Three decades after Christian conservatives sought to rouse voters’ fears of a “radical gay agenda,” Republicans are spending $65 million on election advertising about a “radical trans agenda,” according to The New York Times and other outlets.
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Extremist Rewind – 10/04/2024
As part of our weekly roundup of articles about political extremism, the Colorado Times Recorder is featuring Steve Rabey’s breakdown of Focus on the Family’s network of Conservative Christian organizations, Jason Salzman’s reporting of a staunch anti-LGBTQ+ advocate’s support of Gabe Evans, and James O’Rourke’s coverage of conspiracy theories and misinformation spread by State Senate Candidate Scott Bright. We have chosen Denver7’s Jeff Anastasio’s reporting on prominent election denier and former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters’ sentencing of nine years in prison for her role in a data breach plot.
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Conservative Colorado Attorney Jenna Ellis Aiding Arizona Election Case Against Rudy Giuliani
It’s been a long, strange journey for a woman who had little legal experience before landing prestigious positions with conservative Christian groups that have so far failed to acknowledge her criminal activities
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Founder of CO Springs Christian Right Group Endorses Congressional Candidate Who Called for Burning Pride Flags
“Dr. James Dobson has joined President Donald J. Trump in supporting Chairman Dave Williams.”
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Christian-Right Group, Founded in CO Springs, Says World Health Assembly Promotes ‘Global Government’ and ‘Works of Darkness’
Health officials from nations around the world are meeting in Geneva this week for the World Health Assembly, organized by the World Health Organization. Their goal is to forge an agreement to prepare governments and protect people from the next international pandemic.
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Christian-Right Group in CO Springs Has Ties to the Election of Officials Who Voted to Restore Names of Confederate Leaders at Two Schools
The Virginia school board that voted recently to restore the names of Confederate leaders to two schools was elected with the help of conservative Christian groups that promote parental rights and oppose Critical Race Theory.
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A Partner of CO Springs Christian-Right Group Endorses Arizona Officials Charged with Election Fraud
When Turning Point USA — an $80 million secular conservative political group beloved by many evangelicals — promotes “election integrity,” guard your ballot boxes!
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Colorado Christian Org Wages War on Abortion, Porn, & Trans Rights
The Family Policy Alliance is perhaps the most influential conservative Christian pro-family organization most Americans have never heard of.
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This is How Unhinged Focus on the Family Has Become
Dobson and Focus on the Family are obsessed with more than kids learning about the birds and the bees; they are obsessed with everyone out there “grooming” kids to think they are transgender.
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CO Springs-Based Focus on the Family Among Groups That Backed Failed Ohio Ballot Measure
On Aug. 8, voters in ruby-red Ohio rejected a measure supported by politically conservative Christian groups that would have made it more difficult for citizens to change the state’s Constitution.