André Gagné 🇨🇦
@profgagne.bsky.social
Full Professor & Chair, Dept. of Theological Studies, Concordia University (Montréal) | Research: Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements; Religion and Politics; Evangelicalism; Reception of the Bible
• Faculty page: https://shorturl.at/Riclq
• Faculty page: https://shorturl.at/Riclq
Nous assistons au « mainstreaming » du combat spirituel aux États-Unis.
L'excellente Anne Kerloc’h signe un texte dans @lepoint.fr sur Tucker Carlson, l’ancien présentateur vedette de Fox News, qui revient sur son récit d’une prétendue attaque par des démons.
www.lepoint.fr/monde/j-ai-v...
L'excellente Anne Kerloc’h signe un texte dans @lepoint.fr sur Tucker Carlson, l’ancien présentateur vedette de Fox News, qui revient sur son récit d’une prétendue attaque par des démons.
www.lepoint.fr/monde/j-ai-v...
« J’ai vu mes draps tachés de sang » : Tucker Carlson raconte la nuit où il a été « attaqué par des démons »
Figure de l’ultra-droite chrétienne, l’ancien éditorialiste de Fox News Tucker Carlson est revenu en détail sur la prétendue attaque démoniaque dont il a été victime.
www.lepoint.fr
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Nous assistons au « mainstreaming » du combat spirituel aux États-Unis.
L'excellente Anne Kerloc’h signe un texte dans @lepoint.fr sur Tucker Carlson, l’ancien présentateur vedette de Fox News, qui revient sur son récit d’une prétendue attaque par des démons.
www.lepoint.fr/monde/j-ai-v...
L'excellente Anne Kerloc’h signe un texte dans @lepoint.fr sur Tucker Carlson, l’ancien présentateur vedette de Fox News, qui revient sur son récit d’une prétendue attaque par des démons.
www.lepoint.fr/monde/j-ai-v...
Très heureux d'avoir contribué, avec mes collègues @phlppgnzlz.bsky.social et @julieingersoll.bsky.social, à ce superbe texte de Juliette Heinzlef dans Le Monde des religions !
www.lemonde.fr/le-monde-des...
www.lemonde.fr/le-monde-des...
A quoi sert le White House Faith Office, le bureau de la foi créé par Donald Trump ?
Définitivement placé sous le signe de la religion, le second mandat du président américain est marqué par le rôle croissant de l’agence, mise en place pour renforcer la place dominante du christianism...
www.lemonde.fr
November 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Très heureux d'avoir contribué, avec mes collègues @phlppgnzlz.bsky.social et @julieingersoll.bsky.social, à ce superbe texte de Juliette Heinzlef dans Le Monde des religions !
www.lemonde.fr/le-monde-des...
www.lemonde.fr/le-monde-des...
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photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
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Thank you for your contributions!
I offered a few additional comments in Part 3 of this series on @wfiu.bsky.social
www.ipm.org/features/rig...
www.ipm.org/features/rig...
Red, White, and Righteous Part 3: "No Preference Shall Ever Be Given"
www.ipm.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Thank you for your contributions!
I offered a few additional comments in Part 3 of this series on @wfiu.bsky.social
www.ipm.org/features/rig...
www.ipm.org/features/rig...
Red, White, and Righteous Part 3: "No Preference Shall Ever Be Given"
www.ipm.org
November 6, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I offered a few additional comments in Part 3 of this series on @wfiu.bsky.social
www.ipm.org/features/rig...
www.ipm.org/features/rig...
À regarder la semaine prochaine.
www.arte.tv/fr/videos/12...
www.arte.tv/fr/videos/12...
Le dessous des images - Charlie Kirk : la fabrique d'un martyr - Regarder l’émission complète | ARTE
L’assassinat de Charlie Kirk a plongé l’Amérique chrétienne dans l’effroi et la colère. Ce militant ultraconservateur, devenu l’icône absolue du mouvement Maga, a été transformé en martyr de la foi. R...
www.arte.tv
November 6, 2025 at 1:20 AM
À regarder la semaine prochaine.
www.arte.tv/fr/videos/12...
www.arte.tv/fr/videos/12...
A new episode of the Spirit, State and Society podcast just dropped.
Note that all these episodes are free. You can also catch them on YouTube and Substack.
open.spotify.com/episode/3WpU...
Note that all these episodes are free. You can also catch them on YouTube and Substack.
open.spotify.com/episode/3WpU...
Faith, Media, and Martyrdom: The Politics of Charlie Kirk’s Death (bonus episode)
open.spotify.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A new episode of the Spirit, State and Society podcast just dropped.
Note that all these episodes are free. You can also catch them on YouTube and Substack.
open.spotify.com/episode/3WpU...
Note that all these episodes are free. You can also catch them on YouTube and Substack.
open.spotify.com/episode/3WpU...
J’ai eu le plaisir d’échanger avec @younarivallain.bsky.social sur les évangéliques pro-Trump, leur vision socio-politique et leurs attentes eschatologiques. Un entretien à lire dans @la-croix.com !
« Pour certains évangéliques américains, soutenir Trump, c’est préparer le retour du Christ sur Terre »
« Pour certains évangéliques américains, soutenir Trump, c’est préparer le retour du Christ sur Terre »
l.la-croix.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM
J’ai eu le plaisir d’échanger avec @younarivallain.bsky.social sur les évangéliques pro-Trump, leur vision socio-politique et leurs attentes eschatologiques. Un entretien à lire dans @la-croix.com !
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The latest poll on the government shutdown, ABC News, Washington Post, Ipsos. Congrats to the president and his party.
November 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The latest poll on the government shutdown, ABC News, Washington Post, Ipsos. Congrats to the president and his party.
“Christians and Muslims are killed in Nigeria’s security crises… victims are… determined by their locations and not… their religion… Hayab, a former chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, also dismissed claims of Christians persecution being carried out.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Nigeria rejects US military threat over alleged Christian killings
The African nation denied that Christians are being persecuted.
www.politico.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
“Christians and Muslims are killed in Nigeria’s security crises… victims are… determined by their locations and not… their religion… Hayab, a former chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, also dismissed claims of Christians persecution being carried out.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Procopius’ Secret History, a compelling account written in 550 CE, describes a vivid example of tyranny. The work details oppressive measures, unjust punishments, and autocratic rule that exemplify authoritarian control. The depiction deeply resonates with the current political moment.
This description of the Emperor in Procopius’ Secret History (in II.8) sounds as if he’s written it today.
November 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Procopius’ Secret History, a compelling account written in 550 CE, describes a vivid example of tyranny. The work details oppressive measures, unjust punishments, and autocratic rule that exemplify authoritarian control. The depiction deeply resonates with the current political moment.
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The way he rubs his inhumanity in Americans” face never ceases to stun me.
He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…
…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.
He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…
…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.
November 1, 2025 at 3:36 AM
The way he rubs his inhumanity in Americans” face never ceases to stun me.
He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…
…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.
He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…
…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.
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Last year we got a tip about a children's pastor who'd managed to stay in ministry for decades even as allegations of sex abuse trailed him across four states.
I kept pulling thread and found something far bigger: a 50-year pattern of abuse and cover-up in the largest Pentecostal denomination 🧵 1/
I kept pulling thread and found something far bigger: a 50-year pattern of abuse and cover-up in the largest Pentecostal denomination 🧵 1/
October 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Last year we got a tip about a children's pastor who'd managed to stay in ministry for decades even as allegations of sex abuse trailed him across four states.
I kept pulling thread and found something far bigger: a 50-year pattern of abuse and cover-up in the largest Pentecostal denomination 🧵 1/
I kept pulling thread and found something far bigger: a 50-year pattern of abuse and cover-up in the largest Pentecostal denomination 🧵 1/
Glad to have contributed to this engaging four-part series on @wfiuwtiunews.bsky.social
Parts 1 and 2 are now accessible. Take a look!
www.ipm.org/features/rig...
Parts 1 and 2 are now accessible. Take a look!
www.ipm.org/features/rig...
Red, White, and Righteous Part 2: Seven Mountains
In this episode, faith leaders and scholars discuss the theological underpinnings of Christian nationalism, such as dominion theology — the belief that Christians are called by God to exercise their a...
www.ipm.org
October 30, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Glad to have contributed to this engaging four-part series on @wfiuwtiunews.bsky.social
Parts 1 and 2 are now accessible. Take a look!
www.ipm.org/features/rig...
Parts 1 and 2 are now accessible. Take a look!
www.ipm.org/features/rig...
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Looking like the election in the Netherlands has taken an interesting turn if the first exit poll is anything to go by.
The Far Right’s Geert Wilders has already conceded.
The Far Right’s Geert Wilders has already conceded.
Dutch centrist liberals under Jetten head for shock election win, exit poll says
Rob Jetten's D66 party celebrates, two years after his party languished in fifth place in the last vote.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Looking like the election in the Netherlands has taken an interesting turn if the first exit poll is anything to go by.
The Far Right’s Geert Wilders has already conceded.
The Far Right’s Geert Wilders has already conceded.
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🇨🇦JUST NOW: “REPUBLICAN senators Rand Paul, Murkowski, Collins & Mitch McConnell to side with Democrats in a 50 to 46 vote to end Trump’s tariffs on Canada.”
(@MarshaBlackburn & @SenatorHagerty voted to KEEP THE TRADE WAR GOING as it harms Tennesseans)
www.cnn.com/2025/10/29/p...
(@MarshaBlackburn & @SenatorHagerty voted to KEEP THE TRADE WAR GOING as it harms Tennesseans)
www.cnn.com/2025/10/29/p...
October 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
🇨🇦JUST NOW: “REPUBLICAN senators Rand Paul, Murkowski, Collins & Mitch McConnell to side with Democrats in a 50 to 46 vote to end Trump’s tariffs on Canada.”
(@MarshaBlackburn & @SenatorHagerty voted to KEEP THE TRADE WAR GOING as it harms Tennesseans)
www.cnn.com/2025/10/29/p...
(@MarshaBlackburn & @SenatorHagerty voted to KEEP THE TRADE WAR GOING as it harms Tennesseans)
www.cnn.com/2025/10/29/p...
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“President Trump’s overall job approval reached a new second-term low in the latest Economist/YouGov survey. The poll, conducted this past weekend, shows Trump 19 points underwater, with 39 percent of Americans approving of his handling of the presidency and 58 percent disapproving.”
Trump’s approval hits new low for second term: Poll
President Trump’s overall job approval reached a new second-term low in the latest Economist/YouGov survey. The poll, conducted this past weekend, shows Trump 19 points underwater, with 39 percent …
thehill.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:32 PM
“President Trump’s overall job approval reached a new second-term low in the latest Economist/YouGov survey. The poll, conducted this past weekend, shows Trump 19 points underwater, with 39 percent of Americans approving of his handling of the presidency and 58 percent disapproving.”
If you're interested, this event in Amsterdam will also be hybrid. If you want to join virtually, just check out the info on the flyer.
October 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
If you're interested, this event in Amsterdam will also be hybrid. If you want to join virtually, just check out the info on the flyer.
Short interview on the spike in Bible sales after the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Link: vt.tiktok.com/ZSy8VD1GR
Link: vt.tiktok.com/ZSy8VD1GR
October 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Short interview on the spike in Bible sales after the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Link: vt.tiktok.com/ZSy8VD1GR
Link: vt.tiktok.com/ZSy8VD1GR
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In the 60-year history of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, it’s never run out of money. Here are the states suing the federal government over it.
October 29, 2025 at 10:19 AM
In the 60-year history of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, it’s never run out of money. Here are the states suing the federal government over it.
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Trump II : les religieux sont-ils au cœur du pouvoir ?
Sur @franceculture.fr, @quentinlafay.bsky.social recevra Blandine Chelini-Pont, spécialiste des relations entre politique et religion aux États-Unis et @phlppgnzlz.bsky.social, spécialiste du protestantisme évangélique aux Etats-Unis.
Trump II : les religieux sont-ils au cœur du pouvoir ?
Sur @franceculture.fr, @quentinlafay.bsky.social recevra Blandine Chelini-Pont, spécialiste des relations entre politique et religion aux États-Unis et @phlppgnzlz.bsky.social, spécialiste du protestantisme évangélique aux Etats-Unis.
Trump II : les religieux sont-ils au cœur du pouvoir ?
Depuis le début du second mandat de Donald Trump aux Etats-Unis, le degré de fusion entre politique et religion atteint un niveau remarquable, mis en lumière le 21 septembre 2025 par la cérémonie d’ho...
www.radiofrance.fr
October 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Trump II : les religieux sont-ils au cœur du pouvoir ?
Sur @franceculture.fr, @quentinlafay.bsky.social recevra Blandine Chelini-Pont, spécialiste des relations entre politique et religion aux États-Unis et @phlppgnzlz.bsky.social, spécialiste du protestantisme évangélique aux Etats-Unis.
Trump II : les religieux sont-ils au cœur du pouvoir ?
Sur @franceculture.fr, @quentinlafay.bsky.social recevra Blandine Chelini-Pont, spécialiste des relations entre politique et religion aux États-Unis et @phlppgnzlz.bsky.social, spécialiste du protestantisme évangélique aux Etats-Unis.
Hey, it's just about taking hold of the “media mountain” of the 7MM.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Top media analyst tells Comcast to hire Charlie Kirk’s widow as NBC’s editor-in-chief
‘Sure, at first blush it sounds crazy, but Trump loves a deal, and Brian Roberts needs to think big and differently,’ media analyst Rich Greenfield wrote this week
www.independent.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Hey, it's just about taking hold of the “media mountain” of the 7MM.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...