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.
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 ...
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.
Remembering the Legacy of America’s “Green Preacher,” Rev. Ike
Jul 31, 2009 · Though Rev. Ike was a self-proclaimed “Green Preacher” (he professed to have ceased being a black preacher after earning his first few millions of dollars), it was evident that he remained consumed by the indignities suffered under the weight of white supremacy and segregation. This often made for a complicated and contradictory personal ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Devil’s Music: How Christians Inspired, Condemned, and …
Apr 2, 2018 · In his new book, The Devil’s Music: How Christians Inspired, Condemned, and Embraced Rock ‘n’ Roll, historian Randall J. Stephens documents the turbulent relationship between Christian faith and popular music in the twentieth century United States. How did Christians inspire rock ‘n’ roll? I focus quite a bit on Pentecostalism; especially in chapter one, which focuses on the origins ...
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.”
Fact-checking Scripture: “Those who do not work should not eat.”
Mar 31, 2017 · The biblical passage, 2 Thessalonians 3-10, was a rebuttal to one of the hearing’s expert witnesses, a representative of the Jewish anti-hunger group MAZON. (He referenced Leviticus.) It is also a familiar refrain to anyone who has watched past debates about SNAP. House Republicans have historically cited the verse — “if a man will not ...
From The Virgin Mary to a Housewife in Queens: Inside The Seer …
Jan 26, 2015 · Every June 18 for more than 25 years, Veronica Lueken—a Catholic housewife from Bayside, Queens—gathered followers for an all-night vigil beside the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. In a trance, Lueken transmitted apocalyptic messages from the Virgin Mary, whose visitations were labeled ”Our Lady of the Roses.”.