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      The Death of a Black Man at the Hands of Black Officers Unveiled Something More Complex Than Whiteness
    • Don’t Sleep on Trump’s CPAC Speech Calling For ‘The Final Battle’: This was Southern Strategy as Apocalyptic Promise
      Don’t Sleep on Trump’s CPAC Speech Calling For ‘The Final Battle’: This was Southern Strategy as Apocalyptic Promise
    • Did You Read About Conservative Judaism’s Anti-Black Antisemitic Smearing of Hebrew Israelites? Neither Did I
      Did You Read About Conservative Judaism’s Anti-Black Antisemitic Smearing of Hebrew Israelites? Neither Did I
  • Politics/Law
    • The Intellectual Source Code For National Conservatism Can Be Found at This Niche Catholic Publication
      The Intellectual Source Code For National Conservatism Can Be Found at This Niche Catholic Publication
    • At Launch Rally in Waco, Former President Sets the Stakes for Trump ’24 Campaign with Apocalyptic, Violent, Genocidal Rhetoric
      At Launch Rally in Waco, Former President Sets the Stakes for Trump ’24 Campaign with Apocalyptic, Violent, Genocidal Rhetoric
    • Clues in the Data Suggest That Increase in LGBTQ Acceptance May Be Skewed By Conservative Desire For ‘Respectability’
      Clues in the Data Suggest That Increase in LGBTQ Acceptance May Be Skewed By Conservative Desire For ‘Respectability’
  • Sex/Gender/Justice
    • Clues in the Data Suggest That Increase in LGBTQ Acceptance May Be Skewed By Conservative Desire For ‘Respectability’
      Clues in the Data Suggest That Increase in LGBTQ Acceptance May Be Skewed By Conservative Desire For ‘Respectability’
    • Don’t Sleep on Trump’s CPAC Speech Calling For ‘The Final Battle’: This was Southern Strategy as Apocalyptic Promise
      Don’t Sleep on Trump’s CPAC Speech Calling For ‘The Final Battle’: This was Southern Strategy as Apocalyptic Promise
    • 2023 CPAC Lived Down to Expectations, But Don’t Buy the Narrative: The GOP is Not as Divided as You Might Think
      2023 CPAC Lived Down to Expectations, But Don’t Buy the Narrative: The GOP is Not as Divided as You Might Think
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    • At Launch Rally in Waco, Former President Sets the Stakes for Trump ’24 Campaign with Apocalyptic, Violent, Genocidal Rhetoric
      At Launch Rally in Waco, Former President Sets the Stakes for Trump ’24 Campaign with Apocalyptic, Violent, Genocidal Rhetoric
    • Clues in the Data Suggest That Increase in LGBTQ Acceptance May Be Skewed By Conservative Desire For ‘Respectability’
      Clues in the Data Suggest That Increase in LGBTQ Acceptance May Be Skewed By Conservative Desire For ‘Respectability’
    • Communicators for Christ: How Homeschool Debate Leagues Shaped the Rising Stars of the Christian Right
      Communicators for Christ: How Homeschool Debate Leagues Shaped the Rising Stars of the Christian Right
  • Russia Invades Ukraine
    • 2023 CPAC Lived Down to Expectations, But Don’t Buy the Narrative: The GOP is Not as Divided as You Might Think
      2023 CPAC Lived Down to Expectations, But Don’t Buy the Narrative: The GOP is Not as Divided as You Might Think
    • Espionage Allegations Against Russian Church Raise Religious Freedom Issue in Ukraine
      Espionage Allegations Against Russian Church Raise Religious Freedom Issue in Ukraine
    • As Tensions Escalate in the Balkans, the West Could Hand Putin a Valuable Weapon
      As Tensions Escalate in the Balkans, the West Could Hand Putin a Valuable Weapon

Chrissy Stroop

A prominent ex-evangelical writer, speaker, and advocate, Chrissy Stroop is (with Lauren O’Neal) coeditor of the essay anthology Empty the Pews: Stories of Leaving the Church. A senior correspondent for Religion Dispatches, her work has appeared in Dame Magazine, Foreign Policy, Playboy, Political Research Associates, and other outlets, including peer-reviewed academic journals. Holding a Ph.D. in modern Russian history from Stanford University, Stroop is a Senior Research Associate with the University of Innsbruck’s Postsecular Conflicts project. In 2019 Chrissy came out as a transgender woman and began her journey of medical transition. She resides in Portland, Oregon.

Archive, Christian Nationalism, Media Analysis, OMFG, Politics/Law, Sex/Gender/JusticeMarch 23, 2023

Clues in the Data Suggest That Increase in LGBTQ Acceptance May Be Skewed By Conservative Desire For ‘Respectability’

By Chrissy Stroop

It’s well established that people lie to pollsters, or at the very least put their…

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Archive, Media Analysis, OMFG, Politics/LawMarch 1, 2023

‘He Gets Us’ and Sleazy ‘Swift Boat’ Ads Share a Central Figure — Further Evidence of a Right-Wing Bait-and-Switch

By Chrissy Stroop

One of the funnier developments in the ongoing drama around the “He Gets Us” campaign…

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Archive, Christian Nationalism, OMFG, Politics/Law, Religious LibertyFebruary 10, 2023

70th National Prayer Breakfast Made ‘Cosmetic’ Changes, But Biden Delivered the Same Old Tone-Deaf ‘Unity’ Message

By Chrissy Stroop

Last week, Americans were forced to endure this year’s National Prayer Breakfast—the 70th since the…

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Archive, Christian Nationalism, Media Analysis, Politics/LawFebruary 9, 2023

Christian Nationalism is Authentically Christian — And According to a New Poll Most White Evangelicals are Supporters

By Chrissy Stroop

When I attended K-12 evangelical Christian schools in the 1980s and 1990s, we didn’t call…

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Archive, Media Analysis, OMFG, Sex/Gender/JusticeJanuary 25, 2023

But What About the Parents? New York Times Falls Into the Anti-Trans ‘Parents’ Rights’ Trap

By Chrissy Stroop

What do you call parents who side with the ADF, a right-wing legal advocacy group,…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Politics/LawJanuary 6, 2023

New Report Shows Dems are Far More Religiously Diverse Than GOP — Though One (A)religious Group Remains Woefully Underrepresented

By Chrissy Stroop

Although the House of Representatives has yet to conduct any business due to a far…

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Archive, Media Analysis, OMFG, Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Sex/Gender/JusticeNovember 21, 2022

Three Cheers for Mormon Support of Same-Sex Legislation? Not So Fast

By Chrissy Stroop

Last week, the LDS Church formally came out in support of the federal Respect for…

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Archive, Christian Nationalism, OMFG, Politics/LawAugust 29, 2022

In a Disturbing Trend, Far-Right Candidates are Getting Crucial Support from Militia Groups and Churches

By Chrissy Stroop

How many local churches are providing direct electoral support to far-right-wing Christian candidates for political…

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Archive, Christian Nationalism, Media Analysis, OMFG, Politics/Law, Sex/Gender/JusticeAugust 18, 2022

Media Fail to Acknowledge That 2024 Hopeful Ron DeSantis is as Catholic as Biden

By Chrissy Stroop

We’re not used to thinking of Ron DeSantis, Florida’s rabidly culture-warring governor and a possible…

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Archive, Media Analysis, New Books, OMFG, Politics/Law, Racial JusticeAugust 15, 2022

Sometimes Dialogue is Not the Answer and Neutrality is a Trap: An Interview with the Authors of ‘The Neutrality Trap’

By Chrissy Stroop

Regular readers of Religion Dispatches will likely be familiar with my fairly frequent forays into…

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