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    • Battle of Antisemitism Definitions is Actually a Proxy War For Criticism of Israel
      Battle of Antisemitism Definitions is Actually a Proxy War For Criticism of Israel
    • Times’ Link of NOI With Capitol Killer is Based on Flawed Comparison Between Rightwing Christian Nationalism and Black Religious Nationalism
      Times’ Link of NOI With Capitol Killer is Based on Flawed Comparison Between Rightwing Christian Nationalism and Black Religious Nationalism
    • Have White Evangelicals Finally Lost Control of the Narrative?
      Have White Evangelicals Finally Lost Control of the Narrative?
  • Politics/Law
    • As a Minister I’m Fed Up With Anti-Trans Legislation Written by Adults to Pick on Children, All in the Name of Religious Freedom
      As a Minister I’m Fed Up With Anti-Trans Legislation Written by Adults to Pick on Children, All in the Name of Religious Freedom
    • Battle of Antisemitism Definitions is Actually a Proxy War For Criticism of Israel
      Battle of Antisemitism Definitions is Actually a Proxy War For Criticism of Israel
    • Arkansas’s Creationism Bill is Also Motivated by Anti-LGBTQ Bigotry
      Arkansas’s Creationism Bill is Also Motivated by Anti-LGBTQ Bigotry
  • Religious Liberty
    • As a Minister I’m Fed Up With Anti-Trans Legislation Written by Adults to Pick on Children, All in the Name of Religious Freedom
      As a Minister I’m Fed Up With Anti-Trans Legislation Written by Adults to Pick on Children, All in the Name of Religious Freedom
    • Alabama Yoga Debate Focusing on the Wrong Question
      Alabama Yoga Debate Focusing on the Wrong Question
    • Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith Spouts Christian Nationalism Defending Racist Voter Suppression
      Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith Spouts Christian Nationalism Defending Racist Voter Suppression
  • Sex/Gender/Justice
    • It’s Time for Democrats to Read the Bible Verses on the Wall and Stop Courting White Evangelicals
      It’s Time for Democrats to Read the Bible Verses on the Wall and Stop Courting White Evangelicals
    • We Can Finally Put the Lie to Trumpism: 5 Myths Debunked By a Biden Victory
      We Can Finally Put the Lie to Trumpism: 5 Myths Debunked By a Biden Victory
    • 11 Election Tweets to Amuse, Infuriate, Enlighten, and Amuse You
      11 Election Tweets to Amuse, Infuriate, Enlighten, and Amuse You
  • New Books
    • I’m Not Here to Fix Evangelicals, But to Show Them Who They Are: An Interview With the Author of ‘White Evangelical Racism’
      I’m Not Here to Fix Evangelicals, But to Show Them Who They Are: An Interview With the Author of ‘White Evangelical Racism’
    • How the Study of Evangelicalism Has Blinded Us to the Problems in Evangelical Culture
      How the Study of Evangelicalism Has Blinded Us to the Problems in Evangelical Culture
    • Watch: Is The Religious Left a Mirage or Are Journalists Just Missing the Story?
      Watch: Is The Religious Left a Mirage or Are Journalists Just Missing the Story?

The Editors

(A)theologies, Archive, Culture, OMFG, Politics/Law, Racial Justice, Sex/Gender/JusticeDecember 23, 2020

11 Top RD Stories of the Year: Because in 2020 Religion Went to 11

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We could spend time preciously putting together a mildly clever and gently informative introduction to…

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Archive, OMFGSeptember 22, 2020

Conservative Christians Celebrate the Death of RBG

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LGBTQ Nation’s Bil Browning has compiled a list (with a big assist from Right Wing…

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Archive, Culture, Sexuality/GenderMay 18, 2018

2016 Was the Year Queer and Trans Muslims Entered the Public Consciousness: Mahdia Lynn On This New Era

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The following is an exclusive excerpt from Kaleidoscope, a podcast featuring conversations on religion with…

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(A)theologies, Culture, Sexuality/GenderMay 11, 2018

Welcome to the Gayborhood: Jason Brown on This New Era

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The following is an exclusive excerpt from Kaleidoscope, a podcast featuring conversations on religion with…

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(A)theologies, Archive, CultureMay 3, 2018

There are Nonproductive Ways of Listening to Each Other: Deborah Jian Lee on the New Era

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The following is an exclusive excerpt from Kaleidoscope, a podcast featuring conversations on religion with…

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(A)theologies, ArchiveApril 11, 2018

“Charity saved the day… [but] charity isn’t enough”: Kate Bowler on This New Era

By The Editors

The following is an exclusive excerpt from Kaleidoscope, a podcast featuring conversations on religion with…

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Archive, Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Culture, Sexuality/GenderMarch 28, 2018

“I had been part of the problem of Islamophobia”: Pastor Danny Cortez On This New Era

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The following is an exclusive excerpt from Kaleidoscope, a podcast featuring conversations on religion with…

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Archive, Culture, Sexuality/GenderMarch 7, 2018

Kaleidoscope Podcast Launches; RD to Feature Exclusive Extras

By The Editors

RD contributor Deborah Jian Lee‘s new podcast, Kaleidoscope, has launched and is set to feature a deeply…

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Culture, Sexuality/GenderMarch 7, 2018

“I Would Have Rolled My Eyes at That”: Rev. M Barclay, First Non-Binary Trans Deacon in the UMC, On This New Era

By The Editors

The following is an exclusive excerpt from Kaleidoscope, a podcast featuring conversations on religion with…

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OMFG, Peter Laarman, Politics/Law, RD MediaJanuary 9, 2018

Challenging the Religious Left: RD on the Radio

By The Editors

RD’s Peter Laarman discussed his year-end piece, THE YEAR IN RELIGION: A RAY OF HOPE AMID…

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