Religion

by Alexander Schmidt, candidate for Iowa House of Representatives District 60 It's July 5, and I hope everyone had a safe and happy Independence Day! I'm encouraged by all the patriotism that was shown, and a lot of the genuinely thoughtful conversations I have been having with voters are making me believe a large turnout is headed our way this November. I had a great time with the Mitchell County Dems as we marched proudly in the Osage Independence Day Parade. It was excelle

How A Religious Minority Amplifies Its Influence To Impose a Theocracy On the State through Christian Nationalism - by Daniel Henderson, March 12, 2026 Iowa has become homophobic, anti-DEI, bans books, has ended a woman’s right to choose abortion, restricts teaching of true American history, and our governor supports extreme ICE tactics against immigrants and refugees. It is a greatest hits of mean-spiritedness and religiously inspired discriminatory legislation in our histor