Why White Women Are Leading Defenders of Kavanaugh
Central to victim shaming is the narrative that there are fundamentally good men who never cross the line but for the slutty behavior of irresponsible women and girls.
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Christian Pol, Attacked for Opposing ‘In God We Trust’ in School, Talks Church and State
I’m continually surprised that people who say they want less intrusive government are so eager to promote this intrusion into our personal lives.
Read MoreThe Bible Passage at the Root of the House’s Punitive Farm Bill
More often, the point is that you don’t have any dignity if you aren’t working for wages. It’s not about honor. It’s about shame.
Read MoreReligious and Political Silence on India’s LGBTQ Decision Speaks Volumes
The images of LGBTQ rights advocates celebrating in India—embracing one another, holding rainbow banners, and…
Read MoreTrump’s Remark to Evangelicals is Straight Out of Global Authoritarian Playbook
Trump’s fealty to evangelical leaders may be sowing the seeds of a Christian autocracy that can easily be replicated by a future GOP president.
Read MoreNo God but Country: The Religion of John McCain Has Something Important to Tell Us
When asked to write about McCain’s religion I thought I’d review the alignment between the American military and American religions. What I found is as much about what the American public needs to hear about religion as it was about what McCain felt or thought about religion.
Read MoreThe Potentially Explosive Russian Church Intrigue Revealed by Mueller Investigation
Recent moves by the deeply conservative Russian Orthodox Church, combined with acts of Russian state aggression, can only be seen as concrete efforts to undermine liberal democracy around the world.
Read MoreGiuliani’s ‘Truth Isn’t Truth’ Is the Perfect Slogan for Trump’s Nostalgia Politics
Trump’s nostalgia politics recalls a time that didn’t exist to create a safe space for supporters to inhabit a world they want to exist.
Read MoreSatanist Religious Freedom Rally Successful Despite Neo-Nazis and Christian Heckler
When the police chief asked whether a requested garbage can would be used for blood, he was informed that it was for Satanists to pick up any litter after the rally.
Read MoreDems Need More Faith, Episode LXXI: The Beer Caucus Proposal
The ‘Dems ignore faith’ narrative ignores the rise of the Nones. It’s as if it were 1954, and liberals were smarting over getting flanked by Ike on the ‘In God We Trust’ issue.
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