Religion & Politics

Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) fired back at Republican Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA) after she incorrectly claimed that a bill to enshrine contraceptive rights would result in more abortions.

"Rather than work with us, Democrats again are spreading fear and misinformation to score political points," McMorris Rodgers asserted during a House floor debate on Thursday. "That opens the door further to extreme abortion-on-demand and their agenda."

On Wednesday, writing for Religion News Service, Eboo Patel and Robert P. Jones argued that the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol is best understood as Christian nationalists resorting to violence to try to reassert control over the country — and that past episodes of such violence show how faith leaders themselves can join forces to stop it.

"'This is nothing less than an epic struggle for the future of our country. Between dark and light,' said Trump ally Roger Stone, firing up a crowd of pro-Trump protesters the day before the insurrection, according to the committee. 'Between the godly and the godless, between good and evil, and we will win this fight or America will step off into years of darkness,'" wrote Patel and Jones. "Among the insurrectionists, there were crosses, Bible verses, 'Jesus Saves' signs and 'Jesus 2020' flags that mimicked the design of the Trump flags, intermingled with antisemitic symbols and slogans."

Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) took to Facebook on Tuesday to complain about Democrats trying to codify marriage and contraceptive rights to prevent the U.S. Supreme Court from undermining the freedoms.

Greene argued that all Republicans should oppose the bills as a "protest vote."

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) insisted that women who get pregnant should be forced to birth children "even if it's a circumstance they didn't plan."

Greene made the remarks while speaking to Newsmax podcast host Rob Carson. She said that abortion rights are personally "insulting" to her.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) praised women on Wednesday for their ability to get pregnant.

During an interview on Fox News Radio, host Brian Kilmeade asked Johnson to respond to recent Senate testimony about how a transgender man can get pregnant.

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) this week defended her remarks opposing the separation of church and state.

While appearing on Steve Bannon's War Room: Pandemic program, Boebert addressed criticism over her recent remarks that many interpreted as a call for theocracy in the United States.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) declined to say on Sunday if he would sign a bill removing abortion exceptions for rape because they only represent a "real small, minor number" of cases.

During an interview on Fox News, host Mike Emanuel asked Reeves if he would remove the abortion exceptions for rape in Mississippi.

Former President Donald Trump this week denied accusations that he attempted to grab the steering wheel in a presidential SUV and that he tried to assault a Secret Service agent on Jan. 6, 2021.

During an interview that aired Thursday on Newsmax, Trump lashed out at the testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson, a former adviser to then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) this week demanded prosecutions because people are purportedly attacking and mocking her "using Bible verses."

On Monday, Greene invited right-wing OAN correspondent John Hines to interview her about the defacement of an anti-transgender sign posted outside her congressional office.

CNN host Brianna Keilar was thanked on live television by former football coach Joseph Kennedy after the Supreme Court ruled that he had the right to lead a Christian prayer at a public school.

Moments after the interview began, he told Keilar that CNN had "supported" him throughout the case.

Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele warned that Republicans will "absolutely" do away with the Senate filibuster in order to enact a federal abortion ban if they take over the chamber next year.

During a Monday appearance on MSNBC, Steele was asked if he agreed with Democrats who are concerned that Republicans might kill the filibuster to enact a 15-week abortion ban.

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) argued that former President Donald Trump was "prayed into office" so he could end federal abortion rights.

After making a speech at a Trump rally in Illinois on Saturday, Boebert spoke to Real America's Voice about the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.