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      What We Need to Understand is that Fascism is Intersectional and Erotic—’Thy Rod is Thy Gun,’ With a Hip-Thrust
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      White House Antisemitism Report Includes Encouraging Diagnoses — But Leans on Destructive Strategies
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      New Poll Reveals That Anti-Trans Rhetoric isn’t Just Affecting Republicans and White Evangelicals
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      What We Need to Understand is that Fascism is Intersectional and Erotic—’Thy Rod is Thy Gun,’ With a Hip-Thrust
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      A Christian Nationalist by Any Other Name… Is Still a Christian Nationalist
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Carmen Celestini

Dr. Carmen Celestini, is a lecturer at the University of Waterloo in religious studies and Arts First Program and an incoming Post-Doctoral Fellow with the School of Religion at Queen's University, in Kingston Ontario. A former Post-Doctoral Fellow with the Disinformation Project at Simon Fraser University where she researched conspiracy theories and extremism on social media, and a former Fellow with the Centre on Hate, Bias, and Extremism. Her research focuses on the overlapping belief systems of Christian Nationalism, conspiracy theories, and extremism, as well as the impact of these beliefs/ideologies on politics in North America.

(A)theologies, Archive, Christian Nationalism, Politics/Law, Racial Justice, Religious Liberty, Sex/Gender/JusticeJune 27, 2022

Embryo Men — Decades of Conspiracy, Christian Nationalism, and Fear Led Us to The End of Roe v. Wade

By Carmen Celestini

This morning as we again awaken to the realization that American women have lost their…

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(A)theologiesJune 2, 2017

Don’t Ignore the Role of “Christian Values” in Conservative Conspiracy

By Carmen Celestini

Michael Gerson’s recent piece in the Washington Post on the conspiratorial mindset of conservatives in the Trump era argues that…

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Archive, Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Politics/LawNovember 14, 2016

Media Hit Hard On Trump’s White Supremacist Appointee, But Which “Media”?

By Carmen Celestini

President-Elect Trump’s announced this weekend that Breitbart News chairman, Steve Bannon, would be his chief strategist.

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Archive, Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Politics/LawNovember 7, 2016

Running Against the Devil: Trump’s Conspiracy-Laden Fight Against Powers of Darkness

By Carmen Celestini

We regret to inform you that your candidate is a demon.

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(A)theologies, Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Culture, Politics/LawNovember 4, 2016

WikiLeaks’ October Surprise: With “Spirit Dinners,” Conspiracy Goes Mainstream

By Carmen Celestini

Conspiracists have long believed that Hillary Clinton is a member of a Satanic cult.

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