Tag Archives: Christianists

The Texas Tribune reports: Gov. Greg Abbott is starting to make good on his threat to politically target fellow Republicans who oppose school vouchers, issuing his first endorsement of a primary challenger to a House member who has helped thwart his top legislative priority of the year. Abbott on Tuesday backed Hillary Hickland, an activist mother who is running against …

Far-right Catholic outlet LifeSiteNews has a petition: Talking to ChurchPop about what closely resembles witchcraft during Swift’s concert, exorcist priest Fr. Dan Reehil said: “The problem with the concert is that whether Taylor knew she was trying to imitate witches or in fact was doing some kind of a cult ceremony during the show is sort of irrelevant to the …

The Associated Press reports: Springfield Preparatory School, bills itself as an umbrella school for Christian homeschoolers. Most students there do attend the school to work toward an education through actual classes or tutoring. However, principal Kitty Sibley Morrison is also willing to grant a diploma to anyone whose parents say they were homeschooled, even years earlier. Morrison says she is …

As I reported yesterday, GOP Rep. Mike Gallagher and GOP rep turned Fox host Sean Duffy had a hissy fit over the Satanic Temple’s Xmas tree at a Wisconsin museum. Today Catholic League president Bill Donohue also blows his top in his usual fashion: The National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin is hosting a Festival of Trees representing 66 …

James Lasher writes for the far-right Charisma News: If you thought Target had learned the lesson that many of their shoppers do not view items like tuck-friendly swimwear for kids as appropriate, think again. The year is not over yet, and the retail giant thought it would be a good idea to ring in the Christmas season with another ‘Pride’ …

The Huffington Post reports: In 2004, Johnson was the lead attorney for Stockwell Place Elementary when the Bossier Parish public school got sued for pushing Christianity on its students. A set of Jewish parents sued the school after learning it was holding prayer sessions, teaching Christian songs in class and promoting a teacher-led prayer group called Stallions for Christ that …

Megachurch Pastor Greg Laurie writes: Thanksgiving Day is, for many, just a holiday that basically falls between two other holidays that we’ve managed to monetize: Halloween and Christmas. It has been reduced to a day for getting together and stuffing ourselves before going shopping on Black Friday. In fact, I see a lot more promotions for Black Friday than I …

The Associated Press reports: A Pennsylvania school board that banned books, Pride flags and transgender athletes slipped a last-minute item into their final meeting before leaving office, hastily awarding a $700,000 exit package to the superintendent who supported their agenda. But the Democratic majority that swept the conservative Moms For Liberty slate out of office hopes to block the unusual …

The Liberty Counsel has issued its 21st annual “Naughty Or Nice” list of retailers that Christians should boycott (PDF) for not stressing Jesus enough in their advertising, online product listings, or in-store displays. Many of the “Naughty” retailers on this year’s list are perennial violators, including Barnes & Noble, TJ Maxx, Walgreens, and Dick’s Sporting Goods. This year’s “Nice” list …

Houston Landing reports: A Friday lesson intended to teach students at dozens of Houston ISD schools how to think objectively included a video that mocked the idea of human-caused climate change from PragerU, a Florida nonprofit criticized for pushing biased, conservative viewpoints. Meant to help students discern fact from opinion, the seven-minute clip encouraged viewers to “do your own research,” …

Peter Montgomery reports at Right Wing Watch: Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders has appointed Jason Rapert, a Christian nationalist activist and former state senator to the state library board. Rapert was a zealously anti-LGBTQ and anti-choice lawmaker who ran for lieutenant governor last year but was defeated in the Republican primary. Earlier this month, Rapert tweeted a long angry rant against …

The far-right Catholic LifeSiteNews reports: Michael Voris, founder and president of St. Michael’s Media and Church Militant, has resigned at the request of its board of directors, the Catholic media organization confirmed Tuesday afternoon. Reports of Voris’ ouster initially surfaced Tuesday morning. “We understand this is a shock to you all, but our founder and former CEO is stepping aside …

The Washington Blade reports: A new bill just introduced in Florida aims to expand “Don’t Say Gay Or Trans” provisions to a broad range of workplaces. Targeting government employees, contractors, and nonprofits, the bill sets forth restrictions and bans on policies relating to pronouns, gender identity, and sexuality. Specifically, it would prohibit state and local government employees as well as …

Posted to Franklin Graham’s Facebook page: It’s a sad day for the Church of England. Any decision that goes against the Word of God is wrong—even if it’s called a trial. The Church of England decided to go forward with trial blessing services for same-sex couples. They said they aren’t officially changing their doctrine—yet—but “blessing” and celebrating something that goes …

CNN reports: Mike Johnson, the new speaker of the House, voiced support for revisiting Supreme Court decisions that struck down restrictions on the use of contraception, barred bans on gay sex and legalized same sex marriages, according to a CNN review of his prior public statements. On a conservative talk radio show the day the Supreme Court struck down Roe …

NBC News reports: House Speaker Mike Johnson, who recently made clear his endorsement of Donald Trump in 2024, met with the former president Monday night, two sources familiar with the meeting said. Johnson, R-La., and Trump met at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida days after Johnson told CNBC in an interview that he is “all in for President Trump,” who …

“Say whatever you want about, say, cigarettes, two things cannot be denied. One, tobacco helped build this country. OK? We would not have a country without tobacco. Without a tobacco plant, this country doesn’t exist. So it has been crucial, central to this country from its foundation. The same cannot be said for marijuana. Tobacco is as American as apple …

Cedar Rapids’ ABC affiliate reports: The Iowa Board of Regents has voted to approve recommendations from a study group that would water down currently existing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) functions. The Board of Regents formed a study group earlier this year after Governor Reynolds [photo] signed a bill directing a “comprehensive study and review of the diversity, equity and …

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: Target clearly hasn’t learned their lesson. Rather than pivoting after the backlash, the boycotts, and plummeting sales, they have decided to continue swimming upstream To most people’s surprise, Target has leaned into the very agenda that caused their demise. So, naturally, with Christmas around the corner, Pride ornaments are next on the agenda! …

The Hill reports: Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced the creation of a new joint fundraising committee, called Grow the Majority, that will be his principal fundraising apparatus to support Republicans running for House seats. The creation of the organization will allow Johnson and his political apparatus to solicit six-figure donations from high-dollar donors and distribute those funds across the 70 …