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A Reporter’s Guide to the New Apostolic Reformation
May 23, 2024 · The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) is one of the most important Christian religious and political movements of our time. To see this one need look no further than the role of NAR leaders in the electoral campaigns of Donald Trump and Trump-aligned figures, from school boards to statewide elected offices, and as a dynamic part of the Christian Right.
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 ...
Trump’s ‘God Bless the USA Bible’ is No Joke
Mar 29, 2024 · As he makes another bid for the White House, Donald Trump is well aware of who his base is and what they believe.Indeed, the campaign has increasingly adopted more overtly Christian nationalist themes, particularly those that attach special importance to the role of Trump in the Christian god’s plans for America, a strategy that appeared to reach its apex with the widely-derided “ God made ...
Is Putin a 'Real' Christian? To Understand This Conflict We Need to …
Mar 15, 2022 · Sarah Riccardi-Swartz and Robert Saler. Sarah Riccardi-Swartz is a postdoctoral fellow in the Luce-Funded Recovering Truth: Religion, Journalism, and Democracy in a Post-Truth Era project in the Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict at Arizona State University. Her work is also supported by her participation as Senior Fellow in the “Orthodoxy and Human Rights” project, sponsored by ...
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.”
Remembering the Legacy of America’s “Green Preacher,” Rev. Ike
Jul 31, 2009 · This week we lost an important and pivotal figure in modern American religious history. Rev. Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II was a controversial and complicated personality who cast his ecclesial wings upon the religious airwaves to become a pop-culture icon.
Fact-checking Scripture: “Those who do not work should not eat.”
Mar 31, 2017 · Occasionally, a bit of scripture will float into public discourse, often in the context of politicians and civilians sorting through the implications of some bit of policy. The citations are as a rule fairly shallow, as one side or the other tries to leverage the moral authority of …
Teflon Antichrist: How Did a President Who Fit the Role So Well …
Mar 30, 2021 · One of the more unexpected developments of Donald Trump’s presidency was his metamorphosis into an evangelical hero. American Christians didn’t just like his policies, they venerated him as a near supernatural being — the last hope against Antichrist.. Such a response, to any political leader, is unusual.
What Do We Mean By ‘Judeo-Christian’? - Religion Dispatches
Feb 15, 2011 · Religious conservatives have, to varying degrees of controversy, been issuing online voting guides for “concerned Christians” for a while now, but this past election saw something new: a national “Judeo-Christian Voter Guide.”The guide’s homepage, which features a map of all fifty states and a ‘note to clergy’ urging …