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    • Even if Voters ‘Get What They Asked For’ it’s More Likely to Cause a Fascist Death Spiral Than a Lesson Learned
      Even if Voters ‘Get What They Asked For’ it’s More Likely to Cause a Fascist Death Spiral Than a Lesson Learned
    • Loyalty and Chaos Play a Role in Trump’s Nominations, But This Schoolyard Tactic May Provide a Better Explanation
      Loyalty and Chaos Play a Role in Trump’s Nominations, But This Schoolyard Tactic May Provide a Better Explanation
    • Progressive Christian Election Response ‘Give us Barabbas’ May Be Well-Meaning — But Functions as Anti-Jewish Dogwhistle
      Progressive Christian Election Response ‘Give us Barabbas’ May Be Well-Meaning — But Functions as Anti-Jewish Dogwhistle
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    • Phoning It In: ‘Heathen’ Isn’t a Neutral Religious Description — It’s Also a Significant Force in the Creation of Race in the US
      Phoning It In: ‘Heathen’ Isn’t a Neutral Religious Description — It’s Also a Significant Force in the Creation of Race in the US
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      With no Viable Alternative on Ballot, Anti-immigrant Movement Claims Victory and Releases Wish Lists
    • New Doc Claiming Columbus was Jewish May Have Some Accuracy Issues — But There’s a Far Bigger Issue We Need to Reckon With
      New Doc Claiming Columbus was Jewish May Have Some Accuracy Issues — But There’s a Far Bigger Issue We Need to Reckon With
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    • With Election Takeaways Like ‘Too Transgender’ or ‘the US is Shifting Right,’ Dems are Determined to Learn the Wrong Lesson
      With Election Takeaways Like ‘Too Transgender’ or ‘the US is Shifting Right,’ Dems are Determined to Learn the Wrong Lesson
    • Packed with Threats of Political Violence, Media Largely Ignore the NAR’s ‘Million Women’ Rally in DC
      Packed with Threats of Political Violence, Media Largely Ignore the NAR’s ‘Million Women’ Rally in DC
    • New Doc Strives for Christian Unity—But What if Unity is the Problem?
      New Doc Strives for Christian Unity—But What if Unity is the Problem?
  • Christian Nationalism
    • Phoning It In: ‘Heathen’ Isn’t a Neutral Religious Description — It’s Also a Significant Force in the Creation of Race in the US
      Phoning It In: ‘Heathen’ Isn’t a Neutral Religious Description — It’s Also a Significant Force in the Creation of Race in the US
    • Trump’s Fervent Christian Zionists Poised to Lead the Military — And US-Israel Relations
      Trump’s Fervent Christian Zionists Poised to Lead the Military — And US-Israel Relations
    • Meet Pete Hegseth, the Man Who Will Lead the Entire US Military — A Man Deemed an ‘Extremist’ by the US Military
      Meet Pete Hegseth, the Man Who Will Lead the Entire US Military — A Man Deemed an ‘Extremist’ by the US Military
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Evan Derkacz

Evan Derkacz, editor of Religion Dispatches, was previously an editor and writer at the award-winning web magazine AlterNet.org from 2003-2007. Before that, he worked for Tikkun magazine. His writing has appeared in McSweeney's, AlterNet, The Huffington Post and Start Making Sense (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2004). He has been interviewed on Air America and Pacifica Radio.

Sexuality/Gender, The EditorsJuly 2, 2012

Laura Ingraham Hangs Up on Rev. Over Jesus/Abortion Comments

By Evan Derkacz

WWJD about abortion? Well, we sort of know.

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Guest BloggersMay 13, 2010

Dawkins and Hitchens Hope to Arrest the Pope

By Evan Derkacz

Two of the most high profile ‘new atheists’ have retained a team of lawyers.

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Politics/Law, Sexuality/GenderSeptember 16, 2009

Exploiting Health Care Debate to Restrict Abortion?

By Evan Derkacz

Over at Salon.com, Frances Kissling has fighting words for self-proclaimed “religious progressives” who are pressing to bypass compromises and including even greater restrictions on abortion.

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Politics/LawJuly 9, 2009

WHO IS JEW RUN FOR PREZDNET?

By Evan Derkacz

Are those emails confronting the supposedly mysterious questions surrounding Barack Obama—the story of his life, his beliefs, his complexion—bigoted? Here’s the litmus test…

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Culture, Politics/Law, Sexuality/GenderJuly 3, 2009

Historical Revisionism Jujitsu: Religious Right Celebrates End of Interracial Marriage Ban

By Evan Derkacz

By “celebrating” liberal victories years after they’re even remotely controversial, the religious right rewrites itself into history’s good book while continuing to play to the worst elements in our contemporary culture.

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Guess Who’s More Popular Than Jesus?
CultureFebruary 24, 2009

Guess Who’s More Popular Than Jesus?

By Evan Derkacz

A new Harris poll reveals America’s heroes…and those who are heroes no more.

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Culture, Politics/LawNovember 4, 2008

Gutless Americans: Religion-Baiting Heading into Election Day

By Evan Derkacz

A pair of desperate Republicans attempt to smear their opponents with suspect claims about their religious commitments. Responses were swift and harsh.

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Politics/LawOctober 1, 2008

Video: Sarah Palin’s Apocalypse

By Evan Derkacz

A video report from ANP asking whether, as with many in her denomination, Sarah Palin believes that the End of Days is near.

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