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Fighting 21st Century Fascism

Keri Ladner

Keri Ladner earned her PhD at the University of Edinburgh and specializes in the intersection of fundamentalist religion and American politics. She is the author of American Dominion: The Rise and Radicalization of a New Christendom (Bloomsbury, 2026) and End Time Politics: From Moral Majority to QAnon (Fortress Press, 2024). 

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Political Research Associates

The Unthinkable Becomes the Norm

An Excerpt from American Dominion
Dominionism is the theocratic idea that Christians are called by God to exercise dominion over society by taking control of its political and cultural institutions. This belief unites “an array of…
Keri Ladner
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Hand holds a sign reading "project 2025: dictatorship for the USA"
Religion Dispatches

Allegations of Sexual Abuse Emerge at Influential Bethel Church

The moral failure is systemic
Heartbreaking allegations of sexual abuse at Bethel Church , a charismatic megachurch in Redding, California, has recently come to light. Bob Hartley, previously one of the core “prophets” at the…
Keri Ladner
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Bob Hartley looks at the camera mournfully.
Religion Dispatches

You Might Not Recognize CALI Gubernatorial Candidate Che Ahn, But His Brand of Militant Christianity Should Feel Familiar

“Joel’s Army”—the militant Protestant movement that fueled both the January 6 insurrection and the recent political assassinations in Minnesota—is rearing its head once again, this time in the 2026…
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