God and Putin

Right Wing ’s New Breed Are Loving Trump ’s Putin-esca Not all conservatives are squeamish about the president ’s Russia love Combined Shape Trump ’s foreign policy ramblings last week — Even Conservative Media, Trump ’s Usual Defenders, Sykes was more peppery than Trump ’s congressional conservative critics Here ’s Excuse Trump ’s Performance At Helsinki. In other words, they were calling for Trump ’s death. Ross Douthat pooh-poohed the idea that Trump is a Russian asset on the grounds that he ’s too dumb: While Trump ’s Russophilic effusions are obvious, Douthat did not delineate what Trump ’s anti- Russian policies might be. Trump ’s Disgraceful Press Conference in Helsinki ” ( thus   ensorcelling both pro-

Gathering the world ’s congress Allan Carlson never expected a call from anyone in Russia. In time, Carlson ’s partnership with Antonov and Victor Medkov, another Russian sociologist, would grow into the World Congress of Families ( WCF ) That ’s what got him initially interested in the region. What kept Preston ’s interest — and would eventually pave the way to him introducing Russian officials to the NRA — was God. He ’s very level-headed, and his opinion about the sanctions are, ‘ Eh, it ’s just politics. Meanwhile, Komov, who worked as the director of Malofeev ’s far-right St. Basil the Great Foundation, became WCF ’s official Russian representative. WCF ’s We ’re God ’s chosen country as did Russia And, suddenly, America ’s

Donald Trump; Mike Pence ( AP / Getty / Salon ) Have Christian nationalists staged a" soft coup," with Trump as their figurehead? This right-wing Christian movement is fundamentally anti- democratic. Both Trump and the Republican Party are happy to support that desire. The strong association between Christian nationalism and Trump support-- no matter if someone is a Democrat or Republican-- suggests that Christian nationalism is important above and beyond political party. How do right-wing Christian evangelicals conceptualize politics and society? Is right-wing Christian support for Trump merely transactional or is it more than that? Christian nationalist support for Trump is in some ways transactional. Christian-nationalist support for Trump is also expressive. There is certainly an aspect of Christian nationalism that is authoritarian in nature.

The death of the Russian far right The banner reads:" To be Russian- to be a warrior On November 4, a few hundred people gathered for the annual ultranationalist" Russian march" in Moscow. It was then that the Kremlin looked to the right. Both men are now in jail. According to him, Dyomushkin and Belov were coopted by the Russian authorities. He says this was why he withdrew his organisation from the Russian march. Nevertheless, the government allowed the Russian march to take place. In 2012, ultranationalist organisations participating in the Russian march backed anti- government protests. The events of 2014 in Ukraine caught the ultranationalist groups in Russia by surprise. " "

” Trump ’s campaign — with its sweeping promise The New World Leader of Conservatism. ” Notice how Putin ’s language about the West echoes the concerns expressed by the white Christian world of Trump ’s nostalgia voters. At the heart of Putin ’s case was an accusation of moral relativism. In the new war of beliefs, Putin is saying, it is Russia that   is on God ’s side. The West is Gomorrah … Putin is plugging into some of the modern world ’s most   powerful currents. In the culture war for the future of mankind, Putin is   planting Russia ’s flag firmly on the side of traditional Christianity. We ’re very similar people. Obviously he ’s talking about the idea that Russians would look like white people from Nashville. heaven ’s agenda.

Share Franklin Graham. Yet Graham ’s remarks are the result of a years-long international power consolidation effort by Putin, who is is well known for using faith To be sure, the alignment between some American religious conservatives and Russia predated Putin ’s third term. — praised Putin ’s jabs at the West in a Facebook post in 2014. Franklin Graham warms to Putin — to get back at   Obama Franklin Graham. God ’s teaching, ” Graham wrote. Russia ’s standard is higher than our own? ” he added. Again, Graham ’s Russia fandom remains a somewhat fringe belief, but his 2014 op-ed ( and Putin ’s efforts ) had an effect all the same. ’s “ inarguable ” that Putin is a better leader than Obama — into the ROC ’s orbit.

[ Here ’s what we know so far about Team Trump ’s ties to Russian interests ] My assessment is that it ’s definitely part of something bigger. Keene had been a stalwart on the right, a past chairman of the American Conservative Union who was the NRA ’s president from 2011 to 2013. A page from a Russian pamphlet written by Alexander Torshin. The pamphlet advocates for gun rights. ( Obtained by The Washington Post ) That year ’s turbulent events — At the next year ’s event, the official said Torshin briefly greeted Donald Jr. at a restaurant. For the Washington Post ) I know Putin and I He understood, ” Graham said of the Russian leader. ’s invasion of Ukraine.

’s conclusion that Russia hacked Democratic Party email accounts to influence the 2016 American presidential election. On all those fronts, they view Putin not as a threat, but as an ally. It ’s certainly not that they follow him the way Communist parties used to follow the Soviet Union. On each of those concerns, Putin has positioned himself as a bulwark of conservative values. ’s regime ). ” Farage ’s take is common among Europe ’s conservative populists. Bannon portrayed Putin as championing both nationalism and conservative cultural values. Putin ’s been quite an interesting character. He ’s also very, very, very intelligent. The depth of Putin ’s commitments to these movements is likely shallow: As Mudde noted, Russia has touted left-wing parties in Europe as well when that suits its interests.

With One of Putin ’s Top Clerics: Strange Bedfellows at BGEA ’s World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians Metropolitan Hilarion meets Vice President Pence, with Franklin Graham presiding. Yesterday, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence made headlines   for his appearance at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association ’s World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians, where he proclaimed Christians to be among the most persecuted people in the world. On the other hand, Russia ’s legal restrictions on Protestants should be a sticking point for American Christians. There is more than a little hypocrisy in Graham ’s allowing a leader of the Russian Orthodox Church to play an important role in his World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians

The New Christianity: McCain ( now the GOP ’s presidential candidate ) chooses a relatively obscure political figure, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, as his running mate. Wilson began looking into Palin ’s religious background. Bruce, can you explain what you found when you started looking into Sarah Palin ’s religious background and affiliations? I ’m Three points of reference we used were Alix Spiegel ’s 1997 This American Life radio story, And the religious ideas powering the movement are very strange, “ Palin ’s Spiritual Warfare Network Partners With Homeland Security ” You produced over twenty stories and several videos on Palin. ’s sensual, experiential allure. That ’s crucial, I feel, and it ’s part of a craft