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      Does ‘Criss-Cross Apple Sauce’ Make Yoga Secular? Opponents of Yoga in Public Schools Have a Point
    • The Battle for the Bible Against Christian Nationalism Seeks to Continue Historic Campaign
      The Battle for the Bible Against Christian Nationalism Seeks to Continue Historic Campaign
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      Funding of Religious Education is ‘6-Lane Highway’ Through Church-State Wall
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    • Trump’s Potentially Deadly Easter Celebration Has His Daddy’s Pastor’s Magical Thinking Written All Over It
      Trump’s Potentially Deadly Easter Celebration Has His Daddy’s Pastor’s Magical Thinking Written All Over It
    • There’s no Legal Reason for Churches to Receive Quarantine Exceptions
      There’s no Legal Reason for Churches to Receive Quarantine Exceptions
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      Why Science and Social Distancing Can’t Replace Healing Supplements and Prayer
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      A Devil’s Dozen of the Best ‘New Religion Journalism’ Books of the Decade
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      Books to Give this Holiday Season to Help Understand the World We’ve Found Ourselves in (and to Help Reimagine a Better One)
    • Catholic Anti-Nuke Activists Looking at 20 Years in Prison a True Test for Religious Freedom
      Catholic Anti-Nuke Activists Looking at 20 Years in Prison a True Test for Religious Freedom
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    • Whatever COVID-19 Brings, This Chaplain Wants You to Remember That the Death Rate is Ultimately 100%
      Whatever COVID-19 Brings, This Chaplain Wants You to Remember That the Death Rate is Ultimately 100%
    • How a Powerful ‘Ex-Gay’ Pastor is Chasing the Latino Vote
      How a Powerful ‘Ex-Gay’ Pastor is Chasing the Latino Vote
    • Religious Leaders Need ‘Empty the Pews’ Which Chronicles the Darker Side of the ‘Nones’ Phenomenon
      Religious Leaders Need ‘Empty the Pews’ Which Chronicles the Darker Side of the ‘Nones’ Phenomenon
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    • Trump’s Potentially Deadly Easter Celebration Has His Daddy’s Pastor’s Magical Thinking Written All Over It
      Trump’s Potentially Deadly Easter Celebration Has His Daddy’s Pastor’s Magical Thinking Written All Over It
    • Americans Who Rage against Political Correctness Are Also the Most Xenophobic—And Most Likely to Vote Trump in 2020
      Americans Who Rage against Political Correctness Are Also the Most Xenophobic—And Most Likely to Vote Trump in 2020
    • Junior Falwell Unmasked Conservatism; Let’s Thank Him For It
      Junior Falwell Unmasked Conservatism; Let’s Thank Him For It

Robyn Henderson-Espinoza

Robyn Henderson-Espinoza, PhD, is a trans queer Latinx who has been trained as a Constructive Philosophical Theologian. Robyn teaches in the classroom and on the streets the need to embrace the politics of radical difference.

Activism and the Academy, Archive, Culture, Sexuality/GenderMay 15, 2017

The Heart of Texas Ain’t Hateful: An Open Letter to Lawmakers From a Texan Trans Queer Latinx

By Robyn Henderson-Espinoza

Dear Texas Legislators, The Lone Star State still holds a ten-gallon spot in my heart,…

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Archive, Sexuality/GenderMarch 14, 2017

The Deadly Politics of (in)Difference Is Killing Trans Women of Color

By Robyn Henderson-Espinoza

Just nine weeks into this year, at least seven trans people—all women of color, and…

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