Behind the Inclusive-Sounding Ads of this $100 Million PR-Blitz-for-Jesus it’s the Same Old Conservative Christian Fantasy
This month, a $100 million advertising campaign and website have been launched nationwide to help…
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Arguments That Caste Protections ‘Unjustly Target’ South Asians Don’t Stand Up to Scrutiny
Earlier this year the California State University Board of Trustees unanimously ratified the California Faculty…
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‘Russkii Mir,’ the Russian Equivalent of ‘Blood & Soil’ Ideology at the Heart of Putin’s War, Explained and Rejected by Theologians in New Statement
A new statement by Orthodox Christian theologians—some of whom sign from Russia—dramatically illustrates what’s at…
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Trump’s ‘Sh*thole Countries’ is Just a Cruder Term for What’s Been Said in American Churches for Generations
In January 2018, the 45th president hit a new low in a closed-door meeting: “Why…
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Don’t Laugh at Rick Scott’s ‘Plan to Rescue America’ or Be Fooled by Reports of a ‘Backlash’ — His Only Mistake Was Revealing the Truth of Today’s GOP
On Tuesday, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) unveiled what he modestly calls “An 11 Point Plan…
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Turn on the News: Some Abortion Opponents May Opt For a New Vaccine, But Behind Their Skepticism it’s Often a Different Story — of Disinformation, Conspiratorial Thinking, and White Nationalism
In my younger, snottier days, I would have made short work of this piece by…
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New Report on (White) Christian Nationalism and the J6 Insurrection Shows Just ‘How Dire the Threat is’
Readers who follow my work will be aware of my conviction that neither the press,…
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The Missing Element in the Conversation on Christian Nationalism and Freedom: Whiteness
A new report released Wednesday by a trio of groups, both Christian and secular, on…
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Biblical Inerrancy’s Long History as an Evangelical Activist for White Patriarchy
Last week saw another clash about women’s (in)equality play out online between leaders in evangelical…
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Rather Than Attack Amnesty For Labeling Israel an Apartheid State Critics Could Address the Actual Problems
Amnesty International has just released a new, comprehensive report on the situation in Israel/Palestine. Like…
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