Transphobic and Anti-Abortion Policies are a Direct Threat to My Religious Freedom
The Public Religion Research Institute recently highlighted an important statistic: nearly all Unitarian Universalists (97…
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Police Response in Uvalde Prompts Question: To Serve and Protect Whom?
Sometimes it’s little details that evoke the biggest feels. I’ve been writing about the Uvalde…
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What the Hell is Wrong With Us? A Muslim Response to America’s Failure to Change
More times than I can remember, I’ve had to ascend the minbar and address a…
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Who’s Really Politicizing School Shootings?
You know it’s coming. Every time a mass shooting captures the American public’s consciousness, leading…
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As Catholic Bishops Punish Dissent, Rosemary Radford Ruether’s Life and Legacy Show the Way Forward
Theologians will tell you that Catholic theology almost always favors both/and scenarios, yet the U.S….
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If the Media Are Reluctant to Properly Label the GOP’s Racist, Christian Nationalist Ideologies, We’ll Have Trouble Hanging on to Democracy
On Saturday, 18-year-old white supremacist P.G. drove to the “Tops” supermarket with the intention to…
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‘We Believe That God Has a Special Plan for Every Single Life’: Oklahoma’s Strict, Punitive, and Total Abortion Ban is Just the Beginning
Anyone who grew up in the Christian Right could have told you that Roe v….
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Don’t Buy Alito’s Assurances: Here’s What Happens Next After Roe Falls
The leaked first draft of Associate Justice Samuel Alito’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson has…
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The End of Roe Comes Courtesy of the Catholic Church — But From ‘The Dorothy Day Abortion Fund’ to ‘St. Vincent de Paul Vasectomy Clinic,’ Here Are Some Ideas for Catholics Looking to Make a Difference
No matter how Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is decided finally, restrictions unto bans…
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The End of Roe May Have Something Important to Tell Us About the Decline of Mainline Protestant Churches
As we gnaw on the paws of our grief and foreboding regarding the Supreme Court…
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