Days after House speaker Mike Johnson, a conservative Christian who says he is guided by the Bible, started releasing security camera footage from the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump, Trump supporters…
Even on January 6, family was important to Mike Pence
Family is so important to Mike Pence that his wife and daughter were by his side the entire day of January 6, as insurrectionists sought to take his life at the U.S. Capitol. “Not very many people know my wife,…
Pastor indicted in Georgia election case is ‘American hero’ to conservative Christians
Georgia prosecutors indicted Stephen Cliffgard Lee on five felony charges, claiming he is one of 18 co-conspirators who worked with Donald Trump to overturn Trump’s losing election results in the state. But a handful of churches, conservative Christian media outlets…
Why I keep writing about Donald Trump
Writing about Donald Trump has been a six-year cottage industry. Some observers say people are tired of Trump. This argument suggests writing about Trump only keeps him in the news cycle and does more harm than good. There’s merit to…
Christian crowdfunder GiveSendGo supports believers, Proud Boys and antisemites
Pastors and preachers use the crowdfunding platform. So do “patriots,” “political prisoners” and members of the Proud Boys, a violent group that attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Donors pay toward people’s medical bills, funeral expenses or a grandmother’s…
The New Apostolic Reformation drove the January 6 riots, so why was it overlooked by the House Select Committee?
As the U.S. Capitol building was under siege January 6, four of the six protest permits issued that day were to independent charismatic Christian groups that had spent the previous two months waging a spiritual war focused on overturning the…
The threat of Christian nationalism has only grown since January 6
Last Friday marked the two-year anniversary since the attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. On that day, I was living about a half mile away from the Capitol, and I remember sitting in my home, glued…
God save us from a Christian Congress
According to Pew Research, 88% of members of Congress identify as Christians. This raises some interesting questions: How are the Christians in Congress acting? In what ways are the Christians in Congress acting that are not Christian? How should we…
Sunrise vigil features prayers to commemorate January 6 anniversary
Christian leaders gathered for a sunrise prayer vigil at the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6 to commemorate the two-year anniversary of the 2021 insurrection and to seek divine guidance and protection in the struggle against the ideology of Christian nationalism. Event…