Christianists

The Guardian reports: Turning Point USA, a far-right youth group known for its fundraising prowess and for promoting election-conspiracy theories, is mounting a seven-figure voter-mobilization drive. Arizona-based TPUSA has launched the drive through Turning Point Action, which has raised tens of millions of dollars and is hiring hundreds of full-time employees in the three states. Dubbed “chase the vote”, the …

The Associated Press reports: The young crowd at a Nashville nightclub was ready to dance under the strobe lights to a throbbing mix of hip-hop, rap and Latin beats. But first they gathered to pray and praise God. The rules were announced on the dance floor by a mic-carrying emcee to more than 200 clubgoers blanketed by thick smoke machine …

“Rural white people are the acceptable target of American life. They’re the ones it’s okay to blame for literally everything bad in America. What causes systemic racism? Rural whites. “Why is Joe Biden’s approval rating terrible? Rural whites. They’re only 20 percent of the American population. Why is New York and San Francisco falling apart? Somehow, rural whites, even though …

Gainesville’s ABC affiliate reports: The University of Florida is firing all employees in positions related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) according to a memo sent on Friday. It follows the passage of a state law in 2023 targeting college funds spent on DEI. UF officials say they have closed the Office of the Chief Diversity Officer, eliminated DEI positions …

Via email from hate group leader Monica Cole: Volkswagen should be ashamed of attempting to normalize sin by featuring two lesbians getting married in their 2024 commercial, “Big Game.” The ad depicts two women dressed in wedding attire, leaving a little white chapel, hand in hand after their ceremony. Then they kiss in their Volkswagen before driving away. Obviously, Volkswagen …

From the Family Research Council’s Washington Stand: Family Research Council and Catholic Vote demanded an apology Wednesday for comments made on February 23 by Politico National Investigative Correspondent Heidi Przybyla, who claimed those who believe rights come from God are “Christian nationalists.” “Ms. Przybyla declared that the uniting belief of ‘Christian nationalists’ is that ‘rights as Americans, as all human …

“Instantly, I was in the spirit and I was in heaven. Animals started gathering around us. So I’m sitting between the father and Jesus and a giraffe comes over and licks my face. “A big gorilla, a gorilla that I saw before was pushing the swing one day when I was in heaven with the father and Jesus. And I’m …

Right Wing Watch reports: John MacArthur, an influential right-wing megachurch pastor and author, told an audience at his church last week that Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was “not a Christian at all.” MacArthur described the pastor and civil rights icon as “a nonbeliever who misrepresented everything about Christ and the gospel.” MacArthur, considered one of the most influential evangelical …

Via email from the Liberty Counsel: Liberty Counsel filed a reply brief this week in Ermold v. Davis to the U.S. District Court of Eastern Kentucky supporting its previous motion to reverse the jury verdict against former Rowan County Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis who was sued by two same-sex couples for not issuing them marriage licenses. The Ermold plaintiffs objected …

Via press release from the Catholic League: Homosexuals not only have a Gay Pride Parade in New York City at the end of June each year, there are gay events throughout the entire month. But that isn’t enough. Their relentless intolerance is stunning, which explains why gay activists—as opposed to ordinary gay people—are constantly thrusting their agenda onto others. Their …

Religion News Service reports: A new report released Wednesday (Feb. 28) found that roughly 3 in 10 Americans express some sympathy for Christian nationalism, with its greatest popularity concentrated in the Southeast and Upper Midwest. The findings appear in a study from the Public Religion Research Institute, which probed public support for Christian nationalism as part of a broader survey …

“We’ve seen a rise in antisemitism around the world. This is very concerning – many Jewish people feel unsafe, even in this country where we thought antisemitism would never thrive. But we have also seen a rise in hatred or ‘disdain,’ as Fox News puts it, against Christians. “This is fueled largely by agenda-driven media. They try to demonize Christians …

Politico reports: Republican Ryan Binkley ended his longshot presidential campaign and endorsed Donald Trump on Tuesday, after failing to gain traction in any of the early nominating states. While the primary became a one-on-one race between Trump and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Binkley, a Texas pastor and businessperson, remained in the race since last April, generating minimal support. It …

“Every time, during luncheon time, I have been here at Capitol Hill to speak on behalf of the one who’s running. You all know who I’m going to say. Yes, it’s number 45, yes, it’s Trump. I’m just gonna say his name right now. “Why not? God talked about him all the time. No matter what you think about him, …

“The most loving thing you could possibly do would be not to go, and to condemn the relationship; that is loving. It’s not loving to help somebody celebrate stepping into the fury of God’s judgment. “This is not a time for you to celebrate, thinking that your affection for somebody is the means of their salvation. They will come to …

Charlotte’s CBS affiliate reports: A Union County pastor is under fire after a clip of his sermon went viral online, in which he blames rape victims for their attire. Pastor Bobby Leonard of Bible Baptist Tabernacle can be heard saying that he wouldn’t convict a rapist if the victim was wearing shorts. The clip, which has been viewed millions of …

Axios reports: If former President Trump and his fellow Republicans lose in November, weeks like this might be to blame. Trump is beloved by the Republican Party’s MAGA base. But the far-right stamp he’s put on the GOP is bursting into view in ways that are giving even some Republicans pause — and could complicate their push for the swing …

“We are a religious state and we are going to fight it to keep that filth out of the state of Oklahoma because we are a Christian state — we are a moral state. We want to lower taxes and let people be able to live and work and go to the faith they choose. “We are a Republican state …

The Washington Post reports: In his 17 years as a self-appointed enforcer of what he viewed as traditional Catholicism, Michael Voris developed a go-to strategy for taking on his targets: accusing them of being gay. The head of far-right website Church Militant, Voris often claimed the Catholic church was secretly run by an “international gay-crime syndicate.” In a 2020 webcast, …

The Christian Post reports: Kirk Cameron has some thoughts on what it really means to “turn the other cheek.” The actor said intolerance, at least when it comes to evil and tyranny, is, in fact, a “very essential Christian virtue,” one which, he added, America’s founding fathers espoused. In a Feb. 21 appearance on the “Timcast IRL” podcast with Tim …