Tag Archives: Christianists

Education site The 74 reports: Texas elementary school students would get a significant dose of Bible knowledge with their reading instruction under a sweeping curriculum redesign unveiled Wednesday. From the story of Queen Esther — who convinced her husband, the Persian king, to spare the Jews — to the depiction of Christ’s last supper, the material is designed to draw …

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: NBC News is the latest to stir the pot, insisting that they spoke to nine people close to the Trump campaign who warned that there’s a strategy afoot to stop conservatives from moving the party platform “too far to the right” on things like abortion and same-sex marriage. That’s sounding plenty of alarms …

Politico reports: The Florida Board of Education approved several tweaks Wednesday to the state’s standards for teaching social studies, but left intact controversial pieces on Black history that sparked widespread backlash last year. Opponents slammed the state for sticking by its “warped” telling of Black history. :Florida’s new teaching standards include the same language that scored national blowback last year …

In a scene lifted right out of the 2011 state funeral for North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il, father of current dictator Kim Jong-Un, a group of female Trump supporters this afternoon sobbed, prayed and sang as they piously waved Trump flags, MAGA flags, American flags, and “Never Surrender” placards bearing Glorious Leader’s mugshot. But it’s not a cult. Near the …

Religion News reports: MyChurchFinder sends surveys to pastors nationwide and assigns a letter grade to their church based on their answers. To receive an A rating, pastors must demonstrate that they lead a “biblically sound, culturally aware & non-socialistic legislatively active church.” The vast majority of the 270 churches in the directory received an A rating. MyChurchFinder’s rating system rewards …

“They come to my event, and they say, but he’s allegedly an adulterer, lived a colorful life, I don’t like the way he talks. I get those objections only from very, very committed Christians. This is a group of folks that are incredibly devout and — not all, by the way. There’s super devout people that don’t share this, like …

“Given the steadily increasing rate of at-home chemical abortions, it is vital that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ensure mifepristone, the drug’s active metabolites in blood and placenta tissue, and the fetal remains of unborn children — all of which are unbelievably being flushed into America’s wastewater system — do not pose a threat to the health and safety …

From the newly-adopted Texas Republican Party platform: Homosexuality is an abnormal lifestyle choice. We believe there should be no granting of special legal entitlements or creation of special status for homosexual behavior, regardless of state of origin, and we oppose any criminal or civil penalties against those who oppose homosexuality out of faith, conviction, or belief in traditional values. No …

Fox Business reports: Walmart promoted its new Pride apparel on social media ahead of Pride month on Saturday, writing on Instagram, “Not just a slogan. #PrideAlways is a reminder to lead with love.​” The company’s promotion comes just weeks after Target said its Pride collection would only be available in “select stores” following a major backlash by conservatives last year. …

Public Information reports: The Florida Department of Education’s civics training does not just train educators to teach Christian nationalism. The same program also includes a section on Communism’s legacy. This has been a priority of Governor Ron DeSantis (R). In April, DeSantis signed legislation requiring all Florida students to be taught “the dangers and evils of Communism.” The presentation includes …

Axios reports: Louisiana will become the first state to require the Ten Commandments be displayed in all schools and colleges that receive public funding, if Gov. Jeff Landry signs a new bill into law. Rep. Dodie Horton (R-Haughton) wrote HB71 to require the text of the Ten Commandments be printed on a poster no smaller than 11 inches by 14 …

Denver’s NBC affiliate reports: Former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis has agreed to a three-year suspension of her Colorado law license for a felony guilty plea in Georgia after admitting she made repeated false statements about the 2020 presidential election. A state disciplinary judge approved the settlement between Ellis and Colorado’s Attorney Regulation Counsel on Tuesday afternoon. Ellis was former President …

The Hill reports: The nonpartisan Cook Political Report (CPR) on Tuesday shifted the closely watched gubernatorial race in North Carolina from “lean Democrat” to “toss up,” attributing the change to the GOP candidate’s impressive fundraising markers. The race pits Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson against Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein, as they vie to succeed the Democratic term-limited governor, Roy …

The Heritage Foundation’s Daily Signal reports: Why should “Pride” have the entire month of June? That’s a question Jennifer Roback Morse, president of the Ruth Institute, asked herself. She came to the conclusion that if so much of America’s culture is going to celebrate people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, she might as well highlight the Americans …

The Texas Tribune reports: From his booth in the exhibit hall of the Texas GOP’s 2024 convention, Steve Hotze [photo] saw an army of God assembled before him. For four decades, Hotze, an indicted election fraud conspiracy theorist, has helmed hardline anti-abortion movements and virulently homophobic campaigns against LGTBQ+ rights, comparing gay people to Nazis and helping popularize the “groomer” …

The Des Moines Register reports: A Mississippi man accused of vandalizing a display from the Satanic Temple of Iowa in the state Capitol last December is pleading guilty to criminal mischief in exchange for a felony charge being dropped. Michael Cassidy, a former Republican congressional candidate, was charged with a felony under under Iowa’s hate crime statute for destroying the …

Politico reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Republicans have spent years aggressively turning the state into a haven for school choice. They have been wildly successful, with tens of thousands more children enrolling in private or charter schools or homeschooling. Now as those programs balloon, some of Florida’s largest school districts are facing staggering enrollment declines — and grappling with …

Via email from hate group leader Mat Staver: Today, on a day America honors the fallen service members who died defending our freedom and sovereignty, the globalist World Health Organization (WHO) will begin meeting to finalize and approve two documents that seek to destroy everything our heroes fought and died for. Joe Biden is spitting on the graves of every …

Via email from former GOP Rep. Jody Hice: In a completely unprecedented move, the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The prosecutor claims Prime Minister Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant “bear criminal responsibility [for] war crimes and crimes against humanity.” This move is not just despicable; it is dangerous. …

The Texas Tribune reports: Republican Party of Texas delegates voted Saturday on a platform that called for new laws to require the Bible to be taught in public schools and a constitutional amendment that would require statewide elected leaders to win the popular vote in a majority of Texas counties. Other proposed planks of the 50-page platform included proclamations that …