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      ‘The White Privileged Man’s Burden’: If Jesus Was White Who Are We to Question the ‘Privilege’ That Came With it?
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      Conservative Evangelical Eric Metaxas, Doing Twitter Theology, Claims ‘Jesus Was White’
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      The Left Behind: Why Are White American Christians So Racist?
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      The ‘Spiritual Warfare’ Worldview of Trump’s Conspiracy Doctor is Part of a Transnational Movement
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      The Only Surprising Thing About the ‘Demon Sperm’ Doctor’s Views Is That They’re Shared By Many Evangelicals
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      Exclusive: Why Did Chicago Public Schools Just Quietly Drop Transcendental Meditation?
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      Texas Faith Leaders Say Governor’s Use of Pandemic to Ban Abortion is an Attack on Religious Freedom (Updated)
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      Whether it’s Celebrated by CT or Denied in NYC, Evangelical Proselytizing Isn’t in Quarantine
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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)
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      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%
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      How a Powerful ‘Ex-Gay’ Pastor is Chasing the Latino Vote
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Stephanie Russell-Kraft

Stephanie Russell-Kraft covered securities litigation and regulation, as well as general legal news, for Law360, a daily news wire for attorneys. Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Fusion, Jezebel and AlterNet.

Archive, Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Sexuality/GenderMay 27, 2016

Who Defines Religious Freedom?

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

In the United States, who defines religious freedom? The First Amendment? The courts? The legislature? Religious…

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Archive, Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Sexuality/GenderMay 19, 2016

Will “Do No Harm Act” Do Any Good in Religious Lib Battle?

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

Two Democratic congressmen this week introduced the “Do No Harm Act,” a proposed amendment to…

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Archive, Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Sexuality/GenderMay 16, 2016

“Excruciatingly Different” Mississippi Religious Lib Law Specifies Beliefs

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

The Mississippi “religious liberty” law that will soon allow public officials to refuse service to…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Sexuality/GenderMay 12, 2016

What’s Behind the “Common Sense” Rhetoric of Bathroom Bill?

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

North Carolina’s HB2 (also known as the “bathroom bill”) may not explicitly be about religious…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Politics/Law, Religious LibertyMay 5, 2016

Predatory Prayer: When Does “Please” Not Mean “Please”?

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

Is it possible to coerce someone to pray? Is it still coercion if you say please?…

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Archive, Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Sexuality/GenderMay 3, 2016

NC’s “Bathroom Bill” Shows Problem With “Religious Freedom” Label

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

Even the well-intentioned use of “religious freedom” can obscure other problems.

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