- Ava Kofman @ The New York Times: How Two Billionaire Preachers Remade Texas Politics
They control Republican politics in the state. Now they’re poised to take their theocratic agenda nationwide.
- John Fritze @ CNN: Supreme Court flooded with prayers for relief from groups eager to promote religion
Religious interest groups are queuing up a series of high-profile appeals at the Supreme Court this fall that could further tear down the wall separating church and state, seeking to take advantage of a friendly 6-3 conservative majority that has rapidly pushed the law in their favor in recent years.
- Kristen Tomason @ Baptist News Global: The far right is building ‘aligned communities’ while looking for a Red Caesar
Aligned Christian communities like the [Highland Rim Project] are actually springing up all across the country, from Doug Wilson’s misogynist compound in Moscow, Idaho, to an orthodox Catholic enclave in Hyattsville, Md. What makes New Founding’s community noteworthy is the company’s dark political connections.
- Alex Griffing @ Mediaite: Pro-Trump Colorado Election Official Sentenced to Nine Years In Prison For Election Tampering
Former Colorado election official, Tina Peters, was sentenced to nine years in jail on Thursday for her role in helping to access Mesa County’s election system as part of a pro-Trump plot to alter the 2020 election outcome.
- Rebecca Hopkins @ The Roys Report: Chris Reed Starts New Church and Calls for ‘Revolution’ Weeks After Admitting Sexual Misconduct
Chris Reed, former president of MorningStar Ministries, is starting a new church in South Carolina five weeks after resigning from the prophetic ministry and admitting to sexual misconduct with an adult student.
- Kiera Butler @ Mother Jones: Christian Nationalists Dream of Taking Over America. This Movement Is Actually Doing It.
The New Apostolic Reformation is “the greatest threat to US democracy you’ve never heard of.”
