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      Christians Must Confront the Lies at the Heart of Whiteness
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      Attack on the US Capitol Has Many Journos Finally Taking White Evangelical Authoritarianism and Christian Nationalism Seriously
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      Christian Nationalists Didn’t Seek to Desecrate the Capitol But to Purify It
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      Where Were They Radicalized? No Answer is Complete Without Addressing Evangelical Churches and Schooling
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      We Can’t Have Religious Freedom Without Reproductive Freedom
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      We Can’t Have Religious Freedom Without Reproductive Freedom
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      As We Survey the Damage of Yesterday’s Violence, What Will Christian Nationalist Politics Look Like in 2021? New Report Offers Clues
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      Rep. Cleaver’s ‘Awoman’ Prayer Enrages Christian Nationalists Who Taste Their Own Medicine and Still Miss the Point
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      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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    • Pulitzer-Prize Winning Historian’s Latest Reveals the Problem with Today’s ‘Religious Freedom’
      Pulitzer-Prize Winning Historian’s Latest Reveals the Problem with Today’s ‘Religious Freedom’
    • ‘God Made Them Male and Female…and Eunuch’: Why the Biblical Case For Binary Gender Isn’t So… Biblical
      ‘God Made Them Male and Female…and Eunuch’: Why the Biblical Case For Binary Gender Isn’t So… Biblical
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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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