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[Matthew D. Taylor @TaylorMatthewD]

Yesterday Trump announced he's nominating Pete Hegseth as his Secretary of Defense.

Hegseth's a prominent Fox News personality & veterans advocate, but he also has strong ties to the Christian far right that I've not seen fully exposed yet.

Here's a thread w/ receipts... 1/

[USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture @usccrcc]

Celebrate #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth today at Noon.

More info here: https://t.co/4Q0nlRQTRb

[USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture @usccrcc]

Congrats to our former colleague @naligee on an interesting new project from @Sacred_Writes on religious borrowing.

[Sacred Writes @Sacred_Writes]

Nalika Gajaweera
@naligee, Research Affiliate, Walter H. Capps Center, University of California, Santa Barbara @CappsUcsb, is an anthropologist of Buddhism, race, and ethics, with a focus on community well-being and resilience.

[USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture @usccrcc]

CRCC Affiliate Christopher Baker and co-author Christopher D. Ives published a new article in Global Sustainability, on the potential of faith-based organizations and faith perspectives to minimize and adapt to climate impacts.

https://t.co/ENPb0Nfpde

[USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture @usccrcc]

We are grateful that @TaylorMatthewD will be joining us in a few weeks to talk with our Compelling Preaching Initiative about what all of us need to do to sustain our pluralistic American democracy.

https://t.co/O48EquoGWt

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[Matthew D. Taylor @TaylorMatthewD]

We need to learn from resistance movements (including religiously led & inspired resistance movts) around the world how to stand in the face of MAGA hegemony.

Our dream of a pluralistic, liberal, multireligious, multiracial Amer democracy is not dead; it's on life support. 18/

[USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture @usccrcc]

In 2017, @BradChristerson and @richardflory published a book about Charismatic Christian “apostles” who aimed to transform society.

https://t.co/KkQBnkinoL

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[USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture @usccrcc]

As CRCC wrote a few years ago, American theocracy is bad for everyone – including white Christian nationalists. We remain committed to working for a pluralistic society that respects the dignity and freedom of every individual.

https://t.co/RpIdIq74rd

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[Robert Downen @RobertDownen_]

Newsrooms: Trump takes office in 104 days. If you haven't started scouting for a good religion reporter yet, then you're already behind on one of the biggest stories of the next decade.

[USC Rossier @USCRossier]

Today is Election Day and every vote counts. Be the change you wish to see and use your voice to make a difference. For more information on how to register and where to vote, visit https://t.co/sOj6QNXy0z.

[USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture @usccrcc]

In two weeks, @TaylorMatthewD will talk with about 100 preachers in our Compelling Preaching Initiative about responding to Christian nationalism and supremacy.

His book is an important read this #election. Read his tweets, and check out the book: https://t.co/AIU3ePrGea

[Ken Chitwood @kchitwood]

Read this now folks. And stick for the end, calling for more religiously literate reporters/reporting in the U.S. mainstream media. 👇

[Matthew D. Taylor @TaylorMatthewD]

My new op-ed in @RNS highlights how an alarming shift in evangelicals comparing Trump to various biblical characters signals an increasing anticipation & embrace of Trump's threatened violence.

Trump used to be their Cyrus, but he's becoming their Jehu.

https://t.co/9MEcRahrBW

[USC Rossier @USCRossier]

November is Native American Heritage Month, an opportunity to recognize the profound influence and enduring legacy of Native communities.

Join us in honoring their rich cultural heritage, diverse traditions, and invaluable contributions to our nation.

[USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture @usccrcc]

Here's our #2024Elections update of our "Varieties of American Evangelicalism" report: https://t.co/DIt4JERISD

[USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture @usccrcc]

Heard about the Evangelicals for Harris movement? Read about the Christians who see their values best reflected in Democratic policies:

https://t.co/3icIpAByqQ