The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is growing rapidly.
Perhaps one explanation lies in Mormon readiness to use hardball tactics and massive wealth to crush any they perceive as opponents.
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https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/08/politics/video/christian-nationalist-doug-wilson-pam-brown-digvid
I'm glad this report was on CNN. I knew of Doug Wilson before, but the wider public needs to be aware of not only his diseased beliefs but also the extent of their infection in DC.
#USPolitics #USReligion #DougWilson #ChristianNationalism #Christianity #PeteHegseth
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Well, apparently I'm the betrothed mother-in-law of the pope....
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In his Inaugural Adress, Donald #Trump vowed to support Elon Musk’s Mars colonization mission as the United States' "manifest destiny", a divine mandate to conquer space - a 19th century concept which was once used to justify the U.S. westward expansion.
At the HCA Graduate Blog, Peggy Reeder argues that space is no longer just a scientific frontier, but has become a spiritual and ideological battleground ⬇
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Note the close Trump/Texas GOP links.
Texas pastor Robert Morris indicted for child sex crimes | The Texas Tribune
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/12/robert-morris-texas-megachurch-indicted-sexual-abuse/
#USPolitics #USReligion #Gateway #RobertMorris #Texas #DonaldTrump #SexCrime #SexualAbuseOfChildren
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Spiritual Warriors: Decoding Christian Nationalism at the Capitol Riot
https://youtu.be/0Ev0P92-fqs?si=EBSWnrKZP487EAeT
Matthew D Taylor of the Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies explains how Christian nationalists fuelled the January 6th insurrection.
A good introduction to C Peter Wagner's notion of "spiritual warfare" and the development of his ideas by his followers.
#USPolitics #ChristianNationalism #USReligion
#January6
#CPeterWagner
#MatthewDTaylor
#ICJS