Christianists

The Independent reports: A Los Angeles gynecologist has surrendered his medical license for allegedly hectoring a patient about Jesus after she revealed having had an abortion 34 years prior. When Dr. Lucien Cox, 75, entered the room, he pressed the woman for further details about the abortion, and asked if she had “Jesus in her life,” the filing states. When …

NBC News reports: Lance Wallnau [photo], a celebrity evangelist who has spent decades calling on conservative Christians to occupy positions of power and influence over society, told followers that Trump’s victory had been prophesied years ago — a key step in God’s plan to usher in a new era of Christian dominion around the world. The chain of events that …

USA Today reports: Multiple efforts that supported giving parents public funds to spend on private or alternative schools fared poorly in the 2024 election. Voters rejected separate proposals in Colorado and Kentucky aiming to add language supporting school choice, an issue that has divided parents and school staffers across the nation for years, to their states’ constitutions. And voters in …

Religion News reports: The former president of an evangelical get-out-the-vote nonprofit, which seeks to motivate Christian voters to promote family values and “biblical truth” in the public square, was charged Monday (Nov. 4) with eight counts of possessing child pornography. Jason Yates, former CEO of My Faith Votes, was charged during a video court hearing in the District Court of …

The Huffingon Post reports: “We have so-called elected officials, people that I call politicians, that are afraid to stand up and fight for what’s right,” Robinson said to a room of supporters. “As soon as they get a little trouble, they tuck tail and run. They’ll send you a message on the phone and say, “Uh, uh, uh, I’m, I’m …

The Christian Post reports: Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts warned Americans in a Friday press call that Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for president of the United States, is the most “anti-faith” presidential candidate in history and that her administration would lead to Christians losing their freedom to worship. Roberts described Harris as “the most anti-faith, anti-religion presidential …

“I think the Democrats do not believe in the nuclear family, and they’ve already destroyed it in the macro, and now they’re trying to destroy it in the micro. In no political situation should you want to undermine a union between a man — a husband and a wife. “And voting is really important. And you have to ask, what …

Religion News reports: As a scholar of religion, I attended the “Courage Tour,” a series of religious-political rallies, when it made a stop in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, from Sept. 27-28, 2024. From what I observed, the various speakers on the tour used conservative talking points – such as the threat of communism and LGBTQ+ “ideologies” taking over education – and gave …

Via email from hate group leader Monica Cole: Jewelry company Pandora, through its liberal advertising choices, is attempting to normalize the LGBTQ lifestyle. A recent Pandora commercial, “Radiate it. Initiate it. Accept it. Expect it. Be love.,” includes a lesbian couple hugging, singing, and embracing one another. Unfortunately, Pandora blatantly throws homosexuality in the viewer’s face with the lesbian couple’s …

The Raleigh News & Observer reports: A polling company sued Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s gubernatorial campaign on Tuesday over a $114,000 bill it claims was never paid. The company, Vox Insights LLC, claims that the campaign “without excuse or justification” failed to pay for polling data it provided last month within a 30-day deadline set out in its contract. …

The Texas Tribune reports: Shortly after leaving his position as Housing and Urban Development Secretary with the Trump administration, Ben Carson began working on a supplemental curriculum for elementary school students he called Little Patriots. When the program launched publicly in 2021, he said it was meant to compensate for a lack of emphasis on “the good things of our …

“I think we’re going to beat the cheat. I had an experience that happened to me—I don’t often talk about him, Pastor Gene, but it happened in my second service, you can go out and look at it, those of you that are watching—where God came in to our church. “And this is what I know: There was a moment …

“This is the difference between Trump and his opponents. It’s maybe the key difference. Of all the many differences, this is maybe the key difference. There’s so much incessant discussion about Trump’s rhetoric, his insensitive language, his crass comments, etc, etc. “When’s the last time he even said anything shocking? You know, I mean, even by their — obvious, it’s …

The Knoxville News Sentinel reports: The former Maryville Apostolic Christian Academy middle school teacher convicted of sexually abusing a teenage girl who attended the school will serve six years in prison. Joseph “Kade” Abbott will not be eligible for parole and must register as a sex offender. Abbott was charged in 2023 with three counts of sexual assault by an …

“So he made fun of Puerto Ricans, Black people, Jews, and Arabs. You know, that’s — pretty equal opportunity offender. Were they offensive jokes? I mean, yeah, if you’re a whiny little baby, they’re offensive to you. If those jokes are offensive to you, then you’re just a whiny, pathetic, ridiculous, sad sack of a human being. “If you heard …

From excommunicated Archbishop Carlo Vigano: Look at your country! Your cities have become dumps filled with derelicts and criminals, drug dealers and addicts, prostitutes and robbers. Your schools are dens of indoctrination and corruption from kindergarten onwards. In your courts, criminals are acquitted and innocents are imprisoned: new ideological crimes are prosecuted, while illegality is tolerated and encouraged. In your …

Michigan Live reports: An Ypsilanti-area youth pastor is accused of forcing a girl to perform oral sex on him and using a social media app to arrange payment for photographs of children, according to police. Zachary Joseph Radcliff, 29, allegedly used Snapchat to arrange meetups with children where he would pay them for videos and photographs, Sgt. Gilberto Oliveria with …

Reuters reports: Hundreds of thousands of members of South Korea’s Christian groups held a service in Seoul on Sunday to protest against a landmark court ruling that acknowledged same-sex the rights of partners in same-sex couples to state health insurance. The supreme court in July upheld a high court ruling that a same-sex partner was eligible for spousal benefits from …

Australia’s national broadcaster reports: Right-wing American commentator Candace Owens has been refused entry to Australia for her upcoming speaking tour. Immigration Minister Tony Burke confirmed the conservative online influencer would not be granted a visa, saying “Australia’s national interest is best served when Candace Owens is somewhere else”. “From downplaying the impact of the Holocaust with comments about [Nazi physician …

“Just a few days ago Vice President Kamala Harris was speaking at a campus event and some students yelled out, ‘JESUS IS LORD!’  Her response? ‘YOU GUYS ARE AT THE WRONG RALLY!’ That speaks volumes, doesn’t it? “In contrast, former President Donald J. Trump welcomes Christians—and prayer—at his events. Does he use salty language sometimes? Yes, but he’s said publicly …