Dispelling the Zombie Myth of White Evangelical Support for Trump
Yesterday’s inaugural Republican primary event gave us our first official glimpse into the 2024 election-year…
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All That Glitters is Monotheism — Ignorance of Paganism Isn’t The Real Problem with David Wolpe’s ‘Atlantic’ Essay
In a recent essay for The Atlantic, David Wolpe, a rabbi and visiting scholar at…
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Pop-Culture Angels Are More Than Just Embarrassing Kitsch
Cloying sentimentality, saccharine pablum, ridiculous camp and embarrassing kitsch—in the contemporary moment the word “angel”…
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2023 in Review: Year One Without Roe, GOP Code Red, SCOTUS Gone Wild… and a Ray of Hope
As the New Year approaches and gift guides (and pleas for support) litter our inboxes,…
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‘Anti-Zionism = Antisemitism’ isn’t Just Wrong, It’s the Problem
Earlier this year, before Hamas’ attack and Israel’s siege of Gaza, and before the House…
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What Happens When We Use Horror Movies to Interpret the Real World? 10 Questions for the Authors of ‘The Exorcist Effect’
What inspired you to write The Exorcist Effect? Over twenty years ago, Michael Cuneo wrote…
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How Can the Former President’s Opponents Repudiate His Fascist Rhetoric Without Giving Him the Publicity He Craves?
Even after seven years of incendiary statements, Trump’s Veterans Day comments at a New Hampshire…
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Mike Johnson’s Porn-Monitoring isn’t Just ‘Creepy’ — it’s a Window to the Fascist Desire Driving the White Evangelical Will to Power
When the news broke that the recently elected Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson (R-La),…
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Mike Johnson isn’t Just Your Average Christian Right Avatar — He’s Influenced by Fringe Movements Unfamiliar to Most Political Analysts
Who is Mike Johnson, the man with horn-rimmed glasses who managed to become Speaker of…
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Ecumenical ‘Exorcist’ Sequel Reflects Profound Cultural Changes Since the Catholic Original
Please note: spoilers ahead. Stop me if you’ve heard this one: three evangelicals, an atheist,…
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