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The Religious Left Makes a Play for Red-State Conservatives

Avery Lotz and Russell Contreras Axios
Black clergy — including Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock — have a history of political action. But white clergy are stepping up to run as Democrats in substantial numbers, including U.S. candidates James Talarico in Texas and Adam Hamilton in Kansas.

Friday Nite Videos | February 27, 2026

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Welcome the Stranger | Zohran Mamdani

Mayor Mamdani's speech at the NYC Interfaith Breakfast | Feb 6, 2026. This city is home to people of countless faiths. But no matter what you believe, one thing unites us: we are all New Yorkers. We will not allow ICE to terrorize our neighbors.

 

God’s Chief Justice

Doug Bock Clark ProPublica
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.

Friday Nite Videos | July 11, 2025

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Apocalypse in the Tropics | Documentary

Apocalypse in the Tropics investigates the increasingly powerful grip that evangelical Christian leaders hold over politics in Brazil, possibly holding a mirror up to the future of the rest of the world.

SCOTUS Thinks Church-State Separation Is Anti-Religious Bigotry

Mark Joseph Stern Slate
The Supreme Court is poised to open the floodgates to mandatory taxpayer support for religious education across the country, striking down restrictions on religious charter schools. The right-wing justices seem unconcerned about the consequences.

Friday Nite Videos | December 6, 2024

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