Texas Governor Greg Abbott says he’s protecting Texans from religious discrimination. Then, in the same breath, he told Fox News which religions don’t matter. Abbott recently threatened to pull grant funding from the DFW International Airport after it revealed plans to add Islamic ablution stations for pre-prayer washing. He made the same threat against Houston’s […]
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Far Right Watch: Tim Dunn
West Texas billionaire oilman and lay minister Timothy (Tim) Dunn is a West Texas billionaire oilman and lay minister. Fellow Republicans have called him one of the “most powerful men in Texas politics” and likened him to a Russian oligarch. He has helped push Texas politics to the far right through sizable donations to right-wing […]
What is Christian Nationalism?
While first coined in the 1940s, over the past decade, Christian Nationalism has become increasingly more common in American discourse. You might have recently heard it used by a politician during a rally or a pundit on the news. Perhaps even at your church by a pastor or friend. So, what is Christian Nationalism? Christian […]
Far Right Watch: James Leininger
Texas Public Policy Foundation, Founder James Leininger is a major Republican donor and founder of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative think tank based in Austin. He has a history of meeting with evangelical conservatives and being a long-time supporter of former Governor Rick Perry. Most recently, news outlets reported Leininger helped push Governor […]
Far Right Watch: David Barton
Founder of WallBuilders David Barton is a former school teacher and self-proclaimed historian who was once named one of the 25 “most influential evangelicals in America” by Time magazine. He is also the president of WallBuilders, a Christian-advocacy organization based in Aledo, Texas, that opposes the separation of church and state. Barton is well-connected within […]
