The Right Wing Slant on Religious Freedom is a Slippery Slope
Christian Right legislation that has often seemed to be aimed at undermining or rolling back…
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Is Putin a ‘Real’ Christian? To Understand This Conflict We Need to Ask Different Questions
Vladimir Putin’s campaign of violence in Ukraine has brought to the fore questions about his…
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Trump’s ‘Sh*thole Countries’ is Just a Cruder Term for What’s Been Said in American Churches for Generations
In January 2018, the 45th president hit a new low in a closed-door meeting: “Why…
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GOP Candidate for PA Governor Affiliated with Far-Right Gun Church, ‘Rod of Iron Ministries’ — Here’s an Annotated Sermon by Leader Sean Moon
Pennsylvania State Senator and retired colonel Doug Mastriano has announced his candidacy for governor. And,…
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In His ‘Forgiveness Day’ Sermon — a Slightly More Sophisticated ‘GloboHomo’ Rant — Kirill Lays Out an Authoritarian Vision in Which His Version of God Might Dominate and Rule the Human Race
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian…
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Don’t Laugh at Rick Scott’s ‘Plan to Rescue America’ or Be Fooled by Reports of a ‘Backlash’ — His Only Mistake Was Revealing the Truth of Today’s GOP
On Tuesday, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) unveiled what he modestly calls “An 11 Point Plan…
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A Twisted Love Story: How American Evangelicals Helped Make Putin’s Russia and How Russia Became the Darling of the American Right
If someone from 1965 were to arrive in a time machine, there’s likely much about…
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Russia and the US Have More in Common Than You Might Think
As I write, Russia has invaded Ukraine, thousands of people have reportedly died, and hundreds…
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Turn on the News: Some Abortion Opponents May Opt For a New Vaccine, But Behind Their Skepticism it’s Often a Different Story — of Disinformation, Conspiratorial Thinking, and White Nationalism
In my younger, snottier days, I would have made short work of this piece by…
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Leaked ‘Freedom Convoy’ Donor Comments Clearly Demonstrate Christian Nationalist Presence
As the “freedom convoy” slowly but surely winds down—with police forces and the RCMP moving…
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