When it Comes to Societal Dominion, the Details Matter: A Reporter’s Guide to the New Apostolic Reformation, Part II
This is the second of a three-part series. Read Part I: Christian Right Denialism is…
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Inspired by the Anti-Abortion Movement and QAnon, Anti-Trans Rhetoric is a Blatant Call for Violence
They care for trans children and teenagers—and they’re getting death threats. On August 30th, Boston…
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After Roe: 3 Troubling Trends from the ‘Compassionate’ Anti-Abortion Crowd
In the early ’90s, my Catholic grade school hosted a guest speaker, a member of…
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Critics of Hasidic Schools Exposé Missed the Point: It Wasn’t Antisemitic or the Product of Secular Bias — It’s a Story of Corruption
When I was in yeshiva in Boro Park in the early 80s, I was asked…
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Christian Right Denialism is More Dangerous Than Ever: A Reporter’s Guide to the New Apostolic Reformation
While the Christian Right has been an increasingly powerful factor in American politics for decades,…
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Evangelicals Clutching Pearls Over Student Debt Relief: Lord Have Mercy!
What with Ukraine, Mar-a-Lago, Jerome Powell, and what-not, I suppose we can be forgiven (ha!)…
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However Dull or Ham-Fisted, TV is not Oppressing Mormons — In Fact, We Have a Duty to Scrutinize Religious Institutions That Endanger Vulnerable People
Jana Reiss, a senior columnist for Religion News Service, recently surveyed a number of recent…
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Media Fail to Acknowledge That 2024 Hopeful Ron DeSantis is as Catholic as Biden
We’re not used to thinking of Ron DeSantis, Florida’s rabidly culture-warring governor and a possible…
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Sometimes Dialogue is Not the Answer and Neutrality is a Trap: An Interview with the Authors of ‘The Neutrality Trap’
Regular readers of Religion Dispatches will likely be familiar with my fairly frequent forays into…
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Has American Conservatism Abandoned the Christian Right?
Most of us don’t want to grow up to be our parents, especially when we’re…
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