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Frederick Clarkson

Frederick Clarkson is a Senior Research Analyst at Political Research Associates in Somerville, Massachusetts. He is the editor of Dispatches from the Religious Left: The Future of Faith and Politics in America (Ig Publishing, 2008), and Eternal Hostility: The Struggle Between Theocracy and Democracy, (Common Courage Press, 1997)

(A)theologies, Archive, Christian Nationalism, Politics/Law, Religious LibertyFebruary 7, 2020

The Battle for the Bible Against Christian Nationalism Seeks to Continue Historic Campaign

By Frederick Clarkson

Some may be surprised to learn that Wendsler Nosie Sr., former chairman of the San…

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Archive, Politics/Law, Religious LibertyJanuary 13, 2020

Don’t Let Bigoted Campaigns Sour You to the Revolutionary Idea of Religious Freedom

By Frederick Clarkson

On January 16 we celebrate Religious Freedom Day to commemorate what may be the most…

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Christian Nationalism, History/Theology, Politics/LawJune 24, 2019

A Recent Local Controversy Reveals the Theocratic Heart of ‘Project Blitz’

By Frederick Clarkson

The Christian nationalist intentions of Project Blitz have also received much attention, but a remarkable episode in Minnesota this past state legislative session may be a harbinger of a more profoundly theocratic politics on the horizon.

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Archive, Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Sex/Gender/JusticeJanuary 8, 2019

The Battle for the Meaning of Religious Freedom Day

By Frederick Clarkson

A proposed resolution intended to commemorate perhaps one of the most radical, liberatory, and revolutionary pieces of legislation in the history of the world misses the point. And it’s not a mistake.

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Christian Nationalism, Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Sex/Gender/JusticeDecember 18, 2018

Ringing in a Christian Nationalist 2019 With an Even Larger Legislative Playbook

By Frederick Clarkson

A Christian nationalist coalition, including the Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation, has published a new state legislative playbook for 2019 that’s 30 percent larger, and 100 percent as committed to a nation that reflects its sectarian values.

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Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Sex/Gender/JusticeDecember 6, 2018

Religious Freedom Manifesto Calls for Compromise and Civility—What’s So Wrong With That?

By Frederick Clarkson

Behind earnestly worded appeals for religious freedom and respect is a pretense that the Framers of the Constitution and the First Amendment somehow intended to justify discrimination against others.

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Christian Nationalism, History/Theology, Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Sex/Gender/JusticeOctober 8, 2018

Unreleased Religious Freedom Manifesto Isn’t the Culture War Compromise It Hopes to Be

By Frederick Clarkson

Given the institutional backing and the generous rhetoric, many well-intentioned people will consider signing on. But before they do, there are a few things they might consider.

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Archive, Christian Nationalism, History/Theology, Politics/Law, Politics/Law, Religious LibertySeptember 17, 2018

Christian Pol, Attacked for Opposing ‘In God We Trust’ in School, Talks Church and State

By Frederick Clarkson

I’m continually surprised that people who say they want less intrusive government are so eager to promote this intrusion into our personal lives.

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Christian Nationalism, Religious Liberty, Sex/Gender/JusticeJune 16, 2018

Presbyterians to Propose Historic Resolution for Religious Freedom and Against LGBTQ Discrimination

By Frederick Clarkson

We believe it weakens religious freedom when it is invoked in ways that deprive people of their civil and human rights to equal protection under the law, or seek to justify exclusion and discrimination.

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Religious Liberty, Sex/Gender/JusticeMay 16, 2018

Faith-Baiting in Minnesota and Elsewhere Follows the “Project Blitz” Playbook

By Frederick Clarkson

Critics say any such display of the Ten Commandments in this way, may also violate the Oklahoma state constitution. But whatever the fate of these bills, the Christian Right and the politicians who cater to it have a long game in mind, and most seem unaware of the game itself.

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