Tag Archives: Christianists

Via press release from GLAAD: One of the first to depict the potential effects of Project 2025, “The Pledge” is set in public school classroom in September 2025 and features a federal government representative overseeing a teacher who is leading her young students while they recite a revised Pledge of Allegiance, reflective of the values espoused in the more than …

Shitbag Todd Starnes writes on his website: A group of Christians had a hankering for a Subway sandwich the other day. So, they dropped by the franchise in Waunakee, Wisconsin. But the men were denied service because of the Christian message on their t-shirts. One shirt read, “Abortion is Murder” and another shirt read “Homo Sex is Sin.” One of …

The Poke reports: There’s no shortage of conspiracy theories about what actually happened when Trump was left with a bloody ear, one rallygoer dead and two others critically injured. And while we hesitate to highlight any of them, this one is surely deserving of a moment or two of your time because it’s just so extraordinary (and a terrifying indicator …

Peter Montgomery reports at Right Wing Watch: After a rough year of scandal, electoral defeats, and effective counter-organizing, the anti-LGBTQ, book-banning Moms for Liberty put on a show of force at the Republican National Convention. A Moms for Liberty town hall Tuesday afternoon drew two governors, three members of Congress, and three state attorneys general. The event started with a …

Posted to the Liberty Counsel’s website: Saturday, we witnessed a miracle. The Hand of God turned President Donald Trump’s head at the precise moment necessary to prevent a devastating disaster. We rejoice for our Creator’s protective hand over President Trump and our country. And we are more committed than ever to stop the demonic forces that drove this assassination attempt, …

Click2Houston reports: The University of Houston Police Department has released surveillance footage that appears to show the moment when a controversial sculpture at the University of Houston was “beheaded” by a currently unidentified person around a week ago. The footage shows a figure approaching the sculpture and climbing the top of it. While they are momentarily obscured by a tree …

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: One of the most lamentable developments in recent politics has been the Left’s decision to insult the importance of “thoughts and prayers.” Believers utter the well-meaning phrase as a sign of heartfelt charity for those who suffer any kind of tragedy. Yet some of the most prominent figures on the Left, who never …

Media Matters has the transcript: CHARLIE KIRK (HOST): I mean, you see a guy who gets shot and he then fights his own agents and says fight, fight, fight. Let me be very clear – if you are a man in this country and you don’t vote for Donald Trump, you’re not a man. I mean, like, who are you? …

Ryan Walters writes for the Moonie Times: Mr. Trump’s track record of appointing strong, conservative judicial candidates underscores his alignment with evangelical values. His vision to “make America great again” is not just a political slogan but a call to restore America’s Christian heritage since its greatness came from the Christian faith that inspired her. He will end diversity, equity …

Via email from Gab CEO Andrew Torba: For nearly a decade now these people have spent every waking moment demonizing tens of millions of ordinary, hardworking Americans as “nazis,” “racists,” and “deplorables” while marking Donald Trump as “Hitler 2.0.” There can be little doubt that this led to the violence we saw unfold this week. They want you to forget …

The Associated Press reports: A state court judge’s ruling Monday keeps an abortion-rights question on the November ballot in South Dakota. Judge John Pekas dismissed a lawsuit filed by an anti-abortion group, Life Defense Fund, that sought to have the question removed even though supporters turned in more than enough valid signatures to put it on the ballot. “They have …

“Here’s the official story so far: a random 20 year old acting completely alone walked within 150 yards of a presidential campaign rally with a rifle, climbed onto a rooftop in full view of Secret Service snipers, set up his shot and fired without anyone intervening and with no help from anyone. “This 20 year old is also so politically …

Hemant Mehta reports at The Friendly Atheist: During a livestream Sunday night, televangelist Kenneth Copeland, his daughter Terri Pearsons, and her husband George Pearsons held their hands to their right ears as they prayed for Donald Trump to be healed During a livestream Sunday night, televangelist Kenneth Copeland, his daughter Terri Pearsons, and her husband George Pearsons held their hands …

Mediaite reports: North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R), the party’s nominee for governor in 2024, is slated to speak at the Republican National Convention this week despite swirling controversies around his inflammatory rhetoric. Robinson made national headlines when he called for “killing” his fellow Americans during a wild speech. Notably, Robinson’s call for extrajudicial killings and his continued embrace …

Kyle Mantyla reports at Right Wing Watch: Clad in a “colonial preachers robe” meant to the emulate the apocryphal “Black Robe Regiment” that supposedly rallied the colonists to rebel against England during the American revolution, Hibbs said he only breaks out the garb in “times of tyranny.” We are in just such a time right now, said Hibbs, prompting him …

The Alabama Political Reporter reports: A House bill that could have led to the arrest of librarians narrowly missed becoming law last session, but sponsors have already filed a follow-up for the session that begins next February. House Bill 4 is primarily sponsored by Rep. Arnold Mooney, R-Indian Springs, but has a total of 49 co-sponsors including House Speaker Nathaniel …

ProPublica reports: A network of ultrawealthy Christian donors is spending nearly $12 million to mobilize Republican-leaning voters and purge more than a million people from the rolls in key swing states, aiming to tilt the 2024 election in favor of former President Donald Trump. These previously unreported plans are the work of a group named Ziklag, a little-known charity whose …

The Christian Post reports: A group of Democratic members of Congress are calling on the Internal Revenue Service to investigate the national Christian conservative advocacy organization Family Research Council’s official status as an “association of churches.” Reps. Jared Huffman of California and Suzan DelBene of Washington sent the letter, with 11 other lawmakers joining. The correspondence is addressed to U.S. …

Reuters reports: Two conservative federal judges in Texas have blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing new anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ students, preventing the rule from taking effect in the Republican-led state and a school district represented by a Christian legal rights group. Thursday’s rulings by U.S. District Judges Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo and Reed O’Connor in Fort Worth followed …

The Christian Post reports: A billionaire who has claimed to be a devout Christian and was one of the Evangelical world’s biggest benefactors was found guilty Wednesday in New York City of massive securities and market manipulation fraud that reportedly wiped $100 billion from the global market. Bill Hwang, who founded the investment firm Archegos Capital Management in 2013, stared …