Tag: religion
Why Trump is partnering with Christian Nationalists
Trump is playing to a rising white Christian Nationalist movement within the Republican Party.
Legal battle looms as Louisiana mandates Ten Commandments in classrooms
Republican Governor Jeff Landry signed House Bill 71 into law, mandating that the Ten Commandments be displayed in "large, easily readable font" in public classrooms by the start of 2025.
Unmasking the weaponization of Islamophobia in US foreign policy
Rutgers report highlights how anti-Muslim bigotry fuels pro-Israel bias in American politics.
Bill Baird’s battle for legalized abortion and Roe v. Wade
"This is a religious war,” says Baird of the intense push to make abortion illegal.“
‘Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.’
We simply cannot forgive those who are doing to our world what we see happening right now.
Supreme Court blocks New York’s restrictions on religion amid COVID-19
The Supreme Court's majority ruled that "even in a pandemic, the Constitution cannot be put away and forgotten."
‘Attacking the very foundations’ of church-state separation, SCOTUS delivers ‘seismic shock’...
"A State need not subsidize private education. But once a State decides to do so, it cannot disqualify some private schools solely because they are religious."
Which shall we have: Love or greed?
The United States supposes itself to be a Christian community. Such a community should focus on love rather than wealth and power. Shouldn’t it?
Ayatollah Trump: The global rise of the Christian right
Islamic extremism gets all the press, but Trump is just one of a growing number of Christian extremists in positions of political power.
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$380 million in funding cuts to one of the most successful public education programs
“Every day, there’s yet another abuse.” The wanton attack on public schools is one of America’s biggest tragedies.
Trump delivers lunch to Beijing
China is taking advantage of the fact that even the most even-tempered of allies have had it with Trump and his tantrums.
Senators probe Equifax over plans to profit from Medicaid and SNAP work requirements
Warren, Wyden, and Sanders are demanding disclosures from Equifax as new federal work requirements threaten to strip healthcare and food assistance from millions while expanding the company’s already dominant income verification business.
Omar says ICE drawdown ‘not enough’ as thousands of agents remain deployed in Minnesota
After Trump border czar Tom Homan announced that 700 federal immigration agents would leave Minnesota, Rep. Ilhan Omar, civil rights groups, and national coalitions said the move leaves an ongoing occupation intact while killings, constitutional violations, and international human rights complaints remain unresolved.
The actual Gavin Newsom is much worse than you think
For anyone who wants a truly progressive Democratic Party, Gavin Newsom is bad news.