The “Appeal to Heaven” flag, popularized by Christian extremists, flew this month at the SBA, and the Massachusetts senator ...

There’s something quietly powerful about watching someone cover their head before stepping into a temple or beginning a puja.

It was hot when I walked in. It wasn’t just the summer heat making my shirt stick to my back but the gallery’s red lights and ...

A controversial flag associated with far-right causes was recently seen prominently displayed on a federal building, ...

The “Appeal to Heaven” flag, a popular symbol for Christian nationalists that was waved by January 6 rioters, was raised over ...

The Gospel of Matthew inspired an enduring Christian symbol: Jesus passing the keys to Peter. Cardinals are now choosing who will hold the keys — and their power — next.

It's an eternal symbol of comfort and hope for billions of people around the world. But what is heaven, and where is it in relation to our universe? In the Bible, heaven is described as a realm in ...

“This is why the Appeal to Heaven flag is also a symbol of White Christian nationalism, because it links their cause to God’s will as an appeal to heaven or a higher power,” he says.

Sheets repurposed the Appeal to Heaven flag in the 2010s as a symbol of his brand of Christian supremacy and embarked on a vigorous lobbying campaign to get powerful Republicans to display it.

The Appeal to Heaven Flag is an old symbol from the American Revolution that was resurrected—and reinterpreted—around 2013 by a charismatic religious leader called Dutch Sheets.

The 'Appeal to Heaven' flag involved in Alito controversy evolved from Revolutionary War symbol to banner of the far right Gary Fields, Lisa Mascaro and Farnoush Amiri May 24, 2024 at 2:59 PM ...