If for any reason you’ve recently been feeling complacent about global security, international relations and oh, you know, little things like the continued existence of the species, here to herald the end of all that comes Tonje Hessen Schei and Michael Rowley’s “Praying for Armageddon,” a glossy, persuasive and increasingly alarming documentary exposing the influence of the fundamentalist Christian lobby on US politics.
Loosely tracking the investigative sleuthing done by Lee Fang, a reporter at The Intercept, but also taking ample time with parachurch pastors, GOP politicians, Israeli and Palestinian observers and Mission: M25 — an evangelical biker gang who traverse the country on compact-car-sized motorcycles proselytizing and occasionally knighting one another with swords — Schei and co-director/cinematographer Rowley’s film can feel a little scattershot, as it lops off one of the Hydra heads of this malign movement, only for two or three more to sprout in its place.
Loosely tracking the investigative sleuthing done by Lee Fang, a reporter at The Intercept, but also taking ample time with parachurch pastors, GOP politicians, Israeli and Palestinian observers and Mission: M25 — an evangelical biker gang who traverse the country on compact-car-sized motorcycles proselytizing and occasionally knighting one another with swords — Schei and co-director/cinematographer Rowley’s film can feel a little scattershot, as it lops off one of the Hydra heads of this malign movement, only for two or three more to sprout in its place.
- 3/25/2023
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
Republicans spent Friday celebrating the end of Roe v. Wade and praising Donald Trump for making it happen. Trump himself, multiple sources tell Rolling Stone, is far less excited.
Publicly, the former president took credit for abrogating the rights of millions of American women, putting out a statement saying Roe’s repeal was “only made possible because I delivered everything as promised, including nominating and getting three highly respected and strong Constitutionalists confirmed to the United States Supreme Court.”
But privately, the former president is anxious about what the end of Roe,...
Publicly, the former president took credit for abrogating the rights of millions of American women, putting out a statement saying Roe’s repeal was “only made possible because I delivered everything as promised, including nominating and getting three highly respected and strong Constitutionalists confirmed to the United States Supreme Court.”
But privately, the former president is anxious about what the end of Roe,...
- 6/24/2022
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
When I arrived at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, for the “History Tour” featuring former President Donald Trump and former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly, it quickly dawned on me exactly what I was in for. Gigantic “Trump 2020” and “Let’s Go Brandon” flags and banners lined the plaza outside the arena, where conservative merchandise vendors set up to hawk their wares. Between the vendors stood a woman wearing a full American flag jumpsuit holding a poster featuring Trump’s face inside of a Q, next to a...
- 12/20/2021
- by Steven Monacelli
- Rollingstone.com
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1249418405951799309It was a very different Easter Sunday for Donald Trump and the world. The President became the first Commander-in-Chief to take in services remotely, tuning in to the presentation by Rev. Robert Jeffress at the First Baptist Church in downtown Dallas.
The church has hosted past Presidents Woodrow Wilson, Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush in its 152-year history.
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Before the service, President Trump offered one message of hope – in New York City, one of the coronavirus epicenters, hospital bed capacity has been more than was needed, and medical personnel are being deployed elsewhere.
He also had a video recorded message for his constituents.
The church has hosted past Presidents Woodrow Wilson, Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush in its 152-year history.
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Before the service, President Trump offered one message of hope – in New York City, one of the coronavirus epicenters, hospital bed capacity has been more than was needed, and medical personnel are being deployed elsewhere.
He also had a video recorded message for his constituents.
- 4/12/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
President Donald Trump got a late start on his regular weekend tweetstorm, but has roared back to life with a few cheers for his efforts and broadsides against perceived enemies.
The Commander-in-Tweet noted a pundit’s praise of his trade deal with Japan, and defiantly promised, “We Will Build It Again!” It, of course, is the economy, which has taken a pounding over the last month and teeters on the brink.
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The “Lamestream Media” came in for its traditional pounding, the President noting how few stories criticizing him cite on-the-record sources. Instead, he insisted, the stories are made up “to defame and disparage.”
Trump faces a tough decision in the days ahead on whether...
The Commander-in-Tweet noted a pundit’s praise of his trade deal with Japan, and defiantly promised, “We Will Build It Again!” It, of course, is the economy, which has taken a pounding over the last month and teeters on the brink.
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The “Lamestream Media” came in for its traditional pounding, the President noting how few stories criticizing him cite on-the-record sources. Instead, he insisted, the stories are made up “to defame and disparage.”
Trump faces a tough decision in the days ahead on whether...
- 4/11/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
On the morning of September 29th, six weeks before the 2016 election, Donald Trump was in a conference room at Trump Tower in New York talking to leaders of the religious right about sex-reassignment surgery. In a way, he was bringing about his own transformation. Having quashed the idea that his run for president was a lark or a publicity stunt, having come from behind to take the Republican nomination, and having fought his way up the polls to the extent that he was within striking distance of Hillary Clinton, Trump...
- 12/2/2019
- by Alex Morris
- Rollingstone.com
After a long day of rage-tweeting about how unfairly he’s been treated over his efforts to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate Joe Biden, President Trump on Sunday night raised the specter of a civil war should the Democrats’ new impeachment inquiry prove successful.
The nod to a potential violent outbreak came as part of a four-tweet thread quoting Texas-based pastor and Fox News contributor Robert Jeffress. “If the Democrats are successful in removing the President from office (which they will never be), it will cause a Civil War...
The nod to a potential violent outbreak came as part of a four-tweet thread quoting Texas-based pastor and Fox News contributor Robert Jeffress. “If the Democrats are successful in removing the President from office (which they will never be), it will cause a Civil War...
- 9/30/2019
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Robert Jeffress preached about respecting the flag while appearing on Fox & Friends.
- 9/25/2017
- by Caleb Ecarma
- Mediaite - TV
Donald Trump's evangelical adviser and Fox News contributor Robert Jeffress claims God doesn't support undocumented immigration.
- 9/13/2017
- by Caleb Ecarma
- Mediaite - TV
A moment of calm before a day of activity.
President-elect Donald Trump, incoming First Lady Melania Trump and other family members are attending the traditional Inauguration Day church service at St. John’s Episcopal Church, a short walk from the White House, Friday morning.
The family was joined by about 300 fellow worshipers, per CNN. The Trumps traveled to the church from the presidential guest quarters at Blair House, where they spent the night with their family. They departed shortly after 8:30 p.m., and traveled the short distance by SUV in a light drizzle.
The service is a tradition for...
President-elect Donald Trump, incoming First Lady Melania Trump and other family members are attending the traditional Inauguration Day church service at St. John’s Episcopal Church, a short walk from the White House, Friday morning.
The family was joined by about 300 fellow worshipers, per CNN. The Trumps traveled to the church from the presidential guest quarters at Blair House, where they spent the night with their family. They departed shortly after 8:30 p.m., and traveled the short distance by SUV in a light drizzle.
The service is a tradition for...
- 1/20/2017
- by Diana Pearl
- PEOPLE.com
Welcome to the February 11, 2015 edition of Outrage Watch, HitFix's daily rundown of all the things folks are peeved about in entertainment. Today's top story? Patricia Arquette slams the media for their "disrespectful" coverage of the unfolding Bruce Jenner story. During an appearance on "The Meredith Viera Show" on Wednesday, the "Boyhood" actor -- whose sister Alexis is transgender -- blasted the media for their handling of Bruce Jenner's reported male-to-female transition: "They should be ashamed because they really are on the unforgivable side of history, and what they are doing is pathetic and immature and repulsive," she told Vieira, adding further: "She is fighting a fight for a lot of kids that are being kicked out of their own homes, society turns their back on these kids. It’s really brutal.” [The Orlando Sentinel] Want more? There's plenty of indignation to go around. See below for a full roundup of today's kerfuffles.
- 2/11/2015
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
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