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Religion News @religionnewsblog.com · 1d

Charlie Kirk's Turning Point is dangerous. And Christians who support it should be ashamed.

The Shameful Christian Idolatry and Fraudulent Martyrdom of Charlie Kirk
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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 2d

🇺🇸 in 2025.

“Since my family and I do not feel safe in our home at the moment, we are moving for the year to Europe. Truly I am so bummed about not being able to spend time with you all in the classroom.”
— Rutgers prof Mark Bray, in an email to students.
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Professor who teaches about antifascism moves to Europe after death threats

A Rutgers University professor who wrote a book about antifa received the threats after he commented on President Donald Trump designating the movement a “domestic terrorist organization.”

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

Bray is a historian at Rutgers who received death threats after landing on Turning Points USA's Professor Watchlist. As a result, he announced he was moving to Europe. And then this happened.

This kind of harassment and abuse of scholars is Charlie Kirk's legacy and it's only getting worse.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 2d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 2d

Incredibly alarming—after the whole ridiculous antifa roundtable at the White House, as Mark was moving with his family to Europe after threats…

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Religion News @religionnewsblog.com · 1d

Question is: does Christians think Doug Wilson is going to heaven?

After all, Wilson's teaching and behavior demonstrate that he is not a follower of Jesus Christ.

And then there's this:
bit.ly/NeverKnewYou

Religion News @religionnewsblog.com · 2d

Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship founder Tony Evans completes ‘restoration journey,’ won’t return to church leadership

Evans founded the megachurch in 1976 and stepped down due to an undisclosed ‘sin’ in June 2024.
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OCBF founder Tony Evans completes ‘restoration journey,’ won’t return to church leadership

Tony Evans, who founded the Dallas megachurch Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship, has completed a “restoration process” but will not return to leadership at the...

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Decult @decult.bsky.social · 4d

Something exciting is on its way! 👀

⭐️ The Decult Voices: Beyond Belief documentary has been six months in the making and is the first of its kind.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 5d

This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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Religion News @religionnewsblog.com · 4d

FBI cuts ties with Southern Poverty Law Center, Anti-Defamation League after conservative complaints
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FBI cuts ties with Southern Poverty Law Center, Anti-Defamation League after conservative complaints

FBI Director Kash Patel says the bureau is cutting ties with two organizations that for decades have tracked domestic extremism and racial and religious bias, a move that follows complaints about the ...

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Religion News @religionnewsblog.com · 5d

The 9 Most Common Personality Traits In Cult Leaders

Cult and mental health experts reveal the characteristics often found in those who seek to control and manipulate others.
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The 9 Most Common Personality Traits In Cult Leaders

Cult and mental health experts reveal the characteristics often found in those who seek to control and manipulate others.

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Religion News @religionnewsblog.com · 5d

Daughter of polygamist cult leader Dan Lafferty opens up on how she discovered disturbing truth about dad
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Daughter of polygamist cult leader opens up on how she discovered disturbing truth about dad

The daughter of a polygamist cult leader has opened up about how she discovered her father's disturbing truth.

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Religion News @religionnewsblog.com · 5d

Indeed, nobody joins a cult:
bit.ly/NobodyJoinsACult

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Religion News @religionnewsblog.com · 5d

Why No One Thinks They’re in a Cult
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Why No One Thinks They’re in a Cult

About this episode: What really defines a cult—and why do smart, well-intentioned people get caught up in them? In this episode, Michael Shermer sits down with cult intervention specialist Ashlen Hil...

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Religion News @religionnewsblog.com · 5d

How gaslighting tricks the brain into questioning reality
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How gaslighting tricks the brain into questioning reality

Gaslighting, often seen as a form of manipulation, has now been reframed by researchers at McGill University and the University of Toronto as a learning process rooted in how our brains handle predict...

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Religion News @religionnewsblog.com · 5d

The secret guard of La Luz del Mundo: A training camp in Mexico reveals the church leader’s iron grip
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The secret guard of La Luz del Mundo: A training camp in Mexico reveals the church leader’s iron grip

A security operation discovered a site in Michoacán where a group of men from the megachurch were being trained in military tactics

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Religion News @religionnewsblog.com · 8d

Dozens of victims discovered inside Tampa mansion linked to church scheme
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Dozens of victims discovered inside Tampa mansion linked to church scheme

YouTube video by FOX 13 Tampa Bay

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Religion News @religionnewsblog.com · 11d

A child dies. Two men vanish. Police investigate secretive California religious group (His Way Spirit Led Assemblies)
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A child dies. Two men vanish. Police investigate secretive California religious group

His Way Spirit Led Assemblies has attracted the attention of authorities after the death of a young boy and the disappearance of two members.

www.latimes.com

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Decult @decult.bsky.social · 11d

WHAT IS DECULT? - the verb and the organisation

✏️to decult (verb) = A new term that describes the process of raising awareness about high-demand groups and stopping harmful cultic influence.

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Religion News @religionnewsblog.com · 11d

Of course the rapture did not happen.

But liar Joshua Mhlakela won't admit he was wrong.

Now he's starting a CULT: Joshua Mhlakela the sociopathic lying prophet
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Now he's starting a CULT: Joshua Mhlakela the sociopathic lying prophet

YouTube video by Mike Winger

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Religion News @religionnewsblog.com · 11d

How religion and democratic values may clash in Dutch schools
(Google translate - NOS, Dutch Public Service Broadcaster, News Network)
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Dutch language original:
nos.nl/nieuwsuur/ar...

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Hoe religie en democratische waarden mogen botsen op Nederlandse scholen

Verschillende reformatorische en islamitische scholen dragen bepaalde boodschappen uit die botsen met democratische waarden als gelijkheid en verdraagzaamheid, blijkt uit onderzoek van Nieuwsuur.

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Religion News @religionnewsblog.com · 11d

Shooting in Michigan Is the Latest Attack on a Religious Institution

Places of worship and religious schools have been the targets of a series of recent shooting attacks across the USA.
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Religion News @religionnewsblog.com · 11d

Americans’ beliefs about God revert to pre-pandemic norms
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Americans' beliefs about God revert to pre-pandemic norms • Pathway

Societal changes following the COVID-19 pandemic led to several theological shifts in the 2022 State of Theology, but many reverted to previous pre-pandemic norms in 2025 State of Theology. Read the f...

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Religion News @religionnewsblog.com · 12d

So sad. And the USA never learns.

What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S.
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Comparing Deaths from Gun Violence in the U.S. with Other Countries
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The US gun homicide rate is 26 times that of other high-income countries.
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What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S.

While the number of gun deaths in the U.S. fell for the second consecutive year in 2023, it remained among the highest annual totals on record.

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Religion News @religionnewsblog.com · 12d

Live updates:

Michigan church on fire after shooting leaves multiple people hurt
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Live updates: Multiple people hurt in shooting at Michigan church | CNN

There are multiple victims after a shooting at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, according to police. Follow for live updates.

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Morgan Piercy | Therapist in Kansas @deconstructionkc.bsky.social · 12d

Religious trauma therapy helps you trade shame-based obedience for self-trust and personal freedom. #exvangelical #religioustrauma #churchhurt #leavingthefold

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