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      Chauvin Verdict isn’t a Turning Point in Equal Justice, But it Does Suggest a New Political Norm
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      Beyond White Reasonable Doubt: Why I Cannot Fully Celebrate the Verdict Against [Let His Name Be Erased]
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      What’s the Matter With Jewish Studies? Sexism, Harassment, and Neoliberalism For Starters
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    • Chauvin Verdict isn’t a Turning Point in Equal Justice, But it Does Suggest a New Political Norm
      Chauvin Verdict isn’t a Turning Point in Equal Justice, But it Does Suggest a New Political Norm
    • Beyond White Reasonable Doubt: Why I Cannot Fully Celebrate the Verdict Against [Let His Name Be Erased]
      Beyond White Reasonable Doubt: Why I Cannot Fully Celebrate the Verdict Against [Let His Name Be Erased]
    • As a Minister I’m Fed Up With Anti-Trans Legislation Written by Adults to Pick on Children, All in the Name of Religious Freedom
      As a Minister I’m Fed Up With Anti-Trans Legislation Written by Adults to Pick on Children, All in the Name of Religious Freedom
  • Religious Liberty
    • As a Minister I’m Fed Up With Anti-Trans Legislation Written by Adults to Pick on Children, All in the Name of Religious Freedom
      As a Minister I’m Fed Up With Anti-Trans Legislation Written by Adults to Pick on Children, All in the Name of Religious Freedom
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      Alabama Yoga Debate Focusing on the Wrong Question
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      Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith Spouts Christian Nationalism Defending Racist Voter Suppression
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    • It’s Time for Democrats to Read the Bible Verses on the Wall and Stop Courting White Evangelicals
      It’s Time for Democrats to Read the Bible Verses on the Wall and Stop Courting White Evangelicals
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      We Can Finally Put the Lie to Trumpism: 5 Myths Debunked By a Biden Victory
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      11 Election Tweets to Amuse, Infuriate, Enlighten, and Amuse You
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    • I’m Not Here to Fix Evangelicals, But to Show Them Who They Are: An Interview With the Author of ‘White Evangelical Racism’
      I’m Not Here to Fix Evangelicals, But to Show Them Who They Are: An Interview With the Author of ‘White Evangelical Racism’
    • How the Study of Evangelicalism Has Blinded Us to the Problems in Evangelical Culture
      How the Study of Evangelicalism Has Blinded Us to the Problems in Evangelical Culture
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      Watch: Is The Religious Left a Mirage or Are Journalists Just Missing the Story?
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Rob Shryock

Rob Shryock is an author, journalist and editor of the Religion blog "God Is Sometimes Great." He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Religion from Reed College, where he wrote his thesis on Christian Worship Music.

 

Guest BloggersDecember 12, 2013

Did Mark Driscoll Plagiarize the Wrong Person?

By Rob Shryock

Sorry, I meant to copy the other guy. 

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Guest BloggersNovember 24, 2013

Pastor Implicated in Sex Abuse Scandal is Back

By Rob Shryock

How long does it take to regain the trust of colleagues? Not too long it turns out. 

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Guest BloggersNovember 11, 2013

Conservative Mag: Glenn Greenwald Hates America

By Rob Shryock

But not for the reason you might think.

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Guest BloggersOctober 29, 2013

Driscollpalooza Time… Must Be Book Promo Time

By Rob Shryock

That which does not kill Mark Driscoll simply makes him stronger.

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Guest Bloggers, Sexuality/GenderOctober 23, 2013

Why is Liberty Institute Still Defending Phillip Monk?

By Rob Shryock

Maybe he’s all they’ve got.

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Guest BloggersOctober 22, 2013

Mark Driscoll vs John MacArthur: Battle of the Self-Promoting Calvinists

By Rob Shryock

Megachurch pastors have mini publicity scuffle.

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Guest BloggersOctober 22, 2013

The New Anti-Gay Argument: “The Gag Reflex”

By Rob Shryock

A pastor for the Gospel Coalition offers an immodest proposal.

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Guest BloggersOctober 15, 2013

Why $60K and Torture Beats Changing Divorce Law

By Rob Shryock

The holy work-around.

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Guest Bloggers, Sexuality/GenderOctober 10, 2013

UPDATE: Air Force Not Persecuting Christians After All

By Rob Shryock

Of course, the right-wing groups that published false information are lining up to apologize!

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Guest BloggersOctober 1, 2013

Rick Warren Busts a Gut Over Cultural Revolution

By Rob Shryock

Then digs in… then apologizes. Mostly. 

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