In a way, Rob Reiner has come full circle. Decades ago, before The Princess Bride, before A Few Good Men, Reiner first made his mark as Michael “Meathead” Stivic, the liberal son-in-law to the racist, conservative Archie Bunker on one of the biggest TV shows of the 1970s, All in …
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and two dozen members of Congress assembled at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., last week for the second-annual National Gathering for Prayer and Repentance. The event was chock-a-block with Christian nationalist pastors and featured a clarion call for spiritual warfare, with members …
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Who says Christian nationalism is a man’s game? Jenny Donnelly — an “apostle” who claims God speaks to her prophetically in her dreams — wants to marshal an “army of women” to this extremist cause. Donnelly is the founder of the Her Voice Movement, which is committed to activating a …
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In a keynote speech to a gathering of Christian nationalist lawmakers Tuesday night, House Speaker Mike Johnson compared himself to Moses, leading the GOP conference — and America — through the parted waters of the Red Sea. Johnson addressed the National Association of Christian Lawmakers at the group’s award gala …
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Christian Nationalists were out in force at Mar-a-Lago on Friday night, once again demonstrating their proximity to MAGA power. Lance Wallnau — the chief promoter of a “Seven Mountains Mandate” for right-wing Christians to seize control over government and culture — was dressed in a tux and streaming live to …
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On Tuesday, approximately 300,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C., to show their support for Israel in an ongoing war that has claimed the lives of thousands of people. The lineup of speakers at the March for Israel included Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Jewish-American celebrities like Debra Messing …
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In an October prayer call hosted by a Christian-nationalist MAGA pastor, Rep. Mike Johnson was troubled that America’s wickedness was inviting God’s wrath. Talking to pastor Jim Garlow on a broadcast of the World Prayer Network, Johnson spoke ominously of America facing a “civilizational moment.” He said, “The only question …
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The podcast setup at first appears familiar: a pair of white dudes, mic’d up at a table, wrestling out loud with big ideas. But the conversation between the two men veers, without guardrails, into a dystopian vision of a Christian nationalist America, in which the laws of the Old Testament …
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It’s payback time. For two decades, social conservatives, Christian Nationalists, and the Religious Right held their noses and voted for Republicans, no matter what. They often disagreed with both the party as a whole and with candidates individually (the Mormon Mitt Romney, for example) And they often didn’t get what …
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The indictment of Donald Trump revealed that the far-right passions that spilled over into violence on Jan. 6 have not cooled, so much as remained at a simmer. And that a big news event can stoke themimmediately back to a boil. Brad Onishi is an expert on what’s fueling extremism …
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