Let's keep this energy going! #secularism #SCOTUS

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"I can't stand the word empathy" - Charlie Kirk Follow @adammockler.com youtu.be/Upp7HVa1lVY?...

"Kirk’s death has triggered a range of reaction, much of it mournful sympathy for the 31-year-old activist and his family. But it also has sparked conspiracy theories, hot-take presumptions the left was responsible and calls for vengeance against Kirk’s perceived enemies." #CharlieKirk

#Democracy #christiannationalism

More Olympic level mental gymnastics from the christian nationalist front.. this time brought to you by Mr. Growing Pain, #KirkCameron Follow @maklelan.bsky.social youtu.be/zSs8ZTvTTJM?...

"What we saw in #Concord [NH] is part of a larger pattern. Across the country, the federal government’s recent actions are emboldening extremist groups by eroding accountability, weakening democratic norms like due process and normalizing authoritarian tactics" www.seacoastonline.com/story/opinio...

“There is a demonic force moving when a transgender maniac sprays bullets at pews of Catholic school children. Shame on the progressive leaders and lawmakers who make this about the man in the White House, the second amendment or so-called trans bigotry.” -Karoline Leavitt #KarolineLeavitt

" #Georgia could lose more than $4.5 million in federal #education funding if it doesn’t remove all references to #gender ideology from a state program" www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/08/26/g...

#JesseWelles youtu.be/RJiwovX3mNA?...

"For those like me who found themselves living in a church world that bought — hook, line and sinker — his rigid gender #theology that God created men as protectors and providers and women as homemakers and helpers, the #Dobson era brought far more harm than healing." #JamesDobson

"It has now been perfected through many iterations ... to do whatever they can to draw out a confrontational counter-protest. That gives them a foil and they can claim persecution based on their caricatured portrayal of that opposition.” www.cascadepbs.org/news/2025/08...

"Despite its misleading name, PragerU is not a university or an accredited educational institution. It’s a media company founded by conservative talk-show host Dennis Prager to offer a “free alternative to the dominant left-wing ideology in culture, media, and education.”

"For the politically connected investors behind the #Christiannationalist project in #JacksonCounty, #Tennessee, it’s about business, power and modeling what they describe as an alternative view of America." Follow @philinvestigates.com www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...

"This August, women’s right to vote was unexpectedly thrust back into the national conversation after more than a century, when a politically connected Christian nationalist church leader said that he would support repealing the 19th Amendment.." #CREC nashvillebanner.com/2025/08/25/c...

"A spokesperson for the mayor’s office said, “We are not aware of a planned ‘Jesus March,’ and the organizers have not submitted an application to hold a march in or around Cal Anderson Park.”" #Seattle #SeanFeucht #christiannationalism publicola.com/2025/08/19/4...

He left us far too late. theconversation.com/by-focusing-...

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"Veterans tell the Guardian that Hegseth’s religiosity – rubbing off in new recruitment ads and official US Department of Defense social media activities – is dividing the ranks and doing untold damage to the future of the US military." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

"The harm is that we are, unfortunately, living in an Orwellian nightmare, so this forthright defense of religious freedom is actually window dressing on a policy designed to force federal employees to choose between their faith and their career." sojo.net/articles/opi...

"That #hypocrisy is unmistakable in Taybeh, where Noble-Abed tells me the village has received no support from American faith leaders: “Unfortunately, [many] American #Christians are also #pro-Zionist.”" zeteo.com/p/in-this-pa...

"Pasadena megachurch pastor Che Ahn, who announced his candidacy earlier this month with an anodyne press release, told his audience just a few months earlier: “We are the family of God, but we are also in the army of God. And the moment you’re born again, God calls you to warfare.”" #JoelsArmy

"The secretary [Hegseth] is among Wilson’s supporters, and his involvement with Wilson’s denomination highlights how a fringe conservative evangelical Christian belief system that questions women’s right to vote is gaining more traction in the Republican Party." azmirror.com/2025/08/13/p...

"Our findings suggest that Christian nationalist rhetoric doesn’t motivate most people to vote on its own, but it can mobilize voters when certain racial dynamics are present. Meanwhile, Christian nationalist rhetoric can stimulate significant opposition to candidates who use it."

".. employees “attempting to persuade others of the correctness of their own religious views,” including “why the non-adherent should re-think his religious beliefs,” is perfectly okay and even protected religious expression, so long as it falls short of harassment." #OPM #ScottKupor

" #CREC now has a closer relationship to the upper echelons of government. This has renewed scrutiny of Wilson’s other controversial views, including his downplaying of the horrors of Southern #slavery in the U.S. But it’s also given Wilson a bigger stage." www.newsday.com/news/nation/...

"Clay County, which is located on the Tennessee-Kentucky line about two hours northeast of Nashville, is the latest area to be targeted by the developers who are behind efforts to establish a far-right Christian nationalist community in neighboring Jackson County." Follow @carolabneytn.bsky.social

"Basically, the #NIH wants to funnel taxpayer dollars to fascism-friendly #Palantir so that #Thiel & Co. can seek and destroy the “autism epidemic” like they destroyed #Gawker (with the help of the recently departed #HulkHogan )." religiondispatches.org/nihs-autism-...

"It begs the question why #Hegseth is focused on this, and restoring confederate statues, rather than many of the global events that should be occupying his time as Secretary of Defense." #19thAmendment #christiannationalism #DougWilson #democracy Follow @thebulwark.com youtu.be/taT5dU6Pf1E?...

"The ideology of the seven mountains mandate is not limited to [Charlie] Kirk and people like [Brant] Frost. Powerful people in all seven of the cultural institutions have declared it in some form as their goal." #sevenmountainsmandate #christiannationalism www.juancole.com/2025/08/chri...

“Freedom arises from the multiplicity of sects, which pervades America and which is the best and only security for religious liberty in any society,” Madison wrote. “For where there is such a variety of sects, there cannot be a majority of any one sect to oppress and persecute the rest.”

#RyanWalters #Oklahoma #schools #christohypocracy Follow Luke Beasley @lukepbeasley.bsky.social youtu.be/3ixeD7iEa4U?...

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"This is the first reported case of a woman being denied prenatal care for being unmarried in the state of Tennessee." #christiannationalism #christofascism #Tennessee

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A legacy of lies. ✌️🖕

"In actuality, Barton lifted language from Philadelphia printer Robert Aitken calling on Congress to sanction a Bible that could also be for “the use of schools.” Christian nationalists have for years falsely claimed the Revolutionary-era printing includes a government promotion of Christianity."

"In a July 7 court filing indicating intent to settle a lawsuit filed by a group of Christian broadcasters, the IRS announced a special carve-out for churches and other houses of worship to endorse political candidates while maintaining their tax-exempt status." www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...

"Christian nationalism has been the backbone of all kinds of evils—from enslavement to the Christianization and genocide of indigenous peoples. It must be condemned in all of its forms, from the past to the present and into any future expression." peoplesworld.org/article/reli...

"U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani issued the administration a temporary restraining order Monday, freezing the year-long federal funding cuts to Planned Parenthood from Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” while a lawsuit filed by the group plays out in court." www.thedailybeast.com/planned-pare...

"Fundamentalists suffer from the delusions that they are God’s chosen people, and the light of the world. Seventy percent of the world’s population do not want or need their “saving.”" www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/08/c...

"This phenomenon, call it MAGA buyers’ remorse, presents both a cultural and moral problem. Not only for those experiencing it, but for the broader Christian community still reckoning with the movement’s legacy." johnmenadue.com/post/2025/07...

"The argument doesn’t hold water. These “civil religion” practices don’t go to founding period; most are of much more recent vintage. A look at the history of each one is enlightening." www.au.org/the-latest/a...

"President Donald Trump has openly instructed his White House Faith Office to “forget about” the separation of church and state. And prominent supporters of the president seem increasingly comfortable echoing that language." www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...

"According to the #SPLC, #TurningPointUSA ’s “primary strategy is sowing and exploiting fear that white #Christian supremacy is under attack by nefarious actors, including #immigrants, the #LGBTQ community and #civilrights activists." www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

"Costa’s new film, Apocalypse in the Tropics, examines the rise of #ChristianNationalism in #Brazil, which is impacting the country in profound and disturbing ways. The movement has been seeded and inspired by Christian Nationalists in the U.S." deadline.com/2025/06/apoc...

"Hegseth’s membership in a church that belongs to the #CREC drew attention because prominent members of the church identify as Christian nationalists, and because of its positions on issues concerning gender, sexuality and the separation of church and state." theconversation.com/what-is-crec...

"Recent research found that U.S. Christians who believe that God is benevolent, angry, and engaged tend to express stronger religious nationalism. In turn stronger religious nationalism was associated with greater conspiracy mentality and higher levels of xenophobia." www.psypost.org/christian-na...

"Christian Nationalists to further restrict any and all health care that doesn’t align with their narrow religious beliefs. LGBTQ+ people, women, religious minorities, the nonreligious and other traditionally marginalized communities are particularly at risk." www.au.org/the-latest/p...