Religion Dispatches15h
Even if Voters ‘Get What They Asked For’ it’s More Likely to Cause a Fascist Death Spiral Than a Lesson Learned
In response to the election, a significant number of people on social media and elsewhere have expressed some form of this ...
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Progressive Christian Election Response ‘Give us Barabbas’ May Be Well-Meaning — But Functions as Anti-Jewish Dogwhistle
In the wake of the 2024 United States presidential election, “Give us Barabbas” emerged in progressive Christian social media ...
Religion Dispatches5d
Meet Pete Hegseth, the Man Who Will Lead the Entire US Military — A Man Deemed an ‘Extremist’ by the US Military
On Tuesday, Trump announced Fox News talking head Pete Hegseth as his new secretary of defense. The guy in the image above.
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With Election Takeaways Like ‘Too Transgender’ or ‘the US is Shifting Right,’ Dems are Determined to Learn the Wrong Lesson
I’ll confess something up front. I hate election postmortems. I’m not sure anybody likes them, especially after an election ...
Religion Dispatches4d
Trump’s Fervent Christian Zionists Poised to Lead the Military — And US-Israel Relations
With Trump’s second presidency, Christian Zionism may be returning to the White House stronger than ever before. His recent ...
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The Dark Horse ‘Stop the Steal’ Scenario: NAR Leaders Sought ‘Trojan Horse’ in Election Offices Filled with ‘Christian Patriots’
Over the past 24 hours you’ve likely heard stories about election workers facing pressure to support conspiracy theories, ...
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With no Viable Alternative on Ballot, Anti-immigrant Movement Claims Victory and Releases Wish Lists
When a fundamentally punitive position is embraced by both candidates, you can pretty much bank on voters choosing the more cruel of the two. And with both presidential candidates running on asylum ...
Religion Dispatches15d
UPDATED: Right-sizing the Threat of Political Violence in the 2024 Election — And After
Untold gigabytes of virtual ink have been spilled covering the story of the 2024 presidential campaign, including the potential for violence at the polls or in the aftermath. Now, on the cusp of ...