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      If the Media Are Reluctant to Properly Label the GOP’s Racist, Christian Nationalist Ideologies, We’ll Have Trouble Hanging on to Democracy
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      ‘Pregnant Women’ or ‘People Who Can Get Pregnant’: How Do We Balance Recognition of Anti-Abortion Misogyny with the Erasure of Transmasculine People?
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      Who’s Really Politicizing School Shootings?
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      As Catholic Bishops Punish Dissent, Rosemary Radford Ruether’s Life and Legacy Show the Way Forward
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      Who’s Really Politicizing School Shootings?
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      Buffalo and Uvalde Both Appear to Have Involved the AR-15, the Rifle Revered by the Christian Right
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      It’s the Theology, Stupid: Why the Shocking SBC Report is Anything But Surprising
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    • Who’s Really Politicizing School Shootings?
      Who’s Really Politicizing School Shootings?
    • Buffalo and Uvalde Both Appear to Have Involved the AR-15, the Rifle Revered by the Christian Right
      Buffalo and Uvalde Both Appear to Have Involved the AR-15, the Rifle Revered by the Christian Right
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      It’s the Theology, Stupid: Why the Shocking SBC Report is Anything But Surprising
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      Putin Theo-Propaganda Minister Kirill Invokes 600 Years of History to Lay Claim to Ukraine — Here’s What it Means
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      How Belief in Moscow as ‘The New Rome’ Explains Kirill’s Astonishing Declaration That ‘Russia Has Never Attacked Anyone’
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      Is This Tiny Divided Orthodox Nation the Next Front in Russia’s Religious War?
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Daniel Wise

Daniel S. Wise is an independent researcher with a PhD in Religious Studies from the University of Virginia whose research focuses on paranormal belief and other aspects of the evolving contemporary American religious landscape. Follow him on Twitter @danielswise.

(A)theologies, Archive, Media Analysis, OMFGFebruary 17, 2022

Is Tarot Just a Cool Self-Help Deck of Cards?

By Daniel Wise

NPR recently published an article from an episode of its Life Kit podcast titled “Tarot…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Culture, OMFGJanuary 31, 2022

Do Stormy Daniels’ Beliefs in the Paranormal Make Her Unfit to Testify in Lawsuit Against Her Former Attorney?

By Daniel Wise

Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who rose to prominence as a result of her…

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(A)theologies, ArchiveJanuary 20, 2022

What Can a Real Life Haunting Tell Us About American Religion? [Updated]

By Daniel Wise

While researching ghost hunters in the 21st century US during the course of earning my…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Culture, OMFG, Racial JusticeNovember 12, 2021

Recognizing (the Long History of) Christian Witches May Be Key to Diversifying Witch Community

By Daniel Wise

Last Tuesday, author and witch J. Allen Cross tweeted out some advice for white people…

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Archive, Culture, OMFGOctober 22, 2021

Why Grownups Have Caught Halloween Fever (And Why it’s Unlikely to End Anytime Soon)

By Daniel Wise

It’s spooky season again, the time of year when we’re drawn to horror; when The…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Culture, OMFGAugust 2, 2021

What a Spooky Summer Trend Says About Enchantment in the Late Modern U.S.

By Daniel Wise

Still looking for a fun and exciting summer activity? Have you thought about ghost hunting?…

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