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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Because We Dared to Exist: After Generations of Trauma Black Gun Ownership is on the Rise
there is no such thing as good or bad there is only justice. no…
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Does Biden’s Inauguration Signal a ‘Third Reconstruction’?
Steny Hoyer was right, and we should thank the House Majority leader for clarifying things….
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Today’s Inauguration Was a Reconsecration of Sacred Space
C’mon, admit it: you had the Kleenex handy while you watched the swearing-in of the…
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Christian Nationalists Didn’t Seek to Desecrate the Capitol But to Purify It
In her new book, Saving History: How White Evangelicals Tour the Nation’s Capital and Redeem…
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Christians Must Confront the Lies at the Heart of Whiteness
On Wednesday, January 6, a day now infamous for many Americans, I was pulled from…
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Attack on the US Capitol Has Many Journos Finally Taking White Evangelical Authoritarianism and Christian Nationalism Seriously
A month ago, I argued here on RD that America’s national conversation about Christianity is…
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It’s Time to Put an End to Virginia’s Racist Death Penalty
In the next few weeks, Virginia’s General Assembly will be asked to consider a bill…
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