This overtly religious rhetoric at a taxpayer-funded, government-sponsored event crosses a clear constitutional line. The U.S. government is secular — it has no business promoting one religion over others, or religion over nonreligion.
This week: The Scopes Trial. Say a prayer for free speech. Supreme Court would take a wrecking ball in order to separate church and state in schools. Christian Nationalist Jason Rapert and his moves. Is climate change a scam?
This week: Christianity is the “New Religion” in Silicon Valley. Is the U.S. is being destroyed by Secular ‘spiritual oppression’, and do nonreligious Americans always vote for liberal candidates? Plus: Trump talks about a third term.
Sen. Josh Hawley is once again pushing Christian nationalism, telling Liberty University students that “America as we know it cannot survive without biblical Christianity.” Preaching from the Book of Judges, he framed secularism as “spiritual oppression” and called on Christians to “rise up” to reclaim the nation. Hawley falsely claims that secularism seeks to …
This week: a student critique of Bible-infused Texas curricula, a SCOTUS case with seismic implications for workers’ unemployment, a chilling exploration of how redefining antisemitism is jeopardizing both Jewish safety and democratic discourse, and a look inside Turning Point USA’s latest bid to conscript pastors into the culture war.
On March 19, a group of religious-right activists and Christian nationalists went to the White House for a meeting with faith adviser Paula White and to pray over President Donald Trump. Christian nationalist William Wolfe expressed elation after meeting with President Trump, claiming that Christians now have “breathing room” to “advance Christian policy priorities” at …
This week, we look at the alarming encroachment of religious ideology into the public sphere, from the aggressive push to inject Christian doctrine into Texas public schools to the dangerous precedent set by Arizona’s chaplain legislation. The lines separating state and church are being deliberately blurred.
Here are the most important articles from the past week on the rise of Christian nationalism, church-state issues, and threats to democracy. Stay informed with key developments shaping the intersection of religion and politics.
From a HUD Secretary collaborating with a religious activist on rebuilding efforts to a “book-banning pastor” targeting school districts, and even pardoned anti-abortion activists planning their next moves, this edition covers key developments at the intersection of religion and politics. Christian national Sean Feucht joined HUD Secretary Scott Turner to provide ‘God’s strategy’ to rebuild …
Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters spoke last night at an event hosted by City Elders, a group that believes they are “anointed” by God to run the government. The City Elders describe themselves as a national network with “the mission of governing the gates of every city in America to establish the Kingdom of God with …