https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to lou engle en https://religiondispatches.org/2025/10/09/nar-vows-stage-largest-ever-gathering-christian-women Last year on Yom Kippur, leaders of the New Apostolic Reformation staged an all-day rally in support of Donald Trump’s bid for the presidency called A Million Women . As was the case with the Million Man March and so… Thu, 09 Oct 2025 11:47:34 EDT Frederick Clarkson cb39a01e-e8b9-484e-b13e-606114ad01cc 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/2023/06/27/joels-army-already-here-obscure-20th-century-religious-movement-profoundly-influences Anyone who’s been paying attention to the rhetoric of the religious and political Right has heard it: the sound of a critical moment in a bad horror movie. It’s the moment when we learn that the demons are us —which… Tue, 27 Jun 2023 02:01:12 EDT Frederick Clarkson, André Gagné 25b20b06-c60c-4d8a-b3e5-68cccd88f7bb 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/2022/09/07/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/2020/11/17/beneath-wacky-paula-white-video-dark-and-deeply-undemocratic-world-propping-president These are the end times for the presidency of Donald Trump and the White House role for his spiritual advisor, Paula White. Their futures are bound together and both have made clear that they will fight to the end, and… Tue, 17 Nov 2020 01:02:47 EST Frederick Clarkson a8300361-6dcc-4cfe-8550-6ae47311df2f https://religiondispatches.org/2015/07/23/fear-us-marriage-equality-exported-africa While LGBTQI people and allies in America enjoyed a hard-fought victory in last month’s Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage, the reaction overseas has been far uglier. In countries like Uganda, Nigeria, and Kenya, same-sex couples and LGBTQI people aren’t… Thu, 23 Jul 2015 04:45:47 EDT Kapya Kaoma d7ca3063-7504-42a5-8357-1426fb9f215a https://religiondispatches.org/2014/02/17/uganda-passes-anti-homosexuality-bill-despite-or-due-us-opposition How the U.S. and E.U. may help to re-elect President Museveni. Mon, 17 Feb 2014 12:45:58 EST Kapya Kaoma 0c175362-376f-41b7-b0cd-c1077e8a9965 https://religiondispatches.org/2014/02/03/did-ugandas-president-really-veto-anti-gay-bill Despite what many have written, President Museveni’s letter on the infamous Kill the Gays Bill; is no cause for celebration. Mon, 03 Feb 2014 12:26:55 EST Kapya Kaoma b873dcf3-7e5a-4354-9243-9f1fcf9db600 https://religiondispatches.org/2013/03/26/loving-uganda-death-global-reach-far-right-christian-hatred It’s clear that much of the power American culture warriors have in Uganda comes from the money their ministries pour into the country along with their missionaries. At the massive Miracle Center Cathedral, the biggest megachurch in Uganda, the high-living pastor is quite frank that “American money helped us build this church,” adding, “whatever you see here is the fruit of American labor.” Tue, 26 Mar 2013 01:59:59 EDT Peter Montgomery 858de55a-01fc-443a-8e5f-4c2e72da690a https://religiondispatches.org/2013/03/06/church-group-lawsuit-and-culture-abuse It’s no accident that so many allegations of serious abuse have arisen across Sovereign Grace Ministries. The combination of patriarchal gender roles, purity culture, and authoritarian clergy that characterizes Sovereign Grace’s teachings on parenting, marriage, and sexuality creates an environment where women and children—especially girls—are uniquely vulnerable to abuse. Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:12:34 EST T.F. Charlton 489ace5f-de0f-496b-a93f-1040ca78165e https://religiondispatches.org/2013/01/14/new-disciples-report-south-carolina Across South Carolina—and indeed the country—voters attend tiny churches, Bible studies, and prayer meetings. Their collective views on the candidates are much more difficult to measure and assess. And while they may be consumers of Christian talk radio, or televangelism, or other religious media, they are not lock-step followers of the decisions of elites who met at a ranch in Texas, or of Jim Bob Duggar, or of anything but their own received revelation. Mon, 14 Jan 2013 05:11:31 EST Sarah Posner 1077c48b-0a06-424d-83a6-95cf633a4e6f https://religiondispatches.org/2012/11/29/campaign-calls-anti-gay-leaders-repent Some are too invested in hate as their shtick, but others like Rick Warren and Joel Osteen… Thu, 29 Nov 2012 08:02:15 EST Candace Chellew-Hodge e7ea1b7c-503d-4751-b86c-ead32e830607 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/08/22/harry-jackson-shakes-religious-right-money-tree-below-radar-anti-obama-campaign Looking for friends to help raise $1.5 million for swing-state campaign. Wed, 22 Aug 2012 02:02:00 EDT Peter Montgomery a1bfb42c-1383-4497-84be-3de7a7167f5d https://religiondispatches.org/2012/04/17/beyond-alarmism-and-denial-dominionism-debate The New Apostolic Reformation has been in the news a great deal since Rick Perry first announced his prayer rally, The Response. Sarah Posner has an investigative journalist’s view of this movement, its place in religious movements of the 20th and 21st centuries, and in politics. Here she is in conversation with Anthea Butler, a scholar of American religious history. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:20:41 EDT Anthea Butler cd288381-add0-4d09-8962-0d4959ed94a1 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/04/07/lou-engles-bizarro-esther Encouraging women to claim power through humiliation. Sat, 07 Apr 2012 07:29:52 EDT Katie Toth 6b482e6e-840f-4ec4-b246-755596c51199 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/03/19/jesus-carpet-bomb-my-heart-undercover-muslim-detroit When I heard the goals for this year’s massive prayer rally—healing America in a time of crisis, accomplishing racial reconciliation, repairing Detroit, and (here’s the part where I come in) bringing Jesus to Muslim hearts—I figured a Muslim in the crowd could be a nice twist. My plan was to report from the inside, to talk to the attendees as one among devoted thousands. I’d try to understand how such Christians understand Islam, for Lou Engle’s world is alien from my New England roots and New York life. I’d attended churches before, but nothing like this. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 05:06:12 EDT Haroon Moghul e1801fc1-19cd-45a3-baff-c2246b86d692 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/09/27/occupywallstreet-and-antichrist Bear with me. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 01:13:31 EDT Sarah Posner dd9d95c2-90f9-4cfa-941a-c68fcaccf290 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/07/19/rick-perry-and-new-apostolic-reformation Nothing new, only a little bit different. Tue, 19 Jul 2011 02:09:50 EDT Sarah Posner ec7fc7bf-ad21-43cb-9b91-585138ae9466 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/06/13/view-jew-solemn-assembly-rick-perrys What the Texas governor’s “The Response” is all about. Mon, 13 Jun 2011 04:14:21 EDT Sarah Posner f3e06bce-ff30-4da9-a543-9dc2ad1626cb https://religiondispatches.org/2010/10/21/us-religious-right-and-lgbt-crisis-uganda RD talks to a Ugandan LGBT-rights activist about the effect of the US religious right on Ugandan attitudes toward LGBT people. Thu, 21 Oct 2010 03:33:01 EDT Sarah Posner a546164e-0885-4ea4-a42d-ed8bb40921b6 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/06/23/engle-supports-principled-stand-ugandan-anti-gay-bill-promoters American evangelist supports “restraint” and “punishment” of homosexuality. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:54:22 EDT Sarah Posner 0218e54c-f9e0-464e-9a80-2aee8aa242f1 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/06/16/lou-engle-attempts-backpedal-uganda-anti-gay-bill Ugandans dispute his account of not supporting the Anti-Homosexuality Bill. Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:14:29 EDT Sarah Posner fc827308-7488-4f93-a68f-4ad297d4ec94 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