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Religion Dispatches

Meet the Top 24 Leaders of the New Apostolic Reformation in the U.S.

Get to know the under-the-radar leaders of a movement that helped organize January 6 and continues to pose a threat to American democracy.
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…
Frederick Clarkson
André Gagné
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Religion Dispatches

New Apostolic Reformation Faces Profound Rift Due to Trump Prophecies and 'Spiritual Manipulation of the Prophetic Gift'

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)…
Frederick Clarkson
André Gagné
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Religion Dispatches

With Demons Held Responsible These Days for Everything from Covid to LGBTQ Rights, Take a Visual Tour of the History of Demonization

During our season of political madness , it took a lot to trigger a double-take, and yet a pro-Trump, Covid-denialist pediatrician named Stella Immanuel declaring that illness was caused by the semen…
Ed Simon
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Religion Dispatches

Beneath the 'Wacky' Paula White Video is a Dark and Deeply Undemocratic World Propping Up the 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…
Frederick Clarkson
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Religion Dispatches

A New, Softer Prosperity Gospel Still Can't Deliver On Its Promises of Health and Wealth

Instead of houses and cars as evidence of faith, there is now an polished suggestion that you can have it all— the right body, a great spouse, and abundant opportunities—regardless of your socioeconomic status.
Verdell A. Wright
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Religion Dispatches

Republican Presidential Candidate Courts Televangelists. So What Else Is New? (Updated with video)

Politico reports today that Donald Trump is courting prosperity televangelists in an effort to “keep his momentum from ebbing.” The subtext of the Trump televangelist outreach is that despite the…
Sarah Posner
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Religion Dispatches

Paula White’s Coronation, “Rabbi” Messer’s “Apology,” and Great Parody

The charlatans and the satirists.
Anthea Butler
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Religion Dispatches

Trump to Meet with Controversial Televangelist Today

Paula White arranges meeting in New York.
Anthea Butler
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Religion Dispatches

Publisher Sues Televangelist Benny Hinn for “Moral Turpitude”

Strang Communication goes after Hinn over affair with Paula White.
Anthea Butler
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Religion Dispatches

Senator Punts Televangelist Inquiry for “Self-Reform Within the Community”

Grassley says “self-correction can be more effective than government action.”
Sarah Posner
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