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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
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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
    • ‘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
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    • 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
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    • 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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Sikivu Hutchinson

Sikivu Hutchinson is the author of Humanists in the Hood: Unapologetically Black, Feminist, and Heretical, White Nights, Black Paradise and the new novel Rock ’n’ Roll Heretic: The Life and Times of Rory Tharpe.

Archive, Christian Nationalism, Racial Justice, Sex/Gender/JusticeSeptember 14, 2021

The Gutting of ‘Roe’ isn’t About Religion, it’s a Product of White Terror

By Sikivu Hutchinson

Abortion is the best f**king thing to happen to you. These words were uttered by…

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Archive, OMFG, Sex/Gender/JusticeOctober 14, 2019

Hiring of Accused Atheist Leader Is Reminder That #MeToo Is Still Needed in Organized Atheism

By Sikivu Hutchinson

Far from being a refuge from religious tyranny, mainstream atheism is just another microcosm of American gender and racial hierarchies.

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Politics/Law, Sex/Gender/JusticeNovember 2, 2018

Why White Evangelical Women Aren’t the Swing Voters They Sometimes Appear to Be

By Sikivu Hutchinson

Even as many white evangelical women speak about traditionally liberal topics, they refuse to openly discuss America’s deep political divides.

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Christian Nationalism, OMFG, Politics/Law, Sex/Gender/JusticeSeptember 20, 2018

Why White Women Are Leading Defenders of Kavanaugh

By Sikivu Hutchinson

Central to victim shaming is the narrative that there are fundamentally good men who never cross the line but for the slutty behavior of irresponsible women and girls.

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OMFG, Sex/Gender/JusticeSeptember 11, 2018

Atheists Miss Another #MeToo Moment

By Sikivu Hutchinson

After a sexual assault scandal, American Atheists could have hired Mandisa Thomas, of the national Black Non-Believers organization, but instead chose yet another white man.

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OMFG, Politics/Law, Sex/Gender/JusticeJuly 27, 2018

Trump’s Abortion Gag Rule Is State Violence

By Sikivu Hutchinson

Being for reproductive justice is non-negotiable for a feminism based on economic justice. 

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OMFGJune 28, 2018

SCOTUS ‘Right to Work’ Decision Especially Damaging to Women and People of Color

By Sikivu Hutchinson

Black women are more likely to be employed in public-sector jobs than both white women and Black men, while making 60 cents to the dollar of white men.

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OMFG, Sex/Gender/JusticeJune 18, 2018

Pope Compares Abortion to Nazi Eugenics

By Sikivu Hutchinson

Comments like these demonstrate why the church poses a mortal threat to the lives, well-being, and earning power of women across the globe.

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Archive, Sexuality/GenderFebruary 20, 2018

Atheists of Color Transcend Opposition to Religion and White Atheist Privilege in Working for Social Justice

By Sikivu Hutchinson

I’m a black atheist who works in urban public schools of color that systematically funnel…

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Archive, Books, Remapping American Christianities, Sexuality/Gender, Special FeaturesMarch 9, 2016

Just Give ‘Em a Little Jesus: Black Marriage Meets White Paternalism

By Sikivu Hutchinson

These days, a standard caveat from some religious black folk is that errant souls just…

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