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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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    • 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
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      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
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    • 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
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      We Can Finally Put the Lie to Trumpism: 5 Myths Debunked By a Biden Victory
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Andrew L. Seidel

Andrew L. Seidel is an attorney and author. He is the Director of Strategic Response at the Freedom From Religion Foundation. His first book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American hit shelves in May and was burned by a Tennessee preacher. Renowned constitutional scholar Erwin Chemerinsky described it as "a beautifully written book" that "explodes a frequently expressed myth: that the United States was created as a Christian nation." Follow Andrew on social media: @AndrewLSeidel

Archive, Politics/LawSeptember 21, 2020

Trump’s Nominee to Fill RBG’s Seat Is Unfit. By Definition.

By Andrew L. Seidel

The name will be announced later this week. The president, a former reality show host,…

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Archive, OMFG, Politics/Law, Racial JusticeSeptember 2, 2020

Fundraising for Kyle Rittenhouse Reveals American Christianity’s White Supremacy Problem

By Andrew L. Seidel

Christianity has long had a white supremacy problem. The Kenosha aftermath has just made it…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Politics/Law, Religious LibertyApril 6, 2020

DeSantis’ Religious Exemption Will Kill—And it Violates the 1st Amendment

By Andrew L. Seidel

If Governor DeSantis doesn’t rescind the worship exemption in his ‘Safer at Home’ order, Floridians will…

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Archive, Politics/Law, Religious LibertyApril 2, 2020

Taxpayers Cannot Be Forced to Fund Churches—Even in a Pandemic

By Andrew L. Seidel

Religious liberty is threatened in America, but not in the way you’ve been told. The…

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Archive, OMFG, UncategorizedFebruary 7, 2020

Trump’s SOTU Address Was a Christian Nationalist Dog Whistle

By Andrew L. Seidel

Amid the ripping paper and misbegotten medals, Trump’s State of the Union address promised nationalism…

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Archive, Religious LibertyJanuary 22, 2020

School Voucher SCOTUS Case Isn’t About ‘Choice,’ It’s About Coerced Support for Religion

By Andrew L. Seidel

Before walking over to the Senate to preside over Donald Trump’s impeachment, this morning Chief…

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Archive, OMFG, Politics/Law, Religious LibertyJanuary 15, 2020

Christian Nationalists Aim to Dismantle this Core Freedom

By Andrew L. Seidel

As Frederick Clarkson noted on RD earlier this week, every January 16 we celebrate Religious…

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Archive, Politics/LawDecember 22, 2019

Whistleblower Alleges $100B Hoarding Scandal by LDS Church; But There’s An Easy Fix

By Andrew L. Seidel

The Mormon church’s recently unearthed $100 billion stash should tell Congress it’s time to close…

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OMFGNovember 4, 2019

Trump White House Cranks Religion to 11 As Impeachment Looms

By Andrew L. Seidel

Nixon asked people to pray for him and ended with “God bless America” to remind the nation that he was religious and therefore moral, and thus either innocent or deserving of forgiveness. Trump is doing the same with his gaggle of evangelical bootlickers.

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Archive, Politics/LawAugust 28, 2019

The Religious Motto That Isn’t Religious: How ‘In God We Trust’ Remains Constitutional [Part 2]

By Andrew L. Seidel

It turns out that Christian activists are perfectly willing to let federal judges desecrate their religion, so long as the desecration also allows them to promote their religion.

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