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The Latest Breaking News from Jerry Falwell

Trump still has a "license to steal"

Journalist Joe Conason warns about Republican grifting in his new book "The Longest Con"

Salon

‘Demolishing democracy’: how much danger does Christian nationalism pose?

Documentary Bad Faith looks at the history of a group trying to affect and corrupt politics under the guise of religion

The Guardian - US

Plutocrat's advice to liberals: Shut up

Chase CEO Jamie Dimon offers words of wisdom from Davos: Be nicer to MAGA "deplorables," bow down before Trump

Salon

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Anyone could be a victim of ‘deepfakes’. But there’s a reason Taylor Swift is a target

Deepfake porn is a potent new weapon for harassment – and it’s not a coincidence Swift has become its most prominent victim

The Guardian - US

Republican executive blogged about ‘conversion therapy’ for extremist group

Mark Trammell wrote posts in 2013 and 2014 for Liberty Counsel, a group on a ‘crusade to strip LGBTQ people of their rights’

The Guardian - US

How Pat Robertson changed Christian media and made it politically influential

For Americans growing up between the 1950s and the 1980s, religion was a predictable presence on television: There were weekly Sunday morning shows and religious programming that issued end-time warnings, sought monetary contributions or staged faith healings. But none of those covered news.

The Conversation

How Pat Robertson Shepherded His Flock Into Politics

Farewell to the senator's son who pioneered a TV genre, helped create the Christian right, ran for president, and earned the grudging respect of Abbie Hoffman

Reason

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Pat Robertson obituary

US TV evangelist who sought the Republican presidential nomination and helped make religion central to the party’s politics

The Guardian - UK

Jack Daniel's tells Supreme Court its brand is harmed by dog toy Bad Spaniels

The whiskey maker argues that the toy named Bad Spaniel infringes on its trademark, confuses consumers and tarnishes its reputation.

WEKU

How American evangelicals helped spread homophobia throughout Africa

Uganda is considering a bill next week that would criminalise homosexuality. It’s no surprise considering the nation’s anti-gay rhetoric — which proselytising Americans have helped flame.

Crikey

Mocking the police got an Ohio man arrested – and the Supreme Court ignored The Onion's plea to define the limits of parody

Can Americans be jailed for making fun of the government? Most would respond with a resounding “No, of course not! The First Amendment protects us from that.”

The Conversation

First look at new Teletubbies as show returns on Netflix with brand new characters

Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po are preparing to capture the hearts of a new young fan base, as the iconic TV show returns to Netflix next month with a brand new set and a very famous narrator

Daily Mirror

Netflix is Rebooting This Controversial Kids' Show

And it's not just children who adore it, either.

The Street

‘Eh-oh!’: Teletubbies to return on Netflix as series reboots for streaming

Comeback of the children’s show, narrated by actor Tituss Burgess, will premiere in November

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Why is America so divided on abortion? Because a key conservative player planned it that way

There was a time in the United States when abortion wasn't so political, but one strategist believed it could be a potent issue that would ultimately deliver conservatives power.

Salon

The right and religion: A short history

Most Americans — and most Christians — don't want religious doctrine dominating our laws. So how did we get here?

The Guardian - US

How the Christian right took over the judiciary and changed America

Leaders of the movement understood very well that if you can capture the courts, you can change society

Reason

Judicial-Judicial Attitude-Altering Slippery Slopes and the Extension of Precedent

[This month, I'm serializing my 2003 Harvard Law Review article, The Mechanisms of the Slippery Slope.] Judges to some extent tend to be reluctant to rely on their own moral or practical judgments. This tendency shouldn't be overstated, but neither should it be ignored. Thus, judges may defer to policy…

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The church of Trump's Big Lie

Evangelicals are the backbones of Trump's Big Lie — and it's all about white supremacy

The Conversation

Battles over book bans reflect conflicts from the 1980s

A conservative leader found fault with how “respect for our nation’s heritage” had been mostly stripped from the textbooks of public schools.

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