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May 22 2022
News
Marjorie Taylor Greene Can't Figure Out Why People Are Picking On Murderous White Supremacists
Extremist GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.) wondered in a weekend interview why people are picking on homicidal white supremacists.
She said that there are so many other criminals to complain about instead — like undocumented immigrants. She also said people should be talking about the “Asian man” who killed a member of a California church last week, and the “Black man” who drove
HuffPostFeb 22 2021
News
Disinformation Fuels A White Evangelical Movement. It Led 1 Virginia Pastor To Quit
Jared Stacy is still processing his decision to leave Spotswood Baptist Church in Fredericksburg, Va., last year. Until November, he was ministering to young parishioners in their 20s and 30s.
But in the four years since he had joined the church as a pastor, Stacy had found himself increasingly up against an invisible, powerful force taking hold of members of his congregation:
NPR (Online News)Oct 29 2021
News
Biden says Pope Francis told him he's a 'good Catholic' amid criticism over his abortion views
As President Joe Biden embarked on only his second overseas trip, he started with a personally poignant audience with Pope Francis on Friday, the first time in more than half a century that a Roman Catholic U.S. leader has met at the Vatican with the head of the Catholic Church.
The White House said the private meeting lasted about 90 minutes, unusually long.
Overshadowing the
ABC News (Online)Mar 14 2022
Fact Check
FactChecking Claims About the Conflict in Ukraine
Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, following months of military buildup and, as we’ve written, repeated denials by Russian officials that their country planned to invade.
As is often the case with major news events, we have seen several false and misleading claims made on social media and by politicians related to the conflict.
Below is a list of the
FactCheck.orgJul 12 2022
News
Why the press gets so much wrong about politics and our country and just doesn't care
In June 2021, the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism asked people in 46 countries how much they trust their nation’s media. The results were devastating for American journalism – the United States came in last place.
American media are the least trusted in the world. Only 29 percent of the American people trust the media, the survey found, the very bottom of the
Fox News (Online News)Mar 02 2023
Perspectives Blog
What is the Role of Christianity in American Politics Today?
This piece was originally published on Divided We Fall, which AllSides rates as mixed. It was written by Melissa Deckman, CEO of Public Religion Research Institute, and Timothy Head, Executive Director of Faith & Freedom Coalition
What Is the Future of Christianity in American Politics?By Melissa Deckman – CEO, Public Religion Research Institute
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Divided We Fall (author)Dec 24 2021
Opinion
Building the Beloved Community in 2021 | Rev. Adam Taylor with John Wood Jr.
In the 1950's and 60's the reverend Martin Luther King Jr. inspired a nation with a message of hope, aimed against the forces of racism, inspired by the philosophy of nonviolence and what he believed to be the moral and spiritual teachings of the gospel. Is that philosophy relevant to today's fights against injustice and our struggle against polarization?
Reverend Adam Taylor of
Braver AngelsJan 15 2021
News
George Wallace, Martin Luther King Jr., and the power of forgiveness
Reflecting on George Wallace’s 1963 promise of “segregation forever” and his 1979 apology to the congregation where Martin Luther King Jr. used to preach, our commentator learns that “forgiveness controls the future.”
As this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day approached, my thoughts turned to George Wallace, who for years as governor of Alabama opposed King at every turn – and then
Christian Science MonitorMar 29 2021
News
Federal Judge Rules D.C. Capacity Limits On Religious Gatherings Are Unconstitutional
A federal district court judge ruled Thursday caps on religious services in Washington D.C. were unconstitutional going into the Easter holiday.
Judge Trevor N. McFadden, appointed under former President Donald Trump in 2017, concluded the district’s guidelines set the nation’s capital apart from the 37 states with no attendance caps on church gatherings.
The FederalistOct 31 2021
Opinion
Biden’s Visit to the Vatican
In the days of John F. Kennedy, the Democrats emphasized their political distance from the pope. Kennedy promised Americans that he would never let the pope influence him on “matters of public policy.” How times have changed. Today’s Democrats boast of their political alliance with Pope Francis. They openly confer with him on matters of public policy, as evident in Joe Biden’s latest visit to
The American Spectator