Category: Politics
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“Christian Nationalism” – A Cancer in America
Let’s be clear: Despite its name, Christian nationalism is not a religious viewpoint, and it is certainly not Christian. It is instead a political ideology, one that distorts the Gospel and ignores the Constitution by merging American and conservative Christian identities, all with the goal of building political power for the right wing at any…
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Rachel Maddow: Christian Nationalism’s Racist Past Precludes Revival Except Among GOP’s Trumpiest
Rachel Maddow looks at the racist, antisemitic roots of “Christian nationalism” as advocated by American politician Gerald L.K. Smith in the 1950s, and the renewed embrace of the tenets of that disgraced movement by supporters of Donald Trump like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor Doug Mastriano.
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The Rise of Antisemitism in the United States
McMinn County Board of Education members claim they banned “Maus” due to “rough, objectionable language” and a depiction of nudity. But when officials start making it harder for students to learn about injustices like antisemitism, objections about language and sex are almost always just an authoritarian excuse to sanitize history, further marginalize already oppressed populations,…
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Republicans That Voted Against the Veteran “Honoring Our PACT Act”
Republicans just gave us the middle finger by voting against the Honoring Our PACT Act, which protects toxin-exposed veterans.