New Report on (White) Christian Nationalism and the J6 Insurrection Shows Just ‘How Dire the Threat is’
Readers who follow my work will be aware of my conviction that neither the press,…
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Secularism in the US is Larger, More Diverse and More Dynamic Than Ever, But You Wouldn’t Know it From the Media
“I’m done waiting for mainstream media to cover nonreligious people and secular issues fairly and…
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Is This the End of Roe v. Wade And the End of Abortion Rights in the US?
Saturday 22 January marks 49 years since the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Roe v….
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Is Proselytizing Ever Okay? Are We All Proselytizing All The Time?
Excuse me, reader, but would you have a moment to talk about the obnoxious practice…
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One Year After 1/6, Media Still Refuse to Recognize Authoritarian Christianity
One of those unspoken social rules I’ve never been very good at observing is that…
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The Nones are Alright: An End-of-the-Year Open Letter to Pearl-Clutching Pundits
Are you the kind of person who thinks “more religion” is the answer to all…
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Authoritarian SCOTUS Didn’t ‘Just Happen’: As Roe Hangs By a Thread the Press Struggles with Context and Framing
In light of the likelihood that the GOP-stacked Supreme Court will rule in favor of…
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What ‘Faith Groups Do X’ Journalism Reveals About the Press’s Priorities
Along with freedom of religion, freedom of the press stands as one of the five…
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Evangelicals Continue To Speak Over, But Not To Ex-vangelicals
Christianity Today magazine just can’t seem to leave exvangelicals alone. On October 19, they published…
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Manslaughter Conviction of Brittney Poolaw Represents Pattern of White Christian Policing of Black and Brown Women’s Bodies
In light of new developments in right-wing, heavily evangelical states, it is both laughable and…
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