<p>NEW: “No Separation Between Church and State”: Inside a Texas Church’s Training Academy for Christians Running for Office</p><p>--<br>A Fort Worth church’s candidate training program is the “next stage” of a religion-driven political movement, which has more latitude now that the IRS has allowed religious leaders to endorse candidates from the pulpit, an expert said.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fort-worth-mercy-culture-church-campaign-university" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fort-worth-mercy-culture-church-campaign-university"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/for</span><span class="invisible">t-worth-mercy-culture-church-campaign-university</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> <a href="/tags/religion/" rel="tag">#religion</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#texas</a> <a href="/tags/irs/" rel="tag">#IRS</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a></p>
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<p>CN Krieg, Verfolgung, Mord⚠️<br>Ich verstecke diesen Toot bewusst nicht. Ich WILL, dass er gesehen wird!</p><p>2025 wurde eine Dokreportage darüber gedreht, die aufzeigt, wie russische Streitkräfte *gezielt* gegen Geistliche und gegen den Glauben in der Bevölkerung vorgehen — u.A. mit <a href="/tags/folter/" rel="tag">#Folter</a> und <a href="/tags/mord/" rel="tag">#Mord</a> .</p><p>Die fast 60-minütige Doku gibt den Opfern in der <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#Ukraine</a> eine bewegende Stimme.<br>Ich erinnere mich selbst noch lebhaft an die Bilder des Theaters von <a href="/tags/mariupol/" rel="tag">#Mariupol</a> , vor dem in grossen, kyrillischen Lettern "KINDER" stand......💔</p><p>Die <a href="/tags/reportage/" rel="tag">#Reportage</a> kann unentgeltlich und frei zugänglich gestreamt werden, da es um Aufklärung, Bildung und Sensibilisierung geht: ➡️ <a href="https://www.faithundersiege.com" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.faithundersiege.com</a> ⬅️<br>Auf der Webseite und auf dem YouTube-Kanal gibt es zudem weitere Updates und Hintergründe.</p><p>SCHAUT. DIESE. DOKU.<br>Und schweigt bzw. bagatellisiert nicht länger.<br><a href="/tags/niewieder/" rel="tag">#NieWieder</a> ist jetzt !!</p><p><a href="/tags/redweek/" rel="tag">#RedWeek</a> <a href="/tags/christianpersecution/" rel="tag">#ChristianPersecution</a> <a href="/tags/fedikirche/" rel="tag">#FediKirche</a> <a href="/tags/glaube/" rel="tag">#Glaube</a> <a href="/tags/religion/" rel="tag">#Religion</a> <a href="/tags/warcrimesofrussia/" rel="tag">#WarCrimesofRussia</a> <a href="/tags/hatecrime/" rel="tag">#HateCrime</a> <a href="/tags/keinvergessen/" rel="tag">#KeinVergessen</a> <a href="/tags/dokutipp/" rel="tag">#dokutipp</a> <a href="/tags/pleaseboost/" rel="tag">#pleaseboost</a></p>
<p>The latest from cartoonist Ben Sargent, in our magazine.</p><p>Read more from the May / June 2025 issue: <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/issues/may-june-2025/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/issues/may-june-2025/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/issues/m</span><span class="invisible">ay-june-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#education</a> <a href="/tags/religion/" rel="tag">#religion</a> <a href="/tags/schools/" rel="tag">#schools</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/txlege/" rel="tag">#TXlege</a> <a href="/tags/comics/" rel="tag">#comics</a></p>
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<p>The Movement to Redirect Billions of Taxpayer Dollars to Private Religious Schools<br>—</p><p>Private letters reveal the strategy behind the decadeslong quest — successful in 12 states and counting — by politicians, church officials and activists to make taxpayer-funded school vouchers available not just to the poor but to the wealthy.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/school-vouchers-ohio-church-state-tax-dollars-private-religious?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/school-vouchers-ohio-church-state-tax-dollars-private-religious?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/sch</span><span class="invisible">ool-vouchers-ohio-church-state-tax-dollars-private-religious?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/ohio/" rel="tag">#Ohio</a> <a href="/tags/school/" rel="tag">#School</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/church/" rel="tag">#Church</a> <a href="/tags/religion/" rel="tag">#Religion</a></p>
<p>Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.<br>---</p><p>In Minnesota, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never speak of them again.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/sexual-abuse-old-apostolic-lutheran-church-minnesota?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/sexual-abuse-old-apostolic-lutheran-church-minnesota?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/sex</span><span class="invisible">ual-abuse-old-apostolic-lutheran-church-minnesota?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/minnesota/" rel="tag">#Minnesota</a> <a href="/tags/sexualabuse/" rel="tag">#SexualAbuse</a> <a href="/tags/church/" rel="tag">#Church</a> <a href="/tags/religion/" rel="tag">#Religion</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a></p>
<p>Church leaders held meetings where children were told to forgive the man who sexually abused them and forget the abuse. An internal church document also suggests that, when appropriate, both parties be brought together for a discussion.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/minnesota-old-apostolic-lutheran-church-investigation-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/minnesota-old-apostolic-lutheran-church-investigation-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/min</span><span class="invisible">nesota-old-apostolic-lutheran-church-investigation-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/minnesota/" rel="tag">#Minnesota</a> <a href="/tags/duluth/" rel="tag">#Duluth</a> <a href="/tags/abuse/" rel="tag">#Abuse</a> <a href="/tags/church/" rel="tag">#Church</a> <a href="/tags/religion/" rel="tag">#Religion</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a> <a href="/tags/epstein/" rel="tag">#Epstein</a></p>
<p>This is good and right. "If you want religion in schools, I want the IRS in churches."</p><p><a href="/tags/irs/" rel="tag">#IRS</a> <br><a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USPol</a><br><a href="/tags/religion/" rel="tag">#Religion</a> <br><a href="/tags/christofascism/" rel="tag">#Christofascism</a></p>
<p>No, I have no fear of Satan. I have no guilt. I have no shame. I have no remorse or regret. <a href="/tags/nofear/" rel="tag">#nofear</a> <a href="/tags/satan/" rel="tag">#satan</a> <a href="/tags/religion/" rel="tag">#religion</a> </p><p><a href="https://philpetree.com/i-have-no-fear-of-satan" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="philpetree.com/i-have-no-fear-of-satan"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">philpetree.com/i-have-no-fear-</span><span class="invisible">of-satan</span></a></p>
<p>A Police Recording Reveals How a Minnesota Old Apostolic Lutheran Church Enabled an Abuser<br>---</p><p>ProPublica reporter Jessica Lussenhop received a roughly 40-minute recorded conversation between sheriff’s detectives and two preachers at a Minnesota church. The recording reveals how repeated sexual abuse can continue as an open secret.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/minnesota-old-apostolic-lutheran-church-sexual-abuse-police-recording?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/minnesota-old-apostolic-lutheran-church-sexual-abuse-police-recording?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/min</span><span class="invisible">nesota-old-apostolic-lutheran-church-sexual-abuse-police-recording?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/minnesota/" rel="tag">#Minnesota</a> <a href="/tags/police/" rel="tag">#Police</a> <a href="/tags/abuse/" rel="tag">#Abuse</a> <a href="/tags/church/" rel="tag">#Church</a> <a href="/tags/religion/" rel="tag">#Religion</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a></p>
<p>Why isn't the world going insane at Republican politicians visiting concentration camps and posing in front of people who will likely be dead within the decade.</p><p>This wasn't even normal in 1942. It's not even normal in North Korea - Fascist regimes usually keep their death camps a secret.</p><p><a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#USA</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USPol</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#Fascism</a> <a href="/tags/nazis/" rel="tag">#Nazis</a> <a href="/tags/concentrationcamps/" rel="tag">#concentrationcamps</a> <a href="/tags/deathcamp/" rel="tag">#deathcamp</a> <a href="/tags/cecot/" rel="tag">#CECOT</a> <a href="/tags/maga/" rel="tag">#MAGA</a> <a href="/tags/religion/" rel="tag">#Religion</a> <a href="/tags/supposed/" rel="tag">#Supposed</a> <a href="/tags/catholic/" rel="tag">#Catholic</a></p>
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<p>The IRS Says Churches Can Now Endorse Candidates. That Could Give Texas Pastors More Power Than Ever.</p><p>While the IRS move applies across the country, Texas — with more than 200 megachurches — will be the epicenter for pastors and congregations to test out their new influence, one expert said.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/irs-churches-endorse-candidates-texas?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/irs-churches-endorse-candidates-texas?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/irs</span><span class="invisible">-churches-endorse-candidates-texas?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/church/" rel="tag">#Church</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/gop/" rel="tag">#GOP</a> <a href="/tags/religion/" rel="tag">#Religion</a> <a href="/tags/elections/" rel="tag">#Elections</a></p>
<p>A Minnesota senator wants to strengthen the state’s mandatory reporting laws, after a Minnesota Star Tribune-ProPublica investigation found that the leaders of a Duluth church failed to report a child sex predator for years.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/minnesota-mandated-reporting-law-old-apostolic-lutheran-church?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/minnesota-mandated-reporting-law-old-apostolic-lutheran-church?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/min</span><span class="invisible">nesota-mandated-reporting-law-old-apostolic-lutheran-church?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/minnesota/" rel="tag">#Minnesota</a> <a href="/tags/church/" rel="tag">#Church</a> <a href="/tags/religion/" rel="tag">#Religion</a> <a href="/tags/abuse/" rel="tag">#Abuse</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a></p>
<p>Today's POTD ©️ me</p><p>MESSIAH</p><p>So Jesus <br>ministered to <br>the dregs of society. <br>In His name a religion <br>was raised. <br>Messiahs </p><p>have <br>been seen <br>and are awaited by<br>Christian Jewish and <br>Arab believers. <br>Millions </p><p>upon <br>millions of <br>them. Irony: The <br>Messiah will <br>go </p><p>unrecognized. </p><p>cuz </p><p>the Messiah <br>will be dirty, poor, <br>bedraggled, sometimes <br>even bloodied. That's </p><p>just </p><p>how it is, <br>ministering <br>at the edges to </p><p>dregs</p><p><a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> <a href="/tags/religion/" rel="tag">#religion</a></p>
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<p>RE: <a href="https://sueden.social/@BlumeEvolution/115951539541292884" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="sueden.social/@BlumeEvolution/115951539541292884"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sueden.social/@BlumeEvolution/</span><span class="invisible">115951539541292884</span></a></p><p>Guten Morgen - Tässle Kaffee ☕️?</p><p>Das dialogische Lehren bedeutet mir viel, zumal ich von den Studierenden immer wieder Neues lerne.</p><p>Sehr ermutigend wächst das Verständnis der psychologischen <a href="/tags/mimesis/" rel="tag">#Mimesis</a> , ohne die es keine menschliche <a href="/tags/wirtschaft/" rel="tag">#Wirtschaft</a> , <a href="/tags/religion/" rel="tag">#Religion</a> , <a href="/tags/demografie/" rel="tag">#Demografie</a> oder <a href="/tags/politik/" rel="tag">#Politik</a> gäbe. Entscheidend ist <a href="/tags/mimesis/" rel="tag">#Mimesis</a> auch für die Wirkung von <a href="/tags/medien/" rel="tag">#Medien</a> , etwa für <a href="/tags/werbung/" rel="tag">#Werbung</a> , toxisches Vergleichen, die Entstehung digitaler <a href="/tags/blasen/" rel="tag">#Blasen</a> & von KI - <a href="/tags/kokons/" rel="tag">#Kokons</a>. 🤔📚🤖</p>
<p>Siempre que leo una noticia de estas me pregunto cómo estarán los de la ن en el avatar, que hace mucho que no sé de ellos <br><a href="/tags/religión/" rel="tag">#religión</a> <a href="/tags/israel/" rel="tag">#Israel</a>🇮🇱 <a href="/tags/noticias/" rel="tag">#noticias</a><br><a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-02-19/ty-article/.premium/jerusalem-church-tagged-with-hate-graffiti-police-investigating/0000019c-75e1-d759-a7bf-fffb52cf0000" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-02-19/ty-article/.premium/jerusalem-church-tagged-with-hate-graffiti-police-investigating/0000019c-75e1-d759-a7bf-fffb52cf0000"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.haaretz.com/israel-news/is</span><span class="invisible">rael-security/2026-02-19/ty-article/.premium/jerusalem-church-tagged-with-hate-graffiti-police-investigating/0000019c-75e1-d759-a7bf-fffb52cf0000</span></a></p>
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<p>Guten Morgen - Tässle Kaffee ☕️?</p><p>Die schrumpfende <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> - <a href="/tags/maga/" rel="tag">#MAGA</a> - Blase ist in Panik vor dem Aufstieg des texanischen Christdemokraten James <a href="/tags/talarico/" rel="tag">#Talarico</a>. Der Lehrer & Theologe zerlegt mit biblischer Sprache den „Christlichen Nationalismus“ & <a href="/tags/rechtsdualismus/" rel="tag">#Rechtsdualismus</a> der wankenden Republikaner längst weit über <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> hinaus. Er verteidigt die Trennung von <a href="/tags/kirche/" rel="tag">#Kirche</a> und <a href="/tags/staat/" rel="tag">#Staat</a> als „sacred / heilig“ & verweist auf die Bedeutung von Liebe & Tat bei <a href="/tags/jesus/" rel="tag">#Jesus</a>. </p><p>Schon versuchte das FCC einen TV-Auftritt des U.S.-Abgeordneten & Senatskandidaten bei Stephen <a href="/tags/colbert/" rel="tag">#Colbert</a> zu verhindern - was zu einem „FCC you!“ und einer Rekord - <a href="/tags/youtube/" rel="tag">#YouTube</a> - Sendung führte.</p><p>Inzwischen gewann <a href="/tags/jamestalarico/" rel="tag">#JamesTalarico</a> die Nominierung zu den Midterm-Senatswahlen mit Ansagen wie: „Die einzige Minderheit, die Amerika bedroht, sind die Milliardäre.“</p><p>Und der jüdisch-christliche <a href="/tags/dialog/" rel="tag">#Dialog</a> mit <a href="/tags/ezraklein/" rel="tag">#EzraKlein</a> vom Januar 2026 ist für alle Interessierte an <a href="/tags/religion/" rel="tag">#Religion</a> & dialogischem <a href="/tags/monismus/" rel="tag">#Monismus</a> sowie an <a href="/tags/judentum/" rel="tag">#Judentum</a> & <a href="/tags/christentum/" rel="tag">#Christentum</a> faszinierend. Enjoy! 🇺🇸🙏🤔</p><p><a href="https://scilogs.spektrum.de/natur-des-glaubens/der-us-christdemokrat-james-talarico-texas-im-dialog-mit-nyt-blogger-ezra-klein/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="scilogs.spektrum.de/natur-des-glaubens/der-us-christdemokrat-james-talarico-texas-im-dialog-mit-nyt-blogger-ezra-klein/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scilogs.spektrum.de/natur-des-</span><span class="invisible">glaubens/der-us-christdemokrat-james-talarico-texas-im-dialog-mit-nyt-blogger-ezra-klein/</span></a></p>
<a href="/tags/stormerarchive/" rel="tag">#StormerArchive</a> <a href="/tags/dailystormer/" rel="tag">#DailyStormer</a><br><br>Looking at Christianity Objectively<br><br>Andrew Anglin<br>Total Fascism<br>April 10, 2013<br><br>Tor link: <br><a href="http://stormer5v52vjsw66jmds7ndeecudq444woadhzr2plxlaayexnh6eqd.onion/looking-at-christianity-objectively/" rel="nofollow">http://stormer5v52vjsw66jmds7ndeecudq444woadhzr2plxlaa...</a><br><br>PDF uploaded.<br><br>Tags: <a href="/tags/andrewanglin/" rel="tag">#AndrewAnglin</a> <a href="/tags/christianity/" rel="tag">#Christianity</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/race/" rel="tag">#Race</a> <a href="/tags/religion/" rel="tag">#Religion</a> <a href="/tags/spirituality/" rel="tag">#Spirituality</a>
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