By Mike Lofgren, Viking PressAug 9, 2012
Having observed politics up close and personal for most of my adult lifetime, I have come to the conclusion that the rise of politicized religious fundamentalism may have been the key ingredient in the transformation of the Republican Party. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 5, 2011
Mike Lofgren retired this summer after 28 years as a congressional staffer, 16 of which he spent on the Republican side working with the House and Senate budget committees, and he wants to tell you something about the nature of the current Republican Party. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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William Pfaff / TruthdigAug 31, 2011
It now seems a necessary qualification for the Republican nomination, at least at the present primaries stage, to be a born-again fundamentalist Protestant. Yet in the United States the majority of the electorate is not fundamentalist, evangelical or Protestant. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 17, 2011
A day after Israel clashed with protesters along four borders, professional fearmonger Glenn Beck announced his attempt to bring thousands of supporters to his "Rally to Restore Courage" in Jerusalem this August, urging his conservative base to get more involved in the region's politics. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 4, 2010
The Guardian reports that Islamist groups, including at least one illegal organization linked to the Mumbai terror attacks, are going to the aid of Pakistan's flood victims while the government scrambles to cope with the disaster. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 12, 2009
For the crime of receiving two unrelated men in her home, a 75-year-old Saudi woman has been sentenced to 40 lashes and four months behind bars. Once again, a nation that is both one of America's closest allies and brutally oppressive of women finds itself in an awkward light. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
BLANKSep 5, 2008
Just how dangerous are evangelical zealots? A new book by Jeff Sharlet takes a close and disturbing look at the group known as The Family and its disturbing and apparently widespread influence on mainstream political culture. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 23, 2008
Government agents had no legal right to seize hundreds of children from a Mormon fundamentalist compound in Texas, an appeals court has ruled. The government argued that the children were suffering abuse, but the court decided the children had been in no immediate danger. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 9, 2008
A grim picture is emerging from the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints compound in West Texas, where 416 children have been removed to state custody and 139 women have left. Court documents allege widespread sexual abuse of teenage girls who were married at puberty to much older men by the polygamist sect. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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