GOP vice presidential candidate JD Vance’s Sept. 28 appearance during a Pennsylvania stop on Lance Wallnau’s “Courage Tour” may have broken nonprofit tax law. Ziklag, the deep-pocketed but little known nonprofit that helped underwrite the Pentecostalism-meets-politics swing state tour, may…
Promise Keepers goes all in on MAGA
Promise Keepers is back, this time with an explicitly pro-Trump agenda. At its “Daring Faith” rally in Tulsa, Okla., last weekend, the link between being a godly man and supporting Donald Trump was made explicit, according to various media reports….
‘Disarming Leviathan’ sees Christian nationalists as vast mission field
In his 18 years as a pastor, Caleb Campbell has seen Christian nationalism seduce believers from the way of Christ, leading to broken relationships, causing division and departures in churches and leaving him exhausted, hurt and ready to retire. But…
Trump stirs evangelical crowd to shout ‘Bullshit!’ on Biden’s immigration order
Cries of “Bullshit!” “Bullshit” rang out at a packed Phoenix megachurch June 6 as Donald Trump held his first campaign rally since his conviction on 34 felonies in New York. Trump said the charges against him were “made up” and…
For TPUSA and RNC, ‘election integrity’ is just another term for cheating
When Turning Point USA — an $80 million secular conservative political group beloved by many evangelicals — promotes “election integrity,” guard your ballot boxes! On April 18, Turning Point Action Senior Director Austin Smith was charged with forging 100 of…
Conservative Baptist Network got $50,000 from far-right political group last year
The Conservative Baptist Network received a $50,000 contribution in 2022 from the far-right political group Turning Point USA, according to tax filings. Its purpose was “awareness of traditional American values.” Turning Point USA is led by Charlie Kirk, who is…
The right’s zero-tolerance policy on Pride
In case you have any remaining doubt that the Religious Right wants to obliterate all appearance of LGBTQ people — to make them invisible once again — consider the dustup over a single photograph showing a small Pride flag atop…
‘He Gets Us’ is feeding information to data analysts and, ultimately, conservative political groups
“He Gets Us,” the “biggest faith-related campaign in history,” showcased two commercials at this year’s Super Bowl. But it’s what’s happening after the ads that really matters for the campaign’s creators and backers. While capturing the attention of 113.1 million…
Donald Trump Jr. tells young conservatives that following Jesus’ command to ‘turn the other cheek’ has ‘gotten us nothing’
Donald Trump Jr., one of the nation’s foremost apologists for the win-at-all-costs politics of his father, told an evangelical Christian crowd Dec. 19 that they’ve spent half a century turning the other cheek as Jesus taught and it hasn’t worked…