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      EXPERTS AGREE: what Trump is doing is fascism
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      My Book on The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity Was One of Hundreds Just Banned by the Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
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      Remembering ‘MOVE’ as American religion on the 40th anniversary of Philadelphia bombing its own residents
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      Catholic Right Support isn’t the Only Reason Trump Believes He Can Get Away with Mockery of Catholicism
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      EXPERTS AGREE: what Trump is doing is fascism

Layton E. Williams

Layton E. Williams is a writer, activist, and Presbyterian minister who works at the intersection of faith, justice, progressive politics, and culture with an emphasis on women’s and LGBT justice. She is wrapping up a ministry residency at Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago and relocating to Washington D.C. to pursue faith-based advocacy.

Sexuality/GenderJuly 6, 2016

Why Even Progressive Christianity Must Own Its Complicity in Anti-LGBT Violence

By Layton E. Williams

One morning five years ago, I was sitting in my tiny cinderblock apartment on my…

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