https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to the family en https://religiondispatches.org/2023/05/25/what-we-need-understand-fascism-intersectional-and-erotic-thy-rod-thy-gun-hip-thrust In The Family (now also a Netflix series), journalist and author Jeff Sharlet wrote about his experience of going undercover as a young man in a secret, elitist organization of the American Christian Right. It was, in many ways, the… Thu, 25 May 2023 03:23:58 EDT Annika Brockschmidt 301f7139-e774-4da0-b27a-83fa6559b10d https://religiondispatches.org/2023/02/10/70th-national-prayer-breakfast-made-cosmetic-changes-biden-delivered-same-old-tone-deaf Last week, Americans were forced to endure this year’s National Prayer Breakfast —the 70th since the unfortunate tradition, which ought to have been dropped as an embarrassing relic of early Cold War excess decades ago, was launched by the authoritarian… Fri, 10 Feb 2023 04:21:22 EST Chrissy Stroop 5a726a5a-a97c-4642-85ac-491c7fecbba8 https://religiondispatches.org/2021/02/08/2021-national-prayer-breakfast-kinder-gentler-christian-capitalism The 2021 National Prayer Breakfast (NPB), held annually the first Thursday in February and attended by every sitting President since its founding in 1953, reverted this year to dishing out their faith based programming on fine china in lieu of… Mon, 08 Feb 2021 11:54:14 EST Becky Garrison dcc3c6ca-fd06-497e-8bca-c8d873dad6f2 https://religiondispatches.org/2019/09/09/almost-blockbuster-netflix-series-family-exposes-christian-network-whose-god-power Homophobia, misogyny, and contempt for the poor are so very much taken for granted and accepted as “Christian” within The Family that its principals are able to say, with a perfectly straight face, that they have no political agenda when they support and subsidize authoritarian leaders around the world who exemplify and implement these hatreds. Mon, 09 Sep 2019 05:02:14 EDT Peter Laarman ca02949b-949a-46e6-8209-8d325645bace https://religiondispatches.org/2012/04/17/can-progressive-atheist-defeat-democrats-family-man-nc Is the faith-talking, centrist, “new breed” of Democrat like Heath Shuler on its way out? Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:25:31 EDT Sarah Jaffe 00cb038e-fc0f-4e9a-aad9-8a57926ef861 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/08/09/anglican-and-evangelicals-insights-sudanese-genocide When evangelical activist Brad Phillips told senior members of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa about what he had seen and heard during a recent trip to South Kordofan, Sudan, they called an emergency hearing. Tue, 09 Aug 2011 01:14:45 EDT Frederick Clarkson 8fe37b10-e604-4e3f-a91e-3754e2013e53 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/03/15/jesus-hates-taxes-biblical-capitalism-created-fertile-anti-union-soil While the current assault on unions seems driven mostly by the billionaire Koch brothers and corporate-funded groups, religious right leaders and activists have spent decades creating fertile soil for anti-union campaigns through the promotion of biblical capitalism. Tue, 15 Mar 2011 06:52:03 EDT Peter Montgomery 962ca88a-575c-46f8-9591-2990399ee576 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/03/14/will-religious-side-workers At this moment the embattled US labor movement urgently needs strong community-based allies and much greater moral legitimation, yet broad-based strategic and moral support from the religious side has been slow to materialize. Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:09:40 EDT Peter Laarman 74e5fbe8-0330-4f6f-b118-72dfc876708f https://religiondispatches.org/2011/03/07/ensigns-sin-power-and-no-consequences Disgraced C-Street-er announces he won’t seek reelection. Mon, 07 Mar 2011 01:43:12 EST Sarah Posner 59f0897e-adfc-4b17-a5ab-2065e76221b9 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/02/07/wake-murder-uganda-lgbt-group-protests-prayer-breakfast Yesterday morning President Barack Obama gave the keynote address at this year’s National Prayer Breakfast, a longstanding tradition among presidents since Dwight D. Eisenhower. The breakfast also drew Braveheart screenwriter Randall Wallace and husband of recent Arizona shooting victim… This isn’t anti-religion; this is anti-hatred. Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:52:00 EST Kay Steiger 404fed95-774d-4025-85a7-786f7025d864 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/02/04/wolves-repelled-christian-rock-bibles-porn-fox-rejects-super-bowl-ad The week in religion. Fri, 04 Feb 2011 03:28:58 EST Michael J. Altman 9a4d2bbe-51aa-41e7-82b3-c07bb6676eda https://religiondispatches.org/2011/02/04/obamas-faith-based-officethe-kremlin Criticism of Obama’s faith-based efforts becomes more pointed. Fri, 04 Feb 2011 01:22:51 EST Sarah Posner e8bba172-b2f9-4569-936c-d99e9b595882 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/11/24/gays-attacked-uganda-after-mag-publishes-info American evangelicals have helped cultivate the homophobic atmosphere in Uganda that has begun to translate into violence. Wed, 24 Nov 2010 03:41:47 EST Jody May-Chang e68d9fd6-f7d3-4fa7-ab1f-a032bd9f89f4 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/10/01/gay-families-score-lower-dogs But there’s good news too. Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:08:24 EDT Candace Chellew-Hodge 7c5d97cd-52c8-404b-b54a-7de55156ea3d https://religiondispatches.org/2010/09/23/republican-scandals-drag-secretive-family-big-time Last week it was discovered that several powerful republicans at the heart of two sex scandals—Sens. John Ensign and Tom Coburn and Gov. Mark Sanford, among others—are members of The Family, reputed to be an “aggressively anti-democratic” Christian movement quietly steering us toward a “theocentric” state. Three scholars discuss The Family with the author. Sparks fly. Thu, 23 Sep 2010 05:04:25 EDT Randall Balmer, Anthea Butler, Evan Derkacz, Jeff Sharlet, Diane Winston cc6d8b6b-2da4-42ca-8cc7-ab21a00a9298 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/05/13/american-supports-ugandan-anti-gay-bill Under fire from LGBT rights activists, the American anti-gay crusader claimed he didn’t know about the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill, even as he organized an event decrying homosexuality in Uganda. A report from Sunday’s rally in Kampala shows that despite Engle’s denials of support, other speakers were calling for the bill’s passage. Thu, 13 May 2010 06:26:32 EDT Michael Wilkerson 5975056e-4b55-4d80-a112-af5ff7541220 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/02/11/abandoned-orphanage-hillary-clintons-mother-teresa-moment At the National Prayer Breakfast, Hillary Clinton fondly remembered how Mother Teresa—or perhaps God—compelled her to encourage adoption. The behind-the-scenes story of how The Family brokered a truce between the pro-choice Clinton and anti-choice nun, by moving Clinton rightward on reproductive rights. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:26:51 EST Jeff Sharlet, Kathryn Joyce 4e4efefe-0979-49a9-84da-4b08ce8db248 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/02/04/obama-fumbles-uganda-national-prayer-breakfast If people think the speech strongly condemned anti-LGBT discrimination, they have low expections. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:27:40 EST Candace Chellew-Hodge 44bcd603-94a0-4f5e-95fb-8472e0fdf754 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/02/03/religious-leaders-urge-obama-condemn-ugandan-anti-gay-bill-prayer-breakfast Obama is scheduled to address the National Prayer Breakfast, organized by ‘The Family,’ which has ties to the ‘kill-the-gays’ bill in Uganda. Religious leaders, including a member of the president’s faith-based Advisory Council, are calling on the president to condemn homophobia and offer an alternative, inclusive prayer event. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:33:56 EST Sarah Posner 73b4d529-bb58-4c7e-bde4-8fd0bebc0f7c https://religiondispatches.org/2010/02/03/religious-leaders-condemn-national-prayer-breakfast-offer-alternative-american-prayer ♫ Kill-the-gays bill in Uganda sparks call for President Obama to condemn homophobia at NPB. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:21:26 EST Sarah Posner 064159aa-a601-4db0-bf65-d3dd302dc0dc https://religiondispatches.org/2009/12/11/patience-frank-schaeffer In his latest book Frank Schaeffer speaks to those Christians who have grown weary of religious right hatred and political power plays. Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:16:59 EST Becky Garrison 21d9e32a-6ebf-416a-a365-ee59ed0fa9c1 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/12/07/conservative-and-liberal-voices-combine-condemn-anti-gay-ugandan-law American Christians speak out as others remains silent. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:44:44 EST Candace Chellew-Hodge 13c5d859-d8e4-4ec9-b26b-410e6db36a77 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/10/01/c-street-scandal-media-future-family-interview-jeff-sharlet It was a hot summer for the Family, the exclusive conservative Christian group with designs on DC power—three politicians with ties to their C Street headquarters were caught in sex scandals. Jeff Sharlet, author of the definitive book on the secretive group, talks with us about the flickering media spotlight, and the future of the Family. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:35:54 EDT Bill Berkowitz 33746555-f874-41d0-b6f2-8c185fa31eaf https://religiondispatches.org/2009/09/28/narcissistic-christians-and-pants-down-journalism Over time, some politicians deceive themselves into believing that their desires are in sync with Jesus’ call for their lives: “Thy will be done” becomes “God bless my will.” Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:50:52 EDT Becky Garrison 89511ec4-ef22-4780-be5c-c664dd0df509 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/08/03/far-right-evangelicals-and-campaign-against-obama From the media influence of the “birthers” to suggestions that the president wants to euthanize the elderly, a propaganda campaign against Obama is in full swing. Who, exactly, is behind it? Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:49:49 EDT Frank Schaeffer 2348fd1e-df3c-4538-a329-18ebc1d1a0fe