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  • Racial Justice
    • America Appears to be Heading for a Religious Civil War
      America Appears to be Heading for a Religious Civil War
    • Holocaust Humor and The ‘Real’ Germany — As Top Officials Shatter Post-WWII Taboos, German Conservatives Follow GOP Playbook and Charge Ahead
      Holocaust Humor and The ‘Real’ Germany — As Top Officials Shatter Post-WWII Taboos, German Conservatives Follow GOP Playbook and Charge Ahead
    • From Civil Rights Liberals to New Age Conspiracy Theorists — What Betty and Barney Hill’s Alien Abduction Story Reveals About America
      From Civil Rights Liberals to New Age Conspiracy Theorists — What Betty and Barney Hill’s Alien Abduction Story Reveals About America
  • Politics/Law
    • America Appears to be Heading for a Religious Civil War
      America Appears to be Heading for a Religious Civil War
    • Holocaust Humor and The ‘Real’ Germany — As Top Officials Shatter Post-WWII Taboos, German Conservatives Follow GOP Playbook and Charge Ahead
      Holocaust Humor and The ‘Real’ Germany — As Top Officials Shatter Post-WWII Taboos, German Conservatives Follow GOP Playbook and Charge Ahead
    • ‘Sit Down and Be Quiet’ — MAGA Attack on Jewish Republican Exposes Christian Nationalism’s Shaky Commitment to Pluralism
      ‘Sit Down and Be Quiet’ — MAGA Attack on Jewish Republican Exposes Christian Nationalism’s Shaky Commitment to Pluralism
  • Sex/Gender/Justice
    • ‘Sit Down and Be Quiet’ — MAGA Attack on Jewish Republican Exposes Christian Nationalism’s Shaky Commitment to Pluralism
      ‘Sit Down and Be Quiet’ — MAGA Attack on Jewish Republican Exposes Christian Nationalism’s Shaky Commitment to Pluralism
    • Following Republican Playbook, German Conservatism Breaks <em>the</em> Post-WWII Taboo
      Following Republican Playbook, German Conservatism Breaks the Post-WWII Taboo
    • Contrary to Claims of Anti-Trans Muslims, LGBTQ+ Acceptance is Widespread in the History of Islam
      Contrary to Claims of Anti-Trans Muslims, LGBTQ+ Acceptance is Widespread in the History of Islam
  • Christian Nationalism
    • America Appears to be Heading for a Religious Civil War
      America Appears to be Heading for a Religious Civil War
    • ‘Sit Down and Be Quiet’ — MAGA Attack on Jewish Republican Exposes Christian Nationalism’s Shaky Commitment to Pluralism
      ‘Sit Down and Be Quiet’ — MAGA Attack on Jewish Republican Exposes Christian Nationalism’s Shaky Commitment to Pluralism
    • Overnight Sensation ‘The Rich Men North of Richmond’ isn’t Just a Window into a Forgotten America — It’s an Invitation into a Worldview
      Overnight Sensation ‘The Rich Men North of Richmond’ isn’t Just a Window into a Forgotten America — It’s an Invitation into a Worldview
  • Books
    • From Civil Rights Liberals to New Age Conspiracy Theorists — What Betty and Barney Hill’s Alien Abduction Story Reveals About America
      From Civil Rights Liberals to New Age Conspiracy Theorists — What Betty and Barney Hill’s Alien Abduction Story Reveals About America
    • Russell Moore Claims There’s a Crisis in Evangelical America — But White Evangelicalism is Exactly Where it Wants to Be
      Russell Moore Claims There’s a Crisis in Evangelical America — But White Evangelicalism is Exactly Where it Wants to Be
    • Is ‘Beyond Doubt’ Correct About the Decline of Religion? Yes… Sort Of.
      Is ‘Beyond Doubt’ Correct About the Decline of Religion? Yes… Sort Of.

Evan Derkacz

Evan Derkacz, editor of Religion Dispatches, was previously an editor and writer at the award-winning web magazine AlterNet.org from 2003-2007. Before that, he worked for Tikkun magazine. His writing has appeared in McSweeney's, AlterNet, The Huffington Post and Start Making Sense (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2004). He has been interviewed on Air America and Pacifica Radio.

Archive, Culture, OMFG, Politics/Law, Sexuality/GenderNovember 6, 2020

11 Election Tweets to Amuse, Infuriate, Enlighten, and Amuse You

By Evan Derkacz

An uncomfortable number of hosts and guests on MSNBC’s election night coverage made reference to…

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Christian Nationalism, Racial JusticeMarch 29, 2019

Special Series: Can We Call the New Zealand Terrorist a ‘Christian’ White Nationalist?

By Evan Derkacz

In a series of pieces, RD contributors debate whether or not it’s proper and meaningful to label the ideology behind the terrorist attack on a New Zealand mosque “Christian” nationalism or simply “white nationalism.”

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CultureJune 19, 2018

Is Cardinal Dolan’s Pro-Life Piece More Evidence of Pro-Catholic Bias from RNS Publisher?

By Evan Derkacz

Credible allegations of bias toward Catholicism have been recently made against Religion News Service. It’s hard to read a recent regurgitation by Cardinal Dolan of the Bishop’s position on reproductive rights as anything other than confirmation of those allegations.

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OMFG, Politics/LawMay 29, 2018

Busting a Myth of Evangelical Glory Days … and More, in White Supremacy Quiz

By Evan Derkacz

If American evangelicals can no longer point to the “glory days” when they were on the right side of history with regard to race, then it becomes much more difficult to avoid a reckoning.

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Busting a Myth of Evangelical Glory Days … and More in White Supremacy Quiz
OMFGMay 29, 2018

Busting a Myth of Evangelical Glory Days … and More in White Supremacy Quiz

By Evan Derkacz

Last week, Justice Not Jails surveyed its subscribers to gauge their familiarity with the history…

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Archive, Sexuality/GenderJanuary 20, 2018

“They Have No Intention of Changing”: An Interview with Sex Abuse Expert on Pope’s Fierce Defense of Accused Bishop

By Evan Derkacz

Pope Francis, lauded by liberals for his sharp critiques of free market fundamentalism and environmental…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Sexuality/GenderJanuary 6, 2017

Religious Liberty? It’s Simple, A Hasidic Woman Explains

By Evan Derkacz

To almost nobody’s surprise, 2016 ended with another confusing and un-American blow in the “religious freedom” vs. freedom…

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Archive, Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Politics/Law, Remapping American ChristianitiesNovember 9, 2016

White Evangelicals Support Trump in Tremendous Numbers

By Evan Derkacz

“White evangelicals: you’ve decisively proven that you love your whiteness more than you love your black & brown brothers & sisters in Christ.”

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(A)theologies, OMFG, Politics/Law, RD Blog, Sexuality/Gender, The EditorsApril 8, 2015

Jews Violate Their Own Beliefs, Conservative Christians Say

By Evan Derkacz

A group of interdenominational conservative Christian clergy (plus professor) quietly released a statement on Passover/Good Friday titled,…

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Jesus Backs Gender Equality at the Oscars
Culture, OMFG, RD Blog, Sexuality/Gender, The EditorsFebruary 23, 2015

Jesus Backs Gender Equality at the Oscars

By Evan Derkacz

  In her acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actress, Patricia Arquette called for equal rights for…

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