Christianists

Prominent Evangelical “Credibly Accused” Of Sex Abuse

The Kansas City Star reports: The founder of the International House of Prayer of Kansas City, a 24/7 evangelical and missions organization, is facing serious allegations of misconduct, members of its leadership team told staff at a special meeting on Friday. Mike Bickle has led the organization since its founding in 1999. The leadership team did not provide details of …

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Johnson And Wife Led Christian Nationalist Seminars

Mother Jones reports: Rep. Mike Johnson, the newly elected Republican House speaker, used to conduct a seminar in churches premised on the idea that the United States is a “Christian nation.” This ministry, as he has referred to it, is yet more evidence that Johnson is committed to a hardcore Christian fundamentalism that shapes his views of politics and government. …

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Christian Site: “Demons Attach To Halloween Candy”

Jordan Campbell writes for Charisma News: We don’t celebrate Halloween is because satanic activity is real. As a second-generation deliverance minister, having worked with severe trauma survivors, it saddens me to see families opening doors to such darkness as they participate in Halloween. There is no light in it. The witchcraft, spells, incantations, curses, rituals, sacrifices—all of this is real, …

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Mike Johnson Believes Dinosaurs Were On Noah’s Ark

“The Ark Encounter is one way to bring people to this recognition of the truth, that what we read in the Bible are actual historical events. Kentucky officials are smart to enthusiastically embrace the Ark Encounter, and the millions of tourists the park will welcome to the area from every viewpoint, race, color, religion and creed. Answers In Genesis aims …

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Bill Maher: Mike Johnson Is “Coming After Your Anal”

“He absolutely hates gay sex, especially when he’s having it. He wants to actually criminalize gay sex because it makes it hotter. Oh, this is a beaut, this guy. He has written in favor of reinstituting sodomy laws. Sodomy laws? That’s laws against anal and oral. I’ve never understood this about the Republicans. If you’re so against abortion, why would …

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Mike Johnson’s Wife Runs Christian Counseling Business That Compares Being LGBTQ To Bestiality And Incest

The Huffington Post reports: The wife of newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) runs a counseling business that advocates the belief that homosexuality is comparable to bestiality and incest, according to its operating documents. Johnson and his wife, Kelly, have long intertwined their political and business lives: They became a known entity in the late 1990s when they went …

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Kirk: The Bible “Explicitly” Forbids Observing Halloween

“Halloween is coming up, which is All Saints Day, but let’s just be honest, Halloween is a dark, dark day. Not a fan of it. It’s what you do with it. Not a fan of all the kind of dressing up and all that nonsense. I don’t like it. “And if you are a Christian, you must be, and by …

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Mike Johnson Once Lied That Pastors Nationwide Were Being “Prosecuted And Fined” Over Same-Sex Marriage

The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports: During a 2016 Louisiana Senate hearing on an anti-marriage equality measure, the bill’s author, then state Rep. Mike Johnson, found himself in a bit of a political pickle. The bill’s blanket protections for clergy refusing to marry someone because of their religious beliefs had Black and brown lawmakers concerned it would open the door not …

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Johnson Claims Amnesia On His Anti-LGBTQ History

The Daily Beast reports: In the past, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) has had a lot to say about the issue of LGBTQ+ rights. While working for the Alliance Defending Freedom, Johnson went on record as saying that “inherently unnatural” same-sex relationships mark “the dark harbinger of chaos and sexual anarchy” and could lead to people marrying their pets. Now, however, …

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Charlie Kirk On Maine Mass Shooting: Buy More Guns

“We have this scumbag psychopath who said, oh, I heard voices, and he previously said he wanted to shoot up a national guard place. Should have been put in an insane asylum, period. Went for mental health treatment and now unnecessarily 16 to 17 people are dead. And this is evil that it’s just so hard to wrap our heads …

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New Speaker Is Huge Fan Of Christian Nationalist Liar David Barton And They’re Already Plotting Together

NBC News reports: Two years before going from a relatively unknown congressman to speaker of the House, Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana spoke at a national gathering of Christian lawmakers in North Texas and shared his deep admiration for the man behind the conference: the evangelical activist and self-styled historian David Barton. Johnson told the audience at the December 2021 …

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Youth Pastor At Anti-LGBTQ “Bait And Switch” Georgia Church Arrested For (You Already Know What For)

Atlanta’s Fox affiliate reports: An Acworth man who once had a leadership role at a popular Cobb County church has been arrested. Cobb Police have charged him with four counts of child molestation for his alleged encounters with a 15-year-old boy who attended the church. Cobb Police have arrested the 32-year-old former Worship in Wonders former director of operations Marcus …

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Staver: The Vax Contains “Monkey Virus,” Send Money

Posted today to the Liberty Counsel’s website: Several studies have now shown that the mRNA shots included Simian Virus (SV40) — a monkey virus KNOWN to impact human DNA and cause rapid growth cancers and a host of other deadly consequences. Many governments are calling for an immediate recall of ALL mRNA COVID shots. Yet the WHO continues to insist …

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Johnson Once Led Christian Law School Named For Baptist Leader Now Accused Of Molesting Teen Boys

The Baptist News reports: In August 2007, Louisiana College (now named Louisiana Christian University) announced plans to open a law school, the first in the state to be located outside the capital, Baton Rouge, or the largest city, New Orleans. The law school was named after Judge Paul Pressler, one of the principal architects of the “conservative resurgence” in the …

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POLL: One-Third Of Evangelicals Back Political Violence

Religion News Service reports: Support for political violence and concern over the state of American democracy are both on the rise, with 75% of Americans believing the future of democracy is at risk in the next presidential election, according to a report released Wednesday (Oct. 25) by the Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings Institution. For the first time …

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Johnson Blames Mass Shootings On Teaching Evolution

The Meidas Touch reports: While preaching a sermon in 2016, newly elected GOP Speaker Mike Johnson blamed mass shootings on the teaching of evolution. Johnson remarks were delivered in a sermon titled Preserving Liberty at Christian Center Shreveport in 2016 in which he promoted his “legal ministry.” Johnson claimed the United States was founded as a Christian nation and then …

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Franklin Graham: Johnson Is “God’s Man For The Job”

“Congratulations to Congressman Mike Johnson of Louisiana who was just elected as Speaker of the House! He had unanimous Republican support. Last night after he was elected, he asked the entire GOP to stop and bow their heads and pray with him. That is so great to see. I believe that he is God’s man for this job. I encourage …

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Johnson: We’re Not A Democracy, We’re A “Biblical” Republic And Separation Of Church And State Isn’t Real

“You know, we don’t live in a democracy because a democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what’s for dinner. OK? It’s not just majority rule. It’s a constitutional republic. The founders set that up because they followed the biblical admonition of what a civil society is supposed to look like. What’s happened, Alex, over the last 60 or …

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When Johnson Called For Criminalizing Homosexuality

“Homosexual relationships are inherently unnatural and, the studies clearly show, are ultimately harmful and costly for everyone. Society cannot give its stamp of approval to such a dangerous lifestyle. “If we change marriage for this tiny, modern minority, we will have to do it for every deviant group. Polygamists, polyamorists, pedophiles, and others will be next in line to claim …

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Johnson Goes Christian Nationalist In First Speech

“I want to tell all my colleagues here what I told the Republicans in that room last night. I don’t believe there are any coincidences in a matter like this. I believe that scripture, the Bible, is very clear that God is the one that raises up those in authority. “He raised up each of you. All of us. And …

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