If you want to make stop people from engaging with news sources critical of the Trump administration: there's a spirit for that. youtu.be/tI1AgyrQG5s

Lace and Leviathan - Part 3 - Leviathan and the Status Quo

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"Reveals how America's centuries-long obsession with evil has shaped—and endangered—our democracy." Enter to win a copy of Michael E. Heyes / @thedemonologist.bsky.social's "Devils of Democracy" from @broadleafbooks.bsky.social #💙📚 #Booksky www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...

Kind of fascinating to see a textbook idea of monstrosity deployed in such an unknowing way.

PEIPolitical 🇨🇦@peipolitical.bsky.social · 3w ago

Miller: "It's not a coincidence that when you look at these violent Antifa demonstrations not one of the people that is demonstrating looks like a normal person. Not one looks normal. They're all deformed in some way in their appearance, in their dress, in their mannerism." #cdnpoli

One might suggest that being 71 makes Graham's death a little easier to explain than implied here.

On the differences of Leviathan between pre- and post-Trump Wallnau: youtu.be/aSkjMC_87d4?...

Lance and Leviathan - Part 2 - Leviathan Before Politics

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"[Victor] Marx [Denver GOP gubernatorial candidate] also talks frequently about praying to free people from demons that, he’s said, can be attracted by porn or unmarried couples living together. In one 2023 podcast, Marx said that he 'hunts demons' and that, after his dog...

Interesting piece on hiring in higher ed! Hiring scholars for departmental ‘fit’ is a disservice to disciplines share.google/rX8NKQaDfvRK...

Hiring academics for departmental ‘fit’ is a disservice to disciplines

Recruiting whoever costs least, unsettles least and matches current operational needs most closely is self-defeating on many levels, says Peter Sutoris

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A little current research on Lance Wallnau and his use of Leviathan over the next few weeks. Let's start with who he is! youtu.be/mXCowYw6kAI?...

Lance and Leviathan - Part 1 - Who is Lance Wallnau?

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Barnes & Noble is doing another preorder sale with code PREORDER25.

Excellent New Article @jssreligion.bsky.social What Counts as Discrimination Against Whom? Understanding Perceived Discrimination Against Christians Michele F. Margolis “White evangelicals are especially attuned to slights directed at fellow Christians” 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/8H6MDB...

This week, my favorite demon: Rufus. youtu.be/8Xet4Y_XJJs?...

Demonic Spotlight - Rufus

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Many thanks to Publisher's Weekly for the positive review! www.publishersweekly.com/9798341900936

Devils of Democracy: America’s Love Affair with Political Demons from the Revolution to Today by Michael E Heyes

Heyes (Demons in the USA), a professor of religion at Lycoming College, takes a chilling look at the long relationship between U...

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Good job, CA. Let's keep conspiratorial demonologists out of office. roysreport.com/no-miracle-f...

No miracle for charismatic leader Ché Ahn in California election results | The Roys Report

Charismatic leader Ché Ahn’s bid for California governor ended in defeat after he failed to qualify for the ballot, despite claiming God called him to run and raising nearly $1 million from supporters...

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A quick heads up for those interested: I'll be on UnXplained with William Shatner on the History channel tonight at 9EST. The topic is demons, but I figured you might be able to guess that 😉

What's the difference between "occult" and "the Occult?" Largely, whether you're part of a paranoid brand of contemporary Christianity or not. youtube.com/shorts/tqMc6...

Talk Like a Professor - What is "occult" and "the Occult?" #occult #theoccult #religiousstudies

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Third video on The Sentinel Group's ideas of Spiritual Warfare, covering the potential negative effects from problematic theologies to cancer: youtu.be/xWNlJbIAPw4?...

Walking the Labyrinth - Environmental Effects, Part 3

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Wonderful surprise to have Devils of Democracy mentioned in Publisher's Weekly, particularly in such great company as @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social; @robertpjones.bsky.social; and @bradleyonishi.bsky.social. Let's hope the books make a difference! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Religion Publishers Say Amen to Resistance

New religion books on everything from power and democracy to faith and kindness call on readers to take political action in an increasingly divided America.

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This week, we look at the supposed miraculous effects of spiritual warfare chronicled by The Sentinel Group. Supposedly, banishing demons can dispel social ills like alcoholism and drug abuse and return God's bounty to the land: youtu.be/FdkcJ57L7ig?...

Walking the Labyrinth - Environmental Effects, Part 2

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Can demons change the environment? According to one of the great thinkers of Spiritual Mapping - George Otis, Jr. - they can. youtu.be/3UrRfU2aYHE?...

I got another email from would-be-father-of-CA Ché Ahn, and I wanted to offer an example of how the demonic can be a large part of these movements but remain hidden. In the email, Ahn declares that he has signed the "Families First Pledge" which lists five (quite evangelical) ideas about family.

Down but not out. If you know people who are considering voting for Ché Ahn in California, it might be time to sit down and have the discussion about the New Apostolic Reformation, Dominionism, and Spiritual Warfare.

How might viewing The Exorcist as a medical drama instead of a horror film explain the spike in requests for exorcism after the film's release? youtu.be/e2WGtkuYUpk?...

The Exorcist as Medical Drama

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A good who's who by André Gagné (@profgagne.bsky.social) and Frederick Clarkson (@fredclarkson.bsky.social). If you're unsure who the movers and shakers are in the NAR, this is a perfect primer. religiondispatches.org/2026/04/02/m...

Meet the Top 24 Leaders of the New Apostolic Reformation in the U.S.

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,...

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Vance: "I don't think they're-- I don't think they're aliens. I think they're demons anyway, but that's a longer discussion." Looks like Vance is jumping on the aliens=demons train. He'll have a surprising amount of company... youtu.be/KiTJoPYiD_k?...

The Vice President Just Told Me What Aliens REALLY Are…

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If you've not pre-ordered your copy of Devils of Democracy, Barnes and Noble is offering 25% off during their presale with code PREORDER25 until March 26th. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/devils-of-...

Pleased to announce that Devils of Democracy is available for pre-order! If you're interested in learning about how ideas of demons have always intersected with American politics and what can be done to minimize the effects of conspiratorial ideas of demons: this is the book for you!

Final part of the conspiracy series is up! This video is on improvisational millennialism with an example analysis of a QAnon post. youtu.be/QCTVN5Qoh9s?...

Conspiracy Theories, Part 4 - Improvisational Millennialism

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If believing a bad knowledge claim doesn't make us a conspiratorial thinker, what does? Third video on Conspiracy Theories, featuring the common themes of connectivity, fact/fiction reversal, and folkloric transmission. youtu.be/5h5tzflSDBY?...

Conspiracy Theories, Part 3 - Connectivity, Fact/Fiction Reversal, and Folkloric Transmission

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Second video in the Conspiracy Theories video series. This one addresses the five categories of "stigmatized knowledge" and contextualizes them as failures of the basic epistemic proof from the last video. youtu.be/98905SEmeUg?...

Conspiracy Theories, Part 2 - Stigmatized Knowledge Claims

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Back from the break with a video about differentiating bad knowledge claims from good ones. A precursor to discussing how conspiracy theorists process knowledge. youtu.be/sUabXZYpFC8

Conspiracy Theories, Part 1 - Differentiating Good Knowledge Claims from Bad Knowledge Claims

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