Christian Nationalists Aim to Dismantle this Core Freedom
As Frederick Clarkson noted on RD earlier this week, every January 16 we celebrate Religious…
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Don’t Let Bigoted Campaigns Sour You to the Revolutionary Idea of Religious Freedom
On January 16 we celebrate Religious Freedom Day to commemorate what may be the most…
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Whistleblower Alleges $100B Hoarding Scandal by LDS Church; But There’s An Easy Fix
The Mormon church’s recently unearthed $100 billion stash should tell Congress it’s time to close…
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‘Christianity Today’ Pro-Impeachment Editorial Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means
Galli and other religious intellectuals do not represent a broad evangelical constituency. They believe what Jesus believed: what’s good for me is also good for you, and all of us are equal before the eyes of God. That is deeply contrary to the authoritarian mindset.
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A Devil’s Dozen of the Best ‘New Religion Journalism’ Books of the Decade
Since the turn of this century, following the news is like experiencing a daily repudiation…
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Unimpeachable Office Politics
The following is concerned only with office politics. It is certainly not a commentary…
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Books to Give this Holiday Season to Help Understand the World We’ve Found Ourselves in (and to Help Reimagine a Better One)
As we say goodbye to a truly dystopian year (and then some), here is a…
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Is Bill Barr’s Belief in a Powerful President Actually Religious? A ‘High Papal’ Fable
A new book aims to show how Christianity continues to shape the West in unseen ways. But one scholar believes a more accurate summary of the argument is that modern secular society is actually saturated in a deep Roman Catholic ethos, which notably includes the doctrine of strong papal authority.
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What If Donald Trump is Just as Christian as Evangelicals?
There is no such thing as abuse of power when one has been chosen by God to rule. There is no such thing as obstruction of justice when God alone decides who is worthy of justice.
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Why Did a Muslim Civil Rights Group Oppose Democrats’ Plans to Confront White Nationalism?
Though compelling arguments have been made that CVE programs contribute to the marginalization and alienation of the very communities they’re meant to engage, they continue to receive significant funding from major cities, universities, and other institutions.
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