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4/ More examples of the “biblical prophecy” dispensationalist framework, referencing the Gog & Magog coalition of nations (Ezekiel 38-39) and Daniel’s 70th week with Antichrist making a “covenant with many” (Daniel 9:27), kickstarting the seven year tribulation period.

3/ Long before YouTube and TikTok, Chick Publications mainstreamed an End Times script for millions:

Gog & Magog = WWIII
The Beast
Third Temple rebuilt
Armageddon

For many U.S. evangelicals, this scenario still shapes their theology and frames their reading of global events.

BREAKING: Israeli sources say Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in strikes.

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2/ Feucht says, "It feels biblical."
Engle states, “God (will) break the bow of Islam and set His throne in Iran."

Their interpretation of the Bible and their approach to spiritual warfare clearly underpin their fierce opposition to Islam.

Graham is framing bombing Iran as religious liberation. His rhetoric is fuelled by his theology.

Pastor Ted Shuttlesworth Jr. steps away from ministry over adultery: report Miracle Word Ministries co-founder Pastor Ted Shuttlesworth Jr has reportedly stepped away from leadership temporarily after confessing to adultery and engaging in multiple inappropriate

“Miracle Word Ministries co-founder Pastor Ted Shuttlesworth Jr. has reportedly stepped away from leadership temporarily after confessing to adultery.”

“Temporarily” sounds quite Swaggartesque. 😒

www.christianpost.com/news/ted-shu...

Riding the Third Wave Churches

Check our latest episode of the Spirit, State, and Society podcast. This week, we explore the origins of the “Third Wave,” a term coined by C. Peter Wagner, and trace its theological and historical development within late twentieth-century evangelicalism.

open.spotify.com/episode/5EGr...

Man who pardoned 1,600 insurrectionists on his first day back in office says "we must totally reject political violence of any kind."

Warnock: "We heard tonight the rumblings of a desperate man who's trying to present case he can for the midterms. It was half lies, half grievances. He knows he is quickly losing power."

Lying for 2 hours straight won't solve any of the issues he's been underwater on for months. Everything is more expensive, corruption is rampant, and the Epstein Class gets richer while you get screwed. The lies you heard tonight won’t matter in November.

Wallnau hasn't lost his habit of attributing demonic influence to those who disagree with him or with Trump. Funny that he mentions a “spirit of lawlessness and civil war,” which rather fits with the illegal policies of his modern-day Cyrus, and whose actions also led to Jan 6.

Mid-Ohio Valley Group Blends Religion, Politics to Affect Policy in Ohio and West Virginia Quietly, over the past 15 years, small group Bible-study-style gatherings near Parkersburg, W.Va. have formed the foundation for a movement that punches above its weight in terms of political influenc...

My latest piece for is a collaborative effort with the Athens County Independent on a conservative group that has been active for 15 years. Dominion theology paired with political action:

www.100daysinappalachia.com/2025/02/mid-...

André Gagné - Chrétiens en quête de puissance

Présence globale et politique des pentecôtismes

À paraître en mai chez Labor et Fides

Delusional 🤪

Armed Man Shot Dead at Mar-a-Lago Was Fixated on Epstein Files, Text Shows The armed man shot and killed by Secret Service agents outside President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago property Sunday had grown increasingly obsessed with the Epstein files and was also a vocal supporter...

It seems that the armed man shot and killed by Secret Service agents outside Trump's Mar-a-Lago property Sunday was obsessed with the Epstein files and was also a vocal supporter of Trump.

www.tmz.com/2026/02/22/m...

Hindus and Jews are much more likely to have a four-year college degree than Americans in other religious groups, according to Pew Research Center’s 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study (RLS). Seven-in-ten Hindus and 65% of Jews have a bachelor’s degree or more education. That compares with 35% of U.S. adults overall. On the other end of the spectrum, lower shares of evangelical Protestants (29%) and members of historically Black Protestant denominations (24%) hold college degrees. The shares of college graduates for several other religious groups range from 35% to 45%.

American adults with a four-year college degree
Hindus 70%
Episcopalians 67%
Jews 65%
Agnostics 53%
Atheists 48%
Muslims 44%
Buddhists 41%
Catholics 35%
National average 35%
Evangelicals 29%
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/02/19/which-us-religious-groups-are-most-highly-educated/

2/ Clarence Larkin, in his 1919 book “Dispensational Truth,” made this drawing of the “biblical borders.”

No wonder the Middle East nations condemned Huckabee’s reply indicating that it would be acceptable for Israel to exercise control over territories belonging to Arab states, and the West Bank.

1/ In his interview, Carlson asked Huckabee whether Israel, according to Genesis 15, was entitled to claim much of the modern Middle East.

Ever wonder what this might look like? Check out the following thread post.

‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...

What a nightmare! That’s why I haven’t been travelling to the U.S. since Trump was elected, and still don’t plan to.

U.S. tourism is suffering. It will take DECADES for the U.S. to recover from the reputational damage Trump has inflicted on his country.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Heureux d’avoir entre les mains la toute première épreuve de ce livre qui sortira début mai !

Encore quelques semaines avant qu’il soit disponible… et j’ai déjà hâte de vous en parler davantage.

Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon, dies aged 84 A fixture in Democratic politics who ran for 1988 presidential nomination, Jackson was once close to Martin Luther King Jr The Rev Jesse Jackson, the civil rights campaigner who was prominent for more than 50 years and who ran strongly for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988, has died. He was 84. “Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said in a statement. “We shared him with the world, and in return, the world became part of our extended family. His unwavering belief in justice, equality, and love uplifted millions, and we ask you to honor his memory by continuing the fight for the values he lived by.” Continue reading...

Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon, dies aged 84

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This book explores the recent rise of African Pentecostalism and its rejuvenation of the Protestant-Evangelical minority religion in a secular and liberal (Flemish) Belgium.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qzJkzp

Robert Duvall, Chameleonlike Actor of Film, Stage and TV, Dies at 95

Best portrayal of a Pentecostal Preacher ever in “The Apostle”. Rest well Robert Duvall.
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www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/m...

Join us for this inspiring lecture on March 11. The event is free, but registration is required.

Follow the link for more details:
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Image shows our article about Christianity in China is the most read among articles published in Socius journal.

"The Growth of Christianity in China May Have Come to an End" is the most popular article in @sociusjournal.bsky.social.
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How Americans view key members of the Trump administration A 58% majority say they have an unfavorable view of President Donald Trump, and 40% have a favorable view.

Net favorability of how Americans view
Trump: -18
Hegseth: -15
Vance: -14
Rubio: -10
RFK Jr: -4
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Why is sociologist Christian Smith leaving Notre Dame? If you are a regular reader of this blog, you may be familiar with Christian Smith. He was the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame. He is perhaps best known for coining the phrase "moralistic therapeutic deism" to describe millennial teenagers in his 2005 book The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers. Smith is the author of nearly two dozen books, including: Why Religion Went Obsolete (2025) Handing Down the Faith: How Parents Pass Their Religion on to the Next Generation…

Why is sociologist Christian Smith leaving Notre Dame?

If you are a regular reader of this blog, you may be familiar with Christian Smith. He was the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame. He is perhaps best known for coining the phrase "moralistic therapeutic…

Nice Meet & Greet with Theology students yesterday in our new department space.