Evangelicals Love Donald Trump for Many Reasons, But One of Them Is Especially Terrifying

Via: Larry Hampton  •  News & Politics  •  78 Comments  •  8 Likes  •  4 years ago

“there is an eager constituency for Trump’s improvised policy toward the Middle East and Iran in particular: the evangelical Christians who see it...”

FROM 1970S CHICAGO TO 2018 WHEATON: A TIMELINE OF EVANGELICAL BACKSLIDING

Via: Larry Hampton  •  Op/Ed  •  119 Comments  •  7 Likes  •  4 years ago

“It is now painfully clear that the evangelical world was strategically and politically co-opted — not by more conservative evangelical leaders, but...”

IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY Dershowitz: Trump pursuing quid pro quo to help re-election is not impeachable

Via: Larry Hampton  •  News & Politics  •  28 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  4 years ago

“"If a president does something which he believes will help him get elected in the public interest, that cannot be the kind of quid pro quo that...”

The odor of burgeoning dictatorship

America’s True History of Religious Tolerance

Via: Larry Hampton  •  Religion & Ethics  •  24 Comments  •  6 Likes  •  4 years ago

“The idea that the United States has always been a bastion of religious freedom is reassuring—and utterly at odds with the historical record”

White House has issued formal threat to Bolton to keep him from publishing book

Via: Larry Hampton  •  News & Politics  •  99 Comments  •  7 Likes  •  4 years ago

“"The manuscript may not be published or otherwise disclosed without the deletion of this classified information," ”

Top Ukraine Official: I Trusted Bolton More Than Anyone

Via: Larry Hampton  •  News & Politics  •  3 Comments  •  1 Like  •  4 years ago

“I was really surprised and shocked. Because just a couple of days prior to that… I actually had a meeting with John Bolton. Actually, I had several...”

DOD should not allow promotion of religion on branded dog tags

Via: Larry Hampton  •  News & Politics  •  12 Comments  •  1 Like  •  4 years ago

“Troops are allowed to wear and carry religious items. Official military-issued dog tags are stamped with the religious affiliation of their choice....”

Ralph Peters: Why I left Fox News

Via: Larry Hampton  •  Op/Ed  •  7 Comments  •  1 Like  •  4 years ago

“This wasn’t a case of the rats leaving a sinking ship. The best sailors were driven overboard by the rodents”

Second black Texas teen required by school to cut dreadlocks, according to his mom

By: Larry Hampton  •  News & Politics  •  46 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  4 years ago

“Bradford said in an interview Friday that like DeAndre, her son has worn dreadlocks for years and it only recently became an issue at the high school.”

Christian Nationalists Are Drafting Legislation for State Republicans: Report

Via: Larry Hampton  •  News & Politics  •  64 Comments  •  10 Likes  •  4 years ago

“According to the report, Christian nationalist groups have concocted a legal strategy called Project Blitz designed to get anti-LGBTQ, anti-choice...”