The plot to assassinate Lula and his running mate, Geraldo Alckmin, collapsed when military leaders refused to join, and a court later convicted Bolsonaro and six others of attempting to destroy Brazilian democracy and restore a dictatorship. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

“Within hours of CT announcing that longtime pastor and scholar Nicole Massie Martin had been elected its next president and CEO, a familiar chorus of online racist and patriarchal critics declared the flagship evangelical magazine is no longer really ‘Christian.’” baptistnews.com/article/chri...

The book that was never published. I came across this fully typed manuscript while sifting through the Hollenweger archives at Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam last week. Sad.

Des rappels et des nouvelles... ————————— Some recaps and some news... andregagne.substack.com/p/a-sabbatic...

REMOVE THE REGIME rally in DC just now. Rep Al Green - “As your member of Congress, before we take the break for Christmas, I give you my assurance that there will be articles of impeachment filed against this president.” This is the energy. #Resist

BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene announces she is resigning from Congress. Her last day in office will be January 5, 2026.

Religiousness varies a lot by race among Democrats, relatively little among Republicans

NEW: The leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community in Minnesota enabled a child abuser by pressuring his victims to forgive and forget his sins — so that they could never speak of them again. With @startribune.com

PARUTION 📅 #Pentecostal #Migration in Secular #Sweden. Multi-disciplinary Perspectives on a New #Religious Cosmopolitan Landscape. @equinoxpub.bsky.social equinoxreligionlibrary.com/projects/pen...

#MyStudents Les L3 du cours #ReligionEtPolitique voilà tout ce que j'ai dit aujourd'hui ! Regardez la vidéo, on en reparle la semaine prochaine. Je préciserai deux choses : la stratégie médiatique (faire parler) et le fait que le politique reste un champ de lutte. Les dominionistes luttent encore.

Dans cette brève entrevue publiée par Le Monde, j'aborde le rôle de Nicholas Duncan-Williams, le « père spirituel » de Paula White-Cain, ainsi que ses liens avec le pouvoir politique. www.lemonde.fr/afrique/arti...

For those who understand French, the latest episode of "Le dessous des images" is now available on YouTube. I was honoured to contribute to this program that examined how a martyrdom narrative emerged following the assassination of Charlie Kirk. youtu.be/m6ITjQk1tX8?...

Ce soir, @profgagne.bsky.social nous rappelait d’ailleurs que Trump était régulièrement comparé à un roi biblique par certains évangéliques. Certains prêchent que Trump, comme Jéhu, serait un agent du jugement divin contre une nation “corrompue”, accusée de déviations morales.

New episode on "Apostolic Pentecostals" is now available on Spotify, YouTube, and Substack. open.spotify.com/episode/5yIg...

Check out this co-written article with my esteemed colleague @phlppgnzlz.bsky.social - with the help of our outstanding research assistants - in this upcoming Routledge edited volume on Christian Nationalism. Available on 26 November.

“Texas cannot use a new congressional map drawn by Republicans in hopes of securing the party additional U.S. House seats, a panel of three federal judges ruled Tuesday.” apnews.com/article/redi...

Ravi d’avoir pris part à un débat captivant animé par Estelle Martin sur @tv5monde.bsky.social #64. Merci pour l’invitation ! 🔥 À revoir absolument si vous aimez les idées qui bousculent. #Religion #Politique #Afrique #Trump #Néopentecôtisme www.youtube.com/watch?v=STKW...

Quick stop by Zürich on the way to Amsterdam.

A new episode of "Spirit, State, and Society" is coming out next Wednesday (19 November). These episodes are completely free! Follow and like us on our various platforms. It really helps the podcast! Substack: andregagne.substack.com/podcast Spotify: shorturl.at/CxZEX YouTube: shorturl.at/r7Nzx

Pour ceux que cela intéresse et qui ont accès à ARTE, j’ai récemment accordé une courte entrevue à l’émission “Les dessous des images”, qui vient tout juste d’être diffusée. www.arte.tv/fr/videos/12...

Nous assistons au « mainstreaming » du combat spirituel aux États-Unis. L'excellente Anne Kerloc’h signe un texte dans @lepoint.fr sur Tucker Carlson, l’ancien présentateur vedette de Fox News, qui revient sur son récit d’une prétendue attaque par des démons. www.lepoint.fr/monde/j-ai-v...

Très heureux d'avoir contribué, avec mes collègues @phlppgnzlz.bsky.social et @julieingersoll.bsky.social, à ce superbe texte de Juliette Heinzlef dans Le Monde des religions ! www.lemonde.fr/le-monde-des...

There we go 😒 www.christianpost.com/news/argenti...

photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty

Thank you for your contributions!

I offered a few additional comments in Part 3 of this series on @wfiu.bsky.social www.ipm.org/features/rig...

À regarder la semaine prochaine. www.arte.tv/fr/videos/12...

A new episode of the Spirit, State and Society podcast just dropped. Note that all these episodes are free. You can also catch them on YouTube and Substack. open.spotify.com/episode/3WpU...

J’ai eu le plaisir d’échanger avec @younarivallain.bsky.social sur les évangéliques pro-Trump, leur vision socio-politique et leurs attentes eschatologiques. Un entretien à lire dans @la-croix.com !

The latest poll on the government shutdown, ABC News, Washington Post, Ipsos. Congrats to the president and his party.

“Christians and Muslims are killed in Nigeria’s security crises… victims are… determined by their locations and not… their religion… Hayab, a former chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, also dismissed claims of Christians persecution being carried out.” www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

Procopius’ Secret History, a compelling account written in 550 CE, describes a vivid example of tyranny. The work details oppressive measures, unjust punishments, and autocratic rule that exemplify authoritarian control. The depiction deeply resonates with the current political moment.

The way he rubs his inhumanity in Americans” face never ceases to stun me. He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits… …while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.

Last year we got a tip about a children's pastor who'd managed to stay in ministry for decades even as allegations of sex abuse trailed him across four states. I kept pulling thread and found something far bigger: a 50-year pattern of abuse and cover-up in the largest Pentecostal denomination 🧵 1/

Glad to have contributed to this engaging four-part series on @wfiuwtiunews.bsky.social Parts 1 and 2 are now accessible. Take a look! www.ipm.org/features/rig...

Looking like the election in the Netherlands has taken an interesting turn if the first exit poll is anything to go by. The Far Right’s Geert Wilders has already conceded.

🇨🇦JUST NOW: “REPUBLICAN senators Rand Paul, Murkowski, Collins & Mitch McConnell to side with Democrats in a 50 to 46 vote to end Trump’s tariffs on Canada.” (@MarshaBlackburn & @SenatorHagerty voted to KEEP THE TRADE WAR GOING as it harms Tennesseans) www.cnn.com/2025/10/29/p...

Welp

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“President Trump’s overall job approval reached a new second-term low in the latest Economist/YouGov survey. The poll, conducted this past weekend, shows Trump 19 points underwater, with 39 percent of Americans approving of his handling of the presidency and 58 percent disapproving.”

If you're interested, this event in Amsterdam will also be hybrid. If you want to join virtually, just check out the info on the flyer.

Short interview on the spike in Bible sales after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Link: vt.tiktok.com/ZSy8VD1GR

In the 60-year history of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, it’s never run out of money. Here are the states suing the federal government over it.

📻18h20 Trump II : les religieux sont-ils au cœur du pouvoir ? Sur @franceculture.fr, @quentinlafay.bsky.social recevra Blandine Chelini-Pont, spécialiste des relations entre politique et religion aux États-Unis et @phlppgnzlz.bsky.social, spécialiste du protestantisme évangélique aux Etats-Unis.

Hey, it's just about taking hold of the “media mountain” of the 7MM. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Had a fascinating conversation with Jen Gerson on The Line podcast on Peter Thiel, the Antichrist, the Bible, and politics. open.spotify.com/episode/2KMV...

Enten: "Canada is far more popular than Donald Trump is here in the United States. The net popularity of Canada is +49. Trump is -10. We're talking about Canada coming out nearly 60 points ahead on the net popularity ratings versus Donald Trump here in the US"

Excited to be heading to Amsterdam this November! Grateful to my colleagues @mirandaklaver.bsky.social and @rikpeels.bsky.social at Vrije Universiteit and the Extreme Beliefs research group (School of Religion and Theology) for the invitation to speak. extremebeliefs.com/event/lectur...

complete batshit insanity