If Something About Trump’s Bible Photo-Op Felt Familiar There’s a Good Reason
Along with many Americans, I watched with shock and fear as President Trump left the…
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Hope & Change in a Racist Nation: A Necessary Disillusion
I now live in a tiny state whose motto is “Hope.” When the pandemic struck,…
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In the Name of the Father, Son, and Q: Why It’s Important to See QAnon as a ‘Hyper-Real’ Religion
In a May 13th article published in The Atlantic, Adrienne LaFrance offers her readers a…
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The Facts About ‘Sharia’ May Surprise You
Given the instant publicity of any reprehensible action taken in the name of “sharia law,”…
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Southern Baptist Leader Al Mohler Addresses Past Racist Comments; But the Past Isn’t the Problem
No. It was not an incredibly stupid comment. And no, a trap was not cleverly…
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Christianity Today’s ‘Humble’ Hindu-to-Jesus Conversion Story is Still a Story of Christian Triumphalism
When I was a freshman at the University of Minnesota in the 1990s, I was…
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No, Trump’s Evangelical Support Isn’t Cracking: The ‘Independent’ Jumps the Shark
As I recently observed here on RD, the Democratic faith outreach discussion in America’s 2020…
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How an 1843 Revelation on Polygamy Poses a Serious Challenge to Modern Mormonism
This week, new legislation goes into effect in Utah that decriminalizes polygamy among consenting adults….
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‘We’re all in this together’: The Perils of Kumbaya Rhetoric
Talk is cheap, and sentimental talk cheapens public discourse in dangerous ways at a time…
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Bill Gates Comments on Covid-19 Vaccine Enflame “Mark of the Beast” Worries in Some Christian Circles
If the worries of most quarantined Christians in the United States center on health and…
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