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Tanner on Fundamentalism

Why MAGA Isn’t Patriotism, It’s White Supremacy With a Flag

Trump’s red-hat movement isn’t about freedom or faith. It’s the same old racism America never killed off.

Sep 1

A crowd of MAGA supporters in red hats waving American flags that are torn to reveal Confederate symbols beneath, symbolizing white supremacy hiding under patriotism.

Sep 1

Why Evangelicals Love Dictators More Than Democracy

From Trump to Putin, preachers keep blessing strongmen while selling out freedom for power

Aug 31

Illustration of evangelical leaders standing with authoritarian figures like Trump and Putin, holding a cross draped in the American flag, symbolizing the alliance between religion and authoritarian power.

Aug 31

10 Bible Verses Evangelicals Hope You Never Read

The passages that mysteriously disappear from sermons when they challenge wealth, politics, and power

Aug 12

An open Bible on a pulpit is illuminated by a glowing cross. In the foreground, stylized figures are silhouetted against piles of burning money. The background features a torn American flag and other abstract, fragmented symbols.

Aug 12

The Truth About Sweden’s So-Called ‘No-Go Zones’

What I saw living in Sweden doesn’t match the headlines.

Aug 10

Flat graphic design with bold black text reading “The Truth About Sweden’s So-Called ‘No-Go Zones’” and a blue silhouette of Sweden overlaid with a yellow Nordic cross and a red prohibition sign.

Aug 10

Christian Nationalism Is Turning America into a Global Clown Show

While the world builds bridges, America’s Bible bullies are busy building a theocracy with guns, flags, and Jesus memes.

Aug 5

A clown in an American flag cape holds a Bible and a rifle in front of a burning Capitol, with religious and political imagery blending into chaos.

Aug 5

Why and How Evangelicals Make Racism a Sacred Church Tradition

From slavery to segregation to voter suppression, white evangelicals keep finding holy excuses for hate

Aug 5

An American flag draped over a white cross inside a segregated church, symbolizing racism in evangelical Christianity.

Aug 5

9 Evangelical Scandals That Blew Up the Hypocrite Factory

From pool boys to prayer scams, these “family values” preachers keep proving they’re the dirtiest in the room

Aug 4

Robert Tilton, the televangelist who dumped prayer letters in the trash after taking the cash.

Aug 4

If 9/11 Happened Today, Would the World Cry for America?

9/11 once united the planet — two decades of U.S. foreign policy made sure that won’t happen again.

Aug 2

American flag at Ground Zero after 9/11 alongside images of international candlelight vigils in 2001, representing global solidarity.

Aug 2

How America Ended Up Bribing God for a Seat in Heaven

How $150 billion goes to churches every year while the hungry sit outside — and why Jesus got turned into a lottery ticket with a Bible…

Aug 1

How America Ended Up Bribing God for a Seat in Heaven

Aug 1

Does the Prosperity Gospel Prove Europe’s ‘Americans Are Stupid’ Stereotype?

Why Europeans roll their eyes at American Christianity — and why they’re not entirely wrong.

Jul 31

Split-screen image showing a flashy American prosperity preacher with cash falling, contrasted with unimpressed Europeans watching skeptically, highlighting cultural differences in how religion and rationality are viewed.

Jul 31

Tanner on Fundamentalism

Tanner on Fundamentalism

Tanner Aidon writes about the chaotic intersection of religion and political fundamentalism—how faith gets used, twisted, and weaponized.

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