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Many are surprised Hegseth read Psalm 144 today. Alternet said it "stuns experts" & New Republic said #ChristianNationalism "getting even more obvious."
It's dangerous but shouldn't be surprising. He literally read Psalm 144 at Jan. Pentagon worship service. Oh, but I was only 1 who reported on that
While state killing sprees haven’t paused for any sacred days, Charles “Sonny” Burton’s execution was set to occur amid a rise nationally in Islamophobia.
While state killing sprees haven’t paused for any sacred days, Charles “Sonny” Burton’s execution was set to occur amid a rise nationally in Islamophobia.
Wilson preaches postmillennialism (not dispensational premillennialism of Armageddon-rapture theology). Wilson & Hegseth aren't hoping to blow up the world but control it (as I've explained: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wf8...). Influencers pushing false narratives to get clicks aren't helping. 3/3
Today’s issue of A Public Witness examines the extraordinary story about a man who has never been accused of killing anyone and the religious controversy about the timing of his now-canceled execution.
Today’s issue of A Public Witness examines the extraordinary story about a man who has never been accused of killing anyone and the religious controversy about the timing of his now-canceled execution.
Until this morning, Alabama was preparing to execute a Muslim during his faith’s holiest time of the year.
Gov. Kay Ivey just commuted Sonny Burton’s sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Read about the context surrounding that shocking decision in our latest piece:
Some good news for your timeline today 👇🏻
Until this morning, Alabama was preparing to execute a Muslim during his faith’s holiest time of the year.
Gov. Kay Ivey just commuted Sonny Burton’s sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Read about the context surrounding that shocking decision in our latest piece:
This is significant as Trumpian evangelicals in Texas are lining up with Sen. Cornyn, including (as Kennedy notes) AG Paxton's own pastor! Traditionally, conservative evangelicals have been a key part of Paxton's base: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/the-passio...
pre-millennialism versus post-millennialism
At press briefing on Iran war, Hegseth read from Psalm 144 (about God helping in battle). He previously read this war psalm at Pentagon worship service in Jan., during which he said it was what he read & prayed during preparation for Venezuela operation: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/hegseth-sh...
In the name of posting biblical commands in public spaces, the actual words of the Bible have been officially rewritten for these so-called Ten Commandment bills.
Learn the fascinating truth behind this saga in our new podcast series “A Trick of State.”
In the name of posting biblical commands in public spaces, the actual words of the Bible have been officially rewritten for these so-called Ten Commandment bills.
Learn the fascinating truth behind this saga in our new podcast series “A Trick of State.”
Lawmakers in more than 20 states have proposed mandating a highly-edited version of the Ten Commandments be posted in public schools.
Learn the fascinating story behind why these Christian Nationalist bills remove nearly two-thirds of the biblical text in our new podcast series “A Trick of State.”
Lawmakers in more than 20 states have proposed mandating a highly-edited version of the Ten Commandments be posted in public schools.
Learn the fascinating story behind why these Christian Nationalist bills remove nearly two-thirds of the biblical text in our new podcast series “A Trick of State.”
If you literally ripped the Ten Commandments out of your Bible & taped it in a TX, LA or AR classroom, it'd be in violation of those states’ so-called Ten Commandments laws. Politicians made the actual text of the Bible illegal for not having the "right" words.
dogma.wordandway.org/rewriting-th...
LSU president says school will post Ten Commandments in all classrooms (lailluminator.com/2026/02/27/l...). But that's not really true. They're posting a highly edited version mandated by state lawmakers but not actually found in any Bible: dogma.wordandway.org/rewriting-th...
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If you ripped the actual text of the Ten Commandments out of your Bible in any translation and taped it to the wall of a classroom in Louisiana, Texas, or Arkansas, that page would be in violation of their so-called Ten Commandments laws.
Learn more in our new podcast series “A Trick of State.”
Our fresh religion news roundup features insights from @fiona-murphy.bsky.social, @piperhutch.bsky.social, @andreadotweb.bsky.social, @liamsadams.bsky.social, @friendlyatheist.com, and more!
If you ripped the actual text of the Ten Commandments out of your Bible in any translation and taped it to the wall of a classroom in Louisiana, Texas, or Arkansas, that page would be in violation of their so-called Ten Commandments laws.
Learn more in our new podcast series “A Trick of State.”
Every election, reporters pump out piece after piece about how will white evangelicals vote (even though we all know the answer), all while ignoring the groups that actually have been swinging elections: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/the-christ...
In our new podcast series “A Trick of State,” we investigate underexplored issues at the intersection of church and state that expose the false promises of Christian Nationalism.
In our new podcast series “A Trick of State,” we investigate underexplored issues at the intersection of church and state that expose the false promises of Christian Nationalism.
Colonial Baptist leader John Leland warned in 1791 against uniting church and state: “These establishments metamorphose the church into a creature, and religion into a principle of state; which has a natural tendency to make men conclude that bible religion is nothing but a trick of state.”
Colonial Baptist leader John Leland warned in 1791 against uniting church and state: “These establishments metamorphose the church into a creature, and religion into a principle of state; which has a natural tendency to make men conclude that bible religion is nothing but a trick of state.”
Lawmakers are actually mandating a gerrymandered version, as the image on the left shows. The parts in yellow are to be kept on the posters, the parts in red must be deleted, and the parts in green are to be added into the required text. This includes replacing “ass” with “cattle.” Or, if you’d rather think about it in terms of redacting like with the Epstein files, the image below on the right shows what the bills do to Exodus 20 by removing nearly two-thirds of the text.
Why is the version of the Ten Commandments that Christian Nationalist politicians want hung in public schools not found in a single Bible?
Listen to our new podcast series “A Trick of State” to find out the surprising answer: dogma.wordandway.org/rewriting-th...
Lawmakers are actually mandating a gerrymandered version, as the image on the left shows. The parts in yellow are to be kept on the posters, the parts in red must be deleted, and the parts in green are to be added into the required text. This includes replacing “ass” with “cattle.” Or, if you’d rather think about it in terms of redacting like with the Epstein files, the image below on the right shows what the bills do to Exodus 20 by removing nearly two-thirds of the text.
Why is the version of the Ten Commandments that Christian Nationalist politicians want hung in public schools not found in a single Bible?
Listen to our new podcast series “A Trick of State” to find out the surprising answer: dogma.wordandway.org/rewriting-th...
