Why Christian Fundamentalism Is Still a Big Deal in U.S. Politics, …
WEBJun 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 ...
My Womb for His Purposes: The Perils of Unassisted Childbirth in …
WEBJul 14, 2009 · In the last week of June, two different circles of blogs invested in the Quiverfull movement—both as critics and supporters of the pro-natalist, patriarchal, conservative Christian lifestyle—focused on the sad news of the death of one Quiverfull mother’s child shortly after birth.
A Reporter’s Guide to the New Apostolic Reformation
WEBMay 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.
Religion Dispatches
WEBSep 27, 2024 · Religion Dispatches | Religion Dispatches. This is No Ordinary Anti-Blackness — The Racist History of the Pet-Eating Conspiracy. The Overwhelming Whiteness and Increasing Maleness of U.S. Churches isn’t an Accident — It’s a Selling Point. Is ‘Western Self-Hatred’ the Problem in the …
Recognizing (the Long History of) Christian Witches May Be Key to ...
WEBNov 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.”
What Do We Mean By ‘Judeo-Christian’? - Religion Dispatches
WEBFeb 15, 2011 · With the swing to the Right of the 1950s, American conservatives began to deploy “Judeo-Christian” in the fight against “Godless Communism.”. Senator Barry Goldwater contrasted “Judeo-Christian understandings” with “the communist projection of man as a producing, consuming animal to be used and discarded.”. Since then, “Judeo ...
Is Putin a 'Real' Christian? To Understand This Conflict We Need to …
WEBMar 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 ...
Fact-checking Scripture: “Those who do not work should not eat.”
WEBMar 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 .) 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 work, he shall not eat ...
With ‘Vermin’ Remark Trump Crosses Fully into Nazi Territory
WEBNov 16, 2023 · Trump’s calls to “root out…vermin” who present a sinister threat from within the ranks of Americans intentionally dehumanizes, in the eyes of his followers, all those who oppose him. The word “vermin” is a peculiar and deliberate word choice in political speech. Its appearance on Trump’s lips is no accident.
Seeing the Future: Can Religion Evolve and ... - Religion Dispatches
WEBSep 2, 2009 · One of the last books the Catholic mystic, social activist, poet, and Trappist monk Thomas Merton read just before his tragic death in Bangkok, Thailand on December 10, 1968, was Final Integration in the Adult Personality (1965, E.J. Brill). Written by the Iranian-born psychologist A. Reza Arasteh, the central premise of the book is that in order for a person to reach final integration of the ...