For Trump Admin, Immigration is About Race and Identity
Immigration exposes the tension between an idea of citizenship as identity and citizenship as a category of legal belonging.
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The Passion of the Slayer: On Buffy’s Twentieth, “The Big Bad” Is Still Out There
Buffy the Vampire Slayer. To the uninitiated, it sounds like a bad joke. That’s your…
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How the Catholic Church Broke the Health Insurance it Advocated For
It was one of the more remarkable moments in the saga of the “repeal/replace” of…
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Because You’re Not Fooling Anyone: Why Trump Travel Ban 2.0 Still Unconstitutional
Trump’s second attempt at banning travel from certain Muslim-majority countries is clearly written to avoid…
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New Poll Shows: White Evangelicals Are Still Dancing With the One That Brung ‘Em
An astonishing 88 percent of those who originally backed Trump during his campaign approve of his current job performance and 91 percent of his original supporters still have a favorable view of him.
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A Resurgence of “Ex-Gay Therapy” Under Trump/Pence? ABC News Report Offers a Platform to Hate Group Rep. Peter Sprigg
In a recent article on the ABC News website about the un-scientific practice known as…
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What a Forgotten 19th Century Suffragist Can Teach Us About Women’s Rights vs. The Religious Right
19th century women’s rights activist Matilda Joslyn Gage sought equal rights for all, but only by rethinking religion.
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NPR Largely Misses Critical Distinction on Religious Freedom vs. LGBTQ Rights
This post has been edited and a correction has been added. — eds However well-intentioned,…
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How Trump Got Absolved By a Widow’s Suffering: Carryn Owens as “Victim Soul”
A theological-historical reading of last night’s spectacle of politics, pain, and Trump’s “happy” ending.
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Flouting SCOTUS, Religious Liberty Advocates “Give The Game Away”
Slate‘s Mark Joseph Stern published an important scoop on Friday, revealing that the U.S. Supreme…
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