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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 22h

Moms for Liberty CEO & Co-Founder Tina Descovich verbally attacked the @buckscountybeacon.com at Harrisburg-area event last week while introducing Bucks Chapter Chair Jamie Tromba. Our crime? Journalism. Read more here: bit.ly/46XkOQh (And don't forget to support progressive, independent media!)

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 1d

ACOG Continues Recommending COVID-19 Vaccine During Pregnancy jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

ACOG Continues Recommending COVID-19 Vaccine During Pregnancy

This JAMA Medical News article discusses updated guidance on COVID-19 vaccination in pregnant people from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

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Frederick Clarkson @fredclarkson.bsky.social · 2d

A look into the church of Pete Hegseth's youth, and the rise of rural "viewing churches." by Betsy Froiland @barnraiser.bsky.social

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Megachurches: Streaming to a Barn Near You

As rural churches struggle to keep their doors open, megachurches like Minnesota’s Eagle Brook are embracing technology to fill the void.

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Frederick Clarkson @fredclarkson.bsky.social · 2d

A look into the church of Pete Hegseth's youth, and the rise of rural "viewing churches." by Betsy Froiland @barnraiser.bsky.social

barnraisingmedia.com/megachurches...

Megachurches: Streaming to a Barn Near You

As rural churches struggle to keep their doors open, megachurches like Minnesota’s Eagle Brook are embracing technology to fill the void.

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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 3d

To get a sense of where things stand: Here's an exchange from earlier this year, in which a Baptist minister was told by a Texas Senator that she didn't understand the Gospel because she cited Baptists' historic support for church-state separations as one reason to oppose the Ten Commandments bill.

Testifying this month against bills that would put more Christianity in Texas public schools, the Rev. Jody Harrison invoked the violent persecution of her Baptist forefathers by fellow Christians in colonial America.

Harrison hoped the history lesson would remind Texas senators of Baptists’ strong support for church-state separations, and that weakening those protections would hurt people of all faiths.

Instead, she was rebuked.

“The Baptist doctrine is Christ-centered,” Sen. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels, responded sharply. “Its purpose is not to go around trying to defend this or that. It is to be a disciple and a witness for Christ. That includes the Ten Commandments. That’s prayer in schools. It is not a fight for separation between church and state.”

Harrison was not allowed to reply, but in an interview said she was stunned that a lawmaker would question a core part of her faith. The exchange, she said, perfectly encapsulated why she has fought to preserve church-state separations — the same religious protections that Campbell said are a distraction from bills that might bring school kids to Christ.

“It was a wake up call,” she said. “I don’t think people — even many churches — realize that this is going on right now, and that is alarming.”

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Frederick Clarkson @fredclarkson.bsky.social · 5d

In honor of Banned Books Week, October 5-11, I want to reprise my story on book banning & book burning. bit.ly/BookBanningA..., #CensorshipIsSo1984, and #UniteAgainstBookBans

Book Bannings Are Bad Enough, But Where Those Involved Are Considered Demonic, the Stakes Could Get Much Higher

Calls for, or at least predictions of, revolution or civil war have been common on the religious and political Right for decades. This has been particularly so among leaders of the Christian revivalis...

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Frederick Clarkson @fredclarkson.bsky.social · 5d

Don't miss "Charlie Kirk and the ‘Third Great Awakening’: MAGA is embracing the language of a rising Christian movement," by Stephanie McCrummen in The Atlantic.

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Charlie Kirk and the ‘Third Great Awakening’

MAGA is embracing the language of a rising Christian movement.

www.theatlantic.com

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André Gagné 🇨🇦 @profgagne.bsky.social · 6d

Dropping on Wednesday!
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Spiritual Gifts Under Watch: Navigating Charisma and Control

YouTube video by Dr. André Gagné

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Frederick Clarkson @fredclarkson.bsky.social · 5d

Don't miss "Charlie Kirk and the ‘Third Great Awakening’: MAGA is embracing the language of a rising Christian movement," by Stephanie McCrummen in The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Charlie Kirk and the ‘Third Great Awakening’

MAGA is embracing the language of a rising Christian movement.

www.theatlantic.com

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Frederick Clarkson @fredclarkson.bsky.social · 5d

Don't miss "Charlie Kirk and the ‘Third Great Awakening’: MAGA is embracing the language of a rising Christian movement," by Stephanie McCrummen in The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Charlie Kirk and the ‘Third Great Awakening’

MAGA is embracing the language of a rising Christian movement.

www.theatlantic.com

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Frederick Clarkson @fredclarkson.bsky.social · 5d

Don't miss "Charlie Kirk and the ‘Third Great Awakening’: MAGA is embracing the language of a rising Christian movement," by Stephanie McCrummen in The Atlantic.

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Charlie Kirk and the ‘Third Great Awakening’

MAGA is embracing the language of a rising Christian movement.

www.theatlantic.com

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Frederick Clarkson @fredclarkson.bsky.social · 5d

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#BannedBooksWeek

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Frederick Clarkson @fredclarkson.bsky.social · 5d

"The Republican Effort To Remake Schools In God’s Image:
A movement to dismantle the existing school system and remake it in a Christian nationalist image is well on its way across America" -- By Nathalie Baptiste

www.huffpost.com/entry/texas-...

Trump’s Happily Given The Evangelical Right Their Biggest Wishlist Item

A movement to dismantle the existing school system and remake it in a Christian nationalist image is well on its way across America.

www.huffpost.com

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Frederick Clarkson @fredclarkson.bsky.social · 5d

In honor of Banned Books Week, October 5-11, I want to reprise my story on book banning & book burning. bit.ly/BookBanningA..., #CensorshipIsSo1984, and #UniteAgainstBookBans

Book Bannings Are Bad Enough, But Where Those Involved Are Considered Demonic, the Stakes Could Get Much Higher

Calls for, or at least predictions of, revolution or civil war have been common on the religious and political Right for decades. This has been particularly so among leaders of the Christian revivalis...

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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 5d

“This is no longer a fringe movement. Christian nationalism is here, and it is deeply entrenched in our government in ways that should concern all Americans, regardless of their views on religion.”

He Calls Church-State Separation a Myth. He’s Now Weighing In on Public School Curricula.

David Barton, far-right Christian activist and founder of Wallbuilders, has been appointed by Texas's board of education to advise on social studies instruction.

www.texasmonthly.com

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Frederick Clarkson @fredclarkson.bsky.social · 5d

"The Republican Effort To Remake Schools In God’s Image:
A movement to dismantle the existing school system and remake it in a Christian nationalist image is well on its way across America" -- By Nathalie Baptiste

www.huffpost.com/entry/texas-...

Trump’s Happily Given The Evangelical Right Their Biggest Wishlist Item

A movement to dismantle the existing school system and remake it in a Christian nationalist image is well on its way across America.

www.huffpost.com

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Political Research Associates @praeyesright.bsky.social · 6d

PRA's @fredclarkson.bsky.social speaks with @jodi-enda.bsky.social in @msmagazine.com about the New Apostolic Reformation movement's link to the killing of Melissa and Mark Hortman. Learn more in this four-part series on the rise in anti-abortion violence under Trump: msmagazine.com/2025/09/18/r....

'Dad Went to War': The Radical Faith Behind the Minnesota Assassinations

The killing of Melissa and Mark Hortman highlights the danger of radicalized religion and America’s escalating antiabortion violence.

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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 20d

Order today to ensure you have your #CensorshipIsSo1984 materials in time for #BannedBooksWeek! Join us October 5-11, 2025!

Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 22d

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Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 17d

Can a Family Resurrect the American Chestnut Tree in Appalachia?
There were once 4 billion of them. A blight obliterated almost all. Now there's hope of renewal. barnraisingmedia.com/can-a-family...