Love, God, and Surveillance in a Little Fortress of LGBTQ Oppression
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.There wasn’t a specific moment in which Seth Graves understood himself to be gay, just like there wasn’t a specific moment in which he realized he loved to while away hours…
Watch a Fake Rabbi Wrap Trump’s Spiritual Adviser In a Torah Scroll
Televangelist and personal pastor to the president, Paula White Cain, speaks during a Donald Trump campaign event courting devout conservatives by combining praise, prayer and patriotism, Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Alpharetta, Ga. John Amis/AP Photo For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.In honor…
It’s Not Anti-Catholic to Ask Amy Coney Barrett About Her Religious Group “People of Praise”
On May 19, 2018, Amy Coney Barrett, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit judge, speaks during the University of Notre Dame’s Law School commencement ceremony.Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Members of the Christian right…
Oops—Trump Brought the Wrong Bible to His Church Stunt
President Donald Trump holds a Bible outside St. John’s Church across Lafayette Park from the White House in Washington. Patrick Semansky/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Monday evening, President Donald Trump decided to get a photo-op in front of the historic St. John’s Episcopal Church, just…
How Do You Get from the Trailer Park to a White House Job? Give Money to Trump’s Spiritual Adviser.
On a Friday morning in February, televangelist Paula White-Cain spent more than two hours preaching at the King Jesus church Supernatural Ministry School in Miami. With top billing on the event website as “Donald Trump’s spiritual adviser,” White stood in front of a stage with a light show befitting a Pink Floyd cover band. With…
A Christian Magazine Called for Trump’s Removal. Top Evangelicals Say It’s A Liberal Plot.
Evan Vucci/AP President Donald Trump made history this week when the House voted to impeach him on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, making him the third president in US history to be impeached. The president still has fervent support from Republicans and high-profile conservatives, but this week he has taken a…