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wrote a book on Pentecostals, writing one on the Moonies, words and voice in all sorts of places ellehardy.com

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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Pretty much always the case!
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Please don’t start me again on the median expression of Christianity in England being a west African Pentecostal church in south London which most of these people would find as alien as a mosque www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Christian nationalism in Britain driven by people who seldom go to church, says report
Research challenges the notion that the growing visibility of crosses and other symbols reflects a revival of Christianity
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The kneecapping of the liberation theology movement by the Vatican and their friends in governments was a disgrace, but to quote @drdeathanddivinity.bsky.social, the priests of liberation ‘opted for the poor, but the poor themselves opted for Pentecostalism’ aeon.co/essays/why-b...
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Why Brazil fell for Pentecostalism but not liberation theology | Aeon Essays
How Pentecostalism’s prosperity gospel replaced Catholic liberation theology in Latin American life
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Yesterday, Hak Ja Han, the 83-year-old wife of Sun Myung Moon and leader of the Moonies, was jailed for her role in a corruption scandal involving the ousted First Lady of South Korea. Will her friends in the GOP still back her? newrepublic.com/article/2148...
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The Scandal-Plagued Moonies Still Have a Friend in Donald Trump
With their legal troubles mounting and their religious influence waning, the Unification Church can still count on the GOP to be stalwart allies.
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Yesterday, Hak Ja Han, the 83-year-old wife of Sun Myung Moon and leader of the Moonies, was jailed for her role in a corruption scandal involving the ousted First Lady of South Korea. Will her friends in the GOP still back her? newrepublic.com/article/2148...
newrepublic.com
The Scandal-Plagued Moonies Still Have a Friend in Donald Trump
With their legal troubles mounting and their religious influence waning, the Unification Church can still count on the GOP to be stalwart allies.
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Thank you! I hope you're well
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
cheers, send me a DM
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Oops I’m an idiot, DMs are open now
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
My apologies, settings changed now so hmu
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
being lazy i guess
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Hey folks, I have some free audiobook codes to give away for my first book, Beyond Belief: How Pentecostal Christianity Is Taking Over the World. If you want one shoot me a DM
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Mike Goodman @themlg.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
This only makes sense for fifa member states if they think the future revenue of fifa events is lower than what the current sale of shares implies. Or you know if the people approving it planned on pocketing a bunch of the money and being gone by the time it proved out as a bad deal.
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
thank you!
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Too difficult to sum up briefly but it probably reflects some wider cultural changes, although there's many more significant economic, social, footballing changes have likely had a much greater effect. @profgagne.bsky.social just wrote a great explainer: theconversation.com/soccer-and-f...
theconversation.com
Soccer and faith: Did evangelicalism really cost Brazil the World Cup?
While such commentary can be described as semi-serious soccer banter, it speaks to the broader religious shifts taking place in Latin America.
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Sun Myung Moon’s wife and successor Hak Ja Han, 83, is facing the rest of her life in prison after prosecutors in her bribery case requested a thirteen year sentence. Read all about it in my book on the history of the family and the church out next year! www.chosun.com/english/nati...
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Prosecutors Seek 13-Year Sentence for Unification Church Leader in Collusion
Prosecutors Seek 13-Year Sentence for Unification Church Leader in Collusion Prosecutors cite 100 million won funds, gifts to People Power Party officials, urging severe sentences to deter collusion
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Seen the memes about Pentecostalism destroying Brazilian football? There’s a book about that!
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Megan Clement @meganclement.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Late to this excellent @ellehardy.bsky.social piece on transfer market journalism, the cravenness of Infantino's FIFA and what football has become – but boy is it excellent. goldengoal.world/2026/06/10/f...
goldengoal.world
Soccer Media’s “Gun for Hire” - Golden Goal
The insanely viral, ethically questionable, utterly unstoppable rise of Fabrizio Romano
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Thank you!!
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Extremely honored to be a part of the inaugural @goldengoalmag.bsky.social oalmag “In the year when Donald Trump was awarded Infantino’s hastily convened FIFA Peace Prize, Fabrizio Romano is its not-yet-imagined literature laureate.” goldengoal.world/2026/06/10/f...
goldengoal.world
Soccer Media’s “Gun for Hire” - Golden Goal
The insanely viral, ethically questionable, utterly unstoppable rise of Fabrizio Romano
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Extremely honored to be a part of the inaugural @goldengoalmag.bsky.social oalmag “In the year when Donald Trump was awarded Infantino’s hastily convened FIFA Peace Prize, Fabrizio Romano is its not-yet-imagined literature laureate.” goldengoal.world/2026/06/10/f...
goldengoal.world
Soccer Media’s “Gun for Hire” - Golden Goal
The insanely viral, ethically questionable, utterly unstoppable rise of Fabrizio Romano
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
My first book is now out on Audible, and everywhere else you get audiobooks www.audible.com/pd/Beyond-Be...
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Beyond Belief
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. How has a Christian movement, founded at the turn of the twentieth century by the son of freed slaves, become the fastest-growing religion on Earth? Neo-Cha...
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
thanks fredo!
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Alex Shephard @alexshephard.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Hua Hsu! Hamid Ismailov! Dimitry Ed Park! Elias Léger! Salar Abdoh! Francesco Pacifico! Aaron Timms! Elle Hardy! Zito Madu! Laurent DuBois! Merve Emre! Many more!
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I'm not on here much anymore but just wanted to give a huge hug to all my Arsenal friends, LET IT ALLLLLL WORK OUTTTT
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
My first book has finally been released on audiobook! Find it wherever you get them libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
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Beyond Belief by Elle Hardy Narrated by Aven Shore Audiobook on Libro.fm
How has a Christian movement, founded at the turn of the twentieth century by the son of freed slaves, become the fastest-growing religion on Earth? Neo-Charismatic Pentecostalism has some 600 million...
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
With Duterte on trial at the ICC, here's something I prepared earlier on the fugitive preacher accused of sex trafficking who helped bring him to power asteriskmag.com/issues/11/ki...
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Kingdom of Jesus Christ, the Name Above All Names, Inc.—Asterisk
Apollo Quiboloy — according to his followers — is the appointed son of God. He’s also at the center of a criminal empire, an explosive rift in the government of the Philippines, and a shift in the mak...
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
This is gonna be very cool, please consider supporting 🙏
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The bitching and moaning has wound me right up
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Arsenal don’t deserve a point, let alone a title after this display. Horrific all around, Rice the only one playing with any intensity
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
If you’ve had an edible please do not be tempted to put on the Taipei Tower climb
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
It’s happened again, it’s happened again, Tottenham Hotspur, it’s happened again
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Possibly my favorite album of all time turns 20 today (I am old)
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
lol www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/s...
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Are They Hot, or Is It the ‘Australia Effect’?
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Tetsuya Yamagami given life for assassinating former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe. Advocates were hoping he would only get 25 years www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Life imprisonment for man who killed Japan's ex-PM Shinzo Abe - BBC News
Abe's assassination stunned the country where there is virtually no gun crime.
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
I think he’s gotta go straight charismatic to get donors/voters/influencers on side
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
The only real question is who is gonna dunk him in the Jordan River
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Senegal robbed twice, what a joke
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Online Arsenal fans calling for the coach and captain to be sacked in 24 hours of bedwetting as we go seven points clear at the top of the table and our rivals post worse results
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
As a recovering libertarian I can confidently say that free speech absolutists may make time for CSAM and Hitler, but they are never comfortable with actual free speech www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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They Wanted a University Without Cancel Culture. Then Dissenters Were Ousted.
Inside the civil war at the anti-woke university backed by Bari Weiss.
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
I was thinking of you watching the game, the sporting gods have decided to ruin your life and they cannot be bargained with
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
My stupid football team is leading two competitions and there’s nothing I hate more than watching them
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
I was certain at the time that this was never politically motivated, and lo julieroys.com/es/2024-shoo...
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2024 shooting at Greg Locke’s home wasn’t persecution against controversial pastor but an attack directed at stepson
Prosecutors say a 2024 shooting at Pastor Greg Locke’s home in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee wasn’t persecution but a dispute targeting his stepson.
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
For @thenation.com, I wrote about how America’s Christian anti-LGBT, pro-parental rights movement was imported from Peru via the dark money Ziklag group www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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How a Reactionary Peruvian Movement Went Multinational
Parents’-rights crusaders seeking to impose their Christian nationalist vision on the United States took their playbook from South America.
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
For @thenation.com, I wrote about how America’s Christian anti-LGBT, pro-parental rights movement was imported from Peru via the dark money Ziklag group www.thenation.com/article/soci...
thenation.com
How a Reactionary Peruvian Movement Went Multinational
Parents’-rights crusaders seeking to impose their Christian nationalist vision on the United States took their playbook from South America.
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André Gagné @profgagne.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Kudos to @ellehardy.bsky.social for the outstanding reporting! I’m truly honored to be cited.
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
🙏
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
He was always a midfielder, I don’t understand why people kept persisting with him as a winger
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Is the Paramount+ streaming app cooked for everyone else trying to watch the Carabao?
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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Everything else aside, you’ve invited a guy who only eats chicken and broccoli and a guy who only eats McDonald’s
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