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  • Racial Justice
    • The Death of a Black Man at the Hands of Black Officers Unveiled Something More Complex Than Whiteness
      The Death of a Black Man at the Hands of Black Officers Unveiled Something More Complex Than Whiteness
    • Don’t Sleep on Trump’s CPAC Speech Calling For ‘The Final Battle’: This was Southern Strategy as Apocalyptic Promise
      Don’t Sleep on Trump’s CPAC Speech Calling For ‘The Final Battle’: This was Southern Strategy as Apocalyptic Promise
    • Did You Read About Conservative Judaism’s Anti-Black Antisemitic Smearing of Hebrew Israelites? Neither Did I
      Did You Read About Conservative Judaism’s Anti-Black Antisemitic Smearing of Hebrew Israelites? Neither Did I
  • Politics/Law
    • Communicators for Christ: How Homeschool Debate Leagues Shaped the Rising Stars of the Christian Right
      Communicators for Christ: How Homeschool Debate Leagues Shaped the Rising Stars of the Christian Right
    • Trump’s Arrest ‘Prediction’ Inflames Holy War Narrative and Sanctifies Violence — Welcome to Trump ’24
      Trump’s Arrest ‘Prediction’ Inflames Holy War Narrative and Sanctifies Violence — Welcome to Trump ’24
    • AR-15 Lapel Pins are More Than Political Provocation — They’re Symbols of the Violence at the Heart of White Christian Nationalism
      AR-15 Lapel Pins are More Than Political Provocation — They’re Symbols of the Violence at the Heart of White Christian Nationalism
  • Sex/Gender/Justice
    • Don’t Sleep on Trump’s CPAC Speech Calling For ‘The Final Battle’: This was Southern Strategy as Apocalyptic Promise
      Don’t Sleep on Trump’s CPAC Speech Calling For ‘The Final Battle’: This was Southern Strategy as Apocalyptic Promise
    • 2023 CPAC Lived Down to Expectations, But Don’t Buy the Narrative: The GOP is Not as Divided as You Might Think
      2023 CPAC Lived Down to Expectations, But Don’t Buy the Narrative: The GOP is Not as Divided as You Might Think
    • Correction: The SBC Does NOT Oppose Women’s Ordination… Just Women Pastors
      Correction: The SBC Does NOT Oppose Women’s Ordination… Just Women Pastors
  • Christian Nationalism
    • Communicators for Christ: How Homeschool Debate Leagues Shaped the Rising Stars of the Christian Right
      Communicators for Christ: How Homeschool Debate Leagues Shaped the Rising Stars of the Christian Right
    • Trump’s Arrest ‘Prediction’ Inflames Holy War Narrative and Sanctifies Violence — Welcome to Trump ’24
      Trump’s Arrest ‘Prediction’ Inflames Holy War Narrative and Sanctifies Violence — Welcome to Trump ’24
    • AR-15 Lapel Pins are More Than Political Provocation — They’re Symbols of the Violence at the Heart of White Christian Nationalism
      AR-15 Lapel Pins are More Than Political Provocation — They’re Symbols of the Violence at the Heart of White Christian Nationalism
  • Russia Invades Ukraine
    • 2023 CPAC Lived Down to Expectations, But Don’t Buy the Narrative: The GOP is Not as Divided as You Might Think
      2023 CPAC Lived Down to Expectations, But Don’t Buy the Narrative: The GOP is Not as Divided as You Might Think
    • Espionage Allegations Against Russian Church Raise Religious Freedom Issue in Ukraine
      Espionage Allegations Against Russian Church Raise Religious Freedom Issue in Ukraine
    • As Tensions Escalate in the Balkans, the West Could Hand Putin a Valuable Weapon
      As Tensions Escalate in the Balkans, the West Could Hand Putin a Valuable Weapon

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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