The Theology of Westboro: The “World’s Meanest Church” Is More Than Picket Signs
Why sacrifice so much—money, reputation, friendships, romantic relationships—to this cause?
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7 Women Scholars On the Gender Divide in Religious Studies, the Power of Mentors, and Leading While Female
This weekend, downtown Atlanta is entirely overrun by scholars of religion. Thousands have gathered for the…
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God Hates Nags: Why in God’s Name is Westboro Protesting Kim Davis?
Members of the infamously anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) arrived in Morehead, Kentucky today to…
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A Bill Passes, Westboro Baptists Shrug
And why servicemen and -women but not the victims of mass shootings, mining disasters, bridge collapses, or grain elevator explosions—all of whom have been threatened with funeral pickets? And why not those who have died of AIDS-related illnesses, the original targets of WBC pickets? Why are some deaths worthy of dignity and some not?
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Gay-Hating Church Burns “Idols”: A Report
The counter-protestors were a motley bunch. A father with a son deployed to Afghanistan; some white American teens upset at the burning of the Qur’an nearby; and two twenty-something girls—who think it’s “just terrible” to burn an American flag which has also set…
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