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      Red Pop and Freedom: How to (And How Not to) Celebrate Juneteenth, a New Federal Holiday
    • The Roots of White Evangelicalism’s Crisis Are in White Evangelical Churches, Not Republican Politics
      The Roots of White Evangelicalism’s Crisis Are in White Evangelical Churches, Not Republican Politics
    • Less for Moore? If Russell Moore Left the SBC Due to Conscience and Convictions His Next Move Is a Curious One
      Less for Moore? If Russell Moore Left the SBC Due to Conscience and Convictions His Next Move Is a Curious One
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    • Red Pop and Freedom: How to (And How Not to) Celebrate Juneteenth, a New Federal Holiday
      Red Pop and Freedom: How to (And How Not to) Celebrate Juneteenth, a New Federal Holiday
    • We Can’t Spiritualize Our Way out of American Polarization
      We Can’t Spiritualize Our Way out of American Polarization
    • Another Manufactured Outrage: Rep. Ilhan Omar Did Nothing Wrong in Listing Hamas, Israel, and U.S. Together
      Another Manufactured Outrage: Rep. Ilhan Omar Did Nothing Wrong in Listing Hamas, Israel, and U.S. Together
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    • Convergence of Far-Right, Anti-Democratic Factions in the Northwest Could Provide a Model for the Rest of the Nation
      Convergence of Far-Right, Anti-Democratic Factions in the Northwest Could Provide a Model for the Rest of the Nation
    • First Roe, Then Contraception: Unless Action is Taken, Supreme Court is About to Strike Down Fundamental Rights of American Women
      First Roe, Then Contraception: Unless Action is Taken, Supreme Court is About to Strike Down Fundamental Rights of American Women
    • Student Expelled from Sorority for Transphobia Illustrates the Problem with Evangelical Understanding of Pluralism
      Student Expelled from Sorority for Transphobia Illustrates the Problem with Evangelical Understanding of Pluralism
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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
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      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.

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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Archive, OMFG, Science, Sex/Gender/JusticeMay 12, 2021

Not Peace, But Division? Evangelical Vaccine Refusers Divide Families

By Chrissy Stroop

A friend of mine was raised in a family that was quirky, sarcastic, into alternative…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Culture, Sex/Gender/JusticeMay 3, 2021

Josh Duggar Arrest For Child Sexual Abuse Material is Part of a Systemic Problem in Evangelicalism

By Chrissy Stroop

Last Thursday, April 29, former reality TV star Josh Duggar was arrested by federal authorities…

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(A)theologies, Archive, OMFG, Sex/Gender/JusticeApril 26, 2021

What’s Wrong with Taming the Tongue? ‘Gossip’ and the Limits of Evangelical Abuse Prevention Efforts

By Chrissy Stroop

As has become increasingly clear to outside observers in recent years, conservative evangelicals don’t exactly…

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(A)theologies, Archive, OMFG, Sex/Gender/JusticeApril 13, 2021

Is Sex Outside Marriage Dehumanizing? The Problem with Tim Keller’s ‘Biblical’ Sex Ethic

By Chrissy Stroop

There’s a reason Tim Keller, Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church (PCA) in New York, enjoys…

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Archive, History/Theology, Politics/Law, Racial Justice, Sex/Gender/JusticeApril 6, 2021

Have White Evangelicals Finally Lost Control of the Narrative?

By Chrissy Stroop

Are conservative, mostly white evangelicals, finally losing control of their narrative in the public sphere,…

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