Christianists

The Texas Tribune reports: Paul Pressler, the monumental Southern Baptist leader and Republican activist at the center of a massive sex abuse scandal, died on June 7. He was 94. Pressler was one of the most influential, if lesser-known, evangelical figures of the last half-century, having co-led a movement in the Southern Baptist Convention that pushed the nation’s second-largest faith …

The Christian Post reports: Robert Morris, founding pastor of Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, which attracts an estimated 100,000 worshipers weekly, has confessed to “inappropriate sexual behavior with a young lady” more than 35 years ago while he was a young pastor after a woman accused him of sexually abusing her over multiple years beginning when she was 12. “When …

The Texas Tribune reports: Multiple speakers and a venue pulled out of a prominent Texas activist group’s July conference after The Texas Tribune reported on its plans to amplify white nationalist figures and rhetoric. Billed as the 15th anniversary celebration for True Texas Project, the conference agenda claims that there is a “war on white America,” and urges attendees to …

Via email from hate group leader Monica Cole: One Million Moms is diligent in warning our supporters of inappropriate content our children and grandchildren could be exposed to in today’s media. Recently, popular YouTuber Ms. Rachel, a former preschool teacher with over ten million subscribers to her channel, openly supported Pride Month online. I personally no longer have young children …

“Supporters of the natural family and traditional values have caused a seismic shift in the direction of the European Parliament, crushing the left in European parliamentary elections this past weekend. “Conservative pro-family leaders such as Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, Hungary’s Viktor Orban and France’s Marine Le Pen are big winners, helping wrest control of the EU Parliament away from leftwing leaders …

From the far-right Christian site Charisma News: President and co-Founder of Destiny Encounters International Charlie Shamp revisited a prophetic word he received in August 2022, stating that “the hunter will become the hunted.” This prophecy appears to be unfolding with the recent conviction of Hunter Biden on felony charges, including weapons possession. Shamp stated, “When the word of the Lord …

“They’ve stolen the election. They burned ballots. They’ve hidden ballots. They’ve thrown them in the river. They even shot down a Black Hawk helicopter. Isn’t this strange? Bringing them from the military that was overseas, they were carrying the ballots! “And that helicopter was shot down so that they could never be counted. And even now they’re finding them in …

The Birmingham News reports: Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has some thoughts on voter fraud and election integrity, and, under the right circumstances, he’ll share them. When Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, Marshall sued to overturn the results. Later, he appeared before Congress to testify as an expert witness. But when asked repeatedly whether President Joe Biden had …

The Washington Post reports: Southern Baptists, the country’s largest Protestant denomination, voted on Wednesday to oppose the use of in vitro fertilization. The vote was an indication that ordinary evangelicals are increasingly open to arguments that equate embryos with human life, and that two years after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, “fetal personhood” may be the next front for …

NBC News reports: Six years ago, Charlie Kirk, a right-wing provocateur who founded the conservative activist group Turning Point USA, strongly criticized the evangelical political movement he now helps lead. Kirk described Jesus as welcoming and tolerant and denounced Christians’ “sanctimonious approach” to homosexuality and other issues. He argued politics should be advanced through a “secular worldview” and slammed attempts …

The Charleston Post & Courier reports: The race for South Carolina’s most conservative U.S. House district is headed to a runoff. Mark Burns, a leading face of the Christian nationalist movement, and Sheri Biggs, a nurse and lieutenant colonel in the Air National Guard, battled for the lead in the first round of voting in the June 11 Republican primary …

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: 1. A large percentage of these men and women have been sexually abused and are operating out of a place of deep wounding. They’re living “in spiritual darkness.” Some may be at war with God, and others are genuinely struggling with their identity, but by and large, they’ve all been hurt. 2. These …

Courthouse News reports: A Christian health care provider and two Catholic parishes argued before the Sixth Circuit on Tuesday that their trio of lawsuits challenging Michigan’s anti-discrimination law were improperly dismissed. The Michigan law known as the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act or ELCRA, prohibits various forms of discrimination, including discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. Those specific protections …

The Guardian reports: A book about book bans has been banned in a Florida school district. Ban This Book, a children’s book written by Alan Gratz, will no longer be available in the Indian River county school district since the school board voted to remove the book last month. Gratz’s book, which came out in 2017, follows fourth-grader Amy Anne …

The Daily Beast reports: The white trad-wife TikToker who casually dropped the n-word in a cooking video that went viral Monday is already paying for her ignorance, with her employer, Rophe of the Carolinas, announcing it had let her go with immediate effect on Tuesday. The woman at the center of the controversy, Lilly Gaddis, referred to her friends’ husbands …

The Meidas Touch reports: During a segment criticizing YouTuber Ms. Rachel for quoting a Bible verse about “loving your neighbor” while talking about accepting LGBTQ people, Charlie Kirk made homophobic comments and referenced a verse in Leviticus used to justify stoning gay people to death, calling it part of “God’s perfect law when it comes to sexual matters.” Kirk, who …

“While the national Republican Party has largely embraced the LGBTQ agenda because they say they want to create a quote, unquote, ‘big tent,’ there still remains committed conservative Christians who are rejecting Pride Month because, let’s face it, we should as conservatives. “Dave, I have to say I commend you strongly for standing up so firmly for what should be …

Yahoo Entertainment reports: Federalist writer Ericka Andersen argued that if Parton is a Christian, as she proclaims, she should call out homosexuality as a sin. “Parton’s version of love, which includes condoning immoral sexual behavior (‘be who you are,’ she’s said), is unaligned with God’s vision for humanity,” Andersen wrote. But Andersen told Yahoo Entertainment on Saturday that the widespread …

“Today is not the day the Democrat house of cards comes tumbling down. The left will try to argue this proves the system of justice is fair. That’s what this is all about. This is a talking point trial. “They’re trying to make it seem as if, oh, our justice system is fair. You go after Donald Trump, and you …

From hate group leader Mat Staver: Tomorrow, June 12, will mark the eight-year anniversary of the horrific massacre at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando where 49 people were killed and 53 were wounded. With six bullets in his body, Angel Colon should have been dead. But our beautiful Savior both rescued and redeemed Angel that night. Now, Angel has a …