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    • America Appears to be Heading for a Religious Civil War
      America Appears to be Heading for a Religious Civil War
    • Holocaust Humor and The ‘Real’ Germany — As Top Officials Shatter Post-WWII Taboos, German Conservatives Follow GOP Playbook and Charge Ahead
      Holocaust Humor and The ‘Real’ Germany — As Top Officials Shatter Post-WWII Taboos, German Conservatives Follow GOP Playbook and Charge Ahead
    • From Civil Rights Liberals to New Age Conspiracy Theorists — What Betty and Barney Hill’s Alien Abduction Story Reveals About America
      From Civil Rights Liberals to New Age Conspiracy Theorists — What Betty and Barney Hill’s Alien Abduction Story Reveals About America
  • Politics/Law
    • America Appears to be Heading for a Religious Civil War
      America Appears to be Heading for a Religious Civil War
    • Holocaust Humor and The ‘Real’ Germany — As Top Officials Shatter Post-WWII Taboos, German Conservatives Follow GOP Playbook and Charge Ahead
      Holocaust Humor and The ‘Real’ Germany — As Top Officials Shatter Post-WWII Taboos, German Conservatives Follow GOP Playbook and Charge Ahead
    • ‘Sit Down and Be Quiet’ — MAGA Attack on Jewish Republican Exposes Christian Nationalism’s Shaky Commitment to Pluralism
      ‘Sit Down and Be Quiet’ — MAGA Attack on Jewish Republican Exposes Christian Nationalism’s Shaky Commitment to Pluralism
  • Sex/Gender/Justice
    • ‘Sit Down and Be Quiet’ — MAGA Attack on Jewish Republican Exposes Christian Nationalism’s Shaky Commitment to Pluralism
      ‘Sit Down and Be Quiet’ — MAGA Attack on Jewish Republican Exposes Christian Nationalism’s Shaky Commitment to Pluralism
    • Following Republican Playbook, German Conservatism Breaks <em>the</em> Post-WWII Taboo
      Following Republican Playbook, German Conservatism Breaks the Post-WWII Taboo
    • Contrary to Claims of Anti-Trans Muslims, LGBTQ+ Acceptance is Widespread in the History of Islam
      Contrary to Claims of Anti-Trans Muslims, LGBTQ+ Acceptance is Widespread in the History of Islam
  • Christian Nationalism
    • America Appears to be Heading for a Religious Civil War
      America Appears to be Heading for a Religious Civil War
    • ‘Sit Down and Be Quiet’ — MAGA Attack on Jewish Republican Exposes Christian Nationalism’s Shaky Commitment to Pluralism
      ‘Sit Down and Be Quiet’ — MAGA Attack on Jewish Republican Exposes Christian Nationalism’s Shaky Commitment to Pluralism
    • Overnight Sensation ‘The Rich Men North of Richmond’ isn’t Just a Window into a Forgotten America — It’s an Invitation into a Worldview
      Overnight Sensation ‘The Rich Men North of Richmond’ isn’t Just a Window into a Forgotten America — It’s an Invitation into a Worldview
  • Books
    • From Civil Rights Liberals to New Age Conspiracy Theorists — What Betty and Barney Hill’s Alien Abduction Story Reveals About America
      From Civil Rights Liberals to New Age Conspiracy Theorists — What Betty and Barney Hill’s Alien Abduction Story Reveals About America
    • Russell Moore Claims There’s a Crisis in Evangelical America — But White Evangelicalism is Exactly Where it Wants to Be
      Russell Moore Claims There’s a Crisis in Evangelical America — But White Evangelicalism is Exactly Where it Wants to Be
    • Is ‘Beyond Doubt’ Correct About the Decline of Religion? Yes… Sort Of.
      Is ‘Beyond Doubt’ Correct About the Decline of Religion? Yes… Sort Of.
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Darnell Moore

Darnell L. Moore is a writer and activist. He is Co-Managing Editor, along with Tamura Lomax and Monica Casper, of The Feminist Wire. He is presently a Visiting Scholar at the Institute for Research in African American Studies at Columbia University. 

Politics/Law, StoriesMarch 21, 2014

When Religious Freedom Should Be Restricted

By Darnell Moore

A question for same sex marriage supporters who also support the right to discriminate.

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Guest Bloggers**, RD Blog, Sexuality/Gender, StoriesMarch 10, 2014

US Evangelicals: A Case Against Their “Innocence”

By Darnell Moore

American evangelicals went to Uganda to spread the anti-gay word, but now refuse to accept the tragic consequences of that effort.

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Guest Bloggers**, RD BlogMarch 7, 2014

Gays Going to Hell According to “Expert” Witness in Michigan’s Gay Marriage Trial

By Darnell Moore

An embarrassing case gets embarrassinger. 

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StoriesMarch 5, 2014

LGBTQ Group to March in St. Patty Parade… Good News, Right?

By Darnell Moore

Parade marches one step forward, two steps back.

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Guest Bloggers, RD BlogFebruary 25, 2014

Is Africa the Most Homophobic Continent?

By Darnell Moore

It’s easy enough to say it.

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RD Blog, StoriesFebruary 15, 2014

Transforming Sports Culture: Sochi and the NFL

By Darnell Moore

Will religion follow suit? 

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StoriesFebruary 4, 2014

What More is There to Say About LGBTQI Life and Religion?

By Darnell Moore

A new blog is launched.

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(A)theologies, Sexuality/GenderDecember 12, 2013

A Pastor’s Suicide: Addressing Mental Health in Black Churches

By Darnell Moore

What are we to do when the spiritual leaders we expect to give us life take their own? 

I have been pondering this question, among many others, in the wake of national media reports about the suicide of 42-year old Teddy Parker Jr., pastor of Bibb Mount Zion Baptist Church.

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