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Right-wing Christian Lawmakers are to Blame
Yet it is right-wing Christian lawmakers who are to blame for letting the violence continue, along with the right-wing pastors and televangelists who prop them up. Taking God’s name in vain doesn’t look like screaming “goddammit” when a child dies.
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Texas Ranks LAST in Mental Health Services
During a press conference in Uvalde County, Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott said the state needed to focus on mental health and not restricting gun ownership to prevent future mass shootings like the one that happened at Robb Elementary School. He was jeered by former congressman Beto O’Rourke, who blamed Abbott for the slaying. “This is…
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Parents Arrested, Tased, Pepper Sprayed at Uvalde, Texas, School Shooting
Texas residents have expressed anger at law enforcement’s response to the Uvalde elementary school shooting. Law enforcement allegedly handcuffed a woman who was upset at law enforcement’s response to the shooting, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal interviewing Uvalde residents. “The police were doing nothing,” said Angeli Rose Gomez. “They were just…
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Andy Biggs Bringing Shame to Arizona?
Opinion: Peeking out from beneath the wooly blanket of indignation Biggs is hiding under is a partisan wolf’s clothing. “Biggs and several other Republican members of Congress with connections to the insurrection of Jan. 6, the so-called “Stop the Steal” demonstrations and the effort to overturn a duly certified presidential election were subpoenaed by the…
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The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy
Most Americans were shocked by the violence they witnessed at the nation’s Capital on January 6th, 2021. And many were bewildered by the images displayed by the insurrectionists: a wooden cross and wooden gallows; “Jesus saves” and “Don’t Tread on Me;” Christian flags and Confederate Flags; even a prayer in Jesus’ name after storming the…