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fromTruthout
3 days ago
Right-wing politics

Faith Leaders Confront Christian Nationalism With Theological Resistance

Clergy play a vital role in resistance work against authoritarianism, using their presence and faith to support communities under threat.
fromThe Conversation
1 month ago
Philosophy

Why Christian clergy see risk as part of their moral calling

Some Christian clergy embrace arrest and bodily risk as a moral obligation to protect immigrants, while others decline due to family and congregational responsibilities.
Right-wing politics
fromTruthout
3 days ago

Faith Leaders Confront Christian Nationalism With Theological Resistance

Clergy play a vital role in resistance work against authoritarianism, using their presence and faith to support communities under threat.
Philosophy
fromThe Conversation
2 days ago

What is CREC and how does it shape Pete Hegseth's religious rhetoric?

Pete Hegseth's conservative evangelical beliefs and ties to the CREC raise concerns about the influence of religious ideology in his role as Defense Secretary.
fromwww.mediaite.com
6 days ago

Christian Pastor Tells Trump, No One Has Paid the Price Like You Have'

Paula White stated, 'No one has paid the price like you have paid the price.' She emphasized that Trump faced betrayal and false accusations, similar to Jesus, and that his journey reflects a divine plan.
US Elections
LGBT
fromJezebel
1 week ago

Far-Right Christian Group Gets the Supreme Court to Greenlight Gay Conversion Therapy

The Supreme Court ruled that Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for minors violates free speech, endangering LGBTQ+ youth's safety and wellbeing.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

The Guardian view on Britain's religious right: using and abusing faith in the pursuit of power | Editorial

Reform UK's policy aims to prevent church conversions to mosques, exploiting cultural division for political gain despite rare occurrences of such conversions.
Media industry
fromPoynter
1 week ago

A quarter of US radio stations are religious, and most listeners aren't tuning in for politics, study finds - Poynter

A quarter of U.S. radio stations focus on faith, with 62% of listeners tuning in for spiritually uplifting content.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

Religious Trauma, Attachment, and Leaving Faith

Many people leave religion due to a deeper pull towards life and a mismatch between their inner experience and rigid faith structures.
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
6 months ago

Mike Johnson eviscerated for lying about shutdown: "Where in the Bible" is lying ok? - LGBTQ Nation

House Speaker Mike Johnson is accused of lying about the reasons for the federal government shutdown, misleadingly linking it to health care for undocumented immigrants.
#donald-trump
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

A conservative Christian tore down a Pride flag in a public freakout. Now he's paying the price. - LGBTQ Nation

Tucker Kemp reached a pre-trial intervention agreement after attacking a Pride flag at Starbucks, requiring community service and anger management classes.
fromDefector
2 weeks ago

The New Evangelists | Defector

Seyfried's performance as Ann Lee lets the viewer in on the production of faith-particularly, an overt faith. Bearing witness to such performance leads to basic questions about people and the way that we live.
Film
#christian-nationalism
Right-wing politics
fromTruthout
6 days ago

Christian Nationalists in US Government Push Attacks on Iran as Holy War

The rhetoric surrounding Easter reflects a shift towards a militant interpretation of Jesus among some Christian nationalists.
Right-wing politics
fromJezebel
2 weeks ago

How Many Horrifying Christian Nationalist Pastors Can Pete Hegseth Have?!

Secretary of War Defense Pete Hegseth's pastor, Brooks Potteiger, expressed a desire for Texas state rep James Talarico to be 'crucified with Christ.'
Right-wing politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

Former Trump official admits that their goal is to impose their Christian values on other Americans - LGBTQ Nation

A former Trump administration official advocates for Christians to impose biblical morality through legislation at all government levels.
Right-wing politics
fromTruthout
6 days ago

Christian Nationalists in US Government Push Attacks on Iran as Holy War

The rhetoric surrounding Easter reflects a shift towards a militant interpretation of Jesus among some Christian nationalists.
Right-wing politics
fromJezebel
2 weeks ago

How Many Horrifying Christian Nationalist Pastors Can Pete Hegseth Have?!

Secretary of War Defense Pete Hegseth's pastor, Brooks Potteiger, expressed a desire for Texas state rep James Talarico to be 'crucified with Christ.'
Right-wing politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

Former Trump official admits that their goal is to impose their Christian values on other Americans - LGBTQ Nation

A former Trump administration official advocates for Christians to impose biblical morality through legislation at all government levels.
Right-wing politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

The Gen Z Christian Revival That Wasn't

A young group of Catholics meets weekly at St. Joseph's Church, showing a growing interest in faith among young professionals despite broader trends of religious decline.
Right-wing politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

MAGA hate pastor says Mark Robinson "betrayed" him by lying about racist porn scandal - LGBTQ Nation

Pastor John Amanchukwu criticized Mark Robinson for lying about a porn scandal that impacted his political campaign.
Fundraising
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

They say you have to buy blessings': the London women who gave everything to a controversial church

The Fundraising Regulator found that the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God breached fundraising codes by soliciting large donations from vulnerable donors without safeguards or consideration of their circumstances.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Christian groups 'outraged' at Reform conference held in Church House

Church House has provided a veneer of spiritual legitimacy to Reform's anti-migrant and anti-Muslim politics, and their cynical scapegoating. As followers of Jesus, we must refuse to let the architecture of [the venue be used as a moral backdrop for policies that contradict the very heart of the Christian faith].
UK politics
Right-wing politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
9 months ago

MAGA pastor begs Christians to stop calling people "gay" because it's "insulting" - LGBTQ Nation

Everett Piper argues against labeling individuals by their sexual orientation, equating such labels to animalistic instincts and suggesting support for conversion therapy.
Right-wing politics
fromThe New Yorker
3 weeks ago

The New Faces of Christian Nationalism

Mercy Culture megachurch in Fort Worth uses its political arm, For Liberty & Justice, to elect candidates committed to religiously infused far-right politics, exploiting the weakened Johnson Amendment restrictions on church political endorsements.
Social justice
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

Can American Churches Lead a Protest Movement Under Trump?

Sustained social movements require church leadership, but shrinking congregations have weakened religious dissent and reduced long-term activist infrastructure.
Philosophy
fromThe Conversation
2 months ago

What 'hope' has represented in Christian history - and what it might mean now

The Vatican ended Holy Year 2025 “Pilgrims of Hope” amid global turbulence, while Christian tradition and ancient myths portray hope as enduring in humanity.
Right-wing politics
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Commentary: For this Lent, may Christians repent of Trump and the warmongers he's unleashed

The Trump administration's militaristic approach to Iran conflicts with Christian teachings of meekness, while some Christian leaders support Trump despite contradictions with biblical principles.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
9 months ago

Church stands by call to execute gay people: "I will not apologize for preaching the Word of God." - LGBTQ Nation

An Indianapolis church leader endorsed a sermon that urged LGBTQ+ people to kill themselves and used violent, demeaning language; YouTube removed the video.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

It's younger people seeking some sort of spirituality': UK Bible sales reach record high

For Christian booksellers, the good news about Bible sales has been few and far between. But in recent retail figures, there was a revelation. Sales of the good book reached a record high in the UK in 2025, increasing by 134% since 2019 the highest since records began according to industry research. Last year, the total sales of Bibles in the UK reached 6.3m in 2025, 3.61mup on 2019 sales.
Books
US politics
fromIntelligencer
2 months ago

Two Paths for American Christianity

Religious rhetoric has become a battleground as activists confront an ICE official who ministers at a church, prompting legal backlash and judicial criticism of deportation.
Philosophy
fromThe Conversation
2 months ago

What is Christian Reconstructionism and why it matters in US politics

Society should be governed by biblical principles, including applying Old Testament civil penalties within modern legal and cultural systems.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago

Christian conservative leader rages at Presbyterian Church for honoring "obscene" Renee Good - LGBTQ Nation

Bill Donohue publicly smeared Renee Nicole Good, mischaracterizing her actions and queer identity after she was fatally shot by an ICE agent.
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

MAGA Jesus Is Not the Real Jesus

What's striking is less that the federal government is using Bible verses in its promotional videos than that the agency doing the recruiting is Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The videos, set to music, include militaristic images. They show heavily armed agents in tactical gear, weapons drawn, donning masks, looking through night-vision goggles, zip-lining from helicopters, breaking down doors, and conducting nighttime raids.
US politics
fromDefector
1 month ago

How Do I Be Nice To A Jesus Freak? | Defector

I grew up fervently anti-religion, like Don up there. "The opiate of the masses," and all that other shit. To me, every public Christian was either a shitbag televangelist or, even worse, a politician. My favorite comedian was Sam Kinison, a former preacher who turned on his church. I didn't simply disagree with religious people, I looked down on them, like a Ricky Gervais-type would. I thought this made me more rock-and-roll or whatever.
Philosophy
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago

Conservative pastor says feminism is a "form of transgenderism" in hateful rant - LGBTQ Nation

Feminism equates to transgenderism; feminist women reject femininity, cause societal decline, weaken men, lower birthrates, and drive immigration.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago

I'm a gay Black southern man who never felt safe in church. Here's why I still became a pastor. - LGBTQ Nation

A same-gender-loving Black cisgender man reluctantly embraced pastoral calling while grappling with exclusion, doubt, and faith, informing pastoral care and faith deconstruction work.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

How a Black-led, queer-affirming church is thriving in the South

An LGBTQ-affirming Black Pentecostal church in Atlanta grew from a living-room gathering into a diverse, politically engaged spiritual and civic hub amid rising anti-LGBTQ attacks.
US politics
fromHuffPost
8 years ago

Queer Christians Respond To Jeff Sessions' New 'License To Discriminate'

Sessions’ directive and related Trump-era actions empower religious-freedom claims that risk enabling discrimination and undermining civil rights for LGBTQ Americans.
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