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    • Embryo Men — Decades of Conspiracy, Christian Nationalism, and Fear Led Us to The End of <em>Roe v. Wade</em>
      Embryo Men — Decades of Conspiracy, Christian Nationalism, and Fear Led Us to The End of Roe v. Wade
    • Has American Conservatism Abandoned the Christian Right?
      Has American Conservatism Abandoned the Christian Right?
    • This World Refugee Day, Rising White Nationalism Meets the Largest Refugee Population in History — Which is No Coincidence
      This World Refugee Day, Rising White Nationalism Meets the Largest Refugee Population in History — Which is No Coincidence
  • Politics/Law
    • Embryo Men — Decades of Conspiracy, Christian Nationalism, and Fear Led Us to The End of <em>Roe v. Wade</em>
      Embryo Men — Decades of Conspiracy, Christian Nationalism, and Fear Led Us to The End of Roe v. Wade
    • Citing Jewish Law, Florida Synagogue Challenges Abortion Ban — But Here’s the Problem With ‘Religious Requirement’ Arguments
      Citing Jewish Law, Florida Synagogue Challenges Abortion Ban — But Here’s the Problem With ‘Religious Requirement’ Arguments
    • Salvation, Purity, and Right Wing Activism: A Sampling of What Taxpayers Will Be Forced to Support as a Result of <em>Carson v. Makin</em> SCOTUS Ruling
      Salvation, Purity, and Right Wing Activism: A Sampling of What Taxpayers Will Be Forced to Support as a Result of Carson v. Makin SCOTUS Ruling
  • The End of Roe
    • Embryo Men — Decades of Conspiracy, Christian Nationalism, and Fear Led Us to The End of <em>Roe v. Wade</em>
      Embryo Men — Decades of Conspiracy, Christian Nationalism, and Fear Led Us to The End of Roe v. Wade
    • Citing Jewish Law, Florida Synagogue Challenges Abortion Ban — But Here’s the Problem With ‘Religious Requirement’ Arguments
      Citing Jewish Law, Florida Synagogue Challenges Abortion Ban — But Here’s the Problem With ‘Religious Requirement’ Arguments
    • Salvation, Purity, and Right Wing Activism: A Sampling of What Taxpayers Will Be Forced to Support as a Result of <em>Carson v. Makin</em> SCOTUS Ruling
      Salvation, Purity, and Right Wing Activism: A Sampling of What Taxpayers Will Be Forced to Support as a Result of Carson v. Makin SCOTUS Ruling
  • Christian Nationalism
    • Embryo Men — Decades of Conspiracy, Christian Nationalism, and Fear Led Us to The End of <em>Roe v. Wade</em>
      Embryo Men — Decades of Conspiracy, Christian Nationalism, and Fear Led Us to The End of Roe v. Wade
    • Salvation, Purity, and Right Wing Activism: A Sampling of What Taxpayers Will Be Forced to Support as a Result of <em>Carson v. Makin</em> SCOTUS Ruling
      Salvation, Purity, and Right Wing Activism: A Sampling of What Taxpayers Will Be Forced to Support as a Result of Carson v. Makin SCOTUS Ruling
    • Has American Conservatism Abandoned the Christian Right?
      Has American Conservatism Abandoned the Christian Right?
  • Russia Invades Ukraine
    • With This Largely Overlooked Shakeup is the Russian Orthodox Church Looking to Westernize? Yes and No
      With This Largely Overlooked Shakeup is the Russian Orthodox Church Looking to Westernize? Yes and No
    • Moscow Suffers its Most High Profile Defection Yet
      Moscow Suffers its Most High Profile Defection Yet
    • Putin Theo-Propaganda Minister Kirill Invokes 600 Years of History to Lay Claim to Ukraine — Here’s What it Means
      Putin Theo-Propaganda Minister Kirill Invokes 600 Years of History to Lay Claim to Ukraine — Here’s What it Means

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, Remapping American ChristianitiesJune 20, 2016

Could Orthodoxy Be Having its Vatican II Moment?

By Chrissy Stroop

An interview with theologian Fr. John Chryssavgis

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Archive, Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Politics/Law, Remapping American ChristianitiesApril 6, 2016

Why Trumpvangelicals Don’t Need Ted Cruz: Conservative Christianity’s Authoritarian Streak

By Chrissy Stroop

Donald Trump’s bizarre rise seems to be, as new research suggests, the result of an increasing American…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Politics/Law, Remapping American Christianities, Sexuality/Gender, Special Features, StoriesJanuary 19, 2016

Special Report: Have Evangelical Colleges Succumbed to “Theological Paranoia”?

By Chrissy Stroop

On a fall day in 1998 I sat opposite the kindly guidance counselor at my Midwestern Christian high…

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(A)theologies, Guest Bloggers, OMFG, Politics/Law, RD Blog, Remapping American Christianities, Sexuality/GenderSeptember 14, 2015

Is Marriage Equality the New “Scopes” Moment? Sort of…

By Chrissy Stroop

Is same-sex marriage the new evolution? I was prompted to think about this seemingly bizarre…

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Guest Bloggers, OMFG, RD BlogAugust 24, 2015

Should We Empathize with Josh Duggar?

By Chrissy Stroop

Over on his popular blog, Chris Boeskool, a progressive Christian, has suggested that there’s something rather…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Politics/Law, Remapping American Christianities, Sexuality/Gender, StoriesJune 26, 2015

Anti-Gay Evangelicalism is the Norm: A Less Rosy Take on the Evangelical “Tipping Point”

By Chrissy Stroop

“I held my tongue as she told me, ‘Son, fear is the heart of love.’…

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(A)theologies, Guest Bloggers, OMFG, RD Blog, Remapping American Christianities, Sexuality/GenderJune 9, 2015

Commentary on Caitlyn Jenner Reveals Fundamentalism’s Abusive Dynamic

By Chrissy Stroop

If the dignity of the individual person means anything, then it has to mean this.

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StoriesJanuary 10, 2014

Russian Orthodox Church Supports Referendum on Sodomy Laws

By Chrissy Stroop

“Let’s let the people decide.”

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Politics/Law, Sexuality/GenderDecember 12, 2013

Russian Parliament Hosts U.S. Anti-Gay Activist Paul Cameron

By Chrissy Stroop

Cameron is among those made-in-America anti-LGBT activists who are exporting the US culture wars, their cause clearly losing at home, to countries where their prejudices are widely accepted.

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Guest Bloggers, Sexuality/GenderNovember 26, 2013

Yes, It’s Worse To Be Gay in Russia

By Chrissy Stroop

Journalist Jeff Sharlet returned from reporting on LGBT rights in Russia to some odd perceptions. 

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