The leaders of Idaho’s Christ Church are making concerted efforts to enter mainstream amid complicated financial arrangements

The son of pastor Douglas Wilson of the controversial Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, and a close associate have made significant inroads into mainstream culture in America with a successful streaming cartoon based on a book published by the church’s own imprint.

The Guardian has previously reported on how the church, which aims to create a theocracy in the US, has increased its power and influence in its home town, while also campaigning vociferously against efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic. Those developments come amid a broader rise in the right wing across the US.

Continue reading…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

‘Deeply honoured’: Billy Connolly to receive Bafta fellowship

Comedian says he does not let Parkinson’s disease dictate who he is,…

Charlbi Dean, model and Triangle of Sadness actor, dies aged 32

The South African actor, who has a co-starring turn in the Palme…

Biden to consult with frontline workers as US approaches 250,000 coronavirus deaths – live

President-elect will virtually speak with healthcare workers today Trump fires head of…

Footballers channel our emotions, but the social and political demands they face just aren’t fair | Jonas Baer-Hoffmann

Our organisation represents 65,000 players around the world. Each has the right…