truthout Lewis Raven Wallace North Carolina is among the southern states that should be regarded as canaries in the coal mine for “state capture”: the process by which the far right is wresting control of U.S. politics in spite of representing a minority of the population’s views. State capture is … Continue reading →
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 →
Note to readers: The text below is an excerpt from an article written by BY R.L. STOLLAR MARCH 22, 2023, published by Religion Dispatches. The theme of the article is training homeschooled children to defend Christian Nationalism doctrines. For most students, debate serves an academic purpose. For Christian homeschoolers, however, debate serves both a spiritual purpose … 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 →
Note to Readers: The article below reports a proposal by conservative Israeli lawmakers to overrule the authority of the Israeli Supreme Court. This appears to be the kind of movement that Christian Nationalists have made to stack the US Supreme Court with conservative judges. It may anticipate what could happen in … Continue reading →
Washington Post By Jennifer Rubin When you hear the phrase “Christian nationalists,” you might think of antiabortion conservatives who are upset about the phrase “Happy Holidays” and embrace a vaguely “America First” way of thinking. But according to a Public Religion Research Institute-Brookings Institution poll released Wednesday, Christian nationalists in fact harbor a … Continue reading →
The rising influence of Christian nationalism in some segments of American politics poses a major threat to the health of our democracy. Increasingly, the major battle lines of the culture war are being drawn between a right animated by a Christian nationalist worldview and Americans who embrace the country’s growing racial … Continue reading →
COMMENT ABOUT THIS ARTICLE: There is movement in several states to censor books that do not agree with Christian Nationalism ideology. This article is about that movement in Florida. These actions are in keeping with the Seven Mountain mandate to control eduction. Paul Borene (nbcnews.com) Feb. 10, 2023, 5:45 PM … Continue reading →
RELIGION DISPATCHES ELIZABETH REINER PLATT JANUARY 9, 2023 Last week, the Texas Tribune reported that 156 federally-funded family planning programs in Texas must now require parental consent in order to provide teen patients with contraceptive services. Why? Because one Texas parent wants to raise his daughters “in accordance with Christian teaching on matters of sexuality,” something he claims … Continue reading →
This article is the last in a series on Christian nationalism supported by the Pulitzer Center. January 6, 2023 By Bob Smietana (RNS) — “Christian nationalist” once summoned images of fiery extremists — stark racists concerned with keeping immigrants out of the United States or politicians who argued that the Ten Commandments ought to coexist … Continue reading →