Religion watchers across the country followed the story, just over a week ago, of the frantic search in California for a “prayer group” that authorities feared intended to commit suicide. Was the “cult” label responsible for the hyperbolic coverage?
Threats of right-wing violence have doubled in the past year. What is behind the latest upsurge in the movement to create a Christian theocratic state?
We are in the midst of one of the most significant right-wing populist rebellions in US history as illustrated by the Tea Party and Patriot movements. Will religious and progressive activists provide a voice and outlet for populist fear and anger or will these dispossessed voices find a home among the potentially violent elements of the far right?