URI BLAU and JOSEF FEDERMAN / The Associated PressJul 1, 2019
Critics charge that activities billed as harmless philanthropy come at the expense of Palestinians and their claim to a state. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Sandy Tolan / TruthdigJun 9, 2018
Because of the zealous efforts of the Trump administration, we are enabling the foot soldiers in a new Middle East holy war. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
FARES AKRAM and JOSEF FEDERMAN / The Associated PressMay 14, 2018
In a jarring contrast, Israeli forces attack Palestinians at the Gaza border, while a few miles away Israel and the U.S. celebrate the new embassy in contested Jerusalem. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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Sandy Tolan / TruthdigMar 16, 2016
The Texas senator's measured pro-Israel comments mask the extremist views of "God's candidate." His Christian Zionist backers see Israel's continued grip on Palestine as key to the second coming of Jesus. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 4, 2008
Just how did we get the Christian right we have today? In his truly scary documentary "Silhouette City," director Michael W. Wilson takes a close look at the key figures and ideologies that played some part in forming the apocalyptic mass movement that's looking to influence American politics and culture. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 24, 2008
This wasn't the best week for Sen. John McCain's (former) religious advisers, the Revs. John Hagee and Rod Parsley -- primarily because the Republican front-runner has effectively given them both the political heave-ho following the public re-airing of their takes on Israel and Islam, respectively. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 23, 2008
With the nomination well in hand, John McCain has at last rejected the endorsement of pastor John Hagee, who once suggested that the Holocaust was a case of divine providence. McCain stood by Hagee in the past, when the minister's incendiary remarks about Catholicism and the supposedly divine cause of Hurricane Katrina first came to light. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 9, 2008
Looks like Sen. John McCain is being endorsed by more than one controversial preacher -- the apparent "must-have" of leading presidential hopefuls this election cycle. Meet the Rev. Rod Parsley, whose support McCain sought and won, according to Brave New Films and Mother Jones, which have launched a collaborative effort to expose Parsley's alarming beliefs about Islam and America's role on the world stage. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigMay 2, 2008
We are letting religious fanaticism dominate the presidential campaign. The candidates have brought it on themselves with tedious references to their churchgoing piety. Now we're all paying for it. Who cares what their preachers say? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 26, 2008
Hey everyone, John McCain has his own controversial preacher on his team! And look, he's not wearing a flag pin on his lapel either! These points weren't driven home by media types like George Stephanopolous, whom Jon Stewart accuses of taking a ride on the "Sweet Talk Express" instead of giving McCain a proper grilling. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Joe Conason / TruthdigMar 6, 2008
Whatever their true private beliefs, presidential candidates in America are constantly required to provide proofs of faith, often through their connections with various religious figures. Benedictions from the pulpit bestow an aura of righteousness -- except, of course, when the pastor or minister is a disreputable kook whose endorsement should be an embarrassment. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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