Christianists

Scamvangelist Sells $1500 Course On How To Pray So That “Finances Overflow In Your Life In Jesus’s Name”

The Christian Post reports: Calling herself a “pioneer” in high-level prayer and pointing to her decades of experience as a minister of the Gospel, televangelist and self-proclaimed prophetess, Juanita Bynum, defended her $1,499.99 price tag for a four-week intensive prayer course, and dismissed criticism she has been facing online over it as an “insult.” “I’m not going to insult myself …

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Lil Nas X Trolls Anti-Gay Protesters Outside Concert

The Daily Beast reports: Lil Nas X replied to a group of protesters who showed up outside his concert in Boston by sending them pizza. In a video posted to the rapper’s TikTok, the star commented that “people  were protesting my concert last night,” adding, “so we brought them pizza.” Video shows staffers for the 23-year-old bringing pizza to the …

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DeSantis Ad Features Antisemitic Christian Nationalist

Mediaite reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) sparked controversy in recent weeks as The Forward reported Monday that an ad released Sept. 6 by DeSantis’s reelection campaign featured a “Christian nationalist pastor with antisemitic views.” The ad titled “Results” started airing nationwide after its release and briefly shows Pastor Larry Jinks of First Baptist Church of St. James City, FL …

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Southern Baptist Head: Real Christians Vote Republican

“We have a responsibility to make certain that Christians understand the stewardship of the vote, which means the discipleship of the vote, which means the urgency of the vote, the treasure of the vote. And they need to understand that insofar as they do not vote, or they vote wrongly, they are unfaithful because the vote is a powerful stewardship.” …

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Cultist Christian Group To Spend $40M On GOTV Push

The Christian Post reports: With less than two months until the midterm elections, a prominent Evangelical political advocacy nonprofit looks to spend upwards of $40 million to mobilize the Christian vote as Democrats and Republicans vie to take control of both houses of Congress this November. The Faith & Freedom Coalition, a social conservative national grassroots organization headed by longtime …

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Staver: Passing Marriage Bill Will “Destroy America”

Via email from hate group leader Mat Staver: Natural marriage keeps a culture strong. Sexual immorality and lack of monogamy kill a culture. If you want to destroy America, pass HR 8404. That is why we must warn members of the Senate to STOP HR 8404. The “Respect for Marriage Act” will throw gasoline on the fire that is burning …

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Analysis: Book Banning By School Districts Is Growing

Changing America reports: The momentum behind the nation’s wave of book bans is growing. A total of 1,648 individual books have been banned as of June, according to a new report from PEN America, a nonprofit focused on defending the right to freedom of expression in literature, journalism, and education. Those banned titles were written by 1,261 different authors, 290 …

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Bronx Library Cancels LGBTQ Event After Threats

The New York Daily News reports: It was advertised as a “fun-filled afternoon” in a Bronx library with a “local celebrity/author who encourages you to embrace your own uniqueness.” Instead, the free event planned at the Morrisania Library starring drag artist Desmond Napoles was canceled after the teenaged celebrity received hate-filled and violent threats — a trend that has led …

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Hate Group Takes Credit For Delayed Marriage Bill Vote

Via email from hate group leader Brian Brown: This setback for HR 8404, the gay ‘marriage’ bill, is due to your devoted support of NOM and your grassroots engagement. Thanks to supporters around the country, we bombarded Senators with over 600,000 email messages demanding that they oppose the bill, and we flooded their offices with individual telephone calls as well. …

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Fox News Regular Blames LGBTQs For The Rise Of Hitler

“Do you know that part of the Weimer Republic was social degeneracy Europe had never seen before? Do you know, the whole LGBTQ thing? Do you know, that was going wild in places like Berlin at this time? “And do you know that there were so many Germans, Jew-hatred or not, so many Germans who were willing to accept anything …

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FBI Arrests Woman For Anti-Trans Bomb Threat [VIDEO]

The Daily Beast reports: The FBI has arrested a New England woman for allegedly phoning in a bomb threat to Boston Children’s Hospital amid an unrelenting campaign of violent threats from the far-right over debunked claims about services the medical center provides to transgender youth. Catherine Leavy of Westfield, Massachusetts is charged with one count of making a telephonic bomb …

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Lawsuit Alleges CA Megachurch Pastor Raped Hundreds Of Children, Forced Some Into “Incestuous Threesomes”

Law & Crime reports: Five woman are suing an international megachurch and its leader, convicted felon Naasón Joaquín García, in California state court over decades of alleged child sexual abuse and human trafficking. The 53-year-old so-called “apostle” of the of the Church of the Living God, Pillar and Ground of the Truth, The Light of the World, admitted to various …

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Hate Group Whines About Response To Abortion Lie

Via email from the Family Research Council: Abortion is never medically necessary to save the life of a mother. That tweet struck a nerve — a very vocal and angry nerve. Many users (we’ve lost count at this point) replied to the tweet saying that they were reporting it to Twitter for “misinformation” of some flavor. So much so that …

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West Virginia Lawmakers Pass Near-Total Abortion Ban

The Washington Post reports: The West Virginia legislature on Tuesday passed a bill to prohibit nearly all abortions, making it the second state to pass a new ban since the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade in June. The State Senate passed the bill 22 to 7, after a brief debate Tuesday afternoon. The State House concurred and passed the …

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Hate Group Celebrates Threats Against Drag Events

Via email from the Family Research Council: Organizers of the September 9-11 Boise Pride Festival cancelled a “Drag Kids” performance after public pressure prompted multiple sponsors to pull their support. The event advertised drag performances by children “from ages 11-18,” which conservative sleuther Christopher Rufo uncovered on the Tuesday before the event. Rufo was skeptical of Boise Pride’s explanation for …

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TX Bar Cancels Drag Brunch After Threats Of Violence

Changing America reports: A bar in Denton, Texas, canceled its Disney-themed drag brunch open to all ages after management say they received “aggressive phone calls and hateful comments.” The event at Cool Beans Bar and Grill was scheduled for Sunday and canceled Thursday. The canceled event comes two weeks after a drag brunch at another Denton County bar drew both …

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Anti-LGBTQ Group Ranks Florida First In Education

The Christian Post reports: Parents looking for more options and transparency when schooling their children may want to head toward the Sunshine State. A new report from conservative public policy think tank the Heritage Foundation ranked Florida as the most parent-friendly jurisdiction in the union, followed by Arizona, Idaho and Indiana. The inaugural 2022 edition of the “Education Freedom Report …

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“Christian Nationalism” Book Makes Best-Sellers List

Via email from Gab’s CEO and founder Andrew Torba: Thanks to your help our new book, Christian Nationalism, has dominated the Amazon best-selling charts. It is currently sitting at number 3 behind Stephen King (who has sold hundreds of millions of books in his career) and Colleen Hoover (who has sold millions of books.) With your help, you can push …

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NYT Board Condemns Censorship By GOP/Christianists

From the editorial board of the New York Times: Fights about free speech can feel rhetorical until they are not. Here’s what censorship looks like in practice: A student newspaper and journalism program in Nebraska shuttered for writing about pride month. The state of Oklahoma seeking to revoke the teaching certificate of an English teacher who shared a QR code …

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MN Pastor Charged With Sexual Abuse Of Parishioners

The Roys Report reports: The longtime pastor of a Minnesota church retired in February. Now, he’s charged with criminal sexual conduct against two women in his former church, a criminal complaint shows. Bruce Douglas Konold pastored Eagan Hills Church, a Christian & Missionary Alliance (C&MA) congregation in the Twin Cities area, from 1997 until this past February. Authorities allege in …

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