https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to r. j. rushdoony en https://religiondispatches.org/2022/03/29/gary-north-1942-2022-sought-deny-religious-liberty-enemies-god-he-was-willing-wait If you’ve never heard of Gary North that may be because he wanted it that way. Nevertheless, when North died in Georgia recently at age 80, he’d quietly become one of the notable religious and political architects of our time… Tue, 29 Mar 2022 05:27:33 EDT Frederick Clarkson b9dbb688-b255-45df-88e8-264dfa63f325 https://religiondispatches.org/2021/09/16/why-freebritney-exvangelical-cause Everyone knows Britney Spears. Her talent, popularity, and struggles with mental illness are ubiquitous. A widely celebrated artist dubbed “The Princess of Pop,” Spears has five No. 1 singles and six No. 1 albums. She’s sold 150 million records around… Thu, 16 Sep 2021 01:47:48 EDT R.L. Stollar 6df39262-f621-4d85-8e4d-24f515a0b61e https://religiondispatches.org/2021/01/28/i-grew-evangelical-and-christian-nationalist-insurrection-did-not-surprise-me On Wednesday, January 6, I, like almost everyone else in America, watched as a mob of predominantly white domestic terrorists stormed the Capitol, in an attempt to prevent the Senate from certifying the electoral college vote in favor of Joseph… Thu, 28 Jan 2021 01:39:30 EST Deirdre Sugiuchi 9b27a65d-ed5c-46fa-9d30-1129d55133bb https://religiondispatches.org/2020/06/01/lying-name-war-lord-jane-roes-fake-conversion-feature-not-bug-extreme-christian-right The late Norma McCorvey, aka Jane Roe, is back in the news , thanks to the report of her “death bed confession.” In a new documentary about her life, McCorvey, the plaintiff in the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision, Roe… Mon, 01 Jun 2020 01:40:26 EDT Frederick Clarkson 61710caa-afed-4bd3-b5d8-0d59a5dc9b35 https://religiondispatches.org/2019/01/08/battle-meaning-religious-freedom-day A proposed resolution intended to commemorate perhaps one of the most radical, liberatory, and revolutionary pieces of legislation in the history of the world misses the point. And it’s not a mistake. Tue, 08 Jan 2019 04:08:08 EST Frederick Clarkson 24ad7dd2-d1a9-42b7-ba0a-5b9b1cf81b3f https://religiondispatches.org/2017/11/03/gen-kellys-civil-war-story-derives-19th-century-pro-slavery-evangelicalism Racist undercurrents in Gen. Kelly’s Civil War opinions run deep in the strand of American Evangelicalism that helped elect Trump. Fri, 03 Nov 2017 08:00:33 EDT Julie Ingersoll 2ff1f594-7ff8-4536-b3da-8b9ed2aea3b6 https://religiondispatches.org/2017/08/07/most-ridiculous-responses-vaticans-call-out-catho-christian-right It’s not surprising that the apparently Vatican-approved denouncement of the conservative Catholic-Christian alliance that has come to dominate U.S. politics ruffled some feathers. What is surprising is the sheer amount of denial and obfuscation that the article in La Civiltà… Mon, 07 Aug 2017 01:21:28 EDT Patricia Miller 3741401c-a2da-4f4c-bb8e-af620b7e903b https://religiondispatches.org/2017/07/24/catholic-archbishop-takes-jesuit-magazines-slam-ecumenism-hate-and-more-global-lgbt Earlier this month, the Jesuit magazine La Civilta Cattolica published an article on the political alliance between conservative evangelicals and Catholics in the U.S., calling it an “ecumenism of hate.” From the Jesuit-run America magazine: U.S. politics have become increasingly… Mon, 24 Jul 2017 08:05:04 EDT Peter Montgomery c12496b4-e74c-4b60-a012-7ee9cd2e03ba https://religiondispatches.org/2017/05/25/why-trumps-evangelicals-wont-care-about-those-budget-cuts As the White House releases its budget that slashes support for the poor, the elderly, and the sick in favor of tax cuts, evangelical support for President Trump remains strong. Thu, 25 May 2017 02:07:44 EDT Julie Ingersoll e4598118-05ec-4cd8-b485-7e7ec99e2b05 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/12/05/shades-christian-reconstructionism-trump-education-pick-betsy-devos Education is arguably the most important front in the battle to bring the Kingdom of God to bear on contemporary culture. Mon, 05 Dec 2016 11:41:02 EST Julie Ingersoll 90d9842c-d9d2-4c5c-98c3-7c142e723d40 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/11/06/ready-be-arrested-gop-prez-candidates-show-freedom2015 This weekend a small cadre of far right Christian leaders are hosting a conference on religious freedom in Iowa. The freedom they are fighting for is the right to organize all of culture according to their religion and their notion… Fri, 06 Nov 2015 03:54:11 EST Julie Ingersoll 4e6d8491-f967-4740-a3bb-382a92463e1c https://religiondispatches.org/2015/09/01/kentucky-court-clerk-professing-apostolic-christian-questions-legal-authority Kim Davis, the Rowan County, Kentucky clerk who continues to refuse to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples despite the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear her case, says she is obeying “God’s authority,” not the authority of her employer… Tue, 01 Sep 2015 11:02:40 EDT Sarah Posner 3756ef66-f433-4efb-9750-e4bfb0ed1144 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/08/06/how-fringe-theocratic-movement-helped-shape-religious-right-we-know-it A Q&A with Julie Ingersoll on the history of Christian Reconstructionism as told in her new book: Building God’s Kingdom. Thu, 06 Aug 2015 04:04:04 EDT Sarah Posner c6ad1b46-8082-4352-b795-ec01e9214635 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/07/08/my-name-legion-sources-and-forces-white-supremacy-us Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” And he replied, “My name is Legion, because there are many of us inside this man” (Mark 5: 9) In the wake of the murders of nine African Americans at Emanuel AME church… Wed, 08 Jul 2015 12:15:22 EDT R. Drew Smith 07efaf65-b6fd-4d5f-a5ca-ab9c9231cadd https://religiondispatches.org/2013/04/22/howard-phillips-founding-father-religious-right-has-died It’s hard to overstate Phillips’ influence on today’s religiously-inflected conservatism. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:33:44 EDT Julie Ingersoll 20bf2e93-234c-4956-ac54-7f6bd849c9a6 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/12/21/why-im-grateful-2012-rapture-and-other-millennial-delusions The far left and the far right agree on many things: mainstream politics doesn’t matter, hidden forces control our destiny, and, in case you hadn’t noticed, the world is about to end. Fri, 21 Dec 2012 02:04:31 EST Jay Michaelson f7dc46eb-347a-4f22-ac1b-f4e63898269c https://religiondispatches.org/2012/08/08/republican-no-schools-left-program The religious right’s goal of dismantling public education. Wed, 08 Aug 2012 06:24:08 EDT Julie Ingersoll 5594e3e7-0ca7-4990-b749-5f6df0f670e5 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/08/08/obamas-phony-religion-environmentalism-santorum-explains “Man should be in charge of the earth,” says the candidate. Wed, 08 Aug 2012 06:23:31 EDT Julie Ingersoll 952cf60f-3595-4e00-8a05-e356953f6170 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/05/29/red-white-and-blue-no-longer According to the Census Bureau, white babies account for less than half of U.S. births. How will white Christians, who have long believed this to be a white Christian nation, respond? Tue, 29 May 2012 10:19:25 EDT Peter Laarman 7c7ae919-f3ca-48cd-a23c-1e0a07d42b7b https://religiondispatches.org/2012/04/10/kirk-camerons-monumental-reveals-subtle-influence-christian-reconstructionism The documentary serves as a good illustration of the gradual and subtle influence of R. J. Rushdoony’s work in the broader culture—often in places where his name is completely unknown. Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:57:05 EDT Julie Ingersoll 9e600b06-e152-4be3-8431-3e9f6efdea7b https://religiondispatches.org/2012/03/23/monumentally-different-kirk-cameron With his latest film the former teen idol appears to embrace Christian Reconstructionist theology. Fri, 23 Mar 2012 06:48:19 EDT Julie Ingersoll 0e3128cb-9f24-458d-989b-067bd3ce44fb https://religiondispatches.org/2011/09/23/its-unanimous-no-moderates-gop-field Last night’s debate revealed just how far the Republican Party has edged toward the religious right goal of abolishing public education. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:04:46 EDT Julie Ingersoll 959ffc33-f82a-47bb-8697-9f205a8ed4e5 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/08/30/dominion-theology-christian-reconstructionism-and-new-apostolic-reformation How cross-pollination helped build the religious right. Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:14:24 EDT Julie Ingersoll e38b91a1-8844-479f-b5dd-edc15e566c61 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/08/26/pundits-and-dominionists What is the media getting, and not getting, in its coverage of the religious right in politics? Fri, 26 Aug 2011 02:33:56 EDT Julie Ingersoll 1b9c2b05-457a-45d0-8765-8c38184813cc https://religiondispatches.org/2011/08/17/bob-mcdonnells-christian-reconstructionist-thesis With elevation to chair of RGA, there’s speculation Virginia governor might in running for VP. Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:27:20 EDT Julie Ingersoll f46274fd-d805-43ce-966e-0b1f80db68ac