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      ‘The White Privileged Man’s Burden’: If Jesus Was White Who Are We to Question the ‘Privilege’ That Came With it?
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      Conservative Evangelical Eric Metaxas, Doing Twitter Theology, Claims ‘Jesus Was White’
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      The Left Behind: Why Are White American Christians So Racist?
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      The ‘Spiritual Warfare’ Worldview of Trump’s Conspiracy Doctor is Part of a Transnational Movement
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      The Only Surprising Thing About the ‘Demon Sperm’ Doctor’s Views Is That They’re Shared By Many Evangelicals
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      Exclusive: Why Did Chicago Public Schools Just Quietly Drop Transcendental Meditation?
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      Texas Faith Leaders Say Governor’s Use of Pandemic to Ban Abortion is an Attack on Religious Freedom (Updated)
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      Whether it’s Celebrated by CT or Denied in NYC, Evangelical Proselytizing Isn’t in Quarantine
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      Whatever COVID-19 Brings, This Chaplain Wants You to Remember That the Death Rate is Ultimately 100%
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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, Sex/Gender/JusticeJuly 24, 2020

Why ‘Respectable’ Evangelicals Can’t Rein in Evangelical Conspiracy Theorists

By Chrissy Stroop

According to a recent blog post by David French, former staff writer for the National…

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Archive, Racial Justice, Sex/Gender/JusticeJuly 10, 2020

No “Cancel Culture” on the Right: How Conservative Christians Protect the Powerful

By Chrissy Stroop

This week, Harper’s Magazine set off a firestorm by publishing “A Letter on Justice and…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Politics/LawJune 29, 2020

Behind a Recent Stunt in Idaho Lies a Dangerous Theocratic Movement

By Chrissy Stroop

Last Tuesday, just days before Idaho became one of a handful states to see a…

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Archive, Politics/LawJune 2, 2020

White Evangelical Leaders Still Too Preoccupied With ‘Order’ to Listen to Black Truth

By Chrissy Stroop

Yesterday, President Donald Trump stood in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Washington, DC,…

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Archive, OMFG, Politics/LawMay 20, 2020

No, Trump’s Evangelical Support Isn’t Cracking: The ‘Independent’ Jumps the Shark

By Chrissy Stroop

As I recently observed here on RD, the Democratic faith outreach discussion in America’s 2020…

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(A)theologies, ArchiveMay 12, 2020

Yes, It Can Be Hard to Be an Atheist in America; Now We Have the Data

By Chrissy Stroop

Are the nonreligious a marginalized group in America? When I brought this question up to…

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Archive, Politics/LawMay 6, 2020

Where’s the 2020 Democratic Faith Outreach Discussion… Or Has the Folly of Courting White Evangelicals Finally Hit Home?

By Chrissy Stroop

The 2020 election season is ramping up. Senator Bernie Sanders dropped out of the Democratic…

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(A)theologies, Archive, OMFGApril 21, 2020

Will the Pandemic Hasten the Decline of Christianity or is it ‘America’s Best Hope for a Religious Revival’?

By Chrissy Stroop

On April 2, BuzzFeed’s Ryan Broderick published some sober reflections on how our world might…

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Archive, Featured, Politics/Law, Religious LibertyApril 16, 2020

Whether it’s Celebrated by CT or Denied in NYC, Evangelical Proselytizing Isn’t in Quarantine

By Chrissy Stroop

One has to imagine that the rabidly anti-LGBTQ Franklin Graham, President and CEO of the…

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Archive, Politics/Law, Religious LibertyApril 6, 2020

How Do Evangelical Missionaries in Brazil Justify Risking Indigenous Lives During a Pandemic?

By Chrissy Stroop

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and U.S. President Donald Trump have a lot in common. Neither…

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