Tom Gjelten
@tomgjelten.bsky.social
Formerly NPR but not quite retired.
I’ve been working on this story for the past three months, but it could not be more timely, coming as it does just when white Christian nationalists are dealing with antisemitism among their own
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The New Christian Right, Antisemitism & U.S. Democracy
For years, Christian supremacist ideology was coursing through American conservatism. Now it—and its antisemitism—is out in the open, in the halls of power and scaring Jews.
momentmag.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I’ve been working on this story for the past three months, but it could not be more timely, coming as it does just when white Christian nationalists are dealing with antisemitism among their own
momentmag.com/the-new-chri...
momentmag.com/the-new-chri...
From Vatican watcher Thomas Reese, S.J.
“Prevost got strong support from cardinals from Latin America, where he worked for 20 years. …
By picking the name Leo XIV, he shows he is committed to the social teaching of the church, which was made foundational by his predecessor Leo XIII.”
“Prevost got strong support from cardinals from Latin America, where he worked for 20 years. …
By picking the name Leo XIV, he shows he is committed to the social teaching of the church, which was made foundational by his predecessor Leo XIII.”
May 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
From Vatican watcher Thomas Reese, S.J.
“Prevost got strong support from cardinals from Latin America, where he worked for 20 years. …
By picking the name Leo XIV, he shows he is committed to the social teaching of the church, which was made foundational by his predecessor Leo XIII.”
“Prevost got strong support from cardinals from Latin America, where he worked for 20 years. …
By picking the name Leo XIV, he shows he is committed to the social teaching of the church, which was made foundational by his predecessor Leo XIII.”
I promise this will be a provocative and oh so timely discussion. Come and listen!
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Can Christianity Save Democracy—and Itself?
In his new book, Cross Purposes: Christianity’s Broken Bargain with Democracy (2025), Jonathan Rauch argues that Christianity has in practice offered a “load-bearing” foundation for those essential va...
berkleycenter.georgetown.edu
April 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I promise this will be a provocative and oh so timely discussion. Come and listen!
berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/events/can-c...
berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/events/can-c...
This letter to Trump from Lech Walesa shows the breathtaking reversal of America’s rejection of Communist repression under this Republican president. Walesa was a hero to Ronald Reagan and the anti-communist Right.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/u...
Lech Walesa and Polish Political Prisoners Voice ‘Horror’ at Trump’s Scolding of Zelensky
He and former Polish political prisoners voiced “horror and disgust” at President Trump’s scolding of President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine last week, saying it reminded them of encounters with bull...
www.nytimes.com
March 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This letter to Trump from Lech Walesa shows the breathtaking reversal of America’s rejection of Communist repression under this Republican president. Walesa was a hero to Ronald Reagan and the anti-communist Right.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/u...
Late to the party, but here I am.
February 23, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Late to the party, but here I am.