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WEBSep 27, 2024 · Religion Dispatches. Religion Dispatches is your independent, non-profit, award-winning source for the best writing on critical and timely issues at the intersection of religion, politics, and culture.
Statement on NAR & Christian Nationalism Answers Few …
WEBOct 21, 2022 · Some of the leaders of the New Apostolic Reformation —the dynamic edge and fresh movement of much of neo-charismatic and Pentecostal Christianity in the 21st Century—have revealed their movement to be in disarray. Over 60 leaders have signed a statement distancing themselves, not only from the movement they lead, but from some of its main principles and many of their longtime fellow NAR ...
'The Quiet Damage' Details the Heartbreaking Effect of QAnon on …
WEBAug 21, 2024 · The outlines of QAnon conspiracy theories are by now familiar to many. The battle of good-versus-evil personified by Donald Trump and the Deep State, which somehow also embroils bizarre and gruesome allegations of child trafficking, drinking adrenaline compounds to get high, the ever-imminent arrest of Hillary Clinton, and aliens.
A Reporter’s Guide to the New Apostolic Reformation
WEBMay 23, 2024 · The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) is one of the most important Christian religious and political movements of our time. To see this one need look no further than the role of NAR leaders in the electoral campaigns of Donald Trump and Trump-aligned figures, from school boards to statewide elected offices, and as a dynamic part of the Christian Right.
My Womb for His Purposes: The Perils of Unassisted Childbirth in …
WEBJul 14, 2009 · In the last week of June, two different circles of blogs invested in the Quiverfull movement—both as critics and supporters of the pro-natalist, patriarchal, conservative Christian lifestyle—focused on the sad news of the death of one Quiverfull mother’s child shortly after birth.
Is Putin a 'Real' Christian? To Understand This Conflict We Need to …
WEBMar 15, 2022 · Sarah Riccardi-Swartz and Robert Saler. Sarah Riccardi-Swartz is a postdoctoral fellow in the Luce-Funded Recovering Truth: Religion, Journalism, and Democracy in a Post-Truth Era project in the Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict at Arizona State University. Her work is also supported by her participation as Senior Fellow in the “Orthodoxy and Human Rights” project, sponsored by ...
Celebrating Religious Freedom Day By Taking Back the …
WEBJan 10, 2023 · RD: It seems like there’s a good chance your bill may become law this year. Why were you moved to do this and have stuck with it this far? Marty: We introduced the Religious Freedom Day bill to recognize the history of our nation’s constitutional guarantees to freedom of conscience. The resolution, like the one adopted by the United States Congress 30 years ago, commemorates the January 16 ...
Democrats Have Seized the Narrative Frame From the GOP, But …
WEBAug 30, 2024 · Chrissy Stroop. A prominent ex-evangelical writer, speaker, and advocate, Chrissy Stroop is (with Lauren O’Neal) coeditor of the essay anthology Empty the Pews: Stories of Leaving the Church.A senior correspondent for Religion Dispatches, her work has appeared in Dame Magazine, Foreign Policy, Playboy, Political Research Associates, and other outlets, including peer-reviewed academic journals.
How a Fringe Theocratic Movement Helped Shape the Religious …
WEBAug 6, 2015 · Christian Reconstructionists argue that the Bible must govern every aspect of life. In their framework, known as “jurisdictional authority” or “sphere sovereignty,” God delegates biblical authority to three distinct, and severely limited, spheres of “government.”