Hegseth is a member of the CREC, whose beliefs are rooted in a 20th-century movement called Christian Reconstructionism. The movement calls for the implementation of biblical law.
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American-style Christianity can no longer be assumed to be the future for the churches in Britain.
How has white Christian nationalism changed since the Gilded Age? A religion scholar compares the Social Gospel with the Christian right today.
Religion has been on the decline in Canada for years. Understanding how religion is viewed in society can help explain why.
The nascent LGBTQ+ rights movement and the Christian right each strongly shaped the early years of HIV/AIDS, a historian explains.
Ultra-conservative pro-family groups finance campaigns to influence the policies of governments and schools.
A scholar of American evangelicalism explains House Speaker Mike Johnson’s connections with Ark Encounter and the Creation Museum.
The Ugandan law is one of a spate of laws across Africa that are said to protect the heterosexual African family.
In over 30 countries LGBTIQ+ people would face imprisonment. Progress has been made but there is still a long way to go.
Evangelical protestants, around one third of the population, are likely to play a key role in the upcoming Brazilian election.
A scholar writes about how the Southern Baptist Convention’s views on abortion changed during the 1980s, when a more conservative wing seized control of the denomination.
Two scholars of fundamentalism and creationism explain what they found when they visited the Ark Encounter, an evangelical theme park in Kentucky,
Those on the Christian right in Australia once wielded considerable clout, but they are no longer in a position to bring the majority of Australians in line with their views.
A recent Title IX lawsuit alleges discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation at religious schools. Two scholars argue that this might be a pivotal moment.
The Christian right began to coalesce around social and cultural changes in the late 1970s. A scholar explains the emergence of conspiracy theories at the time.
A historian explains the impact of culture and American Hollywood heroes such as John Wayne who have helped fashion the ideal of a masculine Christianity.
A Kentucky museum tells the history of the universe according to the Bible in an effort to debunk evolution. Its owner, the Christian group Answers in Genesis, promotes right-wing political causes.
Indigenous people, symbols and religious practices filled the halls of power in Bolivia during Evo Morales’ 14-year tenure. Now a new conservative Christian leader seems to be erasing that legacy.
Lobby group FOR SA is backed by the US Christian right. Its latest target is South Africa’s increasingly inclusive sex education lesson plans.
Protestant fundamentalism was officially born in the United States in 1919, fueling a culture war that continues today.
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