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    • The Gutting of ‘Roe’ isn’t About Religion, it’s a Product of White Terror
      The Gutting of ‘Roe’ isn’t About Religion, it’s a Product of White Terror
    • Please Stop Using Islam to Critique the Abortion Ban: It Only Excuses the Very Christian, Very White Roots of Anti-Choice Movements
      Please Stop Using Islam to Critique the Abortion Ban: It Only Excuses the Very Christian, Very White Roots of Anti-Choice Movements
    • ‘Bad Faith’ Reveals This isn’t First Rodeo for Racism and Religious Right
      ‘Bad Faith’ Reveals This isn’t First Rodeo for Racism and Religious Right
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    • Setting a Low Bar: Religious Entities Praised for Treating Covid Religious Exemptions Responsibly
      Setting a Low Bar: Religious Entities Praised for Treating Covid Religious Exemptions Responsibly
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      Could This Supreme Court Undo Marriage Equality?
    • Pew Finds Trump-Era Increase in the ‘Evangelical’ Label — And Yes, They’re ‘Real’ Evangelicals
      Pew Finds Trump-Era Increase in the ‘Evangelical’ Label — And Yes, They’re ‘Real’ Evangelicals
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    • As White Evangelical Vaccine Refusal Reminds Us, Sometimes Religion is the Problem
      As White Evangelical Vaccine Refusal Reminds Us, Sometimes Religion is the Problem
    • UPDATED: Turning Catholic School’s Anti-Mask Theology Into a Faith Argument is Just Fine With Religious Right (Even if it is Based on Garbage Theology)
      UPDATED: Turning Catholic School’s Anti-Mask Theology Into a Faith Argument is Just Fine With Religious Right (Even if it is Based on Garbage Theology)
    • Sacrificing Children on the Altar of Religious Freedom: A Flood of Mask and Vaccine Lawsuits are Warping ‘Religious Freedom’
      Sacrificing Children on the Altar of Religious Freedom: A Flood of Mask and Vaccine Lawsuits are Warping ‘Religious Freedom’
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    • Could This Supreme Court Undo Marriage Equality?
      Could This Supreme Court Undo Marriage Equality?
    • Why #FreeBritney is an #Exvangelical Cause
      Why #FreeBritney is an #Exvangelical Cause
    • The Gutting of ‘Roe’ isn’t About Religion, it’s a Product of White Terror
      The Gutting of ‘Roe’ isn’t About Religion, it’s a Product of White Terror
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    • The Evangelical Abortion Myth: An Excerpt from ‘Bad Faith’
      The Evangelical Abortion Myth: An Excerpt from ‘Bad Faith’
    • ‘Bad Faith’ Reveals This isn’t First Rodeo for Racism and Religious Right
      ‘Bad Faith’ Reveals This isn’t First Rodeo for Racism and Religious Right
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      A New Book Argues That This ‘Divine Institution’ is the Key to Understanding White 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.

(A)theologies, Archive, OMFGJune 28, 2021

Don’t Believe the Hype (About Believing): You Don’t Need Religion to be Happy

By Chrissy Stroop

Is religion good for you, full stop? Many Americans think so—and perhaps that’s unsurprising in…

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Archive, 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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