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Florida's first public school chaplain is a Jan. 6 supporter—and a warning to everyone
The appointment of Rev. Jack Martin shows how Florida's chaplain law has become a Trojan horse for Christian Nationalism in public schools
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The Christian Right tried to make a late-night talk show—and it bombed spectacularly
Eric Metaxas and his backers spent hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to copy Fallon and Kimmel. They forgot to hire talent.
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Anti-LGBTQ Catholic schools lose bid to discriminate in Colorado's universal preschool program
A federal appeals court said that if Catholic preschools want taxpayer dollars, they have to play by the state's rules
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Oklahoma has already started erasing Ryan Walters’ disastrous legacy
The Christian Nationalist superintendent’s resignation has sparked a statewide effort to undo his damage
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Faith, fear, and forced labor: The Kingdom of God Global Church scandal
Federal indictments reveal how "apostle" David E. Taylor and Michelle Brannon turned the KOGGC into a machine of abuse, coercion, and greed
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Megachurch founder and Trump ally Robert Morris pleads guilty to child sex abuse
After a plea deal, the evangelical preacher will spend six months in jail and register as a sex offender
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Trump's NSPM-7 memo casts critics of Christianity as enemies of the state
The memo weaponizes federal task forces to go after those who challenge "traditional American views on family, religion, and morality"
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Liberty Counsel manufactured panic over "Witchy Wednesday" at a Florida high school
A Florida teen's segment during morning announcements became fodder for the Christian outrage machine
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September 2025

Texas Board of Education brings on Christian liar David Barton to rewrite Social Studies standards
The GOP's favorite Christian pseudo-historian will get to sabotage history classes across the state—and beyond
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West Virginia gave $5 million to a Catholic school in Ohio. A judge just blessed the deal.
A judge approved the $5 million taxpayer-funded grant to a Catholic trade school after officials promised not to spend it on their religious mission
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A Minnesota youth hockey league wanted to clear the ice after games. Christians flipped out.
A new policy meant to speed up down time between kids' hockey games got twisted into a culture war battle
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A junior high basketball coach bragged at church about pushing the Bible on a kid
Logan McCourtney, who is also a pastor in Mena, Arkansas, bragged to his congregation about promoting the Bible during school hours
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