Netflix’s Iranian ‘Messiah’ Is a Gift to Trump and His Evangelical Base
Amid horrific natural disasters and a global refugee crisis, an Iranian menace emerges. This might…
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Prosperity Gospel Prayers Aren’t Sufficient to Save Hurricane Victims
When we hear religious conservatives using the language of “prayers” and “favor” as a disaster strikes, it’s important to recognize that this pious rhetoric conceals neoliberal politics that impede the work of government institutions of disaster management.
Read MoreHow a Bill O’Reilly Bestseller Helps Explain the Anti-Semitism Behind the Poway Shooting
O’Reilly and Dugard’s interpretation of the gospels in Killing Jesus was motivated by the same politics of resentment that Trump inherited from the Tea Party—a politics of fiscal, ethnic/racial, and religious conservatism.
Read MoreThe White Nationalist Fantasy of Ancient Christian-Muslim Conflict Would Get an ‘F’ in History Class
When I first heard the tragic news of the shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New…
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