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    • White Nationalist Ideology Shines Through at Elite MAGA Conference: Inside NatCon Part II
      White Nationalist Ideology Shines Through at Elite MAGA Conference: Inside NatCon Part II
    • Evangelicalism Thrived Because it Enabled White Christians to Avoid Civil Rights Movements According to New Book
      Evangelicalism Thrived Because it Enabled White Christians to Avoid Civil Rights Movements According to New Book
    • Dear Amazon Prime, I’m Not a Racist, But Why Are You Destroying My Precious Middle-Earth With Black Hobbits?
      Dear Amazon Prime, I’m Not a Racist, But Why Are You Destroying My Precious Middle-Earth With Black Hobbits?
  • Politics/Law
    • White Nationalist Ideology Shines Through at Elite MAGA Conference: Inside NatCon Part II
      White Nationalist Ideology Shines Through at Elite MAGA Conference: Inside NatCon Part II
    • The Elite Movement Laying the Foundation for a MAGA That Will Outlast Trump and Remake America: Inside NatCon Part I
      The Elite Movement Laying the Foundation for a MAGA That Will Outlast Trump and Remake America: Inside NatCon Part I
    • Inspired by the Anti-Abortion Movement and QAnon, Anti-Trans Rhetoric is a Blatant Call for Violence
      Inspired by the Anti-Abortion Movement and QAnon, Anti-Trans Rhetoric is a Blatant Call for Violence
  • Sex/Gender/Justice
    • White Nationalist Ideology Shines Through at Elite MAGA Conference: Inside NatCon Part II
      White Nationalist Ideology Shines Through at Elite MAGA Conference: Inside NatCon Part II
    • The Elite Movement Laying the Foundation for a MAGA That Will Outlast Trump and Remake America: Inside NatCon Part I
      The Elite Movement Laying the Foundation for a MAGA That Will Outlast Trump and Remake America: Inside NatCon Part I
    • Inspired by the Anti-Abortion Movement and QAnon, Anti-Trans Rhetoric is a Blatant Call for Violence
      Inspired by the Anti-Abortion Movement and QAnon, Anti-Trans Rhetoric is a Blatant Call for Violence
  • Christian Nationalism
    • White Nationalist Ideology Shines Through at Elite MAGA Conference: Inside NatCon Part II
      White Nationalist Ideology Shines Through at Elite MAGA Conference: Inside NatCon Part II
    • The Elite Movement Laying the Foundation for a MAGA That Will Outlast Trump and Remake America: Inside NatCon Part I
      The Elite Movement Laying the Foundation for a MAGA That Will Outlast Trump and Remake America: Inside NatCon Part I
    • Evangelicalism Thrived Because it Enabled White Christians to Avoid Civil Rights Movements According to New Book
      Evangelicalism Thrived Because it Enabled White Christians to Avoid Civil Rights Movements According to New Book
  • Russia Invades Ukraine
    • In Sermon on Birth of the ‘Fatherland,’ Putin’s Patriarch Kirill Equates Invasion of Ukraine with Defense of Orthodox Faith
      In Sermon on Birth of the ‘Fatherland,’ Putin’s Patriarch Kirill Equates Invasion of Ukraine with Defense of Orthodox Faith
    • Unprecedented Anti-LGBTQ Statement By Orthodox Church in America Should Be Christian Nationalist Warning Sign to US Orthodoxy
      Unprecedented Anti-LGBTQ Statement By Orthodox Church in America Should Be Christian Nationalist Warning Sign to US Orthodoxy
    • 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

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, Christian Nationalism, OMFG, Politics/LawApril 27, 2022

Conservative Judge Suing ‘Daily Beast’ for ‘QAnon-linked’ Headline Thought QAnon Pod Was ‘Aimed at Christian Audience’ — Spoiler: It Was

By Chrissy Stroop

Paula Patrick, a conservative judge in Philadelphia perhaps best known for being on the wrong…

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Archive, Christian Nationalism, Politics/Law, Religious LibertyApril 26, 2022

Christian Health Sharing Ministries Aren’t All Corrupt — But Here’s Why They Are a Problem

By Chrissy Stroop

In my previous column here at RD, I used historical retrospective and my personal memories…

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Archive, Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Sex/Gender/JusticeApril 21, 2022

Evangelical Healthcare Sharing Plan Catastrophically Fails — But Why Did So Many Join in the First Place?

By Chrissy Stroop

Remember the 1990s? The inexplicable popularity of fluorescent fanny packs? The innocent thrill of getting…

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Archive, Christian Nationalism, Sex/Gender/JusticeApril 8, 2022

The Most Forgotten Queer Folks in the US are Fighting Back Against a Powerful — and Publicly Funded — Group That Discriminates With Impunity

By Chrissy Stroop

“How do we get people to view the CCCU as an extremist organization, the same…

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Archive, Christian Nationalism, Media Analysis, OMFG, Racial Justice, Sex/Gender/JusticeMarch 21, 2022

Behind the Inclusive-Sounding Ads of this $100 Million PR-Blitz-for-Jesus it’s the Same Old Conservative Christian Fantasy

By Chrissy Stroop

This month, a $100 million advertising campaign and website have been launched nationwide to help…

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(A)theologies, Archive, OMFG, Sex/Gender/JusticeMarch 7, 2022

The Same Toxic Christian Right Theology Supports Both the Online Bullying I Experienced and the Cruel Anti-Trans Policy in TX — And it’s Not Remotely Fringe

By Chrissy Stroop

In late February, I went through an episode of online bullying that made me feel…

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Archive, Christian Nationalism, OMFG, Politics/Law, Russia Invades Ukraine, Sex/Gender/JusticeFebruary 28, 2022

Russia and the US Have More in Common Than You Might Think

By Chrissy Stroop

As I write, Russia has invaded Ukraine, thousands of people have reportedly died, and hundreds…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Christian Nationalism, Politics/Law, Racial JusticeFebruary 15, 2022

New Report on (White) Christian Nationalism and the J6 Insurrection Shows Just ‘How Dire the Threat is’

By Chrissy Stroop

Readers who follow my work will be aware of my conviction that neither the press,…

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Archive, Media Analysis, OMFG, Politics/LawFebruary 4, 2022

Secularism in the US is Larger, More Diverse and More Dynamic Than Ever, But You Wouldn’t Know it From the Media

By Chrissy Stroop

“I’m done waiting for mainstream media to cover nonreligious people and secular issues fairly and…

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Archive, Politics/Law, Sex/Gender/JusticeJanuary 21, 2022

Is This the End of Roe v. Wade And the End of Abortion Rights in the US?

By Chrissy Stroop

Saturday 22 January marks 49 years since the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Roe v….

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