Via Jokes, ChatGPT Chooses Which Religious Traditions and Figures Deserve Respect — And Therefore What Counts as ‘Religion’
ChatGPT is all the rage. It even drives some people into a rage. It does…
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Christian Nationalist Legislator Introduces Anti-Trans ‘Millstone Act’ Suggesting Biblical Retribution
A biblical death sentence. In America, in 2023, a legislator has proposed The Millstone Act,…
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In Israel, Left and Right Join to Protest New Government Threat to Democracy — What’s Striking is What’s Missing
A week after elections that produced the most far-right government in Israel’s history, the protests…
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Don’t Tread on our Gas Stoves: The Latest Right-Wing Cause May Be Silly But the Strategy is the Point
Conservatives are ready to die for gas stoves. Yes, you read that correctly: They aren’t…
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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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