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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Netflix’s Iranian ‘Messiah’ Is a Gift to Trump and His Evangelical Base
Amid horrific natural disasters and a global refugee crisis, an Iranian menace emerges. This might…
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Is Trying Really Good Enough? ‘The Good Place’ Has a C-word Problem
On October 8th, 2019, Jameela Jamil, one of the lead actresses on the surprising hit…
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Scholars Upset With ‘1619 Project’ Must Abandon Vision of ‘America the Righteous’
Living at a time when every day brings fresh horrors, and living as well through various…
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Whistleblower Alleges $100B Hoarding Scandal by LDS Church; But There’s An Easy Fix
The Mormon church’s recently unearthed $100 billion stash should tell Congress it’s time to close…
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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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A Devil’s Dozen of the Best ‘New Religion Journalism’ Books of the Decade
Since the turn of this century, following the news is like experiencing a daily repudiation…
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Books to Give this Holiday Season to Help Understand the World We’ve Found Ourselves in (and to Help Reimagine a Better One)
As we say goodbye to a truly dystopian year (and then some), here is a…
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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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