https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to lance wallnau en https://religiondispatches.org/2026/04/02/meet-top-24-leaders-new-apostolic-reformation-us Given the threat to America’s democratic institutions and aspirations posed by the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), it’s alarming that the movement’s leading figures aren’t well or widely known. Many, particularly those involved in creating a revolution against established institutions, would… Thu, 02 Apr 2026 03:59:06 EDT Frederick Clarkson, André Gagné a0079a9c-e937-40e8-b5d7-83d9171ec6c3 https://religiondispatches.org/2024/12/10/coverage-tucker-carlsons-demonic-assault-missed-importance-man-he-shared-story “Physically mauled” is how Tucker Carlson refers to the alleged demonic assault he suffered in his own bed a year ago. Carlson’s comments, clipped from a larger documentary, have been covered by a variety of news outlets and social media… Tue, 10 Dec 2024 01:14:09 EST Sarah Riccardi-Swartz 1f351e11-b5e6-4e30-847d-74e1de9b014c https://religiondispatches.org/2024/11/05/dark-horse-stop-steal-scenario-nar-leaders-sought-trojan-horse-election-offices-filled Over the past 24 hours you’ve likely heard stories about election workers facing pressure to support conspiracy theories, receiving bomb threats , or being intimidated by self-appointed monitors . These things have happened as political and religious leaders have long… Tue, 05 Nov 2024 05:58:34 EST Frederick Clarkson 4c361fd5-6d3b-4ec8-bbd6-5cfef2039ae1 https://religiondispatches.org/2024/11/01/jezebel-spirit-isnt-just-bible-based-misogyny-its-literal-demon-so-what-happens-when Most people, to the extent that they heard about it at all, probably interpreted the connection between Jezebel and Kamala Harris made by conservative Christians as more or less an expression of sexism and racism filtered through a biblical lens… Fri, 01 Nov 2024 02:19:53 EDT Michael E. Heyes 36888216-9918-4f71-9bc4-b26b9fae9c5b https://religiondispatches.org/2024/10/24/match-made-hell-demons-have-become-serious-force-us-politics-weve-seen-show Since Donald Trump began campaigning, demons have been a small but growing part of political news. You may remember such scintillating stories as the hydroxychloroquine-hawking physician Stella Immanuel warning that “demon sperm” might cause birth defects; a Catholic priest in… Thu, 24 Oct 2024 05:48:46 EDT Michael E. Heyes 8bb8421d-f36b-4992-b076-43ea457d265c https://religiondispatches.org/2024/10/22/heritage-foundations-christian-nationalist-project-esther-wont-combat-antisemitism-it On the anniversary of October 7, the Heritage Foundation released Project Esther: A National Strategy to Combat Antisemitism. The 33-page document calls on the federal government to use counterterrorism, immigration, surveillance, intelligence gathering and other apparatuses to “disrupt and degrade”… Tue, 22 Oct 2024 04:19:40 EDT Ben Lorber 037428b4-99dc-4570-bdae-c52e060b160f https://religiondispatches.org/2024/10/17/packed-threats-political-violence-media-largely-ignore-nars-million-women-rally-dc On October 12th one of the most remarkable political statements of any religious leader in this or any election season was broadcast live from an all-day rally of tens of thousands of people on the Washington Mall. The event, called… Thu, 17 Oct 2024 05:52:56 EDT Frederick Clarkson d7011e5c-ba42-4a40-91e7-5d12eb329deb https://religiondispatches.org/2024/07/29/rising-influence-new-apostolic-reformation-teachings-ominous-sign-us-especially-lgbtq Whether or not anyone recognizes it by name, the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) is hitting its stride. After his June declaration that “every teacher, every classroom… will be teaching from the Bible,” Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters, who… Mon, 29 Jul 2024 11:48:35 EDT Jonathon Sawyer 5e940aa4-aa08-44ac-b58e-d8e19bf46bb7 https://religiondispatches.org/2024/06/10/rising-christian-right-movement-new-apostolic-reformation-emerged-mid-20th-century In the days leading up to January 6, 2021, a New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) group known as Jericho March organized groups of Christians to pray, fast, and march around government buildings in Washington DC, in protest of the election results… Mon, 10 Jun 2024 04:12:24 EDT Keri Ladner eca09ba6-4bd4-4265-ae38-d117396430d2 https://religiondispatches.org/2024/05/23/reporters-guide-new-apostolic-reformation-revised-2025 The story of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) lives at the epicenter of the intersection of politics and religion in the US—and reporting about it is as essential as it is challenging. The story of NAR is happening in the… Thu, 23 May 2024 04:58:12 EDT Frederick Clarkson, André Gagné 718434ec-a88e-45dd-910b-153d686ea9bf https://religiondispatches.org/2024/05/10/wheres-wallnau-nar-apostle-takes-aim-swing-counties-battle-mountain-government Just as they prophesied Trump’s victory and collaborated in the 2020 attempted coup, the Trump wing of the New Apostolic Reformation is on the offensive once again, waging a campaign in counties they think will swing the 2024 presidential election… Fri, 10 May 2024 05:22:29 EDT Frederick Clarkson 8198eb41-dfac-463b-b7a7-3c59af04b5d8 https://religiondispatches.org/2024/02/27/taking-aim-religion-itself-apostles-prime-networks-real-world-violence It is more than paradoxical that an ostensibly Christian university leader would say, “We are here to put a knife to the throat of religion.” But that’s what Apostle Greg Hood, the founder of Kingdom University in Franklin, Tennessee believes… Tue, 27 Feb 2024 04:44:52 EST Frederick Clarkson b3ae5102-1a3b-422e-9dad-e63275bc8c0c https://religiondispatches.org/2023/10/04/its-not-name-its-theocratic-vision-new-apostolic-reformations-pr-problem The rifts in the New Apostolic Reformation that emerged last year have erupted into a full-blown identity crisis. This is a crisis born, in part, of the movement’s desire to project a benign Christian image to distract from public scrutiny… Wed, 04 Oct 2023 04:29:02 EDT Frederick Clarkson 1d542cc2-4477-49af-b6d4-c787ccd0d3b1 https://religiondispatches.org/2023/05/16/spirit-january-6th-theology-seldom-discussed-movement-animates-growing-threat-us Listen to this article on the Inform Your Resistance podcast. Lance Wallnau, a prominent Apostle/Prophet in the Neo-Charismatic New Apostolic Reformation, had an unusual Easter message this year. Rather than a traditional message of hope and eternal life, he issued… Tue, 16 May 2023 04:12:56 EDT Frederick Clarkson, André Gagné 2749fe36-8052-41cf-ab8b-0b9e8b2e6a41 https://religiondispatches.org/2023/01/06/evidence-strongly-suggests-trump-was-collaborating-christian-nationalist-leaders-january On December 22, the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th Capitol Riot released its report, reopening the question of what forces and figures incited the insurrection as we observe its two-year anniversary. Yet, as numerous observers have noticed, the… Fri, 06 Jan 2023 09:47:02 EST Matthew D. Taylor, Bradley Onishi e45d5649-75da-422d-81de-9396248c9d77 https://religiondispatches.org/2022/11/30/call-it-christian-globalism-reporters-guide-new-apostolic-reformation-part-iii This is the final installment of a three-part series. Read Part I: Christian Right Denialism is More Dangerous Than Ever: A Reporter’s Guide to the New Apostolic Reformation & Part II: When it Comes to Societal Dominion, the Details Matter… Wed, 30 Nov 2022 03:36:57 EST Frederick Clarkson, André Gagné 96e9c9e6-25ea-40f3-9448-44e8de87b335 https://religiondispatches.org/2022/10/21/statement-nar-christian-nationalism-answers-few-questions-exposes-growing-rifts-movement Some of the leaders of the New Apostolic Reformation —the dynamic edge and fresh movement of much of neo-charismatic and Pentecostal Christianity in the 21st Century—have revealed their movement to be in disarray. Over 60 leaders have signed a statement… Fri, 21 Oct 2022 06:16:39 EDT Frederick Clarkson, André Gagné 53cdf084-9683-479a-a30e-f11df2603a38 https://religiondispatches.org/2022/10/11/when-it-comes-societal-dominion-details-matter-reporters-guide-new-apostolic-reformation This is the second of a three-part series. Read Part I: Christian Right Denialism is More Dangerous Than Ever: A Reporter’s Guide to the New Apostolic Reformation & Part III: Call it ‘Christian Globalism’ The apostles of the New Apostolic… Tue, 11 Oct 2022 05:18:30 EDT Frederick Clarkson, André Gagné c7951cc4-b8e4-4774-b257-c81cb59ecce0 https://religiondispatches.org/2022/09/07/christian-right-denialism-more-dangerous-ever-reporters-guide-new-apostolic-reformation While the Christian Right has been an increasingly powerful factor in American politics for decades, it has benefited from a strangely persistent culture of denialism. We needn’t review the number of times that reporters, scholars, and religious leaders who should… Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:22:53 EDT Frederick Clarkson, André Gagné 3da0190d-0c44-4969-a0a6-fd72208acf8b https://religiondispatches.org/2022/08/09/new-apostolic-reformation-faces-profound-rift-due-trump-prophecies-and-spiritual Updated 8/16/22: The authors’ response to a correction request follows the article. - eds Four weeks after the January 6th insurrection , two leaders of the revivalist New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) were concerned about the future of their movement. They… Tue, 09 Aug 2022 04:47:29 EDT Frederick Clarkson, André Gagné df1661fe-75bc-48f7-bb71-e56b9cdfc1be https://religiondispatches.org/2020/07/27/wrong-emperor-why-ralph-reeds-new-pro-trump-book-distorts-bible-cast-president-tiberius Ralph Reed’s new book, For God and Country: The Christian Case for Trump (published by Simon & Schuster in March 2020), doesn’t devote much energy to defending Trump’s moral character or articulating his role as an instrument chosen by God… Mon, 27 Jul 2020 03:45:53 EDT Tony Keddie f13f4426-313d-4764-893b-ddddc78e1d56 https://religiondispatches.org/2017/08/04/president-anointed-god-potus-shield-and-religious-rights-affair-trump People for the American Way’s Right Wing Watch this month published an important report by RD contributor (and PFAW senior fellow) Peter Montgomery, offering a compelling portrait of a group that calls itself POTUS Shield (which also stands for “Prophetic… Fri, 04 Aug 2017 02:32:50 EDT Sunnivie Brydum 797f344c-48d0-43c9-b54c-9893f2a01018