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      DeSantis is More Polished and Less Bombastic Than Trump — But is He Less of a Threat to Democracy?
    • Christian Nationalist Bestseller Rooted in Volk, Homeland, and Patriarchy is ‘Blood Relation’ of a Certain 20th Century German Manifesto
      Christian Nationalist Bestseller Rooted in Volk, Homeland, and Patriarchy is ‘Blood Relation’ of a Certain 20th Century German Manifesto
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      When Violence is Inevitable: Club Q and the Success of the System
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      A Tale of Two Fascisms: ‘Douchey’ JD Vance vs. ‘Creepy’ Blake Masters
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      Three Cheers for Mormon Support of Same-Sex Legislation? Not So Fast
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    • When Violence is Inevitable: Club Q and the Success of the System
      When Violence is Inevitable: Club Q and the Success of the System
    • Colorado Springs Massacre Captures the Christian Nationalist ‘Monster In The Mirror’
      Colorado Springs Massacre Captures the Christian Nationalist ‘Monster In The Mirror’
    • Three Cheers for Mormon Support of Same-Sex Legislation? Not So Fast
      Three Cheers for Mormon Support of Same-Sex Legislation? Not So Fast
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    • When Violence is Inevitable: Club Q and the Success of the System
      When Violence is Inevitable: Club Q and the Success of the System
    • Colorado Springs Massacre Captures the Christian Nationalist ‘Monster In The Mirror’
      Colorado Springs Massacre Captures the Christian Nationalist ‘Monster In The Mirror’
    • A Tale of Two Fascisms: ‘Douchey’ JD Vance vs. ‘Creepy’ Blake Masters
      A Tale of Two Fascisms: ‘Douchey’ JD Vance vs. ‘Creepy’ Blake Masters
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      As Tensions Escalate in the Balkans, the West Could Hand Putin a Valuable Weapon
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      Putin’s Violent Holy War Rhetoric Made it to the Christian Right Fringe — And There’s Reason to Believe it’ll Go Mainstream
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      Putin Escalates Ukraine Invasion to ‘Cosmic War’ — But There is Hope

Marcia Pally

Marcia Pally teaches Multilingual Multicultural Studies at New York University and is a regular guest professor in the theology department at Humboldt University. She is the author of The New Evangelicals, and Commonwealth and Covenant: Economics, Politics and Theologies of Relationality.

(A)theologies, Archive, Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Politics/LawMarch 1, 2016

Clinton vs. Sanders isn’t About Policy, it’s About Power

By Marcia Pally

On Super Tuesday, while commentators, coworkers, friends and family may debate the policies, pasts and perceptions of…

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(A)theologies, Guest Bloggers**, OMFG, Politics/Law, RD Blog, Sexuality/Gender, StoriesJanuary 11, 2016

Roy Moore’s Order To Stop Gay Marriage Licenses: A Case of Flawed Theology

By Marcia Pally

The order by Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore that judges stop issuing marriage licenses…

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(A)theologies, ArchiveDecember 18, 2015

False Saviors: Trump, Cruz, and the Gospel of the Quick Fix

By Marcia Pally

Trump, long up in the polls, stays up; Cruz is rising. What do they have…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Politics/Law, StoriesDecember 4, 2015

Act, Pray, Tweet: What the H*ll To Do About Gun Violence?

By Marcia Pally

We’re now averaging more than one mass shooting per day, The Washington Post reported last…

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(A)theologies, ArchiveDecember 2, 2015

“Love Them As Yourself”: God’s Words or IKEA Instructions?

By Marcia Pally

Since the Paris attacks, the right’s response to refugees crisis has been martial: we’re at…

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Archive, Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Politics/LawNovember 16, 2015

Note to GOP Voters: “Political Freedom” Comes With Social Responsibility

By Marcia Pally

The Republican contest in this presidential election, as in many before, is between degrees of…

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Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Politics/LawNovember 11, 2015

GOP Debate Invokes Lincoln-Roosevelt Gospel, Candidates Take Turns Trampling It

By Marcia Pally

This week’s Republican presidential debate began with a visual homage to Abraham Lincoln and Theodore…

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