Given the threat to America’s democratic institutions and aspirations posed by the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), it’s alarming that the movement’s leading figures aren’t well or widely known. Many, particularly those involved in creating a revolution against established institutions, would probably like to keep it that way (even as some commentators dismiss any concern as alarmist). But a little sunlight can help illuminate these unnecessarily obscure figures for scholars and journalists, whi

PRA Senior Research Analyst Frederick Clarkson reflects on the life and legacy of researcher, journalist, and scholar Chip Berlet.

“Apostles” and “prophets” on the Christian fringe think Iran may lead to Armageddon — and they love it

On March 24, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Senator Markwayne Mullin as President Trump’s next Secretary of Homeland Security, following the disastrous tenure of Kristi Noem.

These rifts run deep and suggest that the coalition of Christian conservatives that has powered Donald Trump’s election campaigns cannot hold.

Alex Pretti is being memorialized nationwide, but chaplains at Veterans Affairs facilities in Massachusetts have been barred from mentioning his name.

Last year on Yom Kippur, leaders of the New Apostolic Reformation staged an all-day rally in support of Donald Trump’s bid for the presidency called A Million Women. As was the case with the Million Man March and so many other “Million”-themed…

When the events of January 6th roared into US history, many in the crowds that stormed the Capitol that day hoisted an unusual flag like it was the Jolly Roger. While the Appeal to Heaven flag, a green pine tree on a field of white, was originally used during the American Revolution, in recent years

Over the past 24 hours you’ve likely heard stories about election workers facing pressure to support conspiracy theories, receiving bomb threats, or being intimidated by self-appointed monitors. These things have happened as political and religious leaders have long predicted violence this election

On October 12th one of the most remarkable political statements of any religious leader in this or any election season was broadcast live from an all-day rally of tens of thousands of people on the Washington Mall. The event, called A Million Women,…

The story of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) lives at the epicenter of the intersection of politics and religion in the US—and reporting about it is as essential as it is challenging. The story of NAR is happening in the context of tectonic…

Just as they prophesied Trump’s victory and collaborated in the 2020 attempted coup, the Trump wing of the New Apostolic Reformation is on the offensive once again, waging a campaign in counties they think will swing the 2024 presidential election.…

It is more than paradoxical that an ostensibly Christian university leader would say, “We are here to put a knife to the throat of religion.” But that’s what Apostle Greg Hood, the founder of Kingdom University in Franklin, Tennessee believes so…

When Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., looked out over his audience at the Tulsa Marriott on an evening in early November, he might have thought he was seeing the future of America. Hern was the headline speaker at the annual fundraising banquet for City…

The rifts in the New Apostolic Reformation that emerged last year have erupted into a full-blown identity crisis. This is a crisis born, in part, of the movement’s desire to project a benign Christian image to distract from public scrutiny of its…

I told @PaulHRosenberg @crooksandliars that "The effort to silence the Military Religious Freedom Foundation may be the first effort of this kind, but it will certainly not be the last" bit.ly/44mv55D

If you are wondering what animates the violent visions of the New Apostolic Reformation, here is an important source. bit.ly/JoelsArmyNAR

Anyone who’s been paying attention to the rhetoric of the religious and political Right has heard it: the sound of a critical moment in a bad horror movie. It’s the moment when we learn that the demons are us—which is to say everyone who hasn’t been…

I am pleased to have published 1 of 2 two major stories this week on the New Apostolic Reformation -- maybe the biggest under-reported story in American religion and politics. bit.ly/UnfriendingAme… The other is a must-read by @mccrummens…

Don't miss this remarkable story by @mccrummens in @TheAtlantic of a movement insider's struggle to find her place in preparing for the advent of the Kingdom of God on Earth.