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Jan. 6 and the right’s contingent support for democracy

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Jan. 6 and the right’s contingent support for democracy (RNS) — As we celebrate today’s peaceful transfer of power, we shouldn’t be so naive as to believe that the extreme right has embraced democratic norms and institutions. The post Jan. 6 and the right’s contingent support for democracy appeared first on RNS.

Religion News Service 448 2025-01-07

This Threat to Democracy Must Be Certified

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This Threat to Democracy Must Be Certified For years, we Democrats have been reminding you that Donald Trump is a danger to democracy and a scourge on our nation. His election back into our highest office is a terrifying, perhaps fatal turning point in American history. He will bring about a backslide from which we may never recover. But what is most important right now is civility. Prop…

McSweenys 739 2025-01-07

January 6th: Bad Theology, Bad for Democracy

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January 6th: Bad Theology, Bad for Democracy State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Dr. Robert P. Jones, president of the Public Religion Research Institute, about the rewriting of history around the January 6, 2021 attacks on the Capitol and trends in religion and politics at the start of 2025. Also, Paul pays tribute to the late Jimmy Carter. The post January 6th:…

Religion News Service 433 2025-01-05

Democracy Defying Gravity: WICKED as Movie and Metaphor

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Democracy Defying Gravity: WICKED as Movie and Metaphor Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush discusses “Wicked,” the movie musical, as a metaphor for the challenges we’ll face in 2025, with superfan and Interfaith Alliance Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons. The post Democracy Defying Gravity: WICKED as Movie and Metaphor appeared first on RNS.

Religion News Service 1.2k 2024-12-29

Rabbi David Saperstein on democracy, diplomacy and hopes for bipartisanship

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Rabbi David Saperstein on democracy, diplomacy and hopes for bipartisanship WASHINGTON (RNS) — The former religious freedom ambassador said ‘the breakdown of bipartisanship is really one of the most alarming trends in American political life and cultural life.’ The post Rabbi David Saperstein on democracy, diplomacy and hopes for bipartisanship appeared first on RNS.

Religion News Service 882 2024-12-20

The Game Theory of Democracy

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The Game Theory of Democracy All around the world, leaders are exploiting legal and electoral systems in an attempt to win more power. What does it take to beat them?

New York Times 1.2k 2024-10-30