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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.

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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Politics/LawSeptember 25, 2013

In Russia It Is Now a Crime to Insult Someone’s Religious Feelings

By Chrissy Stroop

The protection of religious believers’ feelings has been enshrined in the Russian Civil Code for quite some time, but making it a criminal offense to insult the feelings of religious believers could bring with it much harsher penalties.

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Guest BloggersMarch 4, 2013

Staged Pussy Riot Trial Interrupted by Russian Authorities

By Chrissy Stroop

Caution, religion!

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