Culture Wars

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A 'Freedom 250' truck parked forlornly in front of the Fort Smith Museum of History, symbolizing a canceled event and a growing partisan divide.

PragerU's 'Freedom Trucks' Convoy Canceled at Fort Smith Museum

A local museum in Fort Smith, Arkansas, canceled its plan to host a 'Freedom 250' truck, highlighting a growing partisan divide in commemorating America's 250th birthday.

Eleanor Voss·June 27, 2026

Protestors demonstrating outside a movie theater in 1988 against the screening of Martin Scorsese's 'The Last Temptation of Christ,' which was ultimately banned.

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Religious Right's crusade targets Scorsese's 'Last Temptation'

In 1988, theatre chains across Georgia, Louisiana, California, and Oklahoma outright banned Martin Scorsese's 'The Last Temptation of Christ,' igniting a nationwide cultural firestorm.

Matteo Ricci·May 30, 2026