In Hamline Case, the ‘Free Expression vs. Religious Sensibilities’ Frame Obscures a Stark Reality About Higher Education
Recently, Hamline University faculty called for the resignation of President Fayneese Miller following the firing…
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But What About the Parents? New York Times Falls Into the Anti-Trans ‘Parents’ Rights’ Trap
What do you call parents who side with the ADF, a right-wing legal advocacy group,…
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GOP Candidate Allegedly Orchestrating Shooting of Democrats’ Homes is no Accident
On December 4th 2022, eight bullets struck the home of Bernalillo County Commissioner Adriann Barboa….
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The Key to Understanding the Federalist Society Isn’t Originalism — It’s This 800-Year Old Tradition
In the amicus brief he submitted to the Supreme Court on behalf of the state…
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As a Religious Studies Professor I Disagreed With the Hamline Firing — But Now I’ve Changed My Mind
Since learning about Hamline University’s recent firing of an instructor, the flurry of thoughts and…
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‘Exporting Garbage to the Nations’: Conservative Christian Rifts Spreading Like Cracked Glass
The conservative Christian base of the Republican Party has never been as monolithic as it…
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Enjoy the Kosher Collard Greens, But Understand This: Hebrew Israelites Have Something to Say to the Rest of the Jewish Community
At the 1995 Source Awards, Outkast’s Andre3000, delivered his now iconic shot across the bow…
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Coups of a Feather: The Striking Similarities Between Brazil’s Insurrection and Jan 6 May Be Due to ‘Authoritarian Learning’
The images were eerily similar: Insurrectionists were storming the halls of Congress, beating police officers…
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Celebrating Religious Freedom Day By Taking Back the Revolutionary Meaning of ‘Religious Freedom’
Religious freedom has been at the center of American history since the founding. (And by…
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No Longer Content With Right to Opt Out, Conservative Christians Asking Courts to Eliminate Rights for Others — And They’re Winning
Last week, the Texas Tribune reported that 156 federally-funded family planning programs in Texas must…
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