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      One Year After 1/6, Media Still Refuse to Recognize Authoritarian Christianity
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      Facing White Christianity’s Role in the January 6th Insurrection
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      Praying for a Victory: Packed Supreme Court Takes Up Yet Another Christian Nationalist Cause
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      As US Reaches a 1940s Fork in the Road — Which Path Will We Choose?
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      Scolding Those Who Choose Pets But No Children Pope Misses the Rainforest for the Trees
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      This Isn’t a Split, It’s a Tiny Sliver of Conservatives Walking Out the Door — Introducing A New Media Criticism Column
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      ‘Theological Porn’: The Most Egregious Religious Idea of 2021 is a Tie
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      Do Make Trouble: The Complex World of Radical Jewish ‘Revenge Theologian,’ Meir Kahane
    • ‘We Remember a United States That Fought the Nazis’: A German Scholar of Fascism Weighs in on Christian Nationalism in the U.S.
      ‘We Remember a United States That Fought the Nazis’: A German Scholar of Fascism Weighs in on Christian Nationalism in the U.S.
    • In a New Manifesto Framing ‘Wokeness’ as Religion John McWhorter Sounds Like Moses Condemning Israel for Worshipping Golden Calf of Black Power
      In a New Manifesto Framing ‘Wokeness’ as Religion John McWhorter Sounds Like Moses Condemning Israel for Worshipping Golden Calf of Black Power
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    • Praying for a Victory: Packed Supreme Court Takes Up Yet Another Christian Nationalist Cause
      Praying for a Victory: Packed Supreme Court Takes Up Yet Another Christian Nationalist Cause
    • The Uses and Abuses of the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
      The Uses and Abuses of the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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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, Christian Nationalism, Media Analysis, OMFGJanuary 12, 2022

Is Proselytizing Ever Okay? Are We All Proselytizing All The Time?

By Chrissy Stroop

Excuse me, reader, but would you have a moment to talk about the obnoxious practice…

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Archive, Christian Nationalism, Media Analysis, OMFG, Racial JusticeJanuary 4, 2022

One Year After 1/6, Media Still Refuse to Recognize Authoritarian Christianity

By Chrissy Stroop

One of those unspoken social rules I’ve never been very good at observing is that…

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Archive, Media Analysis, OMFG, Politics/LawDecember 20, 2021

The Nones are Alright: An End-of-the-Year Open Letter to Pearl-Clutching Pundits

By Chrissy Stroop

Are you the kind of person who thinks “more religion” is the answer to all…

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Archive, Media Analysis, Politics/Law, Sex/Gender/JusticeDecember 3, 2021

Authoritarian SCOTUS Didn’t ‘Just Happen’: As Roe Hangs By a Thread the Press Struggles with Context and Framing

By Chrissy Stroop

In light of the likelihood that the GOP-stacked Supreme Court will rule in favor of…

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Archive, Christian Nationalism, Media Analysis, OMFG, Politics/LawNovember 24, 2021

What ‘Faith Groups Do X’ Journalism Reveals About the Press’s Priorities

By Chrissy Stroop

Along with freedom of religion, freedom of the press stands as one of the five…

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(A)theologies, Archive, OMFG, Sex/Gender/JusticeOctober 27, 2021

Evangelicals Continue To Speak Over, But Not To Ex-vangelicals

By Chrissy Stroop

Christianity Today magazine just can’t seem to leave exvangelicals alone. On October 19, they published…

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Archive, Christian Nationalism, OMFG, Racial Justice, Sex/Gender/JusticeOctober 21, 2021

Manslaughter Conviction of Brittney Poolaw Represents Pattern of White Christian Policing of Black and Brown Women’s Bodies

By Chrissy Stroop

In light of new developments in right-wing, heavily evangelical states, it is both laughable and…

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Archive, Christian Nationalism, OMFG, Racial Justice, Sex/Gender/JusticeOctober 6, 2021

As Pat Robertson Retires, Here Are 10 of His Most Cringeworthy Moments

By Chrissy Stroop

After 60 years at the helm of his Christian Broadcasting Network, and 55 hosting its…

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Archive, OMFG, Sex/Gender/JusticeSeptember 30, 2021

New Report: White Evangelicals are America’s Most Anti-Trans Demographic, But Encouraging Data Overall

By Chrissy Stroop

In the latest important, if entirely unsurprising, news we learned this week that white evangelicals…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Christian Nationalism, Media Analysis, OMFG, Politics/Law, ScienceSeptember 24, 2021

Setting a Low Bar: Religious Entities Praised for Treating Covid Religious Exemptions Responsibly

By Chrissy Stroop

Last week, AP published a small, albeit important article, “Many faith leaders say no to…

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