- Nikki McCann Ramirez and Ryan Bort @ Rolling Stone: Trump Sentenced to ‘Unconditional Discharge,’ Will Enter Office as Felon
Judge Juan Merchan gave the president-elect a penalty-free sentence for his hush-money crimes.
- The Throckmorton Initiative: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Relative Calls on Eric Metaxas to Retract His Claims
Eric Metaxas once again shows his true character: He lies shamelessly when he wants to prove his ludicrous theses. The fact that such a liar sees himself as the upholder of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's legacy is tasteless and infinitely cynical. He obviously didn't understand anything about Bonhoeffer. To repeat: no one in our family has ever spoken out pro-Hamas. I call on Mr. Metaxas one last time to retract his assertions immediately.
- Malcolm Ferguson @ The New Republic: Trump Plans to Bring Back His Cesspit of Corruption in D.C. Hotel
The Trump family wants to retake one of their biggest corruption tools.
- Stephanie McCrummen @ The Atlantic: The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows
Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.
- Rebecca Hopkins @ The Roys Report: Trump Prophet Jeremiah Johnson Sued by Brother for Defamation
Jeremiah Johnson, who wrongly prophesied that Donald Trump would win in 2020, is being sued for defamation by his brother and sister-in-law, Josiah and Jennifer Johnson.
- Hemant Mehta @ Friendly Atheist: Christian Nationalist: Not having chaplains in schools "creates mental disease"
The leader of a Christian Nationalist group that wants to stick religious chaplains in public schools said in a recent interview that not having Christian chaplains in schools “actually creates mental disease.” Having professional counselors and social workers available to kids, he added, doesn’t help.
