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    • We’ve Finally Begun to Confront White Christian Nationalism; But What About Its Source Text?
      We’ve Finally Begun to Confront White Christian Nationalism; But What About Its Source Text?
    • Satanic or Systemic? Promise Keepers Are Back and Looking to End Racism Via ‘Trickle-Down Racial Reconciliation’
      Satanic or Systemic? Promise Keepers Are Back and Looking to End Racism Via ‘Trickle-Down Racial Reconciliation’
    • How Far Will White Christians Go to Maintain Power? An Interview with Robert Jones
      How Far Will White Christians Go to Maintain Power? An Interview with Robert Jones
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    • We’ve Finally Begun to Confront White Christian Nationalism; But What About Its Source Text?
      We’ve Finally Begun to Confront White Christian Nationalism; But What About Its Source Text?
    • As White Evangelical Vaccine Refusal Reminds Us, Sometimes Religion is the Problem
      As White Evangelical Vaccine Refusal Reminds Us, Sometimes Religion is the Problem
    • The January 6 Select Committee Cannot Ignore This Christian Movement
      The January 6 Select Committee Cannot Ignore This Christian Movement
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    • As White Evangelical Vaccine Refusal Reminds Us, Sometimes Religion is the Problem
      As White Evangelical Vaccine Refusal Reminds Us, Sometimes Religion is the Problem
    • UPDATED: Turning Catholic School’s Anti-Mask Theology Into a Faith Argument is Just Fine With Religious Right (Even if it is Based on Garbage Theology)
      UPDATED: Turning Catholic School’s Anti-Mask Theology Into a Faith Argument is Just Fine With Religious Right (Even if it is Based on Garbage Theology)
    • Sacrificing Children on the Altar of Religious Freedom: A Flood of Mask and Vaccine Lawsuits are Warping ‘Religious Freedom’
      Sacrificing Children on the Altar of Religious Freedom: A Flood of Mask and Vaccine Lawsuits are Warping ‘Religious Freedom’
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    • It’s Time for Democrats to Read the Bible Verses on the Wall and Stop Courting White Evangelicals
      It’s Time for Democrats to Read the Bible Verses on the Wall and Stop Courting White Evangelicals
    • We Can Finally Put the Lie to Trumpism: 5 Myths Debunked By a Biden Victory
      We Can Finally Put the Lie to Trumpism: 5 Myths Debunked By a Biden Victory
    • 11 Election Tweets to Amuse, Infuriate, Enlighten, and Amuse You
      11 Election Tweets to Amuse, Infuriate, Enlighten, and Amuse You
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    • The Breaking of Biblical Womanhood: The Problem With the Hot New Book Taking Aim at the Subjugation of Women in Evangelicalism
      The Breaking of Biblical Womanhood: The Problem With the Hot New Book Taking Aim at the Subjugation of Women in Evangelicalism
    • I’m Not Here to Fix Evangelicals, But to Show Them Who They Are: An Interview With the Author of ‘White Evangelical Racism’
      I’m Not Here to Fix Evangelicals, But to Show Them Who They Are: An Interview With the Author of ‘White Evangelical Racism’
    • How the Study of Evangelicalism Has Blinded Us to the Problems in Evangelical Culture
      How the Study of Evangelicalism Has Blinded Us to the Problems in Evangelical Culture

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.

(A)theologies, Archive, OMFG, Politics/Law, Religious LibertyJuly 29, 2021

As White Evangelical Vaccine Refusal Reminds Us, Sometimes Religion is the Problem

By Chrissy Stroop

This week, you’re likely to encounter a lot of commentary on PRRI and Interfaith Youth…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Politics/LawJuly 21, 2021

Evangelical Prof’s ‘Biblical Comma’ Tweet Exposes Paradox of ‘Respectable’ Evangelical Anti-Intellectualism

By Chrissy Stroop

After the Trump years and the January 6 insurrection, in which recognizably evangelical prayers and…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Sex/Gender/JusticeJuly 14, 2021

A Reader Writes: I’m Not Personally LGBTQ Affirming, But I Recognize That Difference is Good — So Can’t We Coexist Amicably?

By Chrissy Stroop

Dear Chrissy Stroop, I read one of your articles on your feelings about Christians who…

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Archive, OMFG, Politics/Law, Racial JusticeJuly 9, 2021

Armed with New 2020 Election Data, What Should Democrats’ (Non-)Faith Outreach Look Like?

By Chrissy Stroop

After delays in tabulation that resulted from holding an election under pandemic conditions, late last…

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(A)theologies, Archive, OMFGJune 28, 2021

Don’t Believe the Hype (About Believing): You Don’t Need Religion to be Happy

By Chrissy Stroop

Is religion good for you, full stop? Many Americans think so—and perhaps that’s unsurprising in…

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Archive, OMFG, Politics/LawJune 15, 2021

We Can’t Spiritualize Our Way out of American Polarization

By Chrissy Stroop

As I noted previously here on RD, when it comes to covering American Christianity in…

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Archive, OMFG, Politics/Law, Politics/Law, Racial Justice, Sex/Gender/JusticeJune 10, 2021

Less for Moore? If Russell Moore Left the SBC Due to Conscience and Convictions His Next Move Is a Curious One

By Chrissy Stroop

The departure of Russell Moore from the Southern Baptist Convention has been a long time…

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Archive, OMFG, Sex/Gender/JusticeJune 4, 2021

A Note To Churches During Pride: If You’re Not LGBTQ-Affirming, Keep Your Water

By Chrissy Stroop

It’s Pride Month again! Time for indulging in hope, for flying flags, and for remembering…

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(A)theologies, Archive, OMFGMay 27, 2021

Evangelicals in Moral Panic Over Exvangelicals

By Chrissy Stroop

Early last month, I expressed cautious optimism here on RD that conservative, mostly white evangelicals…

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Archive, OMFG, Religious Liberty, Sex/Gender/JusticeMay 19, 2021

Student Expelled from Sorority for Transphobia Illustrates the Problem with Evangelical Understanding of Pluralism

By Chrissy Stroop

A prominent theologian, an angry conservative undergraduate, and the leadership of a sorority set out…

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