https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to discrimination en https://politicalresearch.org/2024/10/24/you-might-think-theyre-absurd-theyre-quite-serious-frederick-clarkson-new-apostolic This episode discusses the broad and far-reaching implications the New Apostolic Reformation has for democracy and religious freedom. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 05:30:35 EDT Political Research Associates a0e171ee-aaea-4ed2-86c2-dc907e5dbeb6 https://politicalresearch.org/2022/05/19/australias-first-pentecostal-prime-minister-faces-re-election-after-floods-fires-and As Australia’s first Pentecostal Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, perhaps could not help but notice, the events of his first years in office had biblical connotations. Thu, 19 May 2022 02:38:35 EDT Lyndal Rowlands 32f8bb6f-ed90-4fc5-86cb-02978ae3dece https://politicalresearch.org/2021/07/16/christian-right-bill-mill-project-blitz-hasnt-gone-away Project Blitz remains an active project on the Christian Right after receding into secrecy in 2019, but this time cloaked in the guise of secular intentions. Fri, 16 Jul 2021 04:16:02 EDT Frederick Clarkson 7c35328d-2b8a-449b-96fc-122f9aa60b53 https://politicalresearch.org/2019/04/11/blitzing-dominion The Christian and business Right has been steadily building political, policy and legislative capacity in the states since the 1980s. Thu, 11 Apr 2019 11:33:23 EDT Frederick Clarkson 89b479ab-e728-48fb-a8a0-1e034a095f2c https://politicalresearch.org/2019/02/22/struggle-lgbtq-inclusion-christian-colleges-and-universities Alumni and students of Christian university campuses are vocally pressing for LGBTQ inclusion, but resistance to that change has been built not only in ideology, but in economic circumstances as well. Fri, 22 Feb 2019 01:51:38 EST Chrissy Stroop c7a8f691-cb17-4635-9447-82f950eb2d72 https://politicalresearch.org/2018/02/28/religious-freedom-cornerstone-our-democracy Frederick Clarkson was the guest speaker at the Sunday morning meeting of the New York Society for Ethical Culture on February 25, 2018. He spoke on the theme of how Religious Freedom is a Progressive Value. He was responding to… Wed, 28 Feb 2018 11:02:56 EST Frederick Clarkson cd476478-a4d6-4597-b63c-1ea7d1b5330e https://politicalresearch.org/2018/01/19/tony-perkins-pops Paul Rosenberg recently published an essay at Salon that challenged the myth that the United States was founded as a Christian Nation. Fri, 19 Jan 2018 11:03:14 EST Frederick Clarkson 2b304807-3b4a-47eb-84ce-535dba81cb1f https://politicalresearch.org/2018/01/19/manual-restore-christian-nation-never-was Originally published in 2011, the Culture Impact Team Resource Manual has served as the primer for church-based, Christian Right political action for the past seven years. Fri, 19 Jan 2018 11:01:43 EST Frederick Clarkson 87e90f9b-64b8-4d0a-ae53-091eb052c2e5 https://politicalresearch.org/2017/12/05/religious-freedom-and-christian-rights-masterpiece-manipulation Throughout history, people have used religion to justify a myriad of injustices. Tue, 05 Dec 2017 07:19:59 EST Cole Parke 977fe732-c65f-45b5-9ac1-a05de3f6999b https://politicalresearch.org/2017/10/12/christian-rights-growing-allegiance-trump As Donald Trump exited the stage after addressing the 2016 Values Voter Summit (VVS) in Washington, DC a year ago, the Rolling Stone’s “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” blasted from the speakers. Thu, 12 Oct 2017 04:39:13 EDT Cole Parke 693d95fc-a99c-4a8a-8692-c4555e7327d5 https://politicalresearch.org/2017/09/12/meaning-nashville-line-sand The hundreds of Southern Baptist and conservative Reformed leaders who initially signed the recent Nashville Statement, have always opposed all forms of sexuality and gender expressions outside of heterosexual marriage. Tue, 12 Sep 2017 03:47:47 EDT Frederick Clarkson cd10783b-e6f2-4aa5-bc7d-2bf32bc34fc4 https://politicalresearch.org/2017/05/22/seventeen-years-tracking-world-congress-families PRA first reported on the World Congress of Families (WCF) in 2000, noting its role within the coalition of Christian Right groups that was beginning to emerge as a well-organized and influential force at the United Nations. Mon, 22 May 2017 12:54:34 EDT Cole Parke a5432f0d-162f-463d-907d-d523f5524d6f https://politicalresearch.org/2017/04/07/profile-right-alliance-defending-freedom Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is an international legal organization serving at the frontlines of the Christian Right’s effort to redefine religious freedom and insert its anti-LGBTQ, anti-choice agenda into every element of government and society. Fri, 07 Apr 2017 01:12:59 EDT Political Research Associates 895a9874-ed6d-4cf9-b87e-85cf9e8d8096 https://politicalresearch.org/2017/02/16/president-gets-paradoxical-about-religious-freedom During the presidential campaign and since assuming office, Donald Trump has repeatedly promised the Christian Right that he would make religious freedom a priority. Thu, 16 Feb 2017 03:28:22 EST Frederick Clarkson c50d8b2b-75a8-4e02-8787-ad3d35d3ab4f https://politicalresearch.org/2017/02/13/first100days-crash-course-week-3 The right to believe differently from the rich and the powerful is a prerequisite for free speech and a free press. Mon, 13 Feb 2017 10:55:15 EST Political Research Associates 0de6d615-f144-4c49-a7fb-c50477400dcf https://politicalresearch.org/2017/01/12/dystrumpian-vision-lgbtq-people Many are called but few are chosen during any presidential transition. That’s why it’s illuminating to consider who Donald Trump has chosen from the parade of possibilities for his transition team and senior administration appointments so far. Thu, 12 Jan 2017 11:46:22 EST Frederick Clarkson, Scot Nakagawa 63dba7b8-3202-4c1a-a45c-acb374acfc7a https://politicalresearch.org/2017/01/03/religious-freedom-progressive-value To read press coverage about it, one might think that religious freedom is a concern only for religious and political conservatives, and not one of the most liberatory ideas in history. Tue, 03 Jan 2017 09:30:17 EST Frederick Clarkson 2a7739b9-c98c-4af6-910b-d07e3335f549 https://politicalresearch.org/2016/05/03/forthcoming-fortnight-demagoguery Religious liberty is already a central feature of the 2016 election campaign. But the Unites States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) intends to enlarge and escalate the debate when it wages its fifth annual Fortnight for Freedom this summer. Tue, 03 May 2016 04:00:12 EDT Frederick Clarkson 2a0eeb8a-a177-43a5-8f98-a971f02105df https://politicalresearch.org/2016/04/25/trump-cruz-dominionism The 2016 Republican presidential campaign has transformed American politics, likely forever. Everyone is making adjustments, but two recent episodes suggest that some Christian Right leaders are finding the changes to be unusually challenging. Mon, 25 Apr 2016 02:13:57 EDT Frederick Clarkson a3702d10-02c7-44d4-ada8-4dc712e6d51d https://politicalresearch.org/2016/02/14/dominionism-new-religious-freedom Historians may someday see the 2016 election season as the turning point in how our society understands the Dominionist movement that is seeking to recast society in its own image. Sun, 14 Feb 2016 01:29:04 EST Frederick Clarkson 28c4115f-9096-40d4-88cc-560ac3cff6d4 https://politicalresearch.org/2016/01/01/when-exemption-rule A groundbreaking 2016 report by PRA senior fellow Frederick Clarkson details the strategy and agenda inside the Christian Right’s campaign to exempt not only religions, but individuals and businesses from civil rights and labor laws using a false notion of… Fri, 01 Jan 2016 07:51:24 EST Frederick Clarkson affbab24-5941-46ac-b30e-abe42f493ec1 https://politicalresearch.org/2015/11/24/christian-right-does-not-want-us-celebrate-day Religious Freedom Day provides an opportunity for us to think dynamically about the meaning of religious freedom in our time – even as the Christian Right seeks to redefine it beyond recognition. Tue, 24 Nov 2015 02:22:30 EST Frederick Clarkson 49cb7070-c3c3-4166-8ddc-7d40eef32520 https://politicalresearch.org/2015/07/06/when-exception-rule-christianity-religious-freedom-debates When historians recount the history of separation of church and state in our time, one of the signature events may be a federal court case that didn’t even make it to the Supreme Court. It didn’t need to. The 2014… Mon, 06 Jul 2015 12:27:29 EDT Frederick Clarkson c674d431-6d0a-456a-b303-29376b4bd3e8 https://politicalresearch.org/2015/06/24/charleston-massacre-attack-christianity-yes-not-how-christian-right-says Immediately following the mass murder some Christian Right leaders jumped onto the airwaves to claim the shooting was an example of the campaign against religious freedom in America. They were onto something, just not what they thought they were. Wed, 24 Jun 2015 07:07:27 EDT Frederick Clarkson 3ed64a8c-a689-495c-924c-9a1b53d3ab75 https://politicalresearch.org/2015/05/29/when-doubt-religify So much of the contemporary religious liberty campaign being conducted by the Christian Right is demagogic fear-mongering designed to justify discrimination against other Americans, particularly LGBTQ people. Fri, 29 May 2015 03:07:23 EDT Frederick Clarkson 53178125-56b3-4799-bd80-5a532bdf40cb