a review of religion and media
Speaking of Blackwater, Jeremy Scahill, author of Blackwater: Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army and The Nation contributor, details a new tape of the usually private Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater and hefty contributor to Alliance Defense Fund and other religious right organizations. Some of the revelations to be found on the tapes? Rampant religiously-inspired racism Continue Reading →
Speaking of Blackwater, Jeremy Scahill, author of Blackwater: Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army and The Nation contributor, details a new tape of the usually private Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater and hefty contributor to Alliance Defense Fund and other religious right organizations. Some of the revelations to be found on the tapes? Rampant religiously-inspired racism Continue Reading →
Speaking of Blackwater, Jeremy Scahill, author of Blackwater: Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army and The Nation contributor, details a new tape of the usually private Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater and hefty contributor to Alliance Defense Fund and other religious right organizations. Some of the revelations to be found on the tapes? Rampant religiously-inspired racism Continue Reading →
Richard Bartholomew at Talk to Action looks across the pond to the increasing connections between conservative British politicians and evangelicals, pointing us to a number of recent British articles that map organizational and financial support offered to the Tories this election cycle by “pro-family,” corporate, and blatantly Christian organizations. Writes Jamie Doward for The Observer, Cameron’s bid for prime minister and some 37 other candidacies have been linked to Christian organizations like the Centre for Social Justice, Conservative Christian Fellowship, Christian Legal Centre and the American Alliance Defense Fund, funded by Erik Prince, founder of the now-infamous private security firm Blackwater. Continue Reading →