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How Christian nationalism fueled the insurrection and threatens democracy
By Peter Montgomery
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GOP candidate Leon Benjamin declares ‘God’s about to send people like me’ to Congress
By Kyle Mantyla
14 Bible verses: How David Barton misuses history and Scripture for political purposes
By Kyle Mantyla
We praise people as ‘Good Samaritans,’ but there’s a complex history behind the phrase
By Terry Giles
After Trump, Christian nationalist ideas are going mainstream – despite a history of violence
By Samuel Perry
EWTN, a TV channel founded by a cloistered nun, has quietly become a right-wing media juggernaut
By Matthew Sheffield
Slate writer Molly Olmstead on how EWTN and the Catholic right are spending big to shift public opinion
Pro-Confederacy, anti-equality, Christian nationalist extremist Michael Peroutka wins GOP primary for Maryland Attorney General
By Peter Montgomery
Gab founder: ‘This is an explicitly Christian movement because this is an explicitly Christian country’
By Kyle Mantyla
Extremist groups are targeting state and local officials for harassment and intimidation
By Matthew Sheffield
Right-wing extremism researcher David Neiwert discloses how groups are trying to force their viewpoints in cities and schools
North Carolina workers file lawsuit after being fired for not attending Christian prayer meetings
By Walter Einenkel
Will progressive and moderate Christians stand up against extremists politicizing their faith?
By Matthew Sheffield
Singer and podcaster Malynda Hale talks about why progressive and moderate Christians need to defend the faith from within
How Pentecostal Christianity is taking over the world of religion, and why it matters
By Matthew Sheffield
Author Elle Hardy discusses her book about the history of Pentecostalism and how it’s displacing other faiths across the globe
Latino evangelicals are reshaping American politics, politicians and parties should take notice
By Matthew Sheffield
Sociology professor Gerardo Martí discusses how the rapid growth of evangelical faith among Latinos seems to be eroding a traditional Democratic constituency
Is Hungary’s Viktor Orbán the Christian Right’s new Vladimir Putin?
By Chrissy Stroop
The fall of Putin’s star among US evangelicals leaves a void they may seek to fill with another strongman leader devoted to ‘family values’
I never thought ‘New Atheism’ would become a tool of the Christian Right
By Eiynah Mohammed-Smith
After leaving religion, I learned that some atheists were more interested in opposing Islam than standing for pluralism
Meet the slush fund for America’s Christian nationalists
By Lance Aksamit
The National Christian Charitable Foundation has become a financial clearinghouse for donors looking to force their religion on the rest of America
False prophets preaching fake news: A year into Biden’s presidency, far-right ‘prophets’ haven’t admitted error
By Kyle Mantyla
Instead of admitting their supposed revelations were wrong, a host of extremist Christian leaders have made belief in Trump’s election lies an article of faith