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Preachers’ Daughters, Episode One: Viewer Discretion Advised

By Sarah Morice-Brubaker

…know such a person doesn’t really matter. We know the story, like we know stories about other familiar characters: heroes, bad stepmothers, scrappy orphans, blind seers, wise strangers, cuckolded husbands, and washed-up child stars. (And yes, even in reality TV they are characters, reflecting the work and vision of producers and story editors as much as they reflect the goings-on of actual people living their lives.) Who are the characters in Pre…

Maybe It’s Time to Admit That The “Grotesque Caricature” of White Evangelicals is the Reality

By Hollis Phelps

…vangelicals put great stock in the Bible, but as others have noted in the Trump context, the Bible is full of stories of God choosing morally ambiguous and even repulsive individuals to lead the so-called faithful. Indeed, that narrative line, repeated over again in numerous ways, makes up a significant portion of what most Christians refer to as the Old Testament. Another way to put the matter is to say that the Bible isn’t all about love and how…

Islam, Essential to America?

By Scott Korb

…the students I teach, who are looking for ways to tell new and interesting stories about religion in this country. And I wrote for the people I wrote about; they invited me into their community and I wanted to do them justice—in all their complexity, for better or for worse. We may not always agree, but I hope we’ll always be fair to one another. Are you hoping to just inform readers? Give them pleasure? Piss them off? I hope it’s some of all that…

‘Reasons My Son is Crying’ and the Suffering of Children

By Jodi Eichler-Levine

…e cookie now means not having the cookie FOREVER. In my book, I argue that stories of suffering children are one way that minority groups write themselves into American stories of sacrificial citizenship. Suffering is seen, suffering is a central part of American history, and horrific moments of agony pierce other people, bringing communities together in powerful yet troubling ways. No wonder a list of even a child’s minor pains—along with the fru…

Personhood Leaders’ Smear Campaign Debunked

By Lara Riscol

…ple, two squad cars had responded, as is protocol (not four as reported in news stories), and there was nothing about the rock thrown through the door window being 45 pounds. In addition, the police report doesn’t mention home security lights being “yanked down,” nor is there mention of children, children’s toys, “or anything on children at all.” This includes the alleged tricycle that, Mason claimed, should have signaled the presence of kids to t…

Mormons Prepare to March in Seven LGBT Parades this Weekend

By Joanna Brooks

…iends and other family members. If they choose to judge then what sort of true friend are they? And what type of Church member are those that fail to see that the true Gospel is a gospel of love—love for God and love for one another. ‘This new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another, as I have loved you…. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.’ (John 13:34-35). And for members of the Chur…

Rolling the Stone Away: LGBTQI Elders Meet the Next Generation of Christian Activists at a Watershed Conference

By Mary E. Hunt

…their records” was a conference mantra as historians hastened to do oral histories and memorabilia were collected. Moving liturgies grounded the gathering. A poignant time of remembrance and a queer All Saints service gave expression to the grief, loss, and deep appreciation that are all part of struggle. Spirited singing of old and new movement songs lent a celebrative vibe to the gathering. Once the dance music started in the plenary hall, even…

Exvangelical TikTokkers Aren’t a Sign of the End Times, But Here’s What Evangelicals Need to Understand About ‘The Falling Away’

By Blake Chastain

…is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus you will know them by their fruits. (Matthew 7:15-20) The world is not ending because of exvangelical TikTokkers. The world is not ending because mainline Protestants now outnumber white evangelicals. What we’re witnessing is the end of white evangelical hegemony, the cozy world of privilege and power David Jeremiah is accustomed to. Exvangelicals, for our part, understand white evangelicalism and can…

DeSantis is a No-Show, the Right’s ‘Secret Sauce,’ and Final Thoughts on Pray Vote Stand

By PRA Staff

…’s time to stop believing what we’re told,” warns Emmons, ominously. The “Trump-Russia collusion hoax.” “Rachel Levine.” “Told not to plug in their electric cars.” “Tiktokers and Instagram influencers.” Honestly, the panel feels like a semi-serious stand-up act. And the audience is eating it up. Rep. Jody Hice (R-GA) is up next. “Democracy is in essence majority mob rule,” says Hice. “We don’t pledge allegiance to the democracy of the flag, we ple…

Palin Cries ‘Blood Libel’: Can Words Harm Us?

By Susannah Heschel

…American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions. His words, too, run counter to the fundamental precept of the prophets, whose message, according to my father, theologian Abraham Joshua Heschel, is clear: “in a free society, some are guilty, but all are responsible.” Yes, the gunman who pulled the trigger is the one put on trial, but almost instantly we all began a profound and very moving period of collective soul-searching….