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Donald Trump: I went to a pro-Trump Christian revival. It changed my understanding of Jan 6.
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Donald Trump: I went to a pro-Trump Christian revival. It changed my understanding of Jan 6.

Slate  

On a sweltering evening in the thumb pad of Michigan’s mitten, a self-described prophet promised 700 Christians under a crisp white tent that they were about to cheat death. Ahn, the California pastor, spoke at the main “Stop the Steal” rally on Jan. 5, calling it “the most important week in America’s history.” Another major NAR leader broadcast daily prayers …

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"Unfriending" America: The Christian right is coming for the enemies of God — like you and me
1 year, 6 months ago

"Unfriending" America: The Christian right is coming for the enemies of God — like you and me

Salon  

"You've got a friend in Pennsylvania!" But as with any religious movement, the NAR's notion of what God requires is a matter of interpretation, and in this case God's intentions are said to be revealed through modern-day, mutually recognized apostles and prophets, some of whom lead vast networks of believers, whom they often call "prayer warriors." Apostle Kent Mattox identified …

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Midterms reinforce Christian voter trends on abortion, GOP
2 years, 1 month ago

Midterms reinforce Christian voter trends on abortion, GOP

Associated Press  

In the midterm elections, evangelical Christians across the nation reconfirmed their allegiance to conservative candidates and causes, while Catholic voters once again showed how closely divided they are -- even on abortion. “In red states and blue states, with religious voters and secular voters, wherever abortion was on the ballot, abortion rights disproportionately won,” she said in a statement. “The …

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In Pa. governor’s race, faith surfaces in contrasting ways
2 years, 1 month ago

In Pa. governor’s race, faith surfaces in contrasting ways

Associated Press  

CARMICHAELS, Pa. — In one of the most closely watched races in one of the most contested of battleground states, both gubernatorial candidates bring up religion. He was introduced at a church-hosted event near Pittsburgh by a pastor who mixed Christian and political imagery: “Get ready for a great ‘blood of Jesus’ red wave!” At a campaign event in Pennsylvania’s …

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Doug Mastriano's campaign struggling to hide what a ginormous right-wing nut he is
2 years, 2 months ago

Doug Mastriano's campaign struggling to hide what a ginormous right-wing nut he is

Salon  

Doug Mastriano, the Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor, was a no-show. In a recent interview with one of the far-right networks he deigns to speak to, Mastriano claimed that "the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is grabbing homeless kids and. The campaign believes that Mastriano's best shot at winning in 2022 is to make sure ordinary voters know as little as …

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In Pennsylvania, Oz needs to energize rural voters who spurned him in the primary
2 years, 3 months ago

In Pennsylvania, Oz needs to energize rural voters who spurned him in the primary

CNN  

Bedford, Pennsylvania CNN — When Mehmet Oz was vying for the GOP Senate nomination in Pennsylvania, his argument was simple: He could do better than any other Republican in the populous and politically moderate counties around Philadelphia in a general election. “Oz was Trump’s candidate, he’s not our candidate,” said Ned Frear, a voter in Bedford County, which the former …

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Michael Flynn: From government insider to holy warrior
2 years, 3 months ago

Michael Flynn: From government insider to holy warrior

Associated Press  

BATAVIA, N.Y. — The crowd swayed on its feet, arms pumping, the beat of Twisted Sister’s “We’re Not Gonna Take It” thumping in their chests. In his interview with the AP and “Frontline” in February, Flynn said he considered himself a “senior leader” of the team that’s running it. He called the left “our enemies” and said they are “godless” …

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Mastriano’s religious values resonate with supporters, but poll shows him down among Republicans
2 years, 3 months ago

Mastriano’s religious values resonate with supporters, but poll shows him down among Republicans

Raw Story  

Supporters who attended Republican gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano’s campaign events in suburban Philadelphia this week said his campaign messaging hits all the right notes for them. But a poll of registered Pennsylvania voters released Thursday shows Mastriano lagging behind Democratic nominee Josh Shapiro among undecided voters and in support from members of his own party. “So he has to go …

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Christian nationalism on the rise in some GOP campaigns
2 years, 6 months ago

Christian nationalism on the rise in some GOP campaigns

Associated Press  

PITTSBURGH — The victory party took on the feel of an evangelical worship service after Doug Mastriano won Pennsylvania’s Republican gubernatorial primary this month. Mastriano opened his remarks by evoking Scripture: “God uses the foolish to confound the wise.” He claimed Pennsylvanians’ freedom would be “snatched away” if his Democratic opponent wins in November, and cast the election in starkly …

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Christian nationalism on the rise in some GOP campaigns
2 years, 6 months ago

Christian nationalism on the rise in some GOP campaigns

LA Times  

State Sen. Doug Mastriano, a Republican candidate for governor of Pennsylvania, takes part in a primary night election gathering in Chambersburg, Pa., on May 17. Mastriano opened his remarks by evoking Scripture: “God uses the foolish to confound the wise.” He claimed Pennsylvanians’ freedom would be “snatched away” if his Democratic opponent wins in November, and cast the election in …

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Another extreme wing of the Republican Party is emerging – and it's not all Trump
2 years, 7 months ago

Another extreme wing of the Republican Party is emerging – and it's not all Trump

Raw Story  

Vance, the Ohioan who grew up poor, joined the Marines, got a Yale law degree, wrote a bestseller about his hardscrabble upbringing, became a venture capitalist, and panned Donald Trump before becoming a convert to Trumpism and winning Ohio’s GOP primary for U.S. Senate, is one brand of 2022’s Republican candidates—a shapeshifter, as the New York Times’ conservative columnist Bret …

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Trump's army of God: Doug Mastriano and the Christian nationalist attack on democracy
3 years, 6 months ago

Trump's army of God: Doug Mastriano and the Christian nationalist attack on democracy

Salon  

On May 9, the New Yorker published a feature story by Pulitzer winner Eliza Griswold about Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, who could well be the Republican nominee for governor next year, as a flagship example of the swelling power of Christian nationalism within today's GOP. The religious movement Griswold mentions — the New Apostolic Reformation — could be more …

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