Glad to see this important book from my old pal @wthrockmorton.bsky.social, who I got to know fighting US Christian right backing for Uganda’s “kill the gays” bill. Warren, a conservative Christian teaching at a Christian college, was a hero. He’s been fighting the good fight ever since.

Can you tune in for this discussion? It's going to be epic! I know I can't wait

Peter Thiel and Balaji Srinivasan are funding an app to attack journalists. Getting smeared by "Objection AI" will become a badge of honor for reporters. I'm glad to see them deepening their relationship just in time for my book, which exposes that very subject. "The Nerd Reich" drops 8/18/26.

Also, sorrysorrysorry, JD Vance said, “If you're going to opine on matters of theology, you've got to be careful, you've got to make sure it's anchored in the truth,” TO THE POPE?! THE CATHOLIC POPE?! THE VICAR?! OF CHRIST?! IF YOU ARE GOING TO OPINE ON MATTERS OF THEOLOGY?! Excuse me. As you were.

I was trained for this in graduate school but I've had to make a case for its legitimacy throughout my career. That's starting to change but way too slowly. My department added it to our annual evaluation criteria just last year. Part of the "crisis in the humanities" is a result of our failure here

it is a little odd how conservatives are just casually discussing if the president of the united states is the antichrist

Exactly 💯

#Vance is getting a lot of shade for lecturing the Pope on the role of a religious leader, but that's overshadowing something else he said in the same breath. He called Trump a dictator. That's the word he used. He's supposed to lead one of the three co-equal branches-- not be a dictator

It's so funny to me that right-wingers love to pretend to love the Middle Ages and the Crusades and all that and then complain that the Pope shouldn't get involved in politics.

This is a great piece

Come hang with @sarahposner.bsky.social, @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social, @julieingersoll.bsky.social and me on April 23 to discuss Iran, Christian Nationalism, and Holy War. Register at www.axismundi.us.

@wajali.bsky.social interviewed @julieingersoll.bsky.social about Christian nationalism. Little about Leo but Opus Dei dominionists bromance with Protestant eschatologists fracturing with crackpots like #WhiskyPeteKegseth and asshole Doug Wilson. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeX9...

Just wanted to remind folks, especially the GOP and the FDD, that Barack Obama’s 2015 nuclear deal didn’t give Iran control of the Strait of Hormuz or allow it to keep 60% enriched uranium. It sent $1.7 billion to Iran versus the tens of billions Iran will now make from tolls. 🤷🏽‍♂️

Mark #Jurgensmeyer has written that one of the steps leading to religious violence is cosmicization: when one side claims they're fighting God's war against God's enemies. It's why religious violence is particularly dangerous. The rhetoric of #CosmicWar justifies that which is otherwise unthinkable

I just called all three. Got directly through to the operator and then directly through to each office. I got no busy signals which means they are not inundated with callers. They should be! Do something!

I've been in the other room half listening to this press conference. Correct me if I'm wrong, but, is Hegseth repeatedly saying Allahu Akbar?

Mark Jacob on how the press ignores the biggest Trump story: “The president of the United States is clearly mentally unfit for office."

There is nothing that Trump won't do to get his way. That includes using nukes. If only someone had the power to stop him. Oh wait....

Truly the headline for our time.

Easter Sunday Trump: "Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP"

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This is absolutely fantastic. ht: @maddenifico.bsky.social

The West Wing meets The Seinfeld Show: The perfect TV series for our times would be a White House show about nothing (happening).

This book, The Religion of Whiteness, didn't garner nearly enough attention; I gave a copy to three pastor friends and none of them finished it. There's no Judaic or Christian justification for MAGA. The comments reject their book. Give me a better explanation. religionnews.com/2024/05/21/a...

Get ready to do your part! trumpdollarstamps.com

Question: Who else besides Trump thinks that it's the job of the federal government to defend the country and that it should not do anything else? Answer: Doug Wilson (and by extension Pete Hegseth). This view of government is held by members of the crec and taught at ACCS schools.

Great move, @talkingpointsmemo.com

Is that the shortest speech he's ever made?

The romantic aesthetics of glory here should terrify each and every one of us because this the aesthetics of a martial theology that is unlimited in its brutality and cruelty. The aesthetics of brutality is the psalm of divine atrocity.

#WarrenBuffett on why he hasn't spoken to #BillGates since his the #EpsteinFiles: "I don't want to know things I could be called as a witness." What a coward! Really? Turns out your friend might be a pedophile and you don't want to know so you could protect kids because you might have to testify?

I'm so glad you reposted this. It's wonderful! Also, though, we've known each other for years and I had no idea that's what you were doing. Can you say more please?

Oh my goodness! This is wonderful. And now I want to go watch all the other videos that you have made.

Historian of the Civil war here it’s like the “pious” Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson praying before each battle for the Confederacy. Proslavery religious fundamentalists could never understand why God was not on their side. Even their “redemption” would eventually be undone.

This is Doug Wilson’s theology, as @sarahposner.bsky.social and @julieingersoll.bsky.social have been pointing out for years- a vengeful, violent God, who crushes his enemies. It’s Christian supremacy, Christian fascism. Hegseth believes he carries a godly mandate to rain down death and destruction

I often say that the characteristics people ascribe to God tells you All you need to know about who they are

Okay I saw lots of signs today both in person and all over the media but this is totally my favorite

Left my #NoKings & stopped at a thrift store a few blocks away. The staff were talking about what a weird Saturday it had been: flooded right at opening, then dead. I said it was because there was a big No Kings rally just up the street & they looked completely blank. Had no idea what it was or why

The frog squad came to encourage protesters at #NoKings in Washington DC!

Free #NoKings sign idea I didn't think of untol after I made mine: He wants to be a King but he's just a Dic...tater

In this stunning piece, Peter pulls together more than half a century of work on the American Right and it's rise to power. Grateful to him for including my work. politicalresearch.org/2015/04/21/b...

Swalwell: "I want to knock out this argument we even need ICE doing what they're doing in the first place. If they are so easily moved from our streets, where they are terrorizing people, to passing out bottles of water in the airport, did we really need them terrorizing people in the first place?"

My sister. German measles when she was in kindergarten.

Okay so there are two versions of this video out there. And both do talk about "dying to sin" which is common language. But the longer version of the clip begins with saying this is when you have imprecatory psalms invoking violence. That language is not common bsky.app/profile/righ...

New reporting underscores the rise of Christian nationalism in our military. A government steered by religion cannot serve all of us — threatening the rights and freedoms of millions of Americans and the core of our democracy. @thebulwark.com @julieingersoll.bsky.social

If you haven't followed closely the abuse scandal in the #SBC You're lucky you've missed the release of an awful film painting the victims as liars and adulteresses. @christabrown.bsky.social does a great job showing the distortions that allowed their victim blaming. baptistnews.com/article/the-...