Christianists

The Magnolia Tribune reports: During the 2022 congressional campaign, Cassidy’s residency, voting history, and campaign rhetoric all drew scrutiny. Cassidy said he has resided in Mississippi since 2016 but changed his voter registration approximately a year prior once he was off active duty from the U.S. Navy. He said he returned to Pensacola, Florida to vote during those years before …

Mediaite reports: The Satanic Temple’s “beautiful holiday display,” which was erected last week with permission from the state, was cut short by Christian veteran Michael Cassidy, who dismantled the goat-headed figure before turning himself into law enforcement. Cassidy told The Sentinel, “The world may tell Christians to submissively accept the legitimization of Satan, but none of the founders would have …

Des Moines’ CBS affiliate reports: The Satanic Temple of Iowa says a statue in its Iowa capitol display was destroyed “beyond repair.” The display made headlines this week when an Eastern Iowa state lawmaker called for the governor to remove it, calling the display “blasphemous.” Governor Kim Reynolds issued a statement saying, “In a free society, the best response to …

The Guardian reports: On Wednesday Kevin Stitt, Oklahoma’s governor, signed an executive order effectively banning diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs at agencies and public colleges and universities across the state. The order prohibits them from using state funds, property or resources towards DEI initiatives and orders them to dismiss “non-critical personnel”. It is effective immediately, but institutions are expected …

“We must not lose sight that this election is part of a spiritual battle. There are demonic forces at play. But I want to remind those who have fallen prey to the leadership of such demons, have fallen prey to the diabolic forces, and have become pawns to their schemes. “Romans 13: 1-4. This is the warning. Let everyone be …

Media Matters has the transcript: The Bud Light boycott is, by far, and it’s not close, the most effective conservative boycott of a major company ever of all time. There isn’t even a close second. What’s second place? There isn’t a second place. In fact, I think it’s fair to say that it it’s not just the most effective, but …

NPR reports: The U.S. Supreme Court reentered the abortion debate Wednesday, agreeing to review a lower court decision that would make mifepristone, the commonly used abortion pill, less accessible. The court’s action sets up a collision between the Food and Drug Administration’s 23-year study and supervision of the abortion pill, and the circumstances under which it can be prescribed. The …

Axios reports: The Sarasota School Board voted Tuesday to urge member Bridget Ziegler to resign, saying her continued service amid an ongoing sexual battery investigation into her husband, Florida GOP Chair Christian Ziegler, “would cause an irreparably harmful distraction.” While symbolic, the 4-1 vote — in which two members who ran on a ticket with Ziegler joined in calling for …

The Christian Post reports: More than a month after leaders of International House of Prayer Kansas City announced that at least one allegation of abuse including “sexual immorality” made against the ministry’s founder Mike Bickle has “some credibility,” the embattled minister confessed on Tuesday to sinful misconduct he committed over 20 years ago. “With a very heavy heart I want …

The Truth & Liberty Coalition writes: A new bigoted slur from Democrats has hit the scene. With the pejorative label of “Christian Nationalist,” leftists hope to delegitimize and disenfranchise Christians who advocate for public morality, free speech, family values, and the right to life. By linking Christianity and “nationalism” in one phrase, they are cleverly conjuring a blended image of …

The Hill reports: A pregnant woman in Kentucky who filed a lawsuit demanding the right to an abortion discovered her embryo no longer has any cardiac activity, her attorneys said Monday. Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Planned Parenthood who were representing plaintiff Jane Doe said they couldn’t comment on what impact the development will have on …

From GOP Iowa state Rep. Brad Sherman: It is a tortured and twisted interpretation of law that affords Satan, who is universally understood to be the enemy of God, religious expression equal to God in an institution of government that depends upon God for continued blessings. Such a legal view not only violates the very foundation of our State Constitution, …

The New York Times reports: The Texas Supreme Court on Monday overturned a lower court order allowing an abortion for a pregnant woman whose fetus was diagnosed with a fatal condition, hours after her lawyers said she had decided to leave Texas for the procedure in the face of the state’s abortion bans. The court ruled that the lower court …

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: As the flu season kicks into gear, public health officials appear to be ramping up their level of public alarm through tightened masking and vaccine recommendations. But experts are concerned that the rhetoric could lead to an eventual repeat of what occurred during the 2020-2021 pandemic when government and school officials instituted controversial …

Via press release from hate group leader Bill Donohue: Starting today, through December 24, the Catholic League will feature a digital billboard in Times Square. At the top it says, “CELEBRATE RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY,” and at the bottom it says, “CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS.” In between is an image of the nativity scene—Our Blessed Mother, baby Jesus and Joseph. The billboard is on …

Des Moines’ CBS affiliate reports: If you are visiting the Iowa Statehouse over the next couple of weeks, you might see a holiday display set up by the Satanic Temple. It features a ram’s head covered with mirrors on a mannequin cloaked in red clothing. Shellie Flockhart from Dallas Center says she was shocked to see at the capitol. “It’s …

The Florida Observer reports: A resolution to request the resignation of Sarasota County School Board member Bridget Ziegler is featured on an agenda for the school board meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Widely anticipated to be among the most attended school board meetings in the district, the meeting follows an accusation of sexual assault against Ziegler’s husband, Christian Ziegler, who …

The Christian Post reports: The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal filed by a Christian therapist against Washington state’s ban on “gay conversion therapy,” allowing the law to remain in effect. In an orders list released Monday morning, the high court declined without comment a petition for a writ of certiorari in the case of Brian Tingley …

“The reason that I support Christian nationalism, practically, is because we have a nation. I respect our nation. I’m a patriot, love my country. It’s an extension of filial piety. And the soul of our nation is Christian. “It was founded explicitly as a Christian nation in 1620 by the pilgrims at Plymouth Rock who sailed here on the Mayflower, …

The Kansas City Star reports: Missouri Republican lawmakers are pushing a pair of bills that would allow for women to be charged with murder for getting an abortion in the state. The proposed legislation would give fetuses the same rights as human beings, which would allow for criminal charges to be filed against anyone who gets an abortion, helps someone …