A Match Made in Hell: Demons Have Become a Serious Force in US Politics — But We’ve Seen This Show Before
Since Donald Trump began campaigning, demons have been a small but growing part of political…
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Heritage Foundation’s Christian Nationalist ‘Project Esther’ Won’t Combat Antisemitism — But it Will Weaponize Jews
On the anniversary of October 7, the Heritage Foundation released Project Esther: A National Strategy…
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PRRI’s Robert P. Jones Discusses Authoritarianism, Christian Nationalism, and What the 2024 Election is Really About
Like a comet closing in on Planet Earth, the US presidential election is hurtling toward…
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Packed with Threats of Political Violence, Media Largely Ignore the NAR’s ‘Million Women’ Rally in DC
On October 12th one of the most remarkable political statements of any religious leader in…
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This is No Ordinary Anti-Blackness — The Racist History of the Pet-Eating Conspiracy
By now readers are likely familiar with the claim that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio…
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Church Attendance is (Once Again) Correlated with Authoritarianism — So Why Do We Refuse to Acknowledge It?
Since 2016, I have been arguing here at RD that former president Donald Trump’s politics,…
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Well, the Harris-Trump Debate Happened — Now Enjoy Your Freedom and Choose Wisely
In the largest sacrifice the world has ever seen since Jesus disappeared into the clouds…
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We Would Be Wise to Pay Attention to Trump’s Apocalyptic QAnon Posting Spree
As many have noted over the past few weeks—at least since his “mega-tantrum” during an…
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Democrats Have Seized the Narrative Frame From the GOP, But Can They Find a Better Story to Tell About an Inclusive, Pluralist US?
As I watched this year’s Democratic National Convention live, there were moments when it became…
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Will Iowa’s Abortion Ban Respect Religious Freedom?
Iowa’s 6-week abortion ban went into effect last month, meaning that more than 600,000 women…
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