Despite Vastly Different Values, Evangelical ‘Hamilton’ Connects Secular Left and Christian Right
Last weekend, the Door Christian Fellowship Ministries in McAllen, Texas, mounted an unauthorized, unlicensed and…
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What a Turn-of-the-Century Anti-Abortion and Contraception Crusader Reveals About GOP Efforts to Ban Abortion Pills by Mail
While his name may not be familiar to most Americans, for 40 years, between 1873…
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Orthodox Church’s Authoritarian Anti-LGBTQ Statement Poses Serious Threat to Academic Freedom
As discussed earlier this week on RD, the Orthodox Church in America recently released an…
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Stalked by The Plague, ‘The Maiden of All Our Desires’ Follows a Medieval Abbey at a Time When Monastic Life Was a Refuge for Women
A woman disappears, “taken by wind.” A one-eyed priest frantically carves a feminine-looking crucifix for…
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If the Family Research Council is a ‘Church’ I’m a #TaxTheChurches Supporter
Like other authoritarians, right-wing Christians often prefer to minimize transparency in order to avoid accountability….
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Unprecedented Anti-LGBTQ Statement By Orthodox Church in America Should Be Christian Nationalist Warning Sign to US Orthodoxy
Late last week, the Orthodox Church in America, the second largest Orthodox church body in…
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Fresh From Horrors of Draconian Anti-Abortion Laws, Christian Right Hoosiers Consider Draconian Anti-Abortion Law
I was born (and mostly raised) in Indiana, so let me start off with some…
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Odd Comments by Michigan Football Coach Reveal Who Anti-Abortion Christians Think They’re Defending
This past Sunday, at a “Right to Life dinner and auction” in a Detroit suburb,…
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What Role do Feelings Play in Conspiracy, Racism and Climate Denial? Welcome to Phoning It In, Episode 1
Welcome to “Phoning It In,” a gameshow I made up because I am tired and…
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Episcopal Church Assault Data Reveals the Dark Side of Inclusive Christianity
When representatives of The Episcopal Church gather in Baltimore for the denomination’s General Convention taking…
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