Tag Archives: theocracy

FRC: It’s Important To Tell Jews That “Christ Is King”

From the Family Research Council’s website: Over the weekend, a well-chronicled historical fact became a subject of discontent and dispute for the armchair philosophers and amateur pundits of social media — many of them self-professed conservatives and even Christians. According to these self-appointed arbiters of theological, historical, and social truth, the admission “Christ is King” is clearly a hateful, anti-Semitic …

Read More »

Court Hears Challenge To NY Abortion Rights Law

Courthouse News reports: An anti-abortion advocate on Friday sought to revive a proposed class action against New York officials claiming state abortion laws violate the 14th Amendment rights of “viable unborn children.” “This is the only group of human beings in the United States that have not been afforded some level of protection,” said Teresa Stanton Collett, a well-known anti-abortion …

Read More »

Study: 50% In Some States Back Christian Nationalism

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 …

Read More »

Alabama Health System Halts IVF After Court Ruling

The Hill reports: The University of Alabama at Birmingham health system is pausing all in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments for fear of lawsuits and criminal prosecution following a recent ruling from the state supreme court. A spokesperson said the health system is evaluating the first-of-its-kind decision that declared frozen embryos are entitled to the same protections as humans, and those …

Read More »

GOP Rep: All Americans Will “Serve And Praise Jesus”

“Lord, everyone who is here comes in accordance right now based on the power we have as Christians and we tie the hands of Satan and all his demons and send them under the feet of Jesus. We, in the name of Jesus, we declare that each person, regardless of their race, nationality, language will serve you and praise you …

Read More »

Hate Group: UFOs And Aliens Don’t Exist Because The Bible Says Jesus Only Died For Sins Of Human Beings

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: People lined up early to get a seat for yesterday’s UFO hearing in the House Oversight Committee’s National Security Subcommittee. But there are solid, biblical reasons to doubt the existence of extraterrestrial life (spiritual beings excluded), particularly life forms intelligent enough to build vessels for travel to earth. These biblical reasons can provide …

Read More »

Christian Groups To Press For Abortion Death Penalty

The Georgia Recorder reports: An all-male panel of anti-abortion religious leaders from around the country met Friday night to discuss the strategies that should be used to end abortion in every state at any stage of pregnancy, without exceptions for rape and incest, and with criminal punishment for the pregnant person in line with existing criminal penalties for murder, which …

Read More »

Franklin Graham: Only Vote For Those Who “Fear God”

Posted this morning to Franklin Graham’s Facebook page: Happy Independence Day! The freedoms we enjoy have come at a high cost—and it’s something we should thank God for every day. Did you know that one of our nation’s most famous symbols of liberty is engraved with a verse from the Word of God? The inscription at the top of the …

Read More »

TX Senate Passes Bill Requiring Public Schools To Post Ten Commandments, Create Daily Bible Reading Time

The Texas Tribune reports: Public schools in Texas would have to prominently display the Ten Commandments in every classroom starting next school year under a bill the Texas Senate approved Thursday. Senate Bill 1515 by Sen. Phil King, R-Weatherford, now heads to the House for consideration. This is the latest attempt from Texas Republicans to inject religion into public schools. …

Read More »

POLL: Only 29% Say Bible Determines Right And Wrong

The Christian Post reports: The fourth installment of the America’s Values Study, released by the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University asked respondents for their thoughts on traditional moral values and what they would like to see as “America’s foundation for determining right and wrong.” The survey is based on responses from 2,275 U.S. adults collected in July 2022. …

Read More »

Interfaith Group Warns On Rise Of Christian Nationalism

Religion News Service reports: An interfaith group of activists and religious advocates voiced concerns about the rise of Christian nationalism on Wednesday (Sept. 28), arguing the ideology is a threat to democracy during a briefing on Capitol Hill. “We are convening this Christian nationalism briefing because we feel it represents a clear and present danger to our democracy and to …

Read More »

Ben Shapiro Defends Christian Nationalism [VIDEO]

Media Matters has the transcript: When people on the right use the phrase ‘Christian nationalism’, people on the left hear, ah, we’re talking about religious fascism. Well, no, when people say ‘Christian nationalism’ typically what they mean is not that the official church of the United States should be the Catholic Church, or that the church of the United States …

Read More »

New TN License Plates Identify Godless Heathens

Driving.com reports: Thanks to a new formatting adjustments being rolled out on new license plates across Tennessee, you will now find three types of drivers in the U.S. state: those who trust in God, those who don’t trust in God, and those pretending to trust in God to avoid being targeted by police and others. The new blue-and-white plates are …

Read More »

“In God We Trust” Posters Go Up In Texas Schools

The Texas Tribune reports: A new law requiring Texas schools to display donated “In God We Trust” posters is the latest move by Republican lawmakers to bring Christianity into taxpayer-funded institutions. The “In God We Trust” law was authored by state Sen. Bryan Hughes, the East Texas Republican who crafted Texas’ Senate Bill 8, which restricted abortion to the first …

Read More »

Christianists Ramp Up Push For Public School Prayers

The Washington Post reports: A month has passed since the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Washington state football coach who knelt at midfield to pray and was joined by student-athletes. The court wrote, in a 6-3 decision, that Bremerton High School assistant coach Joseph Kennedy’s prayers were protected by the Constitution’s guarantees of free speech and religious exercise, …

Read More »

Florida Goes Full Christianist In Training Teachers

The Washington Post reports: New civics training for Florida public school teachers comes with a dose of Christian dogma, some teachers say, and they worry that it also sanitizes history and promotes inaccuracies. Included in the training is the statement that it is a “misconception” that “the Founders desired strict separation of church and state.” Other materials included fragments of …

Read More »

SCOTUS Rules For Ex-Coach Who Led School Prayers

ABC News reports: The Supreme Court’s conservatives ruled on Monday for a high school football coach who was reprimanded for leading postgame prayers on the football field’s 50-yard line. The 6-3 decision marked a win for coach Joseph Kennedy in his dispute with the Seattle-area school district that placed him on paid leave for violating a policy that bars staff …

Read More »

TX Official Ordered Librarians To Remove LGBTQ Books: If You Disagree, You Better Hide It, We’re Conservatives

The Texas Tribune reports: In early January, a day before students returned from winter break, Jeremy Glenn, the superintendent of the Granbury Independent School District in North Texas, told a group of librarians he’d summoned to a district meeting room that he needed to speak from his heart. “I want to talk about our community,” Glenn said, according to a …

Read More »

OK GOP Bill Would Make Bible The Official State Book

Tulsa’s CBS News affiliate reports: A Republican Oklahoma representative, and former Christian Bible bookstore owner, has filed a bill that would make the Holy Bible the state’s official book. House Bill 3890 was crafted by Rep. Tammy Townley, R-Ardmore. The bill will be taken up for consideration by Oklahoma State Legislators on Monday, Feb. 7. If passed, the Holy Bible …

Read More »

Christian Activist Agrees With JMG On Hobby Lobby

Michael Brown writes for the Christian Post: According to a headline on the popular gay atheist blogsite, Joe My God, “Hobby Lobby Goes Full Dominionist In July 4th Ad.” A viral tweet claimed, “Hobby lobby took out a full page ad in the Register-Guard this morning. Talking about how America should only be led by Christians. Absolutely frightening.” I do …

Read More »