‘Murder Among the Mormons,’ Latest True Crime Doc From Netflix, Highlights Issues of Faith, Skepticism, and Authenticity
Note on spoilers, etc: This essay covers the broad outlines of the Mark Hofmann forgery…
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The Problem With An Evangelical Petition Calling White Nationalism ‘Heresy’
Me, starting column: Well, actually, an evangelical sign-on petition calling white nationalism a heresy…
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Why We’re Not Prepared to Prosecute White Nationalist Violence
In the wake of the devastating January 6th attack on the Capitol, White nationalist domestic…
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Rush Limbaugh’s Race-Baiting and Gaslighting of Obama Paved the Way for Trump
Hate. Fear. Lies. These are things most of us abhor and at least try to…
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Is it Okay to Celebrate the Death of Rush Limbaugh — or Should We Let the Dead Judge the Dead?
Rush Limbaugh was a persistent son-of-a-gun, by which I mean he persisted at being an…
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When White Terrorism Goes Unpunished: Trump’s Acquittal and the Persistence of Anti-Blackness
In the end Donald Trump didn’t have to shoot someone on Fifth Avenue. He went…
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Reactions to Biden’s Korean-American Secret Service Agent Expose Christian Nationalism’s Anti-Asian Side
Two weeks after the historic Capitol riots, Joe Biden’s inauguration finally removed Donald Trump from…
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I Grew Up Evangelical and the Christian Nationalist Insurrection Did Not Surprise Me
On Wednesday, January 6, I, like almost everyone else in America, watched as a mob…
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After Orthodox Priest Suspended for ‘Stop the Steal’ Activity, a Renewed Spotlight on the Orthodox Far-Right
When insurrectionists stormed the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, most news reports focused on…
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Making Muffins and Troops for Spiritual Warfare: The Godly Women of Instagram
Selfies and photojournalists’ images reveal mostly white men at January 6th’s Trump rally and siege…
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