Stephanie McCrummen
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Staff Writer, The Atlantic. Formerly, The Washington Post. Originally, Alabama. Now, Flatiron. https://www.theatlantic.com/author/stephanie-mccrummen/
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To get a sense of where things stand: Here's an exchange from earlier this year, in which a Baptist minister was told by a Texas Senator that she didn't understand the Gospel because she cited Baptists' historic support for church-state separations as one reason to oppose the Ten Commandments bill.
October 5, 2025 at 11:40 PM
To get a sense of where things stand: Here's an exchange from earlier this year, in which a Baptist minister was told by a Texas Senator that she didn't understand the Gospel because she cited Baptists' historic support for church-state separations as one reason to oppose the Ten Commandments bill.
Reposted by Stephanie McCrummen
The first day of the 2025 legislative session also featured prominent pastors and lawmakers calling for spiritual warfare and, at one point, praying on the walls of the Capitol to ward off demonic spirits they believe control Austin.
Texas GOP chair claims church-state separation is a myth as lawmakers, pastors prep for “spiritual battle”
Abraham George’s comments are the latest sign of the state GOP’s embrace of fundamentalist ideologies that seek to center public life around their faith.
www.texastribune.org
October 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The first day of the 2025 legislative session also featured prominent pastors and lawmakers calling for spiritual warfare and, at one point, praying on the walls of the Capitol to ward off demonic spirits they believe control Austin.
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Last month, two Republican State Board of Education members appointed David Barton, a Christian nationalist activist and widely debunked "amateur historian," as an expert advisor for the state's upcoming revision of curricula to focus on Texas and American history.
He Calls Church-State Separation a Myth. He’s Now Weighing In on Public School Curricula.
David Barton, far-right Christian activist and founder of Wallbuilders, has been appointed by Texas's board of education to advise on social studies instruction.
www.texasmonthly.com
October 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Last month, two Republican State Board of Education members appointed David Barton, a Christian nationalist activist and widely debunked "amateur historian," as an expert advisor for the state's upcoming revision of curricula to focus on Texas and American history.