Mormon Statement on Feminism is Relevant and Timely… But Only by Coincidence
“What is the Church’s stance on feminism?” This is the question addressed in a brief anonymous…
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Christian Nationalists Aim to Dismantle this Core Freedom
As Frederick Clarkson noted on RD earlier this week, every January 16 we celebrate Religious…
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Updated: Netflix’s Gay Jesus Upsetting Brazilian Christians Has a Centuries-Old History
See below for video clips of religious satire mentioned in the article – eds UPDATE…
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‘Christianity Today’ Pro-Impeachment Editorial Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means
Galli and other religious intellectuals do not represent a broad evangelical constituency. They believe what Jesus believed: what’s good for me is also good for you, and all of us are equal before the eyes of God. That is deeply contrary to the authoritarian mindset.
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Unimpeachable Office Politics
The following is concerned only with office politics. It is certainly not a commentary…
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Yes, Virginia: There IS a War on Christmas: Its Revolutionary Meaning is Inverted in the Winner-Take-All Era
I have gradually been catching some holiday spirit. I am feeling a fair amount of…
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What Would Jesus Get Wrong? Ohio Bill Could Legitimize the Wrong Answer in Schools
This comic is in reference to The Ohio Student Religious Liberties Act of 2019 which, according…
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Trump White House Cranks Religion to 11 As Impeachment Looms
Nixon asked people to pray for him and ended with “God bless America” to remind the nation that he was religious and therefore moral, and thus either innocent or deserving of forgiveness. Trump is doing the same with his gaggle of evangelical bootlickers.
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Progressive Christian Arrogance Isn’t as Big a Threat as ‘Just Be Nice’
A recent opinion piece scolds fellow progressive Christians who suffer from an inability to invite a “healthy dialogue” on controversial issues. There’s certainly some truth to that, but there’s a far more consequential problem in progressive Christian circles.
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Hiring of Accused Atheist Leader Is Reminder That #MeToo Is Still Needed in Organized Atheism
Far from being a refuge from religious tyranny, mainstream atheism is just another microcosm of American gender and racial hierarchies.
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