framing I’ve consistently objected to because the equation of …
What Do We Mean By ‘Judeo-Christian’? - Religion Dispatches
Feb 15, 2011 · With the swing to the Right of the 1950s, American conservatives began to deploy “Judeo-Christian” in the fight against “Godless Communism.”. Senator Barry Goldwater contrasted “Judeo-Christian understandings” with “the communist projection of man as a producing, consuming animal to be used and discarded.”. Since then, “Judeo ...
Celebrating Religious Freedom Day By Taking Back the …
Jan 10, 2023 · RD: It seems like there’s a good chance your bill may become law this year. Why were you moved to do this and have stuck with it this far? Marty: We introduced the Religious Freedom Day bill to recognize the history of our nation’s constitutional guarantees to freedom of conscience. The resolution, like the one adopted by the United States Congress 30 years ago, commemorates the January 16 ...
Recognizing (the Long History of) Christian Witches May Be Key to ...
Nov 12, 2021 · Last Tuesday, author and witch J. Allen Cross tweeted out some advice for white people who want more BIPOC speaking and teaching at their “magical witchy” conferences. One of his pieces of advice was, “Stop branding all witchy/magical events as specifically ‘pagan’. A great deal of our folk magic is christian based and the pagan branding makes us and our magic feel unwelcome.”
My Womb for His Purposes: The Perils of Unassisted Childbirth in …
Jul 14, 2009 · Already distrustful of outside experts, be they members of the education system or leaders of traditional denominations, Quiverfull followers are increasingly eschewing the medical establishment, opting to leave childbirth to God. The recent death of a newborn, however, exposes a growing rift betwee
Candace Chellew-Hodge - Religion Dispatches
Candace Chellew-Hodge is the founder/editor of Whosoever: An Online Magazine for GLBT Christians and currently serves as the pastor of Jubilee! Circle in Columbia, S.C. She is also the author of Bulletproof Faith: A Spiritual Survival Guide for Gay and Lesbian Christians. Reconsidering “Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin”: An Interview with ...