Christian right Archives - Flux https://flux.community/tag/christian-right/ A platform for change Mon, 25 May 2026 16:43:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Trump hates Pope Leo because he sees himself as the real vicar of Christ https://flux.community/matthew-sheffield/2026/04/trump-hates-pope-leo-because-he-sees-himself-as-the-real-vicar-of-christ/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:25:58 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=14932 This is the second of a three-part essay on how Friedrich Nietzsche became the lodestar of reactionary Christianity. Read part one here. Please subscribe to stay in touch. You would think that given the drastic unpopularity of his war of choice against Iran and the economic devastation it’s causing Americans, that President Donald Trump would be spending […]

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]]> Censorship leader: More than 40 percent of U.S. book bans took place in Florida https://flux.community/jake-johnson/2023/09/censorship-leader-more-than-40-percent-of-u-s-book-bans-took-place-in-florida/ Fri, 22 Sep 2023 10:09:46 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=14289 A new report released Thursday by the free expression group PEN America warns that the Republican-led book banning movement is intensifying nationwide, with U.S. classrooms and libraries prohibiting more than 1,500 unique titles during the 2022-23 school year. PEN recorded 3,362 total instances of book bans across the U.S., a 33% increase compared to the previous school […]

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]]> In the Republican coalition, Evangelicals bring the votes, Catholics bring the brains https://flux.community/gene-zubovich/2023/05/in-the-republican-coalition-evangelicals-bring-the-votes-catholics-bring-the-brains/ Mon, 01 May 2023 22:34:37 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=13341 Catholics make up a disproportionate share of the intelligentsia of the religious Right in the United States. Although they constitute only a fifth of the US population (and white Catholics make up less than 12 per cent of the US population), they maintain a high profile among conservative think tanks, universities and professional organizations. On the US […]

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]]> Christian nationalist Republican youth group increasingly vulnerable to ‘fascist’ incursions https://flux.community/kristen-doerer/2023/04/christian-nationalist-republican-youth-group-increasingly-vulnerable-to-fascist-incursions/ Wed, 12 Apr 2023 22:03:25 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=13189 Turning Point USA has a “groyper” problem. The right-wing get out the vote youth organization TPUSA, led by Charlie Kirk, has long had to fend off the followers of white nationalist Nick Fuentes, who call themselves groypers, from infiltrating their ranks. But they haven’t always been successful at keeping racists and groypers at arm’s length and have at times have […]

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]]> I never thought ‘New Atheism’ would become a tool of the Christian Right https://flux.community/eiynah-mohammed-smith/2022/02/i-never-thought-new-atheism-would-become-tool-christian-right/ Sat, 05 Feb 2022 06:03:39 +0000 https://flux.community/2022/02/i-never-thought-new-atheism-would-become-tool-christian-right/ The post I never thought ‘New Atheism’ would become a tool of the Christian Right appeared first on Flux.

]]> Christianist leader tries to cancel GOP chair for outreach to LGBT Republicans https://flux.community/peter-montgomery/2021/11/christianist-leader-tries-cancel-gop-chair-outreach-lgbt-republicans/ Tue, 23 Nov 2021 21:11:28 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/11/christianist-leader-tries-cancel-gop-chair-outreach-lgbt-republicans/ The post Christianist leader tries to cancel GOP chair for outreach to LGBT Republicans appeared first on Flux.

]]> The Religious Right played central role in Trump’s efforts to cling to power https://flux.community/liz-dye/2021/11/religious-rights-role-trumps-efforts-cling-power-any-means-must-not-be-ignored/ Tue, 02 Nov 2021 22:08:09 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/11/religious-rights-role-trumps-efforts-cling-power-any-means-must-not-be-ignored/ The post The Religious Right played central role in Trump’s efforts to cling to power appeared first on Flux.

]]> Transgender people have become the latest target in the right’s demonization playbook https://flux.community/chrissy-stroop/2021/08/gop-scapegoating-and-todays-political-trans-panic/ Thu, 12 Aug 2021 21:54:15 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/08/gop-scapegoating-and-todays-political-trans-panic/ The post Transgender people have become the latest target in the right’s demonization playbook appeared first on Flux.

]]> Inside the far-right demonization campaign against transgender athletes https://flux.community/kristen-doerer/2021/07/inside-far-rights-demonization-campaign-against-transgender/ Thu, 01 Jul 2021 13:02:00 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/07/inside-far-rights-demonization-campaign-against-transgender/ The post Inside the far-right demonization campaign against transgender athletes appeared first on Flux.

]]> ‘Leaving to sin’ is more about evangelicals’ obsessions than the desires of those who leave https://flux.community/chrissy-stroop/2021/05/leaving-christianity-religion-repression-desire/ Wed, 26 May 2021 18:16:40 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/05/leaving-christianity-religion-repression-desire/ The post ‘Leaving to sin’ is more about evangelicals’ obsessions than the desires of those who leave appeared first on Flux.

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