Christianists

The Washington Post reports: Teachers in Oklahoma would be instructed to have high school students “identify discrepancies in 2020 elections results” under new academic standards for social studies approved by the state education board last month. They stipulate that students should review information relating to the election, including “the sudden halting of ballot-counting in select cities in key battleground states, …

Politico Magazine reports: A year ago, Paul Dans was chief architect of what was shaping up to be the blueprint for Donald Trump’s second term. Eight months ago, he was sent into MAGA exile. Dans was the director of Project 2025 at the Heritage Foundation when, midway through the 2024 presidential campaign, he and his program started to become a …

Peter Montgomery reports at Right Wing Watch: The religious-right group Family Research Council promoted an excited letter to supporters Thursday saying that President Donald Trump’s dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education could be a “game-changer” for FRC’s efforts to “bring faith and the Bible back to public schools.” FRC President Tony Perkins’ letter showcases such a two-front strategy to …

Via email from hate group leader Monica Cole: One Million Moms has received complaints regarding the insinuated profanity in the new ad campaign from Wendy’s. The commercial features the “$3 Baconator,” but that is not all. Foul language (or implication of it) is unnecessary in this or any advertisement. Yet, that is apparently what Wendy’s intended. An inappropriate slogan is …

The Christian Post reports: Robert Morris, founding pastor of Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, was indicted on five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child by a multi-county grand jury in Oklahoma Wednesday stemming from allegations made by Cindy Clemishire last June that he sexually abused her over multiple years in the 1980s beginning when she was 12. …

The Texas Tribune reports: Rafael Cruz, the right-wing pastor and father of U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, told a Texas Senate committee on Tuesday that public schools must be required to teach anti-communist lessons in order to reaffirm what he said is America’s true, Christian heritage. “Communism needs to undermine the construct of god because government must become your god,” he …

KEITH SELF: I now recognize the representative from Delaware, Mr. McBride. SARAH MCBRIDE: Thank you, Madam Chair, Ranking Member Keating. BILL KEATING: Mr. Chairman, could you repeat your introduction again, please? SELF: Yes, we have set the standard on the floor of the House, and I’m simply– KEATING: What is that standard, Mr. Chairman? Would you repeat what you just …

Clarksburg, West Virginia’s CBS affiliate reports: The West Virginia Democratic Party is calling on the lawmakers to immediately remove an amendment that would allow health care providers to visually inspect a child’s genitals for purposes of verifying biological sex without parental consent from Senate Bill 456. The amendment was introduced by House Judiciary Chair J.B. Akers. The bill would reaffirm the …

NBC News reports: A Texas state bill could charge transgender people with “gender identity fraud,” making it illegal to identify as trans on official documents and potentially leading to jail time. The bill, which was filedby Republican state Rep. Tom Oliverson, would make it a state jail felony if a person “knowingly makes a false or misleading verbal or written …

Religion News Service reports: Ryan Walters is looking for 55,000 Bibles, and he is seeking $60 donations for each of them. Walters, who is Oklahoma’s state superintendent of public instruction, has made national headlines for his efforts to get Bibles into the hands of public school kids in his state. After state officials earlier this week rejected his request for …

Toledo’s CBS affiliate reports: She was a self-proclaimed prophetess, a six-time Toledo mayoral candidate and an unforgettable figure in local politics. Opal Covey made headlines for her bold claims, her fiery speeches and even a unique campaign van. Now, the woman who claimed to be chosen by God has died at 84. She owned and operated Opal’s Country Store & …

NBC News reports: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to law in Colorado that bans “conversion therapy” aimed at young people questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity. The justices took up an appeal brought by Kaley Chiles, a Christian therapist, who argued that the restriction violates her free speech rights under the Constitution’s First Amendment. …

The Texas Tribune reports: A bill that would give parents more power over which books their children can read in public school libraries will soon go before Texas senators for a full vote. The measure was approved Tuesday by a 10-1 vote in the Senate Committee on Education K-16. Introduced last month by Sen. Angela Paxton, R-McKinney, Senate Bill 13 …

Courthouse News reports: The Sixth Circuit ruled late Thursday to uphold an award of damages against former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis, who was sued after refusing to issue two gay men a marriage license. The three-judge panel unanimously rejected Davis’ arguments that she was immune to the lawsuit and upheld a jury award of $100,000 in emotional damages to …

The Associated Press reports: Two public school districts and several parents have sued the state in a bid to undo anti-discrimination protections for gay and transgender people in Pennsylvania, saying that the two-year-old regulation is illegal because it goes beyond what lawmakers intended or allowed. The lawsuit, filed in the statewide Commonwealth Court late Thursday, comes amid a debate in …

“Voters are thinking about everything else Democrats have said over the past decade or so. They’re wondering what other scams the party has been running. And that might explain why according to a recent poll from The Economist and YouGov, only 48% of Americans right now support the nationwide legalization of same-sex marriage. 38% oppose it and the rest are …

The Oklahoman reports: The Senate Education Appropriations subcommittee presented its budget recommendation for the Oklahoma State Department of Education Wednesday, which nixed a $3 million request by the agency to place Bibles in classrooms. In January, Walters presented his agency’s proposed budget to the subcommittee, which included $3 million to place Bibles in classrooms. The request was not considered by …

“I am grateful to move HJR0051 forward with a positive recommendation to the State and Local Committee. I believe it is important to seek Almighty God’s hand of blessing in our state. As our Founders sought His help, I think it is important to seek His help today. If we are to pass on a free and prosperous state to …

“There are a lot of people driven by hatred, which is what I think causes them to become Democrats in the first place. They want a revolution, they want America to permanently change. And out of their anger comes this violence. Right now, the federal government has about 90 programs to discourage people from getting married. Low income housing, food …

Michigan Live reports: A former church leader will stand trial on 60 charges related to sexual abuse after a Washtenaw County judge added 30 more counts based on preliminary testimony. Supporters of the eight men and one boy who testified against Zachary Radcliff, 29, could be heard crying in the courtroom as Judge J. Cedric Simpson read off the additional charges. …