Christianists

The Arizona Republic reports: Pastor Jeff Durbin of the Apologia Church in Mesa is the head of End Abortion Now, an organization he founded. He’s also preached election conspiracies and posted videos of himself outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 as well as commentary later sympathetic to those who eventually stormed the building. On Monday the Biden campaign …

The Associated Press reports: Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday to block Louisiana’s new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom, a measure they contend is unconstitutional. Plaintiffs in the suit include parents of Louisiana public school children with various religious backgrounds, who are represented by attorneys with the American Civil Liberties …

NBC News reports: A Texas law that banned abortions in early pregnancy is associated with a stark increase in infant and newborn deaths, a study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics found. Lawmakers passed Texas Senate Bill 8, or SB8, in September 2021. The state law banned abortions as soon as a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can be as early …

From the Family Research Council’s website: A proposed California state constitutional amendment’s attempt to broaden the definition of marriage to better align with LGBT ideology may lead to a landslide of disastrous consequences, experts say. Proposition 8 of the California Constitution defines marriage as something “between a man and a woman,” and the California court is currently considering a proposal …

“Abortion’s not healthcare. I find it really interesting, if not worse, that you wouldn’t support the change of the [Health and Human Services] department’s name to the Department of Life. I thought we were all in support of life. Why aren’t we talking about the people who are supporting legislation that abortion can happen until three days after the person’s …

The Guardian reports: Dan Patrick, Texas’s lieutenant governor, said on Friday he would pass Bill 1515 mandating the biblical stricture in all classrooms, in the next session of the state senate, the upper legislative chamber over which he presides. “SB 1515 will bring back this historical tradition of recognizing America’s heritage, and remind students all across Texas of the importance …

NBC News reports: Two decades before pastor Robert Morris publicly confessed last week to engaging in “sexual behavior” with a child and resigned from Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, his accuser had confronted him and sought compensation, according to copies of emails obtained by NBC News. Morris responded two weeks later. “Debbie and I really do care for you and …

NBC News reports: A federal appeals court on Friday found unconstitutional a key component of the Affordable Care Act that grants a health task force the effective authority to require that insurers both cover an array of preventive health interventions and screenings and refrain from imposing out-of-pocket costs for them. The lawsuit centered on the objections of a coalition of …

“Look, when the Supreme Court meets, the doors of the Supreme Court on the backside have the Ten Commandments. Moses faces the U.S. Speaker of the House in the House chamber. “He is the original giver of law. Most of our laws in this country are founded on the Ten Commandments. What’s the big problem? And that’s the part I …

The Kansas City Star reports: The president of Blue Springs’ elected school board has resigned amid allegations raised online by a young woman who accuses him of grooming her about 10 years ago when she was a youth group leader in his church. “It is with a profound sense of responsibility and commitment to transparency that we acknowledge the recent …

“We hear all the time that religion divides this country. The left says it constantly. Have you heard it? All the they time, they’re like, ‘Oh, religion is so divisive. Religion divides America.’ “I’m here to tell you today that religion doesn’t divide America, religion unites America. We are a religious people! I’ll tell you what divides America is the …

NBC News reports: The Louisiana lawmaker behind the radical new law requiring that the Ten Commandments be displayed in public school classrooms across her state is no stranger to the culture wars. State Rep. Dodie Horton, a Republican from Haughton, Louisiana, is also one of the prime movers behind her state’s bill prohibiting teachers from discussing gender identity or sexual …

The Christian Post reports: Texas-based Daystar Television Network, one of the largest Christian television networks in the world, has removed all programming featuring Gateway Church founder Robert Morris following his resignation amid an allegation that he sexually abused Cindy Clemishire over multiple years in the 1980s beginning when she was 12. “Daystar unequivocally condemns the actions described in these allegations …

“The teacher should be able to have an appropriate response, which is to tell them [children], ‘Look guys, this is historical document that’s posted on the wall to remind everyone of good morals, good principles.’ “Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not lie. These are important things. I think that in the state of Louisiana we have echoed a strong …

Angry White Men reports: During a June 12, 2024 livestream, Christian nationalist pastor Joel Webbon defended making homosexuality a capital offense. Webbon suggested that death, as a “maximum penalty,” would act as a deterrent. He also claimed that it is a “natural reaction” to want to “throw up” at the sight of same-sex couples holding hands or kissing. Webbon explained …

“The attacks on President Trump and, and some of even the attacks on on Project 2025 are all of the same kind. It’s essentially you know, they trot out the dictator, authoritarian narrative but in reality, it’s all projection. “We are actually living now and we have an authoritarian resident in the White House with the name Biden. “And you …

The Louisiana Illuminator reports: Four civil liberties groups will sue the state of Louisiana after Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed a law Wednesday that calls for the Ten Commandments to be displayed in school classrooms. The new rule applies to any school that accepts state money, including colleges and universities. The American Civil Liberties Union, its Louisiana chapter, Americans United …

The Christian Post reports: Though he previously featured prominently in former President Donald Trump’s Evangelical Executive Advisory Board, Gateway Church’s founding pastor, Robert Morris, who recently resigned in the wake of child sex abuse allegations, no longer has a role in it, a spokesperson for Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign has said. Morris hosted Trump at Gateway Church in June 2020 …

From the Family Research Council’s website: Tolerance is not a Christian virtue; it is rather an earthly shadow or purely social mirroring of the fuller virtue of mercy. As is made abundantly, almost appallingly evident in the form of Christ crucified — that bloodied and mangled God-man hanging upon a broken tree — mercy is forgiveness of some evil. Mercy …

James Lasher writes for the far-right Charisma News: It has long been held that New York City is the gateway into America. When something takes hold in the Big Apple, it invariably spreads outward to the rest of the country. So when NYC opens its arms wide for a dragon in celebration of the new season of HBO’s “House of …