'America's Pastor' Billy Graham weaponized white evangelical Christian power in America. Post-Trump and Capitol riot, we need to reckon with his legacy. — Read on http://www.msnbc.com/opinion/how-billy-graham-weaponized-white-evangelical-christian-power-america-n1267874
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One Nation Under God? The political power of Evangelicalism Registration, Wed, May 19, 2021 at 4:00 PM | Eventbrite
Eventbrite - AMERICAN EXPERIENCE on PBS presents One Nation Under God? The political power of Evangelicalism - Wednesday, May 19, 2021 - Find event and registration information. — Read on http://www.eventbrite.com/e/one-nation-under-god-the-political-power-of-evangelicalism-registration-152747817835
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Thread by @RNS: . @AP has called the #election for @JoeBiden. Be sure to read our piece here: Joe Biden’s Catholic politics are complicated, but deeply American. religionnews.com/2020/08/16/joe… @AP @JoeBiden Be sur...… — Read on threadreaderapp.com/thread/1325113805416898563.html
‘The Power Worshippers’ Explores Religious Nationalism In The U.S. | Here & Now
Katherine Stewart's new book is called "The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism." — Read on http://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/03/05/religious-nationalism-christianity-united-states
The Fringe Theology That Could End Religious Freedom
The Fringe Theology That Could End Religious Freedom — Read on http://www.texasobserver.org/dominion-theology/amp/
Minority Christians & Abuse Victims are Correct to Call Trump Supporting #Churchianity “#Heretics & #FakeChristians”
When minority faith leaders & abuse victims call #Dominionist, #Theocratic, Trump-Supporting, #WhiteEvangelicals & affiliated Catholics, JWs & Mormons “#Heretics” & “#FakeChristians,” I will not tell them they’re wrong. I will agree 100%. They would know!https://t.co/ITE8Ub9Qrx — Lamb's Harbinger (aka @OtterFella) (@LambsHarbinger) October 28, 2019 https://t.co/Kt1oy6qcac — Lamb's Harbinger (aka @OtterFella) (@LambsHarbinger) October 28, 2019 OTHER …
The Evangelical, the ‘Pool Boy,’ the Comedian and Michael Cohen | NYT
Jerry Falwell Jr. defied expectations when he supported Donald J. Trump in 2016. Now details are emerging about behind-the-scenes maneuvering before the endorsement. By Frances Robles and Jim Rutenberg June 18, 2019 MIAMI BEACH — Senator Ted Cruz was running neck and neck with Donald J. Trump in Iowa just before the caucuses in 2016, …
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A Brief History of Fundamentalist Christianity in the USA
When we talk about the history of Fundamentalism & rightwing Politics, we have to go all the way back to the mid-to-late 1800s, when both Darwin’s theory of evolution AND the field of archaeology’s discoveries led to a controversy over the reliability of the Bible to give Western societies a proper account of humanity’s origins. …
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Apocalypse Now : NPR
Evangelicals have played an important role in modern day American politics - from supporting President Trump to helping elect Jimmy Carter back in 1976. How and when did this religious group become so intertwined with today's political issues? In this episode, what it means to be an evangelical today and how it has changed over …
I Was Trained for the Culture Wars in Home School, Awaiting Someone Like Mike Pence as a Messiah | Autostraddle
To take back the country for Christ, we needed to outbreed, outvote and outactivate the other side, thus saith The Lord. — Read on http://www.autostraddle.com/i-was-trained-for-the-culture-wars-in-home-school-awaiting-someone-like-mike-pence-as-a-messiah-367057/amp/
