Former state Sen. Bob Ballinger is now working for Rep. Sarah Vance of Alaska, a fellow member of a Christian lawmakers’ group that seeks to mix church and state.
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Arguments over Ten Commandments monument heard in federal court
U.S. District Court Judge Kristine Baker will issue a written ruling in the long-running case, but did not provide a timeline for her decision. Three groups argued in favor of removing the monument, including one lawyer who called the monument “unmistakably religious.”
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A fresh embarrassment from Jason Rapert, the Christian former lawmaker with a new grift
Former state senator and forever self-important Christian nationalist Jason Rapert of Conway makes inflated claims that he had an up-close-and-personal meeting with Chief Justice John Roberts.
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Know-nothing state Sen. Dan Sullivan wants to defund public libraries that don’t bend to his will
A video clip captures the Jonesboro legislator sharing his strategy for dumbing down the populace enough that voters will continue to tolerate his narrow-minded, hateful politics. Cut off cash to entities that foster thinking and learning, he suggests.
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Rapert’s association hosting a tent revival at Liberty University
In a release announcing the event, Rapert contends, “The NACL is one of the strongest forces for good in the United States since the American Revolution.”
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Rapert, two others, caught with guns at Clinton National Airport yesterday
Former state senator Jason Rapert and two others were caught with guns at Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport yesterday. All three were allowed to return their guns to their vehicles and don’t seem to be in any trouble so far. The Transportation Security Administration will investigate the incidents and can levy fines up to $15,000.
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Let’s relive the greatest hits of Trump-loving Arkansas Republicans
Former President Donald Trump was indicted Thursday. Do you remember the first Arkansas legislator to endorse him?
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Rapert gets Rolling Stone coverage
“Rapert is a paradoxical figure, a man who wraps himself in language of Christian love while preaching a doctrine that sounds a lot like hate,” Rolling Stone’s Tim Dickinson writes in his new piece, “The Christian Nationalist Machine Turning Hate Into Law.”
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Sanders names outspoken, anti-CRT preacher to lead Fair Housing Commission
Little Rock preacher assails Critical Race Theory, rallies against birth control advocate Margaret Sanger and helps lead organization claiming the left wants a “secular socialist nation.”
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Remember Jason Rapert’s COVID quackery? His star witness is in the news again. Not in a good way.
More bad press for a star witness for Sen. Jason Rapert.