The Left Behind: Why Are White American Christians So Racist?
Robert Jones, founder of the Public Religion Research Institute, has been doing the op-ed thing…
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What’s In A Bible Version? Trump’s Choice of Photo-Op Bible Tells its Own Story
There’s been a lot of understandable outrage at Pres. Trump’s fascist theater/publicity stunt in front…
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A Sliver of White Evangelicals Abandoning Trump, But That May Be Enough
Donald Trump is losing the 2020 election, but you’d hardly know it by looking at…
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Don’t Die For Me, Wisconsin
Let me tell you a story. It’s about my home state, but unfortunately it will…
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Sure, There’s No ‘Religious Left’… If You Ignore Non-White Christians and Non-Christians
Every time I write about debates on Twitter, I feel a bit like I’m reporting…
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You Can Take The Boy Out of the Crack House: MyPillow CEO’s New Book Promo Has Deep Roots in American Christianity
What the hell did I just see? Not in a good way. No. Seriously: what…
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Civil Religion v. Uncivil Religion; With Deadly Consequences
Readers will know that we at Religion Dispatches hold no special brief for faith or…
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Why Conservatives Really Oppose Federal Aid for the ‘Undeserving’
There is a singular and profound question that tugs at the sleeve of even the…
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The Man Who Hoarded 17,000 Bottles of Sanitizer Did Nothing Wrong ― And That’s the Problem
Matt Colvin got thoroughly roasted on the internet this past weekend. Twitter was strewn with…
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From Licking Floors to Praying for an Inept Government, Churches React to C-19
It’s particularly important for churches that continue to meet during the COVID-19 pandemic to follow the guidelines…
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