Black Pastor Who Introduced SBC Resolution Against Alt-Right Assumed It Would Be a “Slam Dunk”
The Texas pastor who drafted the original resolution calling on the Southern Baptist Convention to…
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A Note to Megyn Kelly & NBC: How to Talk About Conspiracy Theories
It looks like Megyn Kelly’s interview with Alex Jones will go forward on NBC this…
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Can I Get Some Birth Control Pills With That Slushie?: Unpacking the Contraceptive Mandate Rollback
A roundtable discussion with RD’s Sunnivie Brydum, Patricia Miller, and Anita Little.
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Scott Lively’s Crimes Against Humanity Aren’t Conservative Christian Outliers
In what might be the most scathing federal ruling ever handed down in favor of…
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When a Pride March Means Owning the Shame of Racial and Economic Injustice
With its heavily-promoted #ResistMarch, the West Hollywood gay establishment is trying to signal that the usual…
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Five Signs Atwood’s “Handmaid’s Tale” Dystopia May Be Nigh
Pending dystopia, it appears, is in the eye of the beholder. Here at RD, Diane…
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The Children of Bellow and Roth: New Book of Short Fiction Takes On the Male Jewish Experience
“I’m unbelievably bored writing about Judaism as a journalist,” author Gordon Haber said during a…
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Here Comes President Boo Boo: Trump’s Tour as Reality TV
It was billed as unprecedented, a religion-themed tour to “broadcast a message of unity” to…
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“Exvangelical” Podcast: Safe Space for Those “Living In, Leaving, or Coming to Terms With” Evangelicalism
In June 2015, I asserted here on RD that “we need to listen to the voices…
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The Heart of Texas Ain’t Hateful: An Open Letter to Lawmakers From a Texan Trans Queer Latinx
Dear Texas Legislators, The Lone Star State still holds a ten-gallon spot in my heart,…
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