‘The Quiet Damage’ Details the Heartbreaking Effect of QAnon on Five American Families — But Critical Questions Linger
The outlines of QAnon conspiracy theories are by now familiar to many. The battle of…
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Attacks on Tim Walz’s Lutheran Denomination are Undermined by Reality — I Mean, Is ELCA Even Exciting Enough for Controversy?
Almost as soon as presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris announced Minnesota Governor Tim Walz…
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Election Reporters: Here’s Why Simply Descriptors Like ‘Christians’ Can Have Enormous Consequences
Here at Religion Dispatches, we have an informal policy that “religion is as religion does.”…
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The Right Questions Kamala Harris’ Blackness — Yet as Long as She Holds Any Power She’ll Always Be Too Black for Them
Hey, do you all remember jamming to the song “Jesus loves the little children, all…
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Rising Influence of New Apostolic Reformation Teachings is Ominous Sign For the US — Especially For LGBTQ Students
Whether or not anyone recognizes it by name, the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) is hitting…
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Already Beatified by the Right for Surviving an Assassination Attempt, Must We All Pray for Donald Trump?
I had some finessing to do on Sunday. I filled in for a colleague the…
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Women are (Still) Fleeing the Church — And the Cause is (Still) Pretty Clear
Eight years ago here at RD I noted that women were fleeing organized religion—as measured…
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‘Pro-Life’ Theater, Open White Nationalism, and Virility Fear — Day 3 of NatCon
The closing day of NatCon 2024 (day 3) opened with a benediction by Reverend Uriesou…
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White Nationalist Mottos, the Fate of Jews in the New Christian State, and ‘Appeal to Heaven’ Humor — Day 2 of NatCon 2024
No friends on the “other side of the aisle”—only enemies In a morning panel of…
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Persecution, Betrayal, and the Zero Sum Fight for Global Domination — Day 1 of NatCon 2024
The opening day of 2024’s National Conservatism conference was shot through with familiar themes of…
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