When Religious Freedom Means Freedom for Religious Violence
Religious freedom has long been a rallying cry of the religious and political right. In…
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Progressive Christians: Don’t Look to the Bible For Abortion Rights Arguments — Women’s Autonomy is Not a Biblical Value
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe v. Wade, many Christians have…
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Americans Must Stop Thinking of the United States Supreme Court as a Court of Law
Americans must stop thinking of the United States Supreme Court as a court of law….
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As Problems for Pregnant People Increase, Catholic Bishops Claim They’re Heroes For Ending Abortion Rights
Now that Roe and Casey have been overturned, the roles of the institutional Roman Catholic…
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Racialization Meets Purity Culture: Abortion Criminalization Cases Confirm That It’s Always Been About Controlling Women’s Bodies And Protecting the ‘Ideal’ American Family
Overturning Roe v. Wade was inevitable in this last decade. In March 2015, the state…
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Embryo Men — Decades of Conspiracy, Christian Nationalism, and Fear Led Us to The End of Roe v. Wade
This morning as we again awaken to the realization that American women have lost their…
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Citing Jewish Law, Florida Synagogue Challenges Abortion Ban — But Here’s the Problem With ‘Religious Requirement’ Arguments
Days before the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey,…
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Salvation, Purity, and Right Wing Activism: A Sampling of What Taxpayers Will Be Forced to Support as a Result of Carson v. Makin SCOTUS Ruling
The two Christian schools at the center of Carson v. Makin—the case in which the…
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Republican Lauren Boebert Jokes About AR-15s and Jesus — And Yes, She’s a ‘Real’ Christian
In the aftermath of the Buffalo and Uvalde shootings—and the 54 mass shootings (and counting)…
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The Anti-Trans Hate Machine’s Conspiracies Don’t Stop at the US Border
Right-wing media have been relentless in their attacks on trans people. In a single three-week…
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